Henry Ford

1863-1947

Whereas most automotive engineers earn their place in history for furthering the technology of the car itself, Henry Ford revolutionised the way the car was made. He recognised the hand-built approach was inefficient and instead brought in production line processes to build the Model T. A measure of the success of his construction method was the price of the Model T, which dropped from its original $825 in 1908 to just $360 in 1917, despite increasing company profits.