The Ford Barn

nkaminar · 08-12-2025, 10:10 AM

This is late Model T vintage but it was probably not much changed for the Model A era.

A simpler time. No polyesters were killed in the process.

Nice honky tonk piano.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzIgDB5BmB8

rotorwrench · 08-12-2025, 12:15 PM

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Ford moved over to the Rouge for model A production and the new assembly line but they revamped part of the old Highland Park facility to manufacture the interior and exterior trim sets for all the Model As. There are pictures of it at The Henry Ford site. Ford made the movie about how their wool fabric very close to the shut down of the model T line so there was likely not a lot of change for the model As.

The Briggs Body factory had a fire so they contracted with Ford to use a part of the Highland Park plant as well. I don't know if they made any model A bodies there but they definitely could have.

08-12-2025, 10:10 AM	#1
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,865	How was Upholstery made at the Ford Factory This is late Model T vintage but it was probably not much changed for the Model A era. A simpler time. No polyesters were killed in the process. Nice honky tonk piano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzIgDB5BmB8 __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

08-12-2025, 12:15 PM	#2
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 17,410	Re: How was Upholstery made at the Ford Factory Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Ford moved over to the Rouge for model A production and the new assembly line but they revamped part of the old Highland Park facility to manufacture the interior and exterior trim sets for all the Model As. There are pictures of it at The Henry Ford site. Ford made the movie about how their wool fabric very close to the shut down of the model T line so there was likely not a lot of change for the model As. The Briggs Body factory had a fire so they contracted with Ford to use a part of the Highland Park plant as well. I don't know if they made any model A bodies there but they definitely could have. Last edited by rotorwrench; 08-12-2025 at 12:22 PM.