Vintage automobile factories

1960 Chrysler

 

Hemi Heaven

 

That ‘49 Ford Convertible sure is cheery. There were some happy colors then but sure seems like green, dark blue, black and grey sure ruled the road then. Seems like it wasn’t until ‘55 that we got busy with the happy color combos.

 

Fascinating video of a publicity film produced for the Ford Motor Company at the Dearborn Assembly Plant showing in detail how a 1962 Ford is constructed. The factory is located at the Ford River Rouge Complex that began operations in 1928 manufacturing the Model A Ford; at that point it was the most extensive factory system in the entire world.

Unlike the present time when auto parts and components are sourced and shipped from around the US and the world, in the 1960s the Automaker continued to manufacture the vast majority of the content of its automobiles and trucks on site from the necessary raw materials. Most of what was not produced at the Rouge was created at the plants of Ford-owned subsidiaries.

This video covers a very interesting manufacturing process that begins with raw materials and ends up as a completed automobile. After the car leaves the end of the assembly line, it undergoes further testing before it is driven onto a transport truck for delivery to a Ford dealer.

 

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