Many Model T owners might be surprised to learn that Ford Motor Co. had already dove headfirst into vanadium steel production by the summer of 1907. For anyone seeking in depth study of vanadium at that time, a few links:
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This recap appeared in the ALAM magazine (Selden Patent opponents).
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