Most people believe that Henry Ford invented the automobile. Ford did not invent the automobile. He invented an automobile called the” Model-T” and manufactured it on an assembly line. By doing this, Ford created a way to make automobiles affordable to the working class. This changed the way people started viewing personal transportation, especially the automobile. Henry Ford was the oldest of 6 children. He was born on his family farm in Dearborn, Michigan on July 30, 1863. He was taught by his mother up until the day she died. He was 12 at the time. When he was 17 he began an apprenticeship. He worked as a machinist in Detroit at Michigan Car Company, a manufacturer of