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Henry Ford and
the Detroit Automobile Company
Page entitled : Henry Ford's
first venture - the Detroit Automobile Company
Content of this page is about :
After the successful run of the Quadricycle, Henry Ford builds his second
car and is supported by Detroit's elite to setup the Detroit Automobile
Company.
Extract :
... after finishing school, he quit the farm and moved to Detroit, where he
found a place as apprentice at the Michigan Car Works. Unfortunately he got
fired after just a week, allegedly because his mechanical skills exceeded
those of his supervisor. Thanks to the intervention of his father, he then
got a job at $2.50 per 60 hour week in the Flower Brothers Machine Shop, who
made anything from brass and iron valves to steam whistles, hydrants and ...
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