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TIL when the Henry Ford Company dissolved in 1902, Ford's financial backers called in engineer Henry M. Leland to appraise the plant for liquidation. Leland persuaded them continue making cars at ... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL when the Henry Ford Company dissolved in 1902, Ford's financial backers called in engineer Henry M. Leland to appraise the plant for liquidation. Leland persuaded them continue making cars at the plant using Leland's engine design and formed a new car company: Cadillac.

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