Henry Ford Quotes
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Henry Ford Quotes
I ran across these old Henry Ford quotes.( Henry Ford Quotes ) Post which one you like the best. I think if he was still alive Ford would be in a whole different sitiuation.
I think my favorite was
"Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice."
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I think my favorite was
"Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice."
Henry Ford
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Originally Posted by f100kid1936
Ford historians cannot find where he said any color as long as it's black. While true most model T's were black they were painted different colors for 4 years.
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Another of Henry's "better ideas" was the commercial introduction of charcoal. Thank Henry at your next cook out. jd
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Originally Posted by jimdandy
Another of Henry's "better ideas" was the commercial introduction of charcoal. Thank Henry at your next cook out. jd
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Originally Posted by f100kid1936
Jimdandy, I read that the black was made by mixing black soot with shellac! It was brushed on, dried and hand rubbed with pumice. That 5 bucks was well earned!
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I saw that the other day on the travel channel. I thought that was really neat.
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Originally Posted by f100kid1936
Ford historians cannot find where he said any color as long as it's black. While true most model T's were black they were painted different colors for 4 years.
Our construction equipment is all the same colour. My lawn mower only came in one colour. The first vehicle manufacturers probably didn't occur to them to offer their products in different colours until they noticed consumers doing it.
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Originally Posted by jimdandy
I don't know about that, but Ole Henry had tons of scrap lumber left over from building his T's, A's, and B's, so he turned it into charcoal.
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Originally Posted by 76supercab2
Yup. And you can still buy it. It's KingsFORD brand charcoal. (Ford might not still own that company. I don't know, but they did start it.)
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It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.
Boy, he would flip at the mess we have now!
Boy, he would flip at the mess we have now!