You slide behind the wheel of Henry Ford's revolution. The engine coughs to life—mechanical, urgent. Suddenly the world shrinks: countryside rushes past, distances collapse, and ordinary people taste freedom for the first time.
Photograph shows two women sitting in display model of Ford automobile at the Automotive Industry Golden Jubilee in 1946; woman behind wheel has hand on car horn.
Reflect
How has your relationship to a car shaped where you live, work, or who you know?