Henry Ford

In the early 1920s, Tsuneji "Thomas" Sato (1882-1969) found himself in the middle of a Michigan lumber camp on the opposite side of the world from his birthplace in Japan.

Discover how the Ford V-8 engine revolutionized the auto industry. Explore its origins and impact at The Henry Ford. Learn more from our blog!

Take a whirlwind tour of some of our noteworthy and interesting artifacts related to Lincoln Motor Company in honor of the 100th anniversary of the purchase of Lincoln by Henry Ford.

Discover how interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton designed Henry and Clara Ford's Fair Lane private rail car and Henry and Edsel Ford’s offices in the Ford Engineering Laboratory.

Fair Lane, the private Pullman railroad car built for and used by Henry and Clara Ford, turns 100 years old in 2021. It provides a fascinating window into business and pleasure travel for the wealthy in the early 20th century.

An image of the 100,000th Fordson tractor rolling off the assembly line marks a milestone manufacturing moment.

By the early 1950s, Ford Motor Company’s engineers had made over one million technical drawings of the parts used to make Ford cars and trucks. Learn more about these drawings and how we digitize them on our blog.

Explore our archives related to radio and television shows produced or sponsored by Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company, including radio station WWI, the Ford Sunday Evening Hour and Ford Summer Hour, and Toast of the Town (later the Ed Sullivan Show).

Beginning in 1921, Henry and Clara Ford used their own railroad car, the Fair Lane, to travel in privacy. Henry Ford took the railcar to the Tuskegee Institute in 1938, 1941, and 1942, and Clara accompanied Henry at least twice.

One of Henry Ford’s earliest ideas for Greenfield Village was to have a central green or "commons." Learn more about the six buildings that surround the Village Green in Greenfield Village.