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    Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line

    Henry Ford Was A Dragon, Liked To Fuck Cars

    Spy Photos: Henry Ford To Debut New "Horseless Carriage" In New York This Week?

    Take Henry, Add Edsel and SUPER AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL! It's Fordson!

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    01:13 AM

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    Great article. Fitting that the company that bore his name had plenty of other firsts to its credit:
    -first commercially successful fully automatic transmission
    -first high-compression pushrod V8
    -first four-door hardtop (along with Buick)
    -first production turbocharged passenger car
    -first postwar front-wheel-drive American production car
    -first American production car with a V8/5-speed manual combo
    -first production V8 passenger car diesel (though that one wasn't exactly a source of pride, as it turned out)

    Oldsmobile died the minute it lost its autonomy and, by extension, its penchant for innovation. It just took everyone 15-20 years to realize it.
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    Image of RachelSklar RachelSklar
    12:02 AM

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    I grew up in an Olds. In the middle backseat, to be precise. Nice family car.

    This post would not be complete without a reference to the song "Henry Ford" from Ragtime. Neat little number. Excellent lyrics + structure.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    Ford had the Model T. A car that used the assembly line as a means to achieve the impossible: mass transport for the common man.

    Ransom E. Olds did not do this.

    Ford Tempo Fan saves the day again, keeping history intact.
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    Image of B1663R B1663R
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    America still invented the Automobile right? RIGHT?
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    12/09/09

    @B1663R: This is true. The first true automobile was, in fact, the 1984 Ford Tempo.
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    Image of F1Morgan F1Morgan
    12/09/09

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: You really like the Tempo??
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    Image of alexander_the_car_salamander alexander_the_car_salamander
    12/09/09

    @F1Morgan: I think his username would say so yes.
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    Image of F1Morgan F1Morgan
    12/09/09

    @alexander_the_car_salamander: Is just so hard to believe..ugly...no power...all plastic....
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    12:49 AM

    @F1Morgan:If by ugly, you mean an automotive design marvel, and by no power, you mean Mazda Diesel power, and by plastic you mean generous use of chrome, brushed aluminum, and (synthetic) wood.

    Yes, F1 champion Jackie Stewart was right: Ford Tempo is a real driver's car.
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    Image of powermatic powermatic
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    It's also a little-known historical fact that the name 'Ransom' for male heirs plummeted in popularity after that Lindbergh thing.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    And Ford based it on the principle of 1800s slaughterhouses.
    Three hundred years earlier the shipbuilders of Venice could turn out a complete ship a day
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    Image of skitter skitter
    12/09/09

    @Novaload: And if we're taking it to the level of 'specialization of labor', then everyone need to catch up on their Adam Smith.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/09/09

    @skitter: And the invisible hand that rocks the world...
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    Image of Brian Brian
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    Wait, what? So the story I've always heard about Ford being inspired by visiting a Swiss watch factory is false? Or did you mean that Olds was the first to do the assembly line thing for automobile manufacturing?

    /confused
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    Pink Floyd is the greatest rock band of all time?

    Pfft! Lemmy=God. Everyone knows that.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    12/09/09

    @scroggzilla raids again: Motorhead FTW! Good call
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    Olds invented the assembly line, but it was covered in such bad plastic and marketed so poorly that no one noticed.
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    Image of KillerBRacer KillerBRacer
    12/09/09

    @theeastbaykid: Ha-ha-ha!!
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    Blasphemy! I knew that, of course I lived across the river from the Olds plant for years. My father and my grandfather both worked for Olds. We used to have a Motor Wheel plant and drop forges and all kinds of stuff. Now we have "lofts" and lots of empty lots and factories. Bummer.

    I have a bike, you can ride it if you like...
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    Oh, no! I shall cry myself to sleep tonight. I think my Christmas is ruined now.
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    Before I refreshed and started reading this page, I had the Another Brick in the Wall Part II (Education) solo going off in my head. That's right, I said before. XD

    Synchronicity --- [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    12/09/09

    @bmoreDLJ: And I was into the 3rd track ("Mother") of Lazy's Floyd - A Chillout Exprience. Coooool.
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    Image of Jon Jon
    12/09/09

    @beercheck: As close as I can come to synchronicity here is that I was listening to A Momentary Lapse of Reason on my drive home yesterday.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    12/09/09

    @Jon: Close enough. Now, if anyone else has moved on to The Hives' Black and White album today.... There's something big happening.
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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    By 1899 an investor by the name of Sam Smith stepped in

    Any relation to the Jalop contributor/assistant?

    Or the beer guy?
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    12/09/09

    @Ash78, cube farmer: I thought the beer guy was Sam Adams.
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    Image of Franzouse Franzouse
    12/09/09

    @pauljones: nah, ya'll confused, it's Sam Adams Smith
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    12/09/09

    @Franzouse: I prefer Sam Jackson beer myself.
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    Image of oddfish oddfish
    12/09/09

    @discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper: Good motherfucking choice, motherfucker.
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    Image of Steve_in_NC Steve_in_NC
    12/09/09

    In reply to Henry Ford Did Not Invent The Assembly Line
    Success determines history.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/09/09

    @Steve_in_NC:
    "History is written by the victors." Winston Churchill
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    Image of jcd302 jcd302
    11:07 AM

    @DoctorNine: So in the future, the Stig is the greatest racing driver of all time.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12:08 PM

    @jcd302: Hmmm... is his name Victor?
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