My grandfather grew up in Los Angeles. When he was about 16 he got a job as an assistant in the Ford Motor Company's Los Angeles garage. This must have been around 1910. One day he was doing a minor task on one of the cars when Henry Ford came into the work area. read more
This must have been around 1910. One day he was doing a minor task on one of the cars when Henry Ford came into the work area. Ford didn't like the way my grandfather was handling a wrench, and much to everyone's surprise, he got down on the concrete floor and demonstrated the proper use of the wrench. read more
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American captain of industry and a business magnate, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. read more