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亨利·福特:我的生活与工作·补录 37

亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导

My "gasoline buggy" was the first and for a long time the only automobile in Detroit. It was considered to be something of a nuisance, for it made a racket and it scared horses. Also it blocked traffic. For if I stopped my machine anywhere in town a crowd was around it before I could start up again. If I left it alone even for a minute some inquisitive person always tried to run it. Finally, I had to carry a chain and chain it to a lamp post whenever I left it anywhere. And then there was trouble with the police. I do not know quite why, for my impression is that there were no speed-limit laws in those days. Anyway, I had to get a special permit from the mayor and thus for a time enjoyed the distinction of being the only licensed chauffeur in America. I ran that machine about one thousand miles through 1895 and 1896 and then sold it to Charles Ainsley of Detroit for two hundred dollars. That was my first sale. I had built the car not to sell but only to experiment with. I wanted to start another car. Ainsley wanted to buy. I could use the money and we had no trouble in agreeing upon a price.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7213
定位:Additional excerpt 37 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

福特的“汽油马车”是底特律第一辆,而且很长时间里是唯一一辆。人们觉得它是个麻烦,因为它吵,还吓马,也堵塞交通。只要他在城里任何地方停车,还没来得及重新发动,就围上一群人。哪怕只离开一分钟,总有好奇的人想试着开它。最后他不得不随身带链条,停在哪里就把它锁在路灯柱上。然后警察也来找麻烦。他不太清楚为什么,印象中那时还没有限速法。总之,他得从市长那里拿到特别许可,因此一度享有美国唯一持证司机的殊荣。1895到1896年间,他开着那辆车跑了大约一千英里,然后以两百美元卖给底特律的查尔斯·安斯利。那是他的第一笔销售。他造车不是为了卖,只是为了实验。他想再造一辆。安斯利想买。他需要钱,价格也容易谈拢。

上下文

福特在自传中回忆造出第一辆汽油车后,在底特律街头遇到的种种麻烦和第一笔交易。

今日一问

你正在做的“实验品”,是否已经有人愿意为它买单,而你却还没认真考虑出售?

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