Ford history

  • Ford Model A (1903)

    Ford Model A (1903)

    Ford Motor Company was launched by Henry Ford on June 16, 1903. The first car offered for sale was the Model A. It was described as the most perfect machine on the market and so simple that a boy of 15 can run it. The 1903 Ford Model A had a two-cylinder engine displacing 100 cubic…

  • Ford Mustang Boss 429 (1969-1970)

    Ford Mustang Boss 429 (1969-1970)

    While the Boss 302 was intended to be a perfectly balanced road race car, the Ford Mustang Boss 429 had a decidedly different mission in life – uncompromised acceleration. Although the exterior appearance was similar to that of the Boss 302, the 429 engine under the hood was a heavily detuned version of a new…

  • Ford Thunderbird (1955-1957)

    Ford Thunderbird (1955-1957)

    Two men, Louis D. Crusoe and George Walker, were primarily responsible for the birth of the Ford Thunderbird. Both were devoted to the automobile and its constant development and refinement. Crusoe, a millionaire lured out of retirement by Henry Ford II, was a businessman with a solid “feel” for the automobile market. Walker, later a…