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Who was Dr. Ernst Pfenning?

Posted by zapp on Jul 23 2021 in other stuff

Dr...Who? Dr. Ernst Pfenning was a German immigrant, who came to the United States in 1883. He was a dentist and he lived in Chicago Illinois. In 1903, on July 23rd, 118 years ago today, he payed 850$ to buy the first and brand new...

...Ford Model A

The Ford Motor Company was founded a month ago on June, 16th 1903 and this Model A was the first car, the Ford Motor Company ever sold.

Who was Dr. Ernst Pfenning?
The 1903 Ford Model A (Picture Wikimedia under the GPL)
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