"Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black."
— Henry Ford

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English
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German: "Jeder kann seinen Wagen beliebig anstreichen lassen, wenn der Wagen nur schwarz ist."

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p. 72. Chapter IV, : Remark about the Model T in 1909; this has often been paraphrased, e.g.: "You can have any color as long as it's black."