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Originally Posted by dropacent
Except Ford didn’t make it. They bought it from an outside supplier.
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It's true that Ford contracted with outside suppliers for most of the parts. Dodge Brothers was a respected foundry and machine shop, and they built the engines, frames and transmissions. But these were built to a Ford design, and the cars were assembled by Ford. The Dodge brothers were a partner in the Ford Motor Company, so you might say it was kind of built in house. It wasn't until the models N, R and S of 1906 and 1907 that Ford actually built the engine and frame in house.