Charles Riggs    848795 Mon, 23 Feb 04 06:45 AM ""Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black." - Henry Ford on the Model T." "You have evidence that Henry actually said that? Please share it." Omigod, Donna in drag. It is nice to think he said it. My father said he said it. He said it. Charles Riggs My email address: chriggs/at/eircom/dot/net Charles Riggs Countries, Colours, France

	Donna Richoux    848882 Mon, 23 Feb 04 09:18 AM "You have evidence that Henry actually said that? Please share it." "If it's not something he really said, I don't want to know. It's widely attributed to him. He also allegedly ... crates. The crates were taken apart and used for the floorboards of the Model Ts. It's a good story, anyway." And while people are rooting through Mr. Ford's biography, will they please look for something he said about education and looking up stuff when needed, rather than keeping it all in his head. I can't find it (sorta ironic?). Thank you. Best Donna Richoux Donna Richoux

	Jim Ward    849222 Mon, 23 Feb 04 05:49 PM "If it's not something he really said, I don't want to know. It's widely attributed to him. He also allegedly ... crates. The crates were taken apart and used for the floorboards of the Model Ts. It's a good story, anyway." I know that Kingsford charcoal came from Ford word scraps. Gulf used to sell lighter fluid (back when it was Good). Jim Ward

	Martin Ambuhl    849255 Mon, 23 Feb 04 07:06 PM ""Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black." - Henry Ford on the Model T." "You have evidence that Henry actually said that? Please share it." I think the earliest instance of the claim that he said it is in Allen Nevins, Ford (1957) vol II, ch 15 Martin Ambuhl Colours

	Jitze Couperus    850050 Tue, 24 Feb 04 08:04 AM "And while people are rooting through Mr. Ford's biography, will they please look for something he said about education and looking up stuff when needed, rather than keeping it all in his head. I can't find it (sorta ironic?). Thank you." Aaah - but... If somebody found the reference, that would be history. And as we all know, Henry Ford said History is bunk. So if you find a book that says he said it, then I sense a paradox coming on. Jitze Jitze Couperus Business, References, Career

	John Dean    850182 Tue, 24 Feb 04 11:15 AM "And while people are rooting through Mr. Ford's biography, will ... his head. I can't find it (sorta ironic?). Thank you." "Aaah - but... If somebody found the reference, that would be history. And as we all know, Henry Ford said History is bunk." Though if you track *that* one down you'll find 'History is *the* bunk' (my emphasis) John Dean Oxford John Dean Business, References, Career

	Martin Ambuhl    850708 Tue, 24 Feb 04 06:59 PM "And while people are rooting through Mr. Ford's biography, will ... his head. I can't find it (sorta ironic?). Thank you." "Aaah - but... If somebody found the reference, that would be history. And as we all know, Henry Ford said History is bunk. So if you find a book that says he said it, then I sense a paradox coming on." Did he say "History is bunk?" Well, almost. The court record of the Chicago Tribune libel case of 1919 records Ford as saying "History is more or less bunk." His saying this was made popularly known by being quoted by Samuel T. Williamson in the Saturday Review of January 22, 1955. Martin Ambuhl Business, Countries, United States, References, Career