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So it was meant to rival Ford from the beginning
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The Cars That Made America

So it was meant to rivalFord from the beginning

So it was meant to rival
Ford from the beginning

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So it was meant to rival Ford from the beginning.
Duration
5 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:53
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Tabcum Entertainment,Sanguine Smart

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Movie Summary

The history and influence of cars in America.
S01 • E01 To do so, he comes up with another groundbreaking idea. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
To do so, he comes up with another groundbreaking idea.
S01 • E02 The Plymouth was the life boat of the Chrysler Corporation - The Cars That Made America 00:11
The Plymouth was the life boat of the Chrysler Corporation
S01 • E01 - Ford was having problems retaining good workers - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- Ford was having problems retaining good workers
S01 • E01 This, at the time, the average wage - The Cars That Made America 00:05
This, at the time, the average wage
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] The $5 day would be almost $300 today, - The Cars That Made America 00:09
- [Narrator] The $5 day would be almost $300 today,
S01 • E02 - [Narrator] In 1932, the Ford Motor Company slips - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- [Narrator] In 1932, the Ford Motor Company slips
S01 • E01 - As a result, this was really the beginning - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- As a result, this was really the beginning
S01 • E02 Ford blames the fall on Edsel and the unions. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
Ford blames the fall on Edsel and the unions.
S01 • E01 - Nobody had ever been able to make that kind of money - The Cars That Made America 00:05
- Nobody had ever been able to make that kind of money
S01 • E01 He was getting people from Europe. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
He was getting people from Europe.
S01 • E02 Henry Ford still had this idea, - The Cars That Made America 00:05
Henry Ford still had this idea,
S01 • E01 - Ford attracted a lot of African American labor - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- Ford attracted a lot of African American labor
S01 • E02 - Ford certainly didn't want a bunch of outside agitators - The Cars That Made America 00:13
- Ford certainly didn't want a bunch of outside agitato...
S01 • E01 - People came pouring in from all over the country. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- People came pouring in from all over the country.
S01 • E01 They finally had that special police units out - The Cars That Made America 00:05
They finally had that special police units out
S01 • E02 (muffled screams) - The Cars That Made America 00:11
(muffled screams)
S01 • E01 They they had to turn fire hoses on them to disperse them - The Cars That Made America 00:07
They they had to turn fire hoses on them to disperse them
S01 • E01 - You have not just the people on the line - The Cars That Made America 00:16
- You have not just the people on the line
S01 • E02 On one of the coldest days of the year, - The Cars That Made America 00:10
On one of the coldest days of the year,
S01 • E01 You have this entire ecosystem - The Cars That Made America 00:10
You have this entire ecosystem