Henry Ford Resigned, Now It's a Good Time to Sell the Shares

Cousins had been right there when his partner figured out the Model T. He knew Henry Ford would no sooner, sooner abandon that car than he would his wife or his son. Cousins stayed out of the negotiation as the bidding started at $7,500 per share and the price rose until it settled at $13,000 a share. It is a powerful testament to what Henry Ford had accomplished that the shareholders didn't want to see that the new company was a ploy.