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The Cars That Made America

(steps clattering) - The Model A sold pretty well, but it could have beenmuch better had...

(steps clattering) - The Model A sold pretty well, but it could have been
much better had Henry Ford followed Edsel's
advice completely

Full Transcript

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- The Model A sold pretty well,
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but it could have been much better had Henry Ford
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followed Edsel's advice completely.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:56
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 - When Ford began, automobiles - The Cars That Made America 00:07
- When Ford began, automobiles
S01 • E01 The workmen would come into the frame of the car - The Cars That Made America 00:05
The workmen would come into the frame of the car
S01 • E02 But he never forgave his son for forcing him - The Cars That Made America 00:07
But he never forgave his son for forcing him
S01 • E01 So Ford thought of ways of breaking down - The Cars That Made America 00:11
So Ford thought of ways of breaking down
S01 • E01 We will do the same for automobiles only in reverse, - The Cars That Made America 00:10
We will do the same for automobiles only in reverse,
S01 • E02 - The Great Depression hits, all of a sudden now, - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- The Great Depression hits, all of a sudden now,
S01 • E01 As the machine moves down the line, - The Cars That Made America 00:09
As the machine moves down the line,
S01 • E02 That sense of powerlessness, that there's no hope. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
That sense of powerlessness, that there's no hope.
S01 • E01 Defects will be virtually eliminated. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
Defects will be virtually eliminated.
S01 • E02 People selling apples on street corner, - The Cars That Made America 00:05
People selling apples on street corner,
S01 • E02 The last thing in the world most people were thinking about - The Cars That Made America 00:07
The last thing in the world most people were thinking about
S01 • E01 - It led Ford to construct an automobile - The Cars That Made America 00:09
- It led Ford to construct an automobile
S01 • E02 - The Depression hit workers because they found - The Cars That Made America 00:11
- The Depression hit workers because they found
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] Using the meatpacking industry - The Cars That Made America 00:15
- [Narrator] Using the meatpacking industry
S01 • E02 And so workers began to mount strikes against the - The Cars That Made America 00:06
And so workers began to mount strikes against the
S01 • E02 These are locally started, for the most part, - The Cars That Made America 00:07
These are locally started, for the most part,
S01 • E01 His ideas of mass production change manufacturing. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
His ideas of mass production change manufacturing.
S01 • E02 They are driven by work force that is looking to secure - The Cars That Made America 00:09
They are driven by work force that is looking to secure
S01 • E01 - This will revolutionize the industry. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- This will revolutionize the industry.
S01 • E02 The Depression is an accelerator - The Cars That Made America 00:07
The Depression is an accelerator