The Ford Barn

Jwawhite · 04-10-2020, 03:57 PM

My Wagon was built in Dallas according to the Patent Plate.

I looked at another 56 Wagon PP and it read Los Angeles.

Question, were our Wagons built at different Ford Plants? How many Plants were needed for our Wagons and other models?

I believe I toured a Ford Plant in Southern CA in the early 60's

Any history knowledge out there?

likemlow · 04-10-2020, 11:07 PM

My 56 Ranch Wagon was built in the Long Beach CA plant.

likemlow · 04-10-2020, 11:24 PM

I just remembered there was also a Ford plant in Pico Rivera, CA (L.A. area )
in the early 60's. Could that be the one you remembered ?

JimNNN · 04-10-2020, 11:53 PM

I think I figured out that my '54 Ranch Wagon was built in either Michigan or Ontario. Can't recall which, but I think it was in that general part of the world. Been a while, so I'll have to check my data plate and check the manual when I'm up at the storage unit again. (I could be all wrong...I've had too many old cars in the last 15 years!

) I'll post the info when on this thread when I find out.

KULTULZ · 04-11-2020, 07:07 AM

FORD ASSEMBLY PLANTS - 1950's -

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Added PATENT PLATE DIA.

scicala · 04-11-2020, 10:28 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JimNNN

I think I figured out that my '54 Ranch Wagon was built in either Michigan or Ontario. Can't recall which, but I think it was in that general part of the world. Been a while, so I'll have to check my data plate and check the manual when I'm up at the storage unit again. (I could be all wrong...I've had too many old cars in the last 15 years!

) I'll post the info when on this thread when I find out.

Jim, if you have the Title for the car at home, you can tell the assembly plant code from that, without making a trip to the storage facility.

Sal

Ole Don · 04-11-2020, 08:42 PM

Way back, Henry bought miles of nearly worthless woods in poor ground in the UP. When woodies were really built of hard wood, the bodies were built in the UP, then stacked fire wall down in box cars and sent to assembly plants.

Daves55Sedan · 04-11-2020, 10:17 PM

My '55 Ford Courier sedan delivery wagon was built in Memphis, Tn.

51504bat · 04-12-2020, 09:28 AM

My '54 Ranch Wagon built in the windy city, Chicago. Who knows when it got to SoCal.

Rbeck204 · 04-12-2020, 10:49 AM

My 53 Courier was built in Long Beach. Still lives there.
Rich

Aarongriffey · 04-16-2020, 04:16 PM

It was my understanding that at least the first years woodies were assembled enough to ship to an outside woodworking factory and they wood finish the cars.
There was no way an assembly line could put those wagons together with unskilled workers moving that fast.

JimNNN · 04-19-2020, 02:49 PM

Okay, so it looks like my '54 Ranch Wagon was actually built in Kansas City. I'd looked it up years ago and that was actually one of the locations floating around in my memory, but as I said, it's easy to mix it up with other cars, especially when many of them are FoMoCo, too.

My Old Blue · 04-26-2020, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by likemlow

My 56 Ranch Wagon was built in the Long Beach CA plant.

My Country Sedan was also built in Long Beach and never left Long Beach till 2018.

bobss396 · 04-30-2020, 10:55 AM

I had a '64 wagon that was built in Mahwah, NJ. The plant is gone..

scicala · 04-30-2020, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobss396

I had a '64 wagon that was built in Mahwah, NJ. The plant is gone..

I know there was also a Ford plant in Edison, NJ that used to build the compact Ford Rangers. They closed the doors sometime in the early 90's.

Sal

Slicks · 04-30-2020, 04:12 PM

My Parklane was built in Dallas

04-10-2020, 03:57 PM	#1
Jwawhite Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Now on the Land of Sun City West, AZ Posts: 405	Where were the Wagons Built? My Wagon was built in Dallas according to the Patent Plate. I looked at another 56 Wagon PP and it read Los Angeles. Question, were our Wagons built at different Ford Plants? How many Plants were needed for our Wagons and other models? I believe I toured a Ford Plant in Southern CA in the early 60's Any history knowledge out there?

04-10-2020, 11:07 PM	#2
likemlow Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 7	Re: Where were the Wagons Built? My 56 Ranch Wagon was built in the Long Beach CA plant.

04-10-2020, 11:24 PM	#3
likemlow Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 7	Re: Where were the Wagons Built? I just remembered there was also a Ford plant in Pico Rivera, CA (L.A. area ) in the early 60's. Could that be the one you remembered ?

04-10-2020, 11:53 PM	#4
JimNNN Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 522	Re: Where were the Wagons Built? I think I figured out that my '54 Ranch Wagon was built in either Michigan or Ontario. Can't recall which, but I think it was in that general part of the world. Been a while, so I'll have to check my data plate and check the manual when I'm up at the storage unit again. (I could be all wrong...I've had too many old cars in the last 15 years! ) I'll post the info when on this thread when I find out. Last edited by JimNNN; 04-11-2020 at 12:05 AM.

04-11-2020, 08:42 PM	#7
Ole Don Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Michael, Minnesota Posts: 1,713	Re: Where were the Wagons Built? Way back, Henry bought miles of nearly worthless woods in poor ground in the UP. When woodies were really built of hard wood, the bodies were built in the UP, then stacked fire wall down in box cars and sent to assembly plants.

04-11-2020, 10:17 PM	#8
Daves55Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granite City, Illinois Posts: 3,008	Re: Where were the Wagons Built? My '55 Ford Courier sedan delivery wagon was built in Memphis, Tn.

04-12-2020, 09:28 AM	#9
51504bat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SoCal-Redlands Posts: 3,014	Re: Where were the Wagons Built? My '54 Ranch Wagon built in the windy city, Chicago. Who knows when it got to SoCal. __________________ Making the simple complicated for over 30 years.

04-12-2020, 10:49 AM	#10
Rbeck204 Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 36	Re: Where were the Wagons Built? My 53 Courier was built in Long Beach. Still lives there. Rich

04-16-2020, 04:16 PM	#11
Aarongriffey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Hayward,CA Posts: 513	Re: Where were the Wagons Built? It was my understanding that at least the first years woodies were assembled enough to ship to an outside woodworking factory and they wood finish the cars. There was no way an assembly line could put those wagons together with unskilled workers moving that fast.

04-19-2020, 02:49 PM	#12
JimNNN Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 522	Re: Where were the Wagons Built? Okay, so it looks like my '54 Ranch Wagon was actually built in Kansas City. I'd looked it up years ago and that was actually one of the locations floating around in my memory, but as I said, it's easy to mix it up with other cars, especially when many of them are FoMoCo, too.

04-30-2020, 10:55 AM	#14
bobss396 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 721	Re: Where were the Wagons Built? I had a '64 wagon that was built in Mahwah, NJ. The plant is gone..

04-30-2020, 04:12 PM	#16
Slicks Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: North Central Texas Posts: 3	Re: Where were the Wagons Built? My Parklane was built in Dallas