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The text is a transcript of a video about the history of Ford Motor Company and its founder Henry Ford. The video covers the following topics:
- How Henry Ford developed his passion for mechanics and technology from an early age and ran away from his father's farm to pursue his dream of making cars.
- How he started his career as an engineer at Edison's company and later founded his own company with the vision of making cars affordable and accessible to everyone.
- How he revolutionized the car industry with innovations such as the assembly line, the mass production, the high wages and the paid leave for his workers, and the creation of iconic models such as the Ford T, the Mustang, and the GT40.
- How he faced challenges such as the World War I, the Great Depression, the rivalry with Ferrari, and the succession of his son and grandson.
- How his company survived the 2008 crisis and became one of the largest and most successful car manufacturers in the world.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The text is about racing and cars, especially the history of Ford company and its founder Henry Ford.
2. Henry Ford was born in 1863 into a family of farmers in Michigan and had a passion for technology and mechanics since childhood.
3. Henry Ford worked as a mechanical engineer for Thomas Edison's company and sold his patent for a grain thresher powered by gasoline to Edison.
4. Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903 and introduced the first mass-produced car, the Ford T, in 1908.
5. Henry Ford invented the assembly line, which reduced the time and cost of car production and increased the wages and benefits of his workers.
6. Henry Ford was an ardent pacifist but his company produced military equipment during the First World War.
7. Henry Ford had a fierce rivalry with Enzo Ferrari and created the GTI 40 mk2, which won the Le Mans race in 1966.
8. Henry Ford died in 1947 at the age of 83 and his company was taken over by his grandson Henry Ford Jr.
9. The Ford company produced many popular car models, such as the Lincoln Continental, the Thunderbird, the Mustang, the Taurus, and the Focus.
10. The Ford company also owned other brands, such as Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, Mercury, and Aston Martin, but sold them due to the 2008 crisis.
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