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rotorwrench · 09-02-2019, 10:23 AM

Briggs tried to buy out Murray in that time frame and Henry Ford put a stop to it. He was one who believed competition made for more innovation plus it kept his costs lower. I'm sure Briggs was told not to or else. Later on in 1933 or so Murray was getting even more contracts from Ford. Briggs was having too many labor disputes and Ford didn't want all of his contractors to be on strike at the same time. In the mean time Ford was building up toward near complete self sufficiency but it took them quite a few years to get there. In that time frame, Ford was getting bodies built for less than they could be built by Ford's manufacturing agencies and the subcontractors made money on the volume of sales so it was a win win for Ford and the subcontractors.

09-02-2019, 10:23 AM	#8
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: Did Ford give contracts to Murray & Briggs? Briggs tried to buy out Murray in that time frame and Henry Ford put a stop to it. He was one who believed competition made for more innovation plus it kept his costs lower. I'm sure Briggs was told not to or else. Later on in 1933 or so Murray was getting even more contracts from Ford. Briggs was having too many labor disputes and Ford didn't want all of his contractors to be on strike at the same time. In the mean time Ford was building up toward near complete self sufficiency but it took them quite a few years to get there. In that time frame, Ford was getting bodies built for less than they could be built by Ford's manufacturing agencies and the subcontractors made money on the volume of sales so it was a win win for Ford and the subcontractors.