The Ford Barn

rotorwrench · 10-20-2013, 09:15 AM

If you are a member of the Early Ford V8 Club, you can do searches for articles on the web-site and read certain specifc articles there but they are copies of the original articles and sometimes have to be enlarged to read them. I wish there was access to all of the articles there but maybe some day. They have had some points of view there that can not be found in biography books. Most are written by car guys that did the research or were actually at the Ford plants doing the work. The specific car books have a lot of research in them as well but mostly about the subject and not the manufactuing process.

ford38v8 · 10-20-2013, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BILL WZOREK

ford38v8:
Thanks for the Authors names, I ordered the Book The men and the Machine by Robert Lacey.
Do you have the name of the book by Allan Nevins??

Bill, You'll enjoy the Lacey book, it's a fun read.
The Allen Nevins books are a more serious work, representing a great deal more research, and as such, intended to educate rather than to entertain. The volumes are three in number, popularly known as The Ford Trilogy. Titles are:
Ford, The Man, The Company
Expansion And Challenge
Decline And Rebirth

Each volume is over 600 pages, and all are out of print. They can be quite expensive if you don't shop around for a good price. Let me know if you get serious about this set.

Vic Piano · 10-20-2013, 12:13 PM

I like the "photo shop" of the "T" & '49...

In truth, the average time for a new model is just around three years, the '49 Ford being an exception to that rule, as the intended '49 Ford actually became the '49 Mercury. The "Wiz Kids", in particular McNamara, thought that the intended '49 Ford was too big so... a new team of designers were brought in and the '49 Ford went from design to production on the fast track.

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rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,431	Re: A timely question If you are a member of the Early Ford V8 Club, you can do searches for articles on the web-site and read certain specifc articles there but they are copies of the original articles and sometimes have to be enlarged to read them. I wish there was access to all of the articles there but maybe some day. They have had some points of view there that can not be found in biography books. Most are written by car guys that did the research or were actually at the Ford plants doing the work. The specific car books have a lot of research in them as well but mostly about the subject and not the manufactuing process. Last edited by rotorwrench; 10-20-2013 at 05:11 PM.

10-20-2013, 12:13 PM	#23
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: A timely question I like the "photo shop" of the "T" & '49... In truth, the average time for a new model is just around three years, the '49 Ford being an exception to that rule, as the intended '49 Ford actually became the '49 Mercury. The "Wiz Kids", in particular McNamara, thought that the intended '49 Ford was too big so... a new team of designers were brought in and the '49 Ford went from design to production on the fast track. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.