Henry Ford: Malsamoj inter versioj

▲Ĉirkaŭ 1918, duono de ĉiuj aŭtoj en Ameriko estis de Modelo T. Ĉiuj novaj aŭtoj estis nigraj; ĉar Ford skribis en sia membiografio, "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black".<ref name="Ford_Crowther_1922_p72">{{Harvnb|Ford|Crowther|1922}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=4K82efXzn10C&pg=PA72#v=onepage&f=false p. 72].</ref> Until the development of the assembly line, which mandated black because of its quicker drying time, Model Ts were available in other colors, including red. The design was fervently promoted and defended by Ford, and production continued as late as 1927; the final total production was 15,007,034. This record stood for the next 45 years. This record was achieved in 19 years from the introduction of the first Model T (1908).

▲President [[Woodrow Wilson]] asked Ford to run as a Democrat for the [[United States Senate]] from Michigan in 1918. Although the nation was at war, Ford ran as a peace candidate and a strong supporter of the proposed [[League of Nations]].<ref>Watts, pp 243–48</ref> Ford was defeated in a close election by the Republican candidate, [[Truman Newberry]], a former [[United States Secretary of the Navy]].