The Ford Barn

Joe Immler · 03-09-2016, 09:15 AM

The first Flat Head V-8 left the Ford factory on this date in 1932.
What a hobby it has made.

corvette8n · 03-09-2016, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe Immler

The first Flat Head V-8 left the Ford factory on this date in 1932.
What a hobby it has made.

And 32 years later the Mustang rolled off the line, I wonder if FMC planned it that way.

DavidG · 03-09-2016, 10:36 AM

Please note the date on the photo below from Ford's Archives. Tomorrow is the 84th anniversary of the '32 model year job #1.

Chisel · 03-09-2016, 11:00 AM

What body was installed on job #1?

DavidG · 03-09-2016, 11:22 AM

A B-190 (Victoria).

wbedwards · 03-09-2016, 12:32 PM

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Seth Swoboda · 03-09-2016, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by wbedwards

Could you imagine if you could own that car =]

I'd trade my 190-A for it

Scott H in Wheaton · 03-09-2016, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by corvette8n

And 32 years later the Mustang rolled off the line, I wonder if FMC planned it that way.

Is this the date Mustang rolled off the line....because it didn't go public for another month. Most people consider April 17th, 1964 as the birth of the Mustang.

Fordors · 03-09-2016, 02:14 PM

The Henry Ford in Dearborn cites today, March 9 as the date, could the 3-10-32 date on the photo be when the negative was processed in Ford's photo lab?

DavidG · 03-09-2016, 02:40 PM

I guess it depends on where one looks in the Benson Ford Research Center at the Henry Ford. There are other references therein to the 10th as the Job #1 date. While it is not particularly logical to date photos based on when they were developed as opposed to the date when they were taken, in final analysis it's the event that counts and not its date plus or minus one day.

03-09-2016, 11:00 AM	#4
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03-09-2016, 02:14 PM	#9
Fordors Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orland Park,IL Posts: 1,402	Re: First V-8 release The Henry Ford in Dearborn cites today, March 9 as the date, could the 3-10-32 date on the photo be when the negative was processed in Ford's photo lab? __________________ My school colors are black and blue, I attended the School of Hard Knocks where I received a Masters Degree in Chronic Mopery.

03-09-2016, 02:40 PM	#10
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,095	Re: First V-8 release I guess it depends on where one looks in the Benson Ford Research Center at the Henry Ford. There are other references therein to the 10th as the Job #1 date. While it is not particularly logical to date photos based on when they were developed as opposed to the date when they were taken, in final analysis it's the event that counts and not its date plus or minus one day.

03-09-2016, 09:15 AM	#1
Joe Immler Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Massillon, Ohio Posts: 783	First V-8 release The first Flat Head V-8 left the Ford factory on this date in 1932. What a hobby it has made.