The Graduate "One Word: Plastics" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk
Very interesting article. I had assumed the car was powered by soybeans, rather than used for producing the body. Given the number of products made today using soybeans, I guess I shouldn't be surprised, if it is indeed true.
another case where Henry Ford was an early innovator
Ann Kennedy - soybean oil fuel was my first thought, too. I'm not a chemist, but I have to wonder if adding formaldehyde to the mix wasn't dangerous.
Mike Martin P U if it's in the mix!
Ann Kennedy - Yep, probably a prominent aroma once the engine got warm and while driving under a hot sun. No A/C in cars back then either.
Ford was an innovator. It sounds like it was a case of bad timing. WWII changed many things.
The Graduate "One Word: Plastics" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk
ReplyDeleteVery interesting article. I had assumed the car was powered by soybeans, rather than used for producing the body. Given the number of products made today using soybeans, I guess I shouldn't be surprised, if it is indeed true.
ReplyDeleteanother case where Henry Ford was an early innovator
ReplyDeleteAnn Kennedy - soybean oil fuel was my first thought, too. I'm not a chemist, but I have to wonder if adding formaldehyde to the mix wasn't dangerous.
ReplyDeleteMike Martin P U if it's in the mix!
ReplyDeleteAnn Kennedy - Yep, probably a prominent aroma once the engine got warm and while driving under a hot sun. No A/C in cars back then either.
ReplyDeleteFord was an innovator. It sounds like it was a case of bad timing. WWII changed many things.
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