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Automobile Trivia



Bit of Automobile trivia.
It was a sweltering August day when the Cohen brothers entered the
> > posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford (an infamous
anti-Semite),
> > 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 a hundred
> > degrees in that car !"
> >
> > "It is," smiled the youngest brother, "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?"
> >
> > One of the brothers 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 there is 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
Cohen's
> > name 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 >>


Scott Mueller
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