[Twist 2 Go]

It was a sweltering August day when the Cohen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford, the car maker, "Mr. Ford," announced Norman Cohen, the eldest of the three. "We have
a remarkable invention that will revolutionize the automobile industry."

Ford looked skeptical, but their threat to offer it to the competition kept his interest piqued. "We would like to demonstrate it to you in person."

After a little cajoling, they brought Mr. Ford outside and asked him to enter a black automobile parked in front of the building. Hyman Cohen, the middle brother, opened the door of the car. "Please step inside, Mr. Ford."

"What!" shouted the tycoon, "Are you crazy? It must be two hundred degrees in that car!" "It is," smiled the youngest brother, Max, "but sit down Mr. Ford, and push the white button."

Intrigued, Ford pushed the button. All of a sudden a whoosh of freezing air started blowing from vents all around the car, and within seconds the automobile was not only comfortable, it was quite cool.

"This is amazing!" exclaimed Ford. "How much do you want for the patent?"

Norman spoke up, "The price is one million dollars." Then he paused.

And there is something else. The name 'Cohen Brothers Air-conditioning must be stamped right next to the Ford logo!"

"Money is no problem," retorted Ford, "but no way will I have a Jewish name next to my logo on my cars!'

They haggled back and forth for a while and finally they settled. Five million dollars, but the Cohens' lastname would be left off. However, the first names of the Cohen brothers would be forever emblazoned upon the console of every Ford air conditioning system.



And that is why, even today, whenever you enter a Ford vehicle, you will see those three names clearly printed on the air conditioning control panel: Norm, Hi and Max.

[turp]

:homo

[mdvaldosta]

No way thats true lol

[JD1969]

funny story, but the irony is that Henery Ford was supposedly involved with the Nazi party at some point, the man was not as clean as the history books would like you to think.

[DarthStriker]

i dont belive it, 5 million $$$ was a lot of money then

jkjk

[turp]

Originally Posted by JD1969 funny story, but the irony is that Henery Ford was supposedly involved with the Nazi party at some point, the man was not as clean as the history books would like you to think.

Of course a cheby driver would call Ford a communist!

[Twist 2 Go]

Of course this isn't real BUT if you read his biography, it tells that he was a "very bigoted man. He even printed his own "newspaper" at the time called "Ford Times" and very outspokenly, blamed all the worlds problems on the "jews" who controlled most of the money and political influence in Detroit at the turn of the century.

[turp]

Nobody's perfect

[JD1969]

Originally Posted by slo2go Originally Posted by JD1969 funny story, but the irony is that Henery Ford was supposedly involved with the Nazi party at some point, the man was not as clean as the history books would like you to think. Of course a cheby driver would call Ford a communist!

I never called him a commy. I called him a NAZI :wink PS I own a Stang also

[Bossman351]

Hey JD, when did you get the stang??? I always knew you had the Camaro and a Nova. I also remember you selling the Nova but I dont remember a stang.

[JD1969]

I got the Stang in the spring it's a 94 GT that is stock for now, I may be selling it soon though, I could really use the money for other things.

[TurboLX]

haha lmfao!!! that was funny!

[JASonic]

That story is just a joke. The real history behind Ford is nasty. He was very raceist and I dont really care to think about it because I own a Ford. I wont get into detail because I could write a book of FACTS about the douche. But if you ever really want o know some crappy stuff, research the town called "Inkster" up in the Detroit area. You'll be pleasantly PISSED at how it got its name and by who.