Inside Ford’s Bizarre Archive ft. Secret Supercars!

[@TopGear]

Which of these Fords should have made it to market?

[@mariusnenu]

Tom Ford

[@thibautdedoncker3370]

so little calculation, that victory dinner would cost $27,097.03 in todays money, or just about $2700 shy of a new ford bronco sport

[@DaVe-iSnOtHoMe.MaN.LemmingsWeB]

Fn pennies compared with that one 24 global WIN ford sold more in the next month than they spent developing an racing so stupid MANAGEMENT shouldn't have a say in what ppl that actually build Vehicles and PAYING CUSTOMERS BUY .

[@ollie_kew]

Thanks for figuring that! I think that's a bargain for 24 hours work that's gone down in history...

[@Zonda5]

Dad we had clients we ordered champagne and all the sides tell him about the sides

[@tiernanricks5506]

did the sides cure cancer?

[@1PrinceWilliam]

All the liquor and one cake! I wonder how many people drove home afterwards…

[@thewatersavior]

Awesome finish with the Rosa Parks exhibit, had no idea that bus was still around!

[@planetpeterson2824]

Subtle mistake in the narrative. Rosa was sitting in the front of the colored section, and was told to go to the back. The whites only section was full, and the white passenger was trying to take her spot in the designated spot. It’s kind of important because she was following the unjust segregated rules to the letter. She was not in the wrong in any way.

[@GearzMonkey]

2 things I learnt from this video: 1) More often than not, failure precedes success. Persist and never give up. 2) How to write a resignation letter like a boss!

[@SeanNyte]

I hate to say that I'm actually going backwards with these videos, because I completely missed the last episode y'all made a few weeks ago and just saw the notification about this one... So I guess I'm watching this video and then I'll go back and watch the other one you uploaded.... These kind of videos are my absolute favorite types of content y'all make.... I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what journey you take me on next! Keep up the awesome work!

[@DuvJones]

35:20 The fact that they kept this.... and it's on public display. Huh?! Their are some many things that could be said about it but it's not hidden, it's not pushed into a corner. You can get on the damn thing and sit in the same seat. I have to say that I am impressed. The Ford Museum, of all places.

[@renypayne11]

Did you comment before finishing the video? Its amazing that they have it but it had to be fully restored. The few seats that appear to be original are the ones near the front of the bus.

[@DuvJones]

@@renypayne11 One of the few things that a museum does outside of display is restoration work, so I expected that there's been some work on the vehicle to keep it in the state that it's currently filmed at. Which means someone had to care to get that done and to get the bus as pristine as it is shot... that's a lot of money, especially when you consider this is the Ford Museum asking General Motors for parts, blueprints, etc., but more importantly that is a lot of time. As I said, someone had to care to preserve this. The Bus at the centre of an American Social Tsunami, the bus that is the beginning of the end to segregation.

[@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13]

Are you saying that Henry Ford was a racist?... Because he apparently was. Product of his generation though.

[@didiglos]

I don't think you should be touching those old documents without a glove..

[@gruffrc]

I'm getting anxiety watching him crease them

[@AustinShaw-v5i]

He's British. What do you expect?

[@vikingfast925]

You actually think those are originals? Ever heard of copies?

[@marclevine2688]

probably just reproductions for museum purposes

[@vikingfast925]

@@marclevine2688 Spot on 👌

[@Gamefreak8112]

I am loving these secret archive crawls

[@Tomallen2]

Not being funny or anything but cant help but think about how much more interesting this would’ve been to watch if James or Hammond had made it.

[@PastelitoPapi]

The most interesting thing about this video was finding out PR Newswire was founded in the 50s and isn’t just some new website lol

[@yacinedjemal4212]

$2,800 in 1966 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $27,096.74 today

[@DaVe-iSnOtHoMe.MaN.LemmingsWeB]

Cheap these days for a COMPANY'S restaurant tab . I have personally seen a dinner and bar tab for 20 couples just booze hit 30,000$🇨🇦 an food was15k + waitress an bartender 15/20% so oh an tax , lol 54k ish thankfully only half the staff showed up. Lol

[@DaVe-iSnOtHoMe.MaN.LemmingsWeB]

That companies Profit that year my team alone, i made them 2¾mill , had been with the company for4 years an got a wooooo50 buck xmas bonus . I quit the day after that party. Fn joke .

[@TheBrokenEclipse]

This place is amazing, I had no idea it existed, but now I definitely have to go there!

[@saangai]

That Le Mans victory dinner was held at Le Chanteclair, the restaurant run by retired French racing driver René Dreyfus. “The watering hole of the international racing fraternity, its walls lined with the photographs of the great drivers.” Wrote Walter Cronkite.

[@STAG162]

Ford archives... 9:35 [pulls out a button that says "A FORD IS NO LINCOLN"] .. goes across the street to the Ford museum, first car on display.. LINCOLN CONTINENTAL.

[@elvis1745]

damn. I got goosebumps as soon as he said that this was no ordinary bus and I realized... just awesome that they have it!

[@jambear7862]

The kind of content we are looking for, bravo.

[@c130jmatt]

The way he walks reminds me of a Thunderbirds puppet

[@iamtherealzombie]

@16:20 Nice to the VR46 represented with his Monza Rally Fiesta

[@dvddmc]

To bad they didnt talk about the ford Taurus that was sitting next to the Mustang for it was one great car that ford ever built

[@zorknemesis6157]

What an amazing tour I wish that I was having the privilege to visit thet museum since I was little children I was Curious if the Ford company Kept the original. First vehicle. And it's amazing to see it there thank you top gear team to let us know peace and love

[@UncleManuel]

I really enjoyed this afFORDable archive tour. Well done! 😁😎🤘

[@bobtuiliga8691]

For the record, Pouilly-Fuissé isn't a Champagne, it's a white wine from Burgundy

[@ChasingDifferentAdventures]

I bought a Roush Mustang and never been their thanks for sharing Awesome Automotive History. 👨🏻🤘🏻🏎️🏁🚩

[@martini_tre410]

Walking on your tippy toes is weird bro other than that great video😂😂

[@DinDjarin777]

Great video, absolutely love these, keep them coming !!

[@stobe187]

Love the side "gills" on the Mustang concept

[@anthonyjose5644]

This dude walks funny lol

[@salamandora66]

Any one else notice how the 64 mustang kinda sorta looks like the Ferrari 410 Super America?😂

[@Porsche4life]

The day I got my Ford GT ford really went above and beyond with the delivery, paper work and cool collections items especially the maintenance on my 2005 ford GTs.

[@BFBeast666]

Where do they show the severed fingers the assembly line chopped off?

[@kyrujames]

Converting the film to digital format will never age. Easily convertible to some network storage and backup to numerous locations 😂

[@davidengler7163]

How is it possible that this is the best person Top Gear can find hes horrible.

[@sergiode5336]

Why does he walk like that? 😂

[@mpow3r972]

Never trust a man who walks on his toes...

[@urbanstrencan]

Awesome video Ollie, great look inside the Ford Motor Company, would love to visit this place ❤❤❤. Keep up with great work. My choice is Ford Model A

[@outkast40]

Ford will be remembered as the Recall King.

[@lemoncake9385]

You can tell the host genuinely doesn't care about the history as much as he should. It showed in the previous video N' its a shame to see him again. Someone with more knowledge & interest could ask some true cracking questions about these old hidden cars but we get "that looks old" ....

[@tstret3104]

@@charleyoldhamthef1guy428 the tism is strong with you..

[@728GT]

Top Gear has sucked ass for a while now so its no surprise their host doesnt give two shits about anything other than being on camera.

[@charleyoldhamthef1guy428]

@tstret3104 Nice you just had to say something offensive to a person with autism that being myself ​

[@fifteen8850]

You just sound like a hater 😂

[@ericship8383]

@@fifteen8850hater? He’s speaking facts you sound like a blind fanboy 😂

[@nicholasstocker8864]

15:05 I have one of those!

[@dr80008]

Public transport in USA has come a long way since the fifties. Rosa Parks is to be thanked for that.

[@ebro70]

One of your better videos that I can say.

[@BocoProductions189]

this man wakes up every week and says to himself "Hmm, whos secret vehicle warehouse do I want to make not a secret anymore"

[@theislandsc]

26:10- I think we all know why that VW beetle is in there and it’s not because it was revolutionary like to the Ford model T. Mr.Ford was a huge fan of a certain German political party from 1937-1945 that was responsible for the people’s car.

[@jordanmascarenhas7974]

And visa versa. Hitler was a huge fan of Henry Ford

[@leecroysdale8140]

The bloke walks like he's shit himself 😅

[@jonrico7937]

Outstanding video!! Very interesting!!

[@thehabeeeeeb]

If you came for the thumbnail it's here 32:46

[@Kenny-u6u]

Ollie walking around looking like he’s always just shit himself.

[@Tom-lf8hx]

Another ford fact, mainly for the aussies...holden made panels for ford before they started to make their own cars

[@alexanderwolf5134]

Love this video. Makes me wanna go there.

[@F8Tributo]

Very cool video! Fun to watch!

[@RastaRider]

17:17 Wow love this one xD

[@6or7breadsticks]

When Rosa Parks couldn’t pay her rent, the owner of Little Ceasers stepped up and paid her rent till she ascended. I wish they had a gluten free thick crust tho

[@deoczidGONI]

A secret Ford stash without a GT90 is not a Secret Ford stash.....

[@waltergoez1691]

The car it's in a private collection

[@neilperry2224]

They used to weigh the invoices for the GT40 programme after H.Ford ll said win at any cost. They even flew parts out to France by the recently launched 747 Jumbo Jet.

[@neilperry2224]

They used black paint because it dried quicker than coloured paints. Also the film will burn when it disintegrates, so keeping it cold helps as well to stop it catching light.

[@goosegarage78]

Quick google says 2800 in 1965 translates to 27,000 today.

[@gavla-82]

22:23 don't blaspheme in a Ford museum dude!

[@maverrickmetzler7557]

Can your company add book or time marks?

[@gagarin777]

No GT90 in the museum?

[@dobrien8910]

No, because there's only one, and it's privately owned.

[@BigGriz1010]

Ford’s factory was in Highland Park, Michigan and not Dearborn.

[@WMUCarGuy]

The first factory Ford owned was the Piquette Plant in Detroit, which was the birthplace of the Model T. Then they moved to Highland Park where the major assembly line / $5/day pay raise / etc. took place and things really took off. But you are correct that the photo they showed was from Highland Park.

[@wheely90]

27k was spent on the bar tab for the win in todays money

[@Phalgun27]

Which shoe is the host wearing?

[@dougshaw2944]

So.....find any copies of The Dearborn Independent? You know there's a copy of each issue somewhere in that archive.

[@TheMoukis]

Why does this guy walk like a penguin?

[@k1ng617]

24:52 Proof that Mercedes stole Ford's design for the G-wagon

[@brettturnage533]

Bravo.

[@TooCoolForSchool97]

I'm not surprised that they didn't show any of the drip trays under each Ford. Maybe too embarrassing. Maybe they drain all the oil out of the Fords before putting them on display.

[@MrZattack101]

The JFK assassination car is insane

[@IslaSprollie]

Brilliant

[@NoMad-gj9bo]

It's called Dearborn Michigan 😅

[@greigsanderson]

Just over €27k in todays money for the drinks after the 24hr victory.

[@Adam-kb2mn]

I love his walk.

[@jaromor8808]

36:15 also a myth - Rosa Parks was only 2nd candidate for that thing... the 1st candidate turned out to be pregnant out of a wedlock which wouldn't look exactly good, so they went with Rosa

[@dbanks0927]

RIP KB43

[@daddyandy9591]

The 1963 Lola MK6 GT led to the Ford GT40 )

[@craigshovlin9756]

Need to laugh at the corrosion on that F150 electric prototype, typical ford, great mechanicals and great to drive but they don't half love to rust, I speak as a ford owner of nearly 30 years

[@Alisevenn13]

Rip Ken Miles

[@demonwares]

Incredibly, that clay model is even prettier than the actual Ford GT

[@charleyoldhamthef1guy428]

👎🧢

[@existentialselkath1264]

Nah, I gotta disagree. It's a great design but I think the final car perfected it.

[@operationscresson826]

11:20 Don’t you think it’d be a good idea to wear gloves when handling delicate objects like original sketches and drawings?? This man annoys me.

[@Fastltt]

Do we need gloves to handle your delicate emotions and personalties?

[@kurt9055]

This guy 😂

[@jaromor8808]

13:20 this sounds like an utter corporate non-sense

[@Hexagram66]

Why does he walk like hes a puppet on strings...

[@nicomonkeyboy]

Sooo... don't own a Lincoln limo. Gotcha.

[@statisticalanomaly8416]

Whoa

[@Gson-cx8uk]

Dude you walk a duck 🦆. You’ll never wear out your heels 👠.

[@TheNismo777]

Why in the living hell u need to take every paper in hand?! Keep your greasy hands off from those items. Clearly manners forgotten.

[@kevinnielsen1356]

Make sure and wear good comfortable walking shoes when driving this. After all, it's a Ford

[@upmarketdread]

Such a cool location. It does suck that the host is so bad though.

[@jamesthornton161196]

This should be a Shmee150 video

[@mrguest6679]

I wonder if there going release new ford GT

[@Islamicvideos7r]

WOW

[@simsimw]

That ford gt prototype is weird

[@noduh736]

Most prototype vehicles are that way when they are the finally put into production it's more subtle and less shocking but still futuristic unlike the cyber truck which is almost identical to the prototype and was in debut and still is shocking and polarizing most folks either really like it or really don't like it very few are neutral on its styling

[@laislaworks9094]

Why this little jumping walking?

[@tayib562]

Wow ilove you car

[@ethanelliott9240]

Definitely not a 1927 T lol try 1914

[@SONICOC2021]

New ford GT gen 4 ????

[@United_Wings]

Wow

[@tusharsingh122]

Some how Topgear finds a way to make everything boring 🤦

[@myleshravisankard2348]

Am I the only one who thinks that this guy isn't good enough for the stuff he do ? He misses the important stuffs and keep on skipping to the boring ones.

[@XXfea]

and....they're going Bk . .

[@buckelharryfinn]

Do they also have information about Henry Ford racism, that he is the only american who was honored by the naziregime with the Malteser Kreuz, that he had his own little gestapo for his employees, that the New York Times called hin the "Mussolini of Highland Park", that he wrote and published in 1920 "The International Jew: The World's Problem", which inspired Adolf Hitler... That's also history

[@travislostaglia8861]

You need to do some more reading and stop cherry picking history. The president of GM was given the same award. GM did more for the Nazi’s than ford ever did. The formula for synthetic fuel was given to the Germans by GM they were the biggest car manufacturer in Germany in the 30’s. Henry Ford had a stroke and died not long after being shown footage of the death camps. If he was a real Nazi it wouldn’t have bothered him

[@fread51]

That's every white person in America

[@Blakeoffire]

True... well, some of what you wrote... but did you also know that in 1927 Henry Ford denounced his earlier published racist/stereotypical views on Jewish people ? I know it's extremely difficult for modern day people/brains to think in terms of the cultural climate of the times (the 1910s to 1920s, Post-WW1) in which they wave their virtuous, critical fingers at, but if you took the time/effort to understand where Henry Ford came from - his rural farming upbringing mixed with the common attitudes of his entire living environment - you'd also then understand that his personal beliefs (at that particular point in time) were also influenced by current populist political sensibilities that advocated a distrust of financiers, bankers and institutions of economic power. One common stereotype at the time led some people to assume that Jews controlled the international banking system; a belief that may have fed his anti-Jewish feelings. His disgust of World War I also convinced him that international Jewish bankers were both fueling and profiting from the war; a stereotype which may have convinced him that International Jewish bankers supported the war for personal gain... It's all context y'see... Don't just be another lazy human unable to research facts that you cherry-pick bullet points from the era in order to create/embellish your own narrow-minded view... I'm not at all disagreeing with the fact that Henry's 1920-1922 publication was a racist, anti-semitism entity, but it also really, REALLY helps to understand the ENTIRE picture of the global times (of the time) and how the ebb/flow of society's stereotypes progressed and (eventually) changed with education and insight. People do wrong, uneducated, stupid things all the time... but then they (hopefully) learn that they were wrong and correct them. 😉

[@travislostaglia8861]

The president of GM was given the same award KZbin deleted my first comment you are cherry picking history

[@buckelharryfinn]

@@travislostaglia8861 nope, and after all the facts, if I was wrong and he is not the only one, he was still a racist.

[@commonyetrare]

I love the woke bit at the end, corporate requirement fulfilled while overlooking Ford's volumous collection of racism.