In 1906, Henry Ford became President of Ford Motor Company. Since the company incorporation paperwork was signed on 16 Jun 1903, the President had been the investor John S. Gray. Since the company was first formed, he had been the company Vice President and Chief Engineer. When Gray died on 6 Jul 1906, the shareholders elected Ford to take the position of company president. It would be another two years before the Model T Ford car would be made available to the public on 1 Oct 1908, but earlier Ford models had been in production at the purpose-built Piquette Avenue Plant since Dec 1904. Shortly after becoming the company President, he was arranging to build an even larger, efficient factory at Highland Park.« My Life and Work, by Henry Ford. - book suggestion.