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I watched this History Channel series on the American auto industry. https://www.history.com/shows/the-cars-that-made-america I found the interplay between the men that are attached to the names of the brands we know so well to be really interesting, especially how they were continually jumping back and forth working for one another. Although I consider myself pretty well-versed in auto industry history, there was lots of material that was new to me My favorite part was the portrayal of the relationship between Henry Ford and his hired goon-enforcer Harry Bennett who used to target practice with his .45 in his basement office while sitting behind his desk. I do remember when Ford wanted to get rid of an engineer, he'd get Bennett to tell the engineer that there was a noise coming from the engine of one of the test cars and the engineer should ride on the running board so he could hear it better. Bennett would then drive the car out of the factory, wheel it around so the engineer flew off the running board, and head back into the factory with the gates closing behind him. The show is available on demand or you can see it on the link above. Well worth a watch.