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Ford Motor Company

By HannahandKatrina

  • Ford establishes the industry's first branch assembly plant in Kansas City, MO.

  • Ford Charters "Peace Ship"

    Ford Charters "Peace Ship"
    Ford sails for France with a delegation of radicals in a naive attempt to end the war.

  • Ford Motor Co. begins producing trucks and tractors.

    Ford Motor Co. begins producing trucks and tractors.

  • Ford loses a campaign for a U.S. Senate seat.

    Ford loses a campaign for a U.S. Senate seat.

  • Edsel Ford takes over as President of the Ford Motor Company.

    Edsel Ford takes over as President of the Ford Motor Company.

  • Ford purchases the Dearborn Independent.

    Ford purchases the Dearborn Independent.
    This newspaper eventually became the vehicle
    for his notorious anti-Semitism.

  • Ford buys Lincoln Motor Company.

    Ford buys Lincoln Motor Company.

  • Ford abruptly announces the end of production for the Model T.

  • Ford plants close across the county for 6 months in order to retool for the Model A.

  • All of Ford's production of motorcars halts due to World War II. Edsel Ford initiates a very successful wartime program.

    All of Ford's production of motorcars halts due to World War II. Edsel Ford initiates a very successful wartime program.
    This program produced 57,851 air craft engines, 277,896 jeeps and 2,718 tanks and tank destroyers in less than four years.

  • Edsel Ford dies and his father, Henry takes over as President once again.

  • Henry II becomes President of Ford Motor Company after his grandfather resigns.

    Henry II becomes President of Ford Motor Company after his grandfather resigns.

  • Henry Ford dies at the age of 83.