How Ford Brought Power to the People
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Three decades before the heyday of the muscle car, Henry Ford inadvertently invented the hot rod by bolting a 65-horsepower V-8 engine into a light, attractive body, according to the New York Times. His breakthrough Ford Model 18 V-8 cost $460 in its most basic form, a two-door roadster, only $50 more than the same car powered by a four-cylinder engine. Ford figured that even in the depths of the Depression, this was within reach of the working class. Six million Americans flocked to Ford dealerships on the announcement day. 
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