A Chicago Slaughterhouse
Clip: Episode 4 | 3m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1909, the Model T’s first year of production, Henry Ford sells over 10,000 cars.
In 1909, the Model T’s first year of production, Henry Ford sells over 10,000 cars at $825 each. It’s a promising start, but it’s still only affordable for the well off. Ford has set his sights on creating a car for "everyman." He needs to speed up the Model T’s construction and slash its price in half. Therein lays the challenge. The solution comes from a visit to a Chicago slaughterhouse.
A Chicago Slaughterhouse
Clip: Episode 4 | 3m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1909, the Model T’s first year of production, Henry Ford sells over 10,000 cars at $825 each. It’s a promising start, but it’s still only affordable for the well off. Ford has set his sights on creating a car for "everyman." He needs to speed up the Model T’s construction and slash its price in half. Therein lays the challenge. The solution comes from a visit to a Chicago slaughterhouse.
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