But after a week of test-driving, I concluded that Ford created the superior blend.

To make sure that happened, Ford created a "sociological department" whose inspectors were supposed to monitor the home environment and drinking habits of employees.

Ford must also create a new $200 million fund for the same purpose.

In the 1970s, Ford created the first contracts for models to represent specific brands exclusively, securing higher fees for the models.

But much of what Ford created remains, most significantly the automobile, still America's most important consumer item, just as he imagined it would be.

Ford created a part for the recovering Ward Bond, who needed money.

Ford created a concept vehicle known as the Ixion.

In reality, the assembly line had already been around before Ford, but not in quite the same effectiveness as Ford would create.

In its place, Ford created an upper-end trim of the 2009 F-150 called Platinum.

Ford created a huge publicity machine in Detroit to ensure every newspaper carried stories and ads about the new product.