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Railcarmover · 03-05-2018, 09:23 PM

Bodies were shipped from the Rouge to assembly plants 'knocked down'. Some assembly plants,like Long Beach,had a stamping plant,others didn't. Ford did not use FIFO with engines,first in first out from warehousing.Besides owning his own railway (DT&I) and hundreds of railcars Ford managed their rail movement of parts to the letter,they used rail as a warehouse,parts were continuously loaded and trains made and moved like clockwork.

All chassis related components except for wheels and radiators were made at the Rouge.

03-05-2018, 09:23 PM	#9
Railcarmover BANNED Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sacramento Posts: 1,262	Re: How were the engines numbered? Bodies were shipped from the Rouge to assembly plants 'knocked down'. Some assembly plants,like Long Beach,had a stamping plant,others didn't. Ford did not use FIFO with engines,first in first out from warehousing.Besides owning his own railway (DT&I) and hundreds of railcars Ford managed their rail movement of parts to the letter,they used rail as a warehouse,parts were continuously loaded and trains made and moved like clockwork. All chassis related components except for wheels and radiators were made at the Rouge.