The Ford Barn

Ol' Ron · 09-20-2016, 03:09 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RB3z1er9Sw

Joe Immler · 09-20-2016, 03:20 PM

Thanks, Ron. Cool video.

Seth Swoboda · 09-20-2016, 03:31 PM

Thanks for the link Ron. I watched 20 minutes so far and am enjoying it.

RalphM · 09-20-2016, 03:58 PM

Very good, but long! I watched it all through my lunch break, and will have to pick it up tonight.

petehoovie · 09-20-2016, 04:00 PM

Excellent video....They didn't mention anything about the Babbitt Bearings though....

19Fordy · 09-20-2016, 05:01 PM

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Thanks Ron.
I watched the entire video.
Henry Ford was indeed a genius.
Just imagine, a 32 Ford for $500.
Wonder what the average annual salary was in '32 despite the depression.

Seth Swoboda · 09-20-2016, 05:30 PM

I googled it and found the IRS income tax information for 1932 but it appears the IRS was as complicated then as it is now. Other sources I found vary depending on the industry you worked in. $1300-$1600 annual income.

corvette8n · 09-20-2016, 05:35 PM

Thanks for the link Ron, I got about half way through, but I stopped to eat, put it on my watch later list.

wisbangman · 09-20-2016, 06:02 PM

Great video! I watched it all! It reminded me of the day in 1959 when I was 15. I found a 1932 Ford 2 door sedan in a yard just off of 95th and Greenfield ave. in West Allis, Wisconsin for $ 50.00. I don't think it ran, but it was a 32 ! I argued with my dad for a week! Guess who won ? That is as close to a 32 that I ever got !

koates · 09-20-2016, 08:49 PM

Thanks Ron, wonderful film I have never it seen before. The 1932 Ford V8 was a landmark engineering marvel. And its sad to think that today some modern hot rodders are still finding nice examples and buggering them up because they think they can improve on them. So hard to find nice original 32s today. Regards, Kevin.

Tony Martino · 09-20-2016, 09:43 PM

Hey RON,
Loved it, watched it all the way!
Thanks to all you do here!
Tony

59ab · 09-20-2016, 09:50 PM

Thanks Ron,
Enjoyed it very much. I went home from the hospital in my Dad's 1932 Sport coupe. Wish I could own one!
Eddie

51 MERC-CT · 09-21-2016, 07:52 AM

" In his heart, Henry Ford knew it was all over for four cylinder cars"

As stated in the dialogue.
Looks like we have come full circle ( it seems ) like the majority of new cars are four cylinders.

Ol' Ron · 09-21-2016, 10:36 AM

To this day, casting this block is extremely difficult. I'd like to see some of the cores used to do it. The 8BA has core wires in the exhaust port, where as the early blocks didn't. I asume that was caused by a core change. They do no harm and probably burn out after awhile.

kirkf · 09-21-2016, 12:45 PM

That's a great video. It sure gives you a sense of a different time, where the public could still get excited and be wowed by technological marvels.

Kirk

Seth Swoboda · 09-21-2016, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirkf

That's a great video. It sure gives you a sense of a different time, where the public could still get excited and be wowed by technological marvels.

Kirk

You're not wowed by the newest cell phone models? haha

Bob/Ohio · 09-21-2016, 02:50 PM

I surprised to see how they assembled the engine sitting in a vertical position. I guess they figured this was the best way to do it on the line.

Bob

Jeff/Illinois · 09-21-2016, 03:03 PM

Nice. Was this a Loren Sorinsen Silverado Publishing video? If so I'd like to buy it. The narrator sounds like the one on two other DVD's I have from Silverado.

Mart · 09-21-2016, 04:57 PM

Thanks Ron, that was very enjoyable.

Mart.

Bob NH · 09-21-2016, 05:16 PM

Great flick Ron, thanks for putting it up. Believe I read some place that foundry scrap was at 100% one day in December trying to cast those blocks. It was said that if not for Henry's personal wealth, the company would have gone under ! Sure glad it was not the case.

09-20-2016, 03:09 PM	#1
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,861	Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RB3z1er9Sw

09-20-2016, 03:20 PM	#2
Joe Immler Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Massillon, Ohio Posts: 783	Re: Enjoy Thanks, Ron. Cool video.

09-20-2016, 03:31 PM	#3
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,795	Re: Enjoy Thanks for the link Ron. I watched 20 minutes so far and am enjoying it.

09-20-2016, 03:58 PM	#4
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: Enjoy Very good, but long! I watched it all through my lunch break, and will have to pick it up tonight.

09-20-2016, 04:00 PM	#5
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,176	Re: Enjoy Excellent video....They didn't mention anything about the Babbitt Bearings though.... __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

09-20-2016, 05:01 PM	#6
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,950	Re: Enjoy Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks Ron. I watched the entire video. Henry Ford was indeed a genius. Just imagine, a 32 Ford for $500. Wonder what the average annual salary was in '32 despite the depression.

09-20-2016, 05:30 PM	#7
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,795	Re: Enjoy I googled it and found the IRS income tax information for 1932 but it appears the IRS was as complicated then as it is now. Other sources I found vary depending on the industry you worked in. $1300-$1600 annual income.

09-20-2016, 05:35 PM	#8
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,954	Re: Enjoy Thanks for the link Ron, I got about half way through, but I stopped to eat, put it on my watch later list.

09-20-2016, 06:02 PM	#9
wisbangman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: oshkosh wi Posts: 216	Re: Enjoy Great video! I watched it all! It reminded me of the day in 1959 when I was 15. I found a 1932 Ford 2 door sedan in a yard just off of 95th and Greenfield ave. in West Allis, Wisconsin for $ 50.00. I don't think it ran, but it was a 32 ! I argued with my dad for a week! Guess who won ? That is as close to a 32 that I ever got !

09-20-2016, 08:49 PM	#10
koates Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia. Posts: 2,079	Re: Enjoy Thanks Ron, wonderful film I have never it seen before. The 1932 Ford V8 was a landmark engineering marvel. And its sad to think that today some modern hot rodders are still finding nice examples and buggering them up because they think they can improve on them. So hard to find nice original 32s today. Regards, Kevin.

09-20-2016, 09:43 PM	#11
Tony Martino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kingston NY Posts: 2,863	Re: Enjoy Hey RON, Loved it, watched it all the way! Thanks to all you do here! Tony __________________ Life is too short to restore every car, fix 'em and drive 'em the way that they are.

09-20-2016, 09:50 PM	#12
59ab Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntsville,Alabama Posts: 247	Re: Enjoy Thanks Ron, Enjoyed it very much. I went home from the hospital in my Dad's 1932 Sport coupe. Wish I could own one! Eddie

09-21-2016, 07:52 AM	#13
51 MERC-CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Hartford, Ct Posts: 5,898	Re: Enjoy " In his heart, Henry Ford knew it was all over for four cylinder cars" As stated in the dialogue. Looks like we have come full circle ( it seems ) like the majority of new cars are four cylinders. __________________ DON'T RECALL DOING SOMETHING FOR MYSELF BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIKES OR DISLIKES Last edited by 51 MERC-CT; 09-21-2016 at 11:02 AM.

09-21-2016, 10:36 AM	#14
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,861	Re: Enjoy To this day, casting this block is extremely difficult. I'd like to see some of the cores used to do it. The 8BA has core wires in the exhaust port, where as the early blocks didn't. I asume that was caused by a core change. They do no harm and probably burn out after awhile.

09-21-2016, 12:45 PM	#15
kirkf Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 228	Re: Enjoy That's a great video. It sure gives you a sense of a different time, where the public could still get excited and be wowed by technological marvels. Kirk

09-21-2016, 02:50 PM	#17
Bob/Ohio Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: N.E.Ohio Posts: 222	Re: Enjoy I surprised to see how they assembled the engine sitting in a vertical position. I guess they figured this was the best way to do it on the line. Bob

09-21-2016, 03:03 PM	#18
Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,791	Re: Enjoy Nice. Was this a Loren Sorinsen Silverado Publishing video? If so I'd like to buy it. The narrator sounds like the one on two other DVD's I have from Silverado.

09-21-2016, 04:57 PM	#19
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,756	Re: Enjoy Thanks Ron, that was very enjoyable. Mart.

09-21-2016, 05:16 PM	#20
Bob NH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Meredith, N.H. Posts: 766	Re: Enjoy Great flick Ron, thanks for putting it up. Believe I read some place that foundry scrap was at 100% one day in December trying to cast those blocks. It was said that if not for Henry's personal wealth, the company would have gone under ! Sure glad it was not the case.