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More than 1 century old, it is the only one to survived The Great Depression, 2 World Wars, the 2008 Financial Crisis and giant competitors from Japanese brands without having to sell to a foreign company or file for bankruptcy . I have a huge respect for them
I drive a Ford. If you take care of them they will give you excellent service. I went through hard financial times back during the 2000's like a lot of people did. I was living on the edge and the last thing I needed was a major car breakdown, but my Ford just kept going and going.
The 2008 financial crisis was caused by outsourcing to India Incs. Read "Chain of Blame". GM outsourced to India Incs and had to be bailed out to survive. $300 million to Wipro, to be precise.
So he got fired from his own company for being slow, then he responded with manifacturing 2.1 million cars in a year and revolutionising can industry. Thats badass.
Jobs actually read the biographies of Ford and Disney and modelled Apple on it. Ford said "I have to pay my people enough to enable them to buy my product". When asked why Apple didn't outsource Jobs said "That would be shortsighted. Take care of your top line first, your products and your people and the bottom line will take care of itself".@@brianwachira
The Founding Fathers built the *foundation* , hence their name. Everyone else has just worked off that. Not to diminish their achievements in the slightest, however, as those contributions are invaluable.
Henry Ford is very inspirational. There was a project he had his company working on that everyone said would be impossible to achieve. He said to keep going, and 6 months later still no results, 6 more months and it came to reality.
@@davidbrelu-brelu7118 Are you sure that these so called Semites weren't extremely loxist, anti-Cristian and anti-European and he was just reacting appropriately?
it *drives* me crazy how business casual can *afFord* to be this consistently good 😏👍 been here since 70k subscribers & not a single bad video :) my favourite video was the one about pepsi
Men like him were rare at his time. He was a genuinely good person that didn't seek to draw out every last blood sweat and tear drop from his workers while keeping everything for himself. I recommend reading his biography, its great
Henry Ford supported the Nazis. Hitler even awarded him the highest praise of the German reich and he is one of the reasons for the promotion of anti-semitism internationally. The cars are great but he wasn’t a great human until before his death
Except that he helped fund Hitler and the Nazis and provided them with tanks and trucks that were directly responsible for killing US troops. Then Ford sued the US Air Force for bombing the tank making facilities that he set up in Nazi Germany. But yeah im sure he was a nice guy....
Henry Ford helped shape America into what it is today more than anyone else. I admire him and will ONLY drive Ford automobiles for the rest of my days. Thanks, Henry! You were amazing!
Henry Ford was one of my favorite Historical figure, he became the Father of the assemble line in turn making it cheaper to own a vehicle that at the time, only the rich could afford to have, and also increased the wages of the working class, and did much, much more.
He’s one of your favorite historical figures? Are you serious about that? I would love to nudge you awake. I won’t say much unless you respond because it sure is a funny funny world!
@J M I was born, and raised in Detroit MI. as well, The Ford Family has been to this day done more to make our Country great, and better the lives of others then 90% of your filthy rich, and just because he didn't like a certain nationality does not make him an evil person, his kindness, and generosity for orphaned children, unmarried pregnant women as well as his employees proves his true nature.
@@mwanikimwaniki6801 I do not know, if what you said is true, or not, but I know for a fact that Henry Ford is known as the Father of the assemble line.
You love how Ford helped the Nazis and inadvertently killed allies with their vehicles and money? Wow, you're a Nazi sympathizer aren't you? Or are you just ignorant of the historical facts?
Great video! We are touching on Henry Ford in our middle school class and this kept the kids' attention and we all learned something we hadn't previously known! Very nicely done!
Did y'all learn how he gave money to Hitler during WW2 before he rose to power, and after, giving him factories to build trucks and tanks. Ford really loved Nazi idealisms
Just going to say my family always drove Ford, Chevy or Dodge, sometimes the odd plymouth or buick or pontiac or what have you. That being said, Henry Ford created one of the greatest car companies, ever, period. Regardless if you're a fan boy of some other brand you have to give props to him. I drive a Ford truck built in the 90s, damn old thing refuses to quit.
@@StephenKershaw1 benz made a 3 wheeled carriage with a motor on it NOT A CAR, and ford invented the Assembly line with almost every company uses today. So yes he did change the world.
Henry ford was also a nazi party member who donated all ford profits in germany to the nazi party as well as donating 50k to hitler every year on his birthday.
@@StephenKershaw1 Yeah and being able to mass produce the car faster is what made it cheaper. Which is how he got wealthy. He made not have invented anything but him making the car cheaper is what changed america
That’s why I love ford so much. I’m 16 years old and most people in my high school have no clue why I like ford so much. So much history and pride behind that emblem
Ever since I started watching Business Casual I was always inspired from these stories of success. I learn & Apply the way of thinking from these entrepreneurs such as Henry Ford, John D Rockefeller, Elon Musk, & More
American capitalism at its best... I did not realize vanadium steel was part of Henry Ford’s recipe of success for the Model-T. ...are Vanadium alloys still widely used in industry?
Yep, vanadium is still in use to this day in the gears and axles of cars! Titanium vanadium alloys are also used in jet engines and superconducting magnets. I'd argue that the Model T's success came about because it was the first car to use the material we still use in cars a century later.
Also, you can find vanadium-steel alloys like chromium-vanadium-steel in all kinds of quality tools today. Screwdrivers, wrenches, chisels, HSS (high speed steel) drill bits etc.
Dario Kulaszewski I mean it was a video dealing with how ford used the assembly line to put America on the rap for automobile manufacturing. Do you talk about Robert Goddard when talking about V2 rockets?
The first self propelled vehicle was invented by a frenchmen in the late 1700's. The Jet Engine was not invented by Germans either, it is the result of a British engineer. Don't mean to kick your german egos down a notch.
I love the video, my dad and I went to Detroit Michican, after Ford had closed the factory, we just wanted to see Detroit and see what became of the once big automotive city, we are from the Netherlands and it was sad to see how broken Detroit is, but I loved the video of Mr Henry Ford, his mother was a Dutchie too
Good video about industrialist Henry Ford and the way he made the automobile popular in the USA. Good narration in the video. I am happy to learn about vanadium steel, a steel stronger and lighter then regular steel. I think the assembly line in factory production was invented in The boat factory of the Republic of Venice during the Renaissance era were they manufactured war ships or boats that was used by the Venetians at the battle of Lepanto to defeat the Ottoman Turk in the Mediterranean.
For some reason, it sounds weird to hear you talking about my hometown. lol. I was born in Detroit in 1968 but have lived in the suburbs most of my life. Most stories I've heard about Henry Ford don't cover much of his early life so great job for covering all the details!
Cheers! You got the spelling of Nikolaus Otto's name correct! I've seen car themed RUclips channels spell it Nicholas (shakes head in sadness) I'm the son of 2 engineers and my name is Nikolaus. GET IT RIGHT PEOPLE! GREAT VIDEO
1913 the year Henry Ford build his second factory . 1913 the year the Federal reserve came into existence . *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.* -Henry Ford What difficulties did Henry Ford went through will b a great story
fun fact: all the people who have changed the industry were once kicked by their own company they made - Elon musk was kicked out by PayPal - steve jobs were kicked out by apple - henry ford was kicked by his own company
Adolf Hitler called Henry Ford an inspiration and kept a photo of the automaker behind his desk. Henry Ford, not only held deeply prejudiced personal views but also became one of Hitler’s key American friends in the years before the war. Anti-Semitic slurs became common in Ford’s conversations, and in the early 1920s he owned a newspaper called the Dearborn Independent that he changed into a viciously anti-Semitic mouthpiece. The Ford Motor Company knowingly allowed slave labour at its German subsidiary during the Second World War and backed its European divisions making equipment for the Nazi military
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More than 1 century old, it is the only one to survived The Great Depression, 2 World Wars, the 2008 Financial Crisis and giant competitors from Japanese brands without having to sell to a foreign company or file for bankruptcy . I have a huge respect for them
I drive a Ford. If you take care of them they will give you excellent service. I went through hard financial times back during the 2000's like a lot of people did. I was living on the edge and the last thing I needed was a major car breakdown, but my Ford just kept going and going.
The 2008 financial crisis was caused by outsourcing to India Incs. Read "Chain of Blame". GM outsourced to India Incs and had to be bailed out to survive. $300 million to Wipro, to be precise.
Indian Company Tata Motors Bought Ford's LandRover and Jaguar Models
@@doxterstockman188 jaguar land rover is british 😑
jaguar land rover is british company owned by tata motors
So he got fired from his own company for being slow, then he responded with manifacturing 2.1 million cars in a year and revolutionising can industry. Thats badass.
canning has never been the same since
Sounds like Steve Jobs
Like Steve Jobs
Jobs actually read the biographies of Ford and Disney and modelled Apple on it. Ford said "I have to pay my people enough to enable them to buy my product". When asked why Apple didn't outsource Jobs said "That would be shortsighted. Take care of your top line first, your products and your people and the bottom line will take care of itself".@@brianwachira
Can business?
The Founding Fathers: “We built America”
Henry Ford: “Hold my beer”
The Founding Fathers built the *foundation* , hence their name.
Everyone else has just worked off that. Not to diminish their achievements in the slightest, however, as those contributions are invaluable.
Politicians don't build shit, nations are built by entrepreneurs, engineers, craftsmen, etc.
@@rock3tcatU233 It can be both.
@Ishan Bansal
Keep practicing your English haboob, you'll get there eventually.
Founding fathers: sets up American political system and ideologies
American private sector: Builds America
Henry Ford was an adventurous man, and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the US and in the entire world.
Henry Ford is very inspirational. There was a project he had his company working on that everyone said would be impossible to achieve. He said to keep going, and 6 months later still no results, 6 more months and it came to reality.
He was also an anti-semite though and did some shady stuff like having a private mob suppressing unions.
The V8 engine. Steve Jobs modelled Apple on Ford.
@@davidbrelu-brelu7118 Are you sure that these so called Semites weren't extremely loxist, anti-Cristian and anti-European and he was just reacting appropriately?
St. Simon Of Trent sipping a lot of that hitler juice
That was the V8 engine i believe
I love stories like this. It's beautiful that one man can make something so big, by his own hands and skills learned.
You should also check out the guy who created Honda. Also incredibly intelligent.
@@paulinotou Great...
He would be so sad with his company today. The problem is not the man who found it. But how the generation would treat it
@@paulinotou The only difference is that in Ford they don't respect the important of her grandfather and that make me angry 😡
it *drives* me crazy how business casual can *afFord* to be this consistently good 😏👍 been here since 70k subscribers & not a single bad video :) my favourite video was the one about pepsi
That pun was used in their advertisements
"Even you can afford a Ford."
Looted by India Incs
Ford would later go on to build vehicles for Nazi Germany proudly, so proudly that they died the US when they bombed their foreign factories
Men like him were rare at his time. He was a genuinely good person that didn't seek to draw out every last blood sweat and tear drop from his workers while keeping everything for himself. I recommend reading his biography, its great
Henry Ford supported the Nazis. Hitler even awarded him the highest praise of the German reich and he is one of the reasons for the promotion of anti-semitism internationally. The cars are great but he wasn’t a great human until before his death
Except that he helped fund Hitler and the Nazis and provided them with tanks and trucks that were directly responsible for killing US troops. Then Ford sued the US Air Force for bombing the tank making facilities that he set up in Nazi Germany. But yeah im sure he was a nice guy....
A genuinely good person who fueled both sides of the second world war to kill as many ppl as possible?
Henry Ford helped shape America into what it is today more than anyone else. I admire him and will ONLY drive Ford automobiles for the rest of my days. Thanks, Henry! You were amazing!
@Matthew Leach I have NO idea what you are talking about - I don't think YOU know either.
Henry Ford was one of my favorite Historical figure, he became the Father of the assemble line in turn making it cheaper to own a vehicle that at the time, only the rich could afford to have, and also increased the wages of the working class, and did much, much more.
He’s one of your favorite historical figures? Are you serious about that? I would love to nudge you awake. I won’t say much unless you respond because it sure is a funny funny world!
@J M I was born, and raised in Detroit MI. as well, The Ford Family has been to this day done more to make our Country great, and better the lives of others then 90% of your filthy rich, and just because he didn't like a certain nationality does not make him an evil person, his kindness, and generosity for orphaned children, unmarried pregnant women as well as his employees proves his true nature.
@@davidlloyd1750 the assembly line was founded by Carthage in ship building... The Romans copied the tech
@@mwanikimwaniki6801 I do not know, if what you said is true, or not, but I know for a fact that Henry Ford is known as the Father of the assemble line.
@@davidlloyd1750 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Business casual and real engineering Ford videos, same time. I love it.
You love how Ford helped the Nazis and inadvertently killed allies with their vehicles and money? Wow, you're a Nazi sympathizer aren't you? Or are you just ignorant of the historical facts?
Amazing how a guy that did not even go to school managed to do advanced engineering for the time and build a legacy.
No he went to the Edision school of egineering.
Reinhard Heydrich he dropped out
@Alexander Kirpichnikov That's a problem for you, for me it's an advantage.
Are you stupid?
lol you can say the same thing about edison or einstein, school isn't a prerequisite for genius, some say it may even be a impediment
My 2002 Focus still runs great...thanks FORD.
Yeah thanks for building tanks to slaughter American GIs on the battlefield during WW2. Thanks Ford.
@@joshuapena4684 youre welcome
The Focus is garbage.
I can't get over how amazing the visuals are! This parallax effect is second to none.
Great video! We are touching on Henry Ford in our middle school class and this kept the kids' attention and we all learned something we hadn't previously known! Very nicely done!
Hi Brandi
Hello pretty how are you doing?💞💞
Did y'all learn how he gave money to Hitler during WW2 before he rose to power, and after, giving him factories to build trucks and tanks. Ford really loved Nazi idealisms
@@joshuapena4684 Cool story bro
Just going to say my family always drove Ford, Chevy or Dodge, sometimes the odd plymouth or buick or pontiac or what have you. That being said, Henry Ford created one of the greatest car companies, ever, period. Regardless if you're a fan boy of some other brand you have to give props to him. I drive a Ford truck built in the 90s, damn old thing refuses to quit.
You're family is ignorant, ford made vehicles for the Nazis in ww2 and they sued the US for bombing their foreign factories
that's because you are driving the BEST! Fords are the ONLY vehicle we buy and drive - for always.
He really changed the world.
And unfortunately for the worse
Sansaboy Brutal how
@@AfricanWarrior150 he inspired hitler
@@abrahamchen9495 To do what exactly? The inspiration of Hitler was the humiliation after the great war and poverty.
@@StephenKershaw1 benz made a 3 wheeled carriage with a motor on it NOT A CAR, and ford invented the Assembly line with almost every company uses today. So yes he did change the world.
I love all the shaows and reflexions for the text and images...as an editor I really appreciate the commitment
one of the greatest men ever to walk the earth
Henry ford was also a nazi party member who donated all ford profits in germany to the nazi party as well as donating 50k to hitler every year on his birthday.
@@StephenKershaw1 you're a Hitler lover brah
@@StephenKershaw1 Yeah but he the car more accessible and cheap for middleclass people.
@@StephenKershaw1 Yeah and being able to mass produce the car faster is what made it cheaper. Which is how he got wealthy. He made not have invented anything but him making the car cheaper is what changed america
@@AlanpittsS2b - Please stop blabbering such nonsense, it makes you look very ignorant, because there is no truth to it whatsoever!
Father of american businesses
1.Cornelius Vanderbilt
2.J P morgan
3.Andrew Carnegie
4.John D. Rockefeller
5.Henry Ford
6. Walt Disney
Forward thinking titans, hard working philanthropists.
Elon Musk... 'cos kids in 2120 will all think he was from the same era
Add Rothschild family to this list as well
@@SVSXXVW he's just a fraudster
Business Casual + Real Engineering video at the same time and similar topics.....
Just loved it!!🔥🔥🔥
Been loving the vids recently. Keep up the good work!
Finally! I've been waiting a lot for this story. Thanks and keep up the amazing work!
The book from Henry Ford is really good. I haven't it yet, but already learned a lot. Great video
That’s why I love ford so much. I’m 16 years old and most people in my high school have no clue why I like ford so much. So much history and pride behind that emblem
Henry Ford wasn’t really to be admired though. The cars are great the human behind them a monster
Finally a video about the automobile icon
I really love you videos. So interesting to learn about how our modern age was constructed, Good work.
To this day, he has made an amazing legacy on American culture and around the world.
This is the best channel on RUclips.
This channel is underrated, it should have at least 2 million+ subs.
Great things that a man can do if he follows his passion!
Like help the Nazi army???
Great narrating and production.
What a story!
I was hoping it didn't end...*hears a car outside window*
Henry Ford Lives!
One of the great legends that help us get into the modern age.
this unique video editing is just mesmerizing , respect to the editor
He was also a generous philanthropist and built the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit
Your voice and the background music always do justice to the videos you make. Thanks a ton!!!
Ever since I started watching Business Casual I was always inspired from these stories of success. I learn & Apply the way of thinking from these entrepreneurs such as Henry Ford, John D Rockefeller, Elon Musk, & More
this channel is gold my friend ! love all your videos
I really love cars so much and the history behind them. Thank you very much Business Casual
A Business genious
Genius*
@@petercarioscia9189 Geniousou*
The best video I've seen this year!
FORD made vehicles for the Nazis and sued the US for bombing foreign factories.
@@joshuapena4684 your point?
Really enjoyed this documentary. Learned new things!
Definitely one of my favorites in this channel. The follow-up video should have to do with Cadillac
Remember when he sued the US Government for bombing one of his tank making factories in Germany, and won?
LEGEND 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@StephenKershaw1 wrong. Ford did sue the US government and won, Because Ford was making vehicles for the Nazis and giving money
Is this true or not? Wth
@@CE-vd2px it is true, yet Ford claims to be the most patriotic company on US soil when really they only care about Dolla bills yo
sigma grindset
So...Henry Ford actually created Ford?!Cool!!
Another known RUclips channel posted something related to him as well. Do you guys have a whatsapp group or what
Y66y6
Ahahahhahaha
This is my favourite channel on RUclips.
That's why I love America, all inventions comes from them,
American capitalism at its best...
I did not realize vanadium steel was part of Henry Ford’s recipe of success for the Model-T.
...are Vanadium alloys still widely used in industry?
Yep, vanadium is still in use to this day in the gears and axles of cars! Titanium vanadium alloys are also used in jet engines and superconducting magnets. I'd argue that the Model T's success came about because it was the first car to use the material we still use in cars a century later.
Also, you can find vanadium-steel alloys like chromium-vanadium-steel in all kinds of quality tools today. Screwdrivers, wrenches, chisels, HSS (high speed steel) drill bits etc.
@David miorgan he was a Nazi who sued the US federal government for war reparations following WW2.
@@austinubelhor8024 ...and got the money. Read about John McCloy, Konrad Adenauer and the J.P. Morgan family
I didn't either! very interesting...
Great Animation channel learned a lot from you, and implemented in my own channel... Would never started if this channel has not been there
A very inspiring video.....keep up the good work
Ford helped the Nazis in ww2 and sued the US for bombing their foreign factories
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING US 😇💫✊️
"The Man Behind The Automobile" without mentioning Carl Benz creating his first car 10 years before Henry Ford did triggers me. Yes I am german :D
Dario Kulaszewski I mean it was a video dealing with how ford used the assembly line to put America on the rap for automobile manufacturing. Do you talk about Robert Goddard when talking about V2 rockets?
@@beausheffield1895 well I don't know much about the v2 but if the person is important I would mention him in a video about it, sure
Benz was the first. Ford was the first to make it en-masse. Both are legends :-)
I’m German too, when he didn’t mention Benz I wanted to scream nein.
The first self propelled vehicle was invented by a frenchmen in the late 1700's. The Jet Engine was not invented by Germans either, it is the result of a British engineer. Don't mean to kick your german egos down a notch.
Raise a glass for sir Henry Ford
This video was EXCELLENT
I love the video, my dad and I went to Detroit Michican, after Ford had closed the factory, we just wanted to see Detroit and see what became of the once big automotive city, we are from the Netherlands and it was sad to see how broken Detroit is, but I loved the video of Mr Henry Ford, his mother was a Dutchie too
Hello how are you doing pretty
Detroit is a joke of its formers glory
@@dericknorman7037 I am doing fine, how about yourself? 😀
Wow, what a success!!!
Appreciate your work mate 👍🏻
I love this channel he makes entertaining and good value videos. He also make the videos clean which I like.
You can tell just looking into his eyes that he was highly intelligent.
Greatly excited to explore please
Clear explanation... Ford car's are awesome,my Ford car is a family member to me...
Kudos for the efforts put. Good production
Keep them coming
Excelent video
Awesome bro great.
Yeah, like , Ford built vehicles for Nazis. Yeah bro, just putting that out there. It's great info really, everyone should know
Good video about industrialist Henry Ford and the way he made the automobile popular in the USA. Good narration in the video. I am happy to learn about vanadium steel, a steel stronger and lighter then regular steel. I think the assembly line in factory production was invented in The boat factory of the Republic of Venice during the Renaissance era were they manufactured war ships or boats that was used by the Venetians at the battle of Lepanto to defeat the Ottoman Turk in the Mediterranean.
Sir Henry Ford. The Man who built America.
Real engineering ❤❤❤❤
These are the best uncut reviews
This mans slides in the sponsor so smooth
For some reason, it sounds weird to hear you talking about my hometown. lol. I was born in Detroit in 1968 but have lived in the suburbs most of my life. Most stories I've heard about Henry Ford don't cover much of his early life so great job for covering all the details!
Flawless transition mate 👌🏽
I 've just sent my translation in Vietnamese. The video is very inspirational. Thanks!
It was an excellent video which it has ever made
Please do Howard Hughes! :D
Hear! Hear!
The real-life Tony Stark (aka Iron Man).
FORD MADE VEHICLES FOR NAZI'S
@@joshuapena4684 stfu
He also makes his content simple but with a lot of information.
Hi
Finding vanadium at that time is like finding vibranium in this time
This channel name is cold 🥶🤝😈😤
Very informative ❤️
Love your videos . You should post more often like twice a week.
Great job on the video! Subscribed!
Wonderful video ❤🏁🇦🇺👏👏👏
Cheers! You got the spelling of Nikolaus Otto's name correct! I've seen car themed RUclips channels spell it Nicholas (shakes head in sadness) I'm the son of 2 engineers and my name is Nikolaus. GET IT RIGHT PEOPLE! GREAT VIDEO
amazing story. never heard of the visit to Peru.
Branislav Brašeň handsome
So now I know the reference there was in Atlas Shrugged about Rearden Steel. I guess Ayn Rand was making a reference to this new steel.
1913 the year Henry Ford build his second factory .
1913 the year the Federal reserve came into existence .
*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.*
-Henry Ford
What difficulties did Henry Ford went through will b a great story
More people need to read his book, if they can find it...
@@rubadubmedia Oh boy
Thank you for your video.
I love Ford!
He looks kind and honest
Well done!
Your work is a masterpiece I always appreciate the content you are providing please keep provide video like this 😉
You and Brian what a team 😊😊
Misleading title, because he is not "The Man Behind The Automobile". That was Carl Friedrich Benz, but great video! :)
Great videos thank you for education
I’m glad I have this on auto play
_Either go Ford or go Bust_
fun fact: all the people who have changed the industry were once kicked by their own company they made
- Elon musk was kicked out by PayPal
- steve jobs were kicked out by apple
- henry ford was kicked by his own company
I smile at the marketing slip ins.
Adolf Hitler called Henry Ford an inspiration and kept a photo of the automaker behind his desk. Henry Ford, not only held deeply prejudiced personal views but also became one of Hitler’s key American friends in the years before the war. Anti-Semitic slurs became common in Ford’s conversations, and in the early 1920s he owned a newspaper called the Dearborn Independent that he changed into a viciously anti-Semitic mouthpiece. The Ford Motor Company knowingly allowed slave labour at its German subsidiary during the Second World War and backed its European divisions making equipment for the Nazi military