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He began to experiment with internal combustion machines
in his home workshop in 1891. He was one of many would-be-
inventors working on plans for the automobile; and he discussed
his project with other mechanics and businessmen working in
Detroit. In 1896 Ford succeeded in building an automobile
powered by a gasoline engine which he had built in his kitchen
sink. Running on four horsepower, the car could reach a speed
of 25 miles per hour.
Ford organized the Detroit Automobile Company in 1899 and
produced a small number of cars before the company collapsed
two years later. He designed and manufactured racing cars, and
in 1900, raced one model at 70 miles per hour.
In 1903, at the age of 40, and with an investments 28,000,
Henry Ford established the Ford Motor Company. The
automobile was still considered a toy of the rich, and Ford set
about to change this situation.
In the early years of the company's existence, Ford was
involved in legal battles challenging patents which restricted his
freedom to alter the internal combustion engine to better suit the
car he wished to build. Winning a clear victory in the courts,
Henry Ford established an early reputation as a foe of
monopolies and the champion of the common man.
The Model T Ford was introduced in 1908. It was boxy and
tinny-looking, as its nickname, the "Tin Lizzie," implied; but it
was within the purchasing power of people who were not rich. It
fulfilled the goal which Ford had set for himself:
"I will build a motor car for the great multitude. It will be
large enough for the family but small enough for the individual
to run and care for. It will be constructed of the best materials by
the best men to be hired, after the simpliest designs that modern
engineering can devise. But it will' be so low in price that no
man making a good salary will be unable to own one— and
enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God's
great open spaces."
II. Match paragraphs 1-7 with the best heading.
A. The goal set by Ford 1.
B. The foundation of the own company 2.
C. The man who changed the world 3.
D. Passion for the machinery 4.
E. Defender of the common man interests 5.
F. The project born in home workshop 6.
G. Manufacture of racing cars for people 7.
III. Choose the best variant based on the information
from the text:
1. Henry Ford is a man who … the world.
a. reconstructed
b. changed
c. rebuilt
2. Young Henry went to Detroit and … in machine shop.
a. worked as an engineer
b. worked as a waiter
c. worked as a apprentice
3. He began to experiment with his internal combustion
machine in his …
a. kitchen
b. garage
c. workshop
4. In 1896 Ford succeeded in building an automobile
powered by a gasoline engine which he had built…
a. in bathroom
b. in his kitchensink
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