Ford Motor CompanyIn 1903, the Ford Motor Company incorporation paperwork was delivered by mail to Michigan's Secretary of State. The car manufacturer's incorporation was recorded. Henry Ford, had built a car several years earlier, while employed to maintain steam engines. On 4 Jun 1896, he road tested the gasoline-engine Quadricyle car he had built in a shed behind his house. By 16 Jun 1903, Ford had gathered 11 investors who signed, and filed by mail, articles of incorporation for the Ford Motor Company. Ford contributed his patents and knowledge. From $28,000 capital, his company grew and changed 20th century America. Production began in a converted wagon factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. On 20 Jul 1903, the Ford Motor Co. sold its first car, a Model A, to a Detroit physician.« |
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