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He offered Ford Model A cylinder heads for $3.15. This was about the time Israel's son, Roy, was graduated from the University of Chicago. Joining his father at the firm, Roy decided in 1937 that the catalog should be expanded to include new parts and accessories and that it should be distributed beyond Chicago to encourage a mail-order business.
When Ford & Johnson entered bankruptcy in April 1912, it had nominal assets worth $1 million. [4] In 1913, the Midland Chair & Seating Company purchased Ford & Johnson. [5] S. Karpen & Brothers acquired Midland Chair in 1916. [6] According to the historian Sharon Darling, the company was "one of the largest chair manufacturers in the country". [7]
By 1907, REO had gross sales of $4.5 million, and the company was one of the four wealthiest automobile manufacturers in the U.S. After 1908, however, despite the introduction of improved cars designed by Olds, REO's share of the automobile market decreased due in part to competition from emerging companies like Ford and General Motors. [3]
Ford launched this auto parts division in 1972 to provide replacement parts and original equipment parts. This brand replaced Autolite as Ford's official parts brand. Autolite has continued since and is still a brand name in use today. Motorcraft was originally launched in the 1950s and was temporarily discontinued after Ford had purchased the ...
For example the 1960 Ford Country wagon was available normally in a solid powder blue, a powder blue with wood siding, or a medium green with a brownish gold roof. One box style for the 1961 wagon was a cardboard with the Ford 'shield'. This box was used in promotions where models were sometimes mailed to prospective customers.
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