to makea long while this machine, but henry ford stuck to it and it finally was ready.ent this night, he pushed it out for its first trial run. ♪ >> up and down the dark and empty streets he ran, past the dark houses was the shape of things to come. look out thes to window, he probably would've thought he was still dreaming. that night, history was made and the streets were never the same again. it did not happen overnight. the going was rough for those early cars on the american road. we should pause to remember and admire not only the adventurous man who kept on making automobiles but the reckless few who had courage enough to drive them. some people thought that the sale wagon had a more promising future than the automobile. it could hit almost 50 miles per hour if the wheels stayed on. on a public road, it really stopped traffic. ♪ were salutinge the wind blow them in various directions, men like henry ford were putting their faith in the gasoline engine. he built a big one and put it in a racing car called the 999. , was a heavyuge monster and spent most of its tim