rss feedHenry Ford’s soybean car and suit show that from the tiny bean come many things
It’s clear that the Internet is a stellar platform for going “vertical” to dig out and present information. In this case, I actually was looking for tofu-related clothing.
Somehow, I came across Henry Ford’s experimental ”Soybean Car.” And I thought: Look at this.
His vehicle from the early 1940s was not some squishy soybean cake mobile with a bean curd bumper and tofu top.
No, he used the roly-poly bean in an innovative formula to eventually make a 2,000-pound vehicle that featured a tubular steel frame and plastic panels, according to the Benson Ford Research Center.
So, why did he do it?
