Automotive Design & Production, August 1st, 2003
Henry Ford's famous distain for history is not necessarily an example of his anti-intellectual predilection; there are far more egregious examples. Rather, it points to an underlying approach that he took, one that nowadays might be described as "continuous improvement." Sure, the Model T was probably in production for too long ('08-'27), but there were always tweaks and betterments made to the vehicle. Henry probably was less than enamored with history because he saw it too often as an excuse for why something couldn't be done. * On the occasion of Ford Motor Company's centennial year, I wou...
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