17 Facts About Ford Model

1. Ford Model said it is partnering with German automaker Volkswagen on a number of initiatives, shortly after announcing job cuts across its European operations.

2. Henry Ford Model is born on a farm to William and Mary Ford in Springwells Township, Michigan in 1863.

3. Ford Model bound the articles into four volumes titled "The International Jew", and distributed half a million copies to his vast network of dealerships and subscribers.

4. Ford Model said the hybrid can tug up to 5,000 pounds, which is 1,500 pounds more than a Highlander Hybrid can haul.

5. Ford Model announced earnings that showed the turnaround has not worked so far.

6. Ford Model created a massive publicity machine in Detroit to ensure every newspaper carried stories and advertisements about the new product.

7. Ford Model founded the Ford Model Airline Company during World War I due to his interest in the aviation industry.

8. Ford Model was gifted a pocket watch by his father during his early teens.

9. In 1965, a Ford Model Mustang was transported in 4 separate pieces to the observation deck of the Empire State Building, using resident elevators, where it was reassembled and photographed by helicopter.

10. Around the same time Henry Ford Model was making electric vehicles, so was Thomas Edison.

11. Ford Model continues to trickle out news about future electric vehicles.

12. Ford Model shifted its efforts to hybrids, an approach that continues with its current lineup.

13. Ford Model had hoped to lease about 5,000 Think City cars but only managed to find about 1,000 customers.

14. Ford Model sold the Think Neighbor, a golf-cart-like all-electric utility vehicle with a top speed of 25 miles per hour.

15. Ford Model was rumored to be establishing a Detroit-based facility to produce the first Ford EV for introduction in 1915.

16. Ford Model initially intended the Adrenalin package to offer a 390 horsepower supercharged 4.6.

17. Ford Model is aiming for a 300 mile range, or thereabouts, from the car.