Doing the Impossible

Creating the impossible, the development of the V-8 engine by Henry Ford

The impossible Ford V-8 motor, or at least that's what the engineers thought when Henry Ford decided to produce the impossible V-8 engine. He decided he wanted all 8 cylinders cast in one block. He instructed his engineers to make a design for this idea. The idea was placed on paper but all the engineers agreed that this was simply impossible to cast an 8 cylinder engine in one piece. Henry Ford said "Produce it anyway", the engineers said Mr. Ford its impossible! Ford said go ahead and stay on the job until you succeed no matter how much time is required. The engineers went ahead or be fired. 6 months went by and nothing happened. Another 6 months past and still nothing happened. The engineers tried every conceivable plan to carry out the orders but the thing seemed out of the question, impossible! At the end of the year Ford checked with the engineers and again they had informed him they had found know way to carry out his orders. Keep trying said Ford! I want it and I will have it! So back to the drawing board they went and sure enough like magic they found the secret to the V-8 engine and once again the what was once thought was impossible was now achieved.

Quote: What ever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve. Napoleon Hill