The Ford Motor Company: The Most Affordable Car

The Ford Motor Company was not just named after the founder, but also because it was the most affordable car when it was made/created. The founder of the Ford Motor Company was Henry Ford. Ford worked as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company prior to starting his own company. His employment with the Edison Illuminating Company afforded him the opportunity to begin his personal experiments with gasoline powered engines. Those experiments led to the creation of the Quadricycle in 1896. The Quadricycle was a 4 wheeled cart, with no roof, which was powered by a 4 horsepower gasoline engine. It had two forward gears and no reverse, and a tiller for a steering mechanism. Without the simple experiments such as the Quadricycle, the modern vehicles we see today would still be just an imaginary vision.

In 1903, the Ford Motor Company was incorporated. Prior to Creating the Ford Motor Company, Henry had failed attempts at starting his own automobile company. The Ford

They have gone on to produce some of the most iconic vehicles of the times. The simple beginnings of the company, with the unmatched Success of the Model T, has been an inspiration for the designers to follow through the decades. Some of the most popular vehicles that Ford produced, are the F-Series pickup trucks, the Mustang sports car, the compact Fiesta, and the dependable E-Series work vans. While being known for their attitude of having “a Car for Every Man”, the Ford company has also been quite successful in the world of motorsports. The collaborations between successful racers and the company have made for some exciting and unique vehicles over the years. One of the most notable collaborations was with a man named Carroll Shelby. Shelby, who was a prolific racing driver of his era, teamed up with Ford to produce fantastic vehicles such as the G.T. 350 Mustang, the G.T. 500 Mustang, and Shelby