... be a mean beast on the inside. Right as prohibition was beginning and moonshine running was starting to become big business Henry Ford had just came out with his Ford Model T, which was the car of choice at the beginning of moonshine running. But as the years progressed ... Ford had to keep up with other car companies such as Buick and Cadillac, so Henry Ford came out with the Ford Model A in 1927 which unwittingly really helped the moonshine runners even more. Henry Ford was against alcohol and was actually one of the people ... who voted for prohibition and he knew what his cars were ...

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... , the NHRA, drag racing, muscle cars, and the Muscle Car Era. The idea of racing cars as a spectator sport was an advertising idea of Henry Ford's. Ford developed a team of racecar drivers to race his Model T, drivers that would eventually be great names to motor sports; drivers such as Ed Winfield, Harry ... made Model T owners want their car to be as fast as the race cars they watched on race day. As a response to this demand Ford began to manufacture high performance aftermarket parts for Model T roadsters. (Bakerville http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/42646/) Model T racing became s...

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• Grade Level: High School