Explore the history of car production, from the handmade cars of Britain's Vulcan Motor Company to Henry Ford's innovative assembly line for the Model T. Discover how skilled craftsmen and traditional methods gave way to efficient mass production, revolutionizing the automotive industry.

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What did Henry Ford reorganize his factory based on?

Efficiency expert Frederick Taylor's principles

What is the primary difference between the production methods of Vulcan Motor Company and Ford's assembly line?

Vulcan Motor Company used handmade traditional methods, while Ford used assembly lines for faster production

What was the primary aim of Henry Ford in 1908?

To produce a simple and affordable car for rural America

What did the body shop at Vulcan Motor Company involve?

<p>Framing and shaping car panels using armors and a punishing oven</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of skilled craftsmen at Vulcan Motor Company?

<p>Each man specialized in his job, using traditional methods to produce handmade cars</p> Signup and view all the answers

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In Britain, the Vulcan Motor Company produced handmade cars with skilled craftsmen using traditional methods.
Charles Hill started as an apprentice at Vulcan Motor Company at age 14, where each man specialized in his job.
The body shop involved food framing and shaping car panels using armors and a punishing oven.
Cars were expensive and only accessible to the rich, but this was changing.
In 1908, Henry Ford aimed to create a simple, affordable car for rural America, the Model T.
Ford reorganized his factory based on efficiency expert Frederick Taylor's principles.
Taylor timed workers with stopwatches, increased productivity, and divided tasks into simple repetitive steps.
Ford introduced moving assembly lines in 1913 wherever possible, allowing for faster production of cars.
Instead of building cars from the frame up on stationary wooden horses, cars were moved past workers, leading to the birth of the assembly line.