It's truly "fascinating" to watch these old "manufacturing" videos !!! Many might/would say these jobs were dull, boring, monotonous, and even degrading but they were "living wage" jobs in their time and employed thousands. Thanks for putting these up !! I watch them routinely and really LOVE the music as well !! The Rouge plant would really have been something to see !! They still have public "tours" but only show how they assemble a "pickup" or ??? Nothing like what the facility was like in its "heyday" !! Love that image in one of your videos of that scoop that transfers the iron ore and moves 16 tons of product with each "bite" !!! Deceptive in the video, that scoop must have been at least the size of a 10 yard "dump truck" !!! Henry wanted to be as "self sufficient" as was humanly possible as was evidenced by the size and scale of the Rouge facility and his ability to generate his own wood, glass, steel, rubber, fabric, electricity, etc. Today, this concept is entirely reversed as the manufacturers go to great lengths to "sub-contract" as much as possible in order to employ as few as possible. This concept is commonly known and applauded as "Progress" and "highly efficient" !!!
@AModelA19 сағат бұрын
It is fascinating. Thanks for watching!
@paintingandlife42883 күн бұрын
I have parts made by these guys. Very amazing
@dajonczy4276 күн бұрын
What happened to Henry Ford's motto, He wants everyone to afford his cars ? Instead of now get as much as you can mentally today
@Makedonac0076 күн бұрын
Beautiful concept' but ... the oxygen levels' changed .. 342,425,647 folks broke .. 745,821,958pieces of equipment standing still .. .. NOT A GOOD BUSINESS MODEL FOR MODERN TIME'S Upper Canada KJV* Amen 🌳🍓the strawberry tree, Niagara Falls Ontario
@rogerrendzak80559 күн бұрын
Ugly, and frightening. It's like a big old, luxury car, but with wings. Thank goodness Ford opted out, of the automobile industry👍!!! Your write-up reads that, 200 Ford Tri-Motors were manufactured. I thought that number would be, substantially higher. Your write-up states: 'We reserve the right, to moderate comments'. You really mean; delete😒………
@theeviking739512 күн бұрын
25:13 where is most of that cars body?
@AModelA12 күн бұрын
That's a commercial chassis. Ford sold a running chassis complete with front fenders, running boards, hood, and cowl. These would then be outfitted with custom bodies by independent body builders across the world. There's another one you can see on the assembly line at the 24:13 mark.
@abelsantoro375213 күн бұрын
Es increíble que los operarios en la fundición no tuvieran protección respiratoria ! It is incredible that the workers in the foundry did not have respiratory protection!
@AModelA12 күн бұрын
Agreed! Be sure to watch this Ford Safety film from the 1920's kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnLWoaKph7eXhc0
@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT13 күн бұрын
Wish there were more details on Ford's safety glass (sandwich glass?), but interesting video, though.
@AModelA12 күн бұрын
It would be interesting to see that whole process. Perhaps it wasn't filmed to prevent others from stealing the methods. Thanks for watching!
@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT12 күн бұрын
@@AModelA Thanks for the reply! You are probably right! Advanced manufacturing at that time.
@paulnicholson190615 күн бұрын
The cars being brought in are pretty new actually considering it is 1928.
@nlpnt15 күн бұрын
Cars did need a lot more regular servicing starting from new then.
@paulnicholson190615 күн бұрын
@@nlpnt I think they replaced piston rings at 10K miles... Also the T has a removable plate on the engine pan to be able to take up wear in the engine bearings which is done like we change oil!
@mdogg160413 күн бұрын
@@nlpnt Yes indeed. My first car, a '52 Plymouth which I bought for $195 in 1968 was supposed to be lubed every 1000 miles. Can you see these yuppy smart asses driving Chip and Suzie all over the place pausing to service a vehicle every month?
@texasranger726215 күн бұрын
Amazing video thank you for making this. Love how they cut the glass by hand. Lot of work to make glass.
@AModelA13 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Robbie_robot15 күн бұрын
No hands in pockets at Ford. They would be sewn up.
@hotrodray680216 күн бұрын
Momentification ? 00:15
@Louis-kk3to16 күн бұрын
It was Ford wiere and a skate bord bearing NOW ! ITS COBALT AND ACID W/ COAL AND NATURAL GAS TO MAKE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLE WITH BATTERIES 😢
@maxfastest17 күн бұрын
Its no wonder we had to get OSHA ! danger was an every day event .
@AModelA17 күн бұрын
And Ford still touted all of their safety initiatives during this time. If you haven't seen this 1920's Ford safety film be sure to check it out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnLWoaKph7eXhc0
@spooky312018 күн бұрын
No OSHA back then... God help them as far as safety.
@AModelA17 күн бұрын
And Ford still touted all of their safety initiatives during this time. If you haven't seen this 1920's Ford safety film be sure to check it out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnLWoaKph7eXhc0
@1208bug19 күн бұрын
Great video!
@AModelA18 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
@noah887719 күн бұрын
Amazing wish had set the dies
@AModelA18 күн бұрын
Don't we all! Personally we'd grab the gas tank assembly equipment. Thanks for watching!
@markrix20 күн бұрын
Now i know why the city of rouge south of Detroit is called rouge.
@createdeccentricities662020 күн бұрын
Filmed without the use of a single camera drone . . .
@AModelA18 күн бұрын
But imagine what the film would be if they did have that! Thanks for watching.
@shawnn692620 күн бұрын
Having been a Model A enthusiast for many years, I think it's hilarious when I come across sellers stating "matching numbers car". I ask them did they find the number on the frame. They give me a dumb look and say the numbers match the title. Doesn't mean anything other than it could have been re-registered with a new title and number which isn't that hard to do.
@AModelA18 күн бұрын
We made this video specifically to try and dispel some of the folklore around engine numbers. Next time someone tells you a bogus story about an engine number point them this way! Thanks for watching.
@redblack841421 күн бұрын
Thank you for posting. Really interesting.👍
@AModelA21 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@sugrue852621 күн бұрын
Wow
@AModelA18 күн бұрын
Indeed.
@rcktnut439721 күн бұрын
Thanks for bringning this to us!
@AModelA18 күн бұрын
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching and commenting.
@williamstel933021 күн бұрын
Part of the reason that the cord of the wing is so thick is for the aircraft to have a real low stall speed ( the speed where the aircraft drops out of the sky. The reason is that Horsepower was low for the size of aircraft and the weight that it could carry. So the stall speed is probably 30 or 35 mph and the cruise speed is probably 90 mph. But with such a thick wing, it's easy to fly.
@AModelA18 күн бұрын
That's interesting info. Thanks for sharing.
@williamstel933021 күн бұрын
Besides an owners manual, i also have a seat out of the first California flight, and my grandfather Russell William Bill Hull also gave one of the seats to his older brother Cliff Hull in Port Huron, Michigan. When i last saw, it was in better shape than mine. I have a picture of my mom sitting in the chair when she was three in about 1936.
@williamstel933022 күн бұрын
I believe that my grandfather worked there in 1923 as an assistant superintendent. I have an owners manual for one. And some pictures of one with pontoons and with my grandfather being lowered into the Great Lake.
@AModelA18 күн бұрын
Very cool family story!
@sugrue852622 күн бұрын
Ford was excellence. I was born 1966. I am 4th generation factory worker in Waterbury CT. My GreatGrandfather was a Caster at Chase. They were the only ones that worked 5 days a week because they needed an extra day to recover to work again 5he next week. The standard then in the late 1800’s was 6 days a week for still what was good strong hard labor. He got blackballed for a while for trying to unionize the shop, but they did hire him back because they needed him. By the time I came around, to the credit of GreatGrandpa’s attempts and Ford’s influence back then along with Union standards that put laws in place, it is a safer USA. (That should not be competing with export countries with lesser standards) There are some unfair comments listed here to this video. Certainly time is money. Always safer to stay home and do nothing, but than can kill you too. Certainly there are some companies and some foreman that are idiots and should not be worked for (so don’t) Humans are awesome creatures but some have to be told to get the safety glasses out of their pocket. I get a kick out of the safety officers not wearing eye protection. Sadly we have engineers on jobs that passed safety courses yet really do not understand what any of it is on the job.
@fredburban821922 күн бұрын
I remember in the 60's along the DT&I railroad tracks (formerly Ford) in Northern Allen Park just south of Dearborn Rouge Plant there were still the pens for sand for the Glass Plant. Pure White Sand.
@AModelA19 күн бұрын
Relic of a bygone era. Thanks for watching!
@user-mw9dd2wo5b22 күн бұрын
That is bad ass
@AModelA19 күн бұрын
It is certainly interesting to see!
@tiger719922 күн бұрын
Ford didn't screw around. When he needed rubber for the tires he built a rubber plantation in Brazil. He didn't like relying on suppliers for his raw materials.
@AModelA19 күн бұрын
Lead, follow, or get out of the way. Thanks for watching!
@Dantheman191917 күн бұрын
Ford did attempt to grow rubber trees but never got a crop he was in the wrong geographic location
@samholdsworth4207 күн бұрын
He failed miserably at growing rubber what are you talking about? You obviously don't know anything about what you're talking about if you mentioned him growing rubber. Which he never accomplished because he was sorry to say a racist idiot LMAO Ford was an absolutely horrible human being.
@tikitavi712022 күн бұрын
The fumes in that casting plant must have taken a heavy toll.
@AModelA19 күн бұрын
The workers certainly paid the price for those harsh conditions. Thanks for watching!
@Katchi_22 күн бұрын
Always with the music....
@valuedteammember100523 күн бұрын
wow (spelled W.O.W.) "Walking the glass". That's a new one for me. SpaceX (formally Twitter) has nothing on these guys. Very COoL. Clearly it must be considered a "crime against humanity" to bReAk one of these? R.E.S.P.E.C.T p.s. Xlint [voice over]. You RoCk.
@peterkennedy559623 күн бұрын
It’s funny, but Ford dealers in Pennsylvania haven’t changed much since this filming. Most are filthy and disgusting and give poor service.
@AModelA19 күн бұрын
That's funny! Thanks for watching.
@patmccarthy506923 күн бұрын
Awesome video!!
@AModelA23 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@proudvirginian23 күн бұрын
That gantry camera giving the continuous view from the top was so cool on terms of what it showed.
@AModelA23 күн бұрын
We thought so too! The original film is pretty shaky so we had to do some work to stabilize the footage and put it at the right speed so that it was easier to watch. Thanks again for watching and commenting!
@binderfan43623 күн бұрын
We used to do that. Now its done in China and India for low wages. So stockholders can live on the coast and do nothing.
@darrellhagan612424 күн бұрын
So different than today. True, skilled craftsmen who don't rely upon computerized everything. But I do think that even then the painters should have been wearing respirators or masks. I didn't have time to watch the whole video so maybe some of them were wearing something.....
@AModelA23 күн бұрын
No, Ford didn't seem to offer respiratory gear for anyone. If you haven't seen our 1920's Ford safety film you should check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnLWoaKph7eXhc0 Thanks for watching!
@jamesb.915524 күн бұрын
Those workers were making $5 a day in those times and that was real good money.
@Lakeman321124 күн бұрын
Something I didn’t know…thanks
@AModelA23 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@tomsamuelson851225 күн бұрын
There was a pilot (pilots?} that used a tri-motor in his aerobatic act and performed at airshows in the 30's or 40's. I got to fly in a tri-motor twice. Once in 1965, an AA restored ship and around 1980 in the one EAA has (or had)..do they still??
@AModelA19 күн бұрын
I believe the EAA's Trimotor still flies. Thanks for watching.
@erich327325 күн бұрын
Fuck I love working in factories
@davedoughty121325 күн бұрын
I love the old American cars… I’ve been driving a 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback for 53 years and it’s still my favorite!! Started with 11,000 miles and now have 688,000. 3 motors and 2 transmissions later. I recently retired it from daily driver service when my doctor recommended that I was too old for such a car as a daily driver. I’m 72 and still work. My car and I have been through a lot together… hopefully God will permit me some more time with it!! The Old Army Scout…
@davidbaise513725 күн бұрын
Let’s not forget Clyde Barrow, of Bonnie and Clyde fame, who wrote a letter to Ford praising the virtues of the Model A with the new V-8. Got away with a lot of loot driving the Ford.
@shawnn692625 күн бұрын
Thank you to all the people in this video that are no longer alive that made my '30 Model A.
@AModelA19 күн бұрын
Imagine traveling back in time and telling these guys you saw a film of them building cars on an electronic device that fits in your pocket. Thanks for watching!
@grantberardi508025 күн бұрын
I was fortunate enough to go up in one in March,2018 in North Little Rock, Ar. Tail no. NCB407. This plane was used in the filming of "Dillinger" with Johnny Depp. Best 75 bucks I've ever spent!
@AModelA19 күн бұрын
We owe a lot to the men like your Great Grandfather who built America. Thanks for watching!
@dlewis976025 күн бұрын
Walter is really good at finger pointing. Obviously, while it's the right thing to do, all I see in the body language is some guy passing the buck. The Great Depression is coming up, so no one is going to move on to another job if they can help it. But given a choice, I'd jump ship. It's like the movie Casablanca, Rick: How can you close me up? On what grounds? Renault: I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here! [a croupier hands Renault a pile of money] Croupier: Your winnings, sir. Renault: Oh, thank you very much. His arm movements are those of a bully, even though he owns the business. He takes no accountability. He's low life. Goes to an independent. Guy extends his hand. Walter shakes it, looks around and says "We ought to destroy him".
@nlpnt15 күн бұрын
In the mold of Old Henry himself.
@916commons25 күн бұрын
Henry was one mean ‘ole SOB. Blame anyone but himself. Sounds like a weird one too. 😂
@dennisdavidek669426 күн бұрын
Regardless of any naysaying, that loop was impressive.