Left: Photograph Henry Ford on 1904. Source: galleryhip.com   Middle: Detroit Automobile Co. Ford's first auto company. Source: quazoo.com   Right: Photography of Mrs.Clara Ford on 1915.  Source:fineartamerica.com

Trial and                          "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time
 Error                                more intelligently."       -Henry Ford(forbes.com 21 Quotes                                                                                                                                                          From Henry Ford On Business, Leadership And Life)

In 1888 Ford married Clara Jane Bryant and worked on the family farm as a young man.

"The greatest day of my life was the day I married  Mrs. Ford."    -Henry Ford1938 (thehenryford.org Henry Ford Quotations)

Above: Henry and Clara Ford's Marriage License. Click to enlarge. Source:tmgenealogy.com

Shortly after Ford moved to Detroit and worked on
his first vehicle, the quadricycle.

"It was considered to be something of a nusiance,
for it made a racket and it scared horses. Also it
blocked traffic." -Henry Ford(My Life and Work p.33) 

Above: A model 1896 quadricycle. Click to enlarge. Source: thehenryford.org

Following the success of his first car, Ford tried his hand in the auto business but failed with his first venture. He eventually found moderate success in auto racing.

"My ambition to build the fastest car in the world led me to plan a four cylinder motor."
-Henry Ford(My Life and Work p.37)

Above: Henry Ford(right) posing with his legendary Ford 999 racecar. Click to enlarge. Source: carbuzz.com

On 1903 Ford Motor Company was created with the 
help of the Dodge Brothers. The Model A was their 
mainstay car for the next 5 years until the Model T.

"Greatest thing in life is experience. Even mistakes have 
value."             -Henry Ford 1934 (thehenryford.org                         Henry Ford Quotations)

Above: 1903 Ford Model A. Click to enlarge. Source: shadetreemechanic.com

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