Ford seizes the momentum and his factories go into overdrive.His assembly lines starts producing a revolutionary new car at a record rate.It's called the Model T and it costs only 825$.For the first time, a car the common man can afford.Henry Ford created what became the most important industry in the American economy.He had no idea of the enormous impact it would have on almost every sector of American life.He literally changed America, the way we live, the way we do things, and the way we go about our business.Ford's reputation won't always be so positive, but his revolution inspires an entire generation of visionaries who will transform the fabric ofAmerican life.Childhood friends William Harley and Arthur Davidson attach an engine to a bicycle and begin selling motorcycles to the masses.Milton Hershey applies Henry Ford's assembly line model to the mass production of chocolate.Chicago merchant, William Wrigley takes his chewing gum national and in Hollywood, Polish immigrant, Max Factor, begins distributing cosmetics for movie stars to drug stores across the country inventing a completely new consumer product--make-up.
