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Past Gas by Donut Media

Past Gas by Donut Media

Leisure:Automotive

That Time Ford Tried To Cover Up 271 Deaths (But Got Caught)

That Time Ford Tried To Cover Up 271 Deaths (But Got Caught)

2021-02-15
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Ford and Firestone started as automotive BFFs. The relationship between the two companies-- as well as two wealthy families-- lasted over a century. But starting in the ’80s, a series of disastrous business decisions led to hundreds of lives being l...

Ford and Firestone started as automotive BFFs. The relationship between the two companies-- as well as two wealthy families-- lasted over a century. But starting in the ’80s, a series of disastrous business decisions led to hundreds of lives being lost, and the end of Ford and Firestone working together. What was the human toll, and how did the companies avoid responsibility? Today on Past Gas, the story behind the biggest breakup in automotive history.


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