The Ford Barn

Brendan · 09-23-2013, 06:57 PM

check this out, watch your 38 Ford being born, turn up the volume!

http://youtu.be/Xa0PAg7FfMk

oldford2 · 09-23-2013, 07:39 PM

Brendon,
Thanks for posting. This is a must watch for all flathead owners on this forum. Just amazing and informative.
John

NormC · 09-23-2013, 07:40 PM

WOW!!!!

Very impressive!

52merc · 09-23-2013, 07:50 PM

I had sound 2nd time around no sound

Bubsyouruncle · 09-23-2013, 07:53 PM

WOW!

Wonder if it would be possible to get this on "How It's Made" or "Modern Marvels"?

felix37 · 09-23-2013, 08:24 PM

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That was Great!! one of the best ones I have seen yet! the only thing that could have better was that it was 37 rather than 38! Ha!

JM 35 Sedan · 09-23-2013, 08:48 PM

Thanks Brendan, I enjoyed watching that on my iPhone. Will rewatch on the computer with bigger screen tomorrow. Would loved to have gotten one of those as it came off the end of the assembly line.

Fordors · 09-23-2013, 10:35 PM

Having worked for GM I might have watched the film with a different take than most. I saw employees doing tough tasks; how many here could place that flywheel on with a line speed of maybe 45 (or more?) units per hour? Ever lift your Ford 3 speed to the work bench? How about buttoning them up to the bellhousing all day, after first taking them off a rack or pallet.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy early Fords like all the rest here but just stop and think about the pains of getting them out that factory door. There are many facets to the old car pastime and the human angle is just another one.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention Brendan, it's a great find.

Old Henry · 09-23-2013, 11:38 PM

Best I've ever seen. Inspiring and educational.
Thanks for sharing.

BLACKNRED · 09-24-2013, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by felix37

That was Great!! one of the best ones I have seen yet! the only thing that could have better was that it was 37 rather than 38! Ha!

Ha Ha, I'm glad it was 38, did I see my Club Coupe there, Hmmm I wonder !!!!

Great flick, thanks for posting, did anyone spot the 100 MPH speedo???

Ken Crans · 09-24-2013, 04:59 AM

Very cool.. I grew up about 20 miles away from Rouge. Every time i go down to Mexican Town we come home the back way down Miller Rd. to see the foundry all lit up. That place still amazes me after all these years.

fordscript · 09-24-2013, 05:47 AM

Great video! There was also some 37 and 36 assembly. I could watch that stuff for hours.

Vic Piano · 09-24-2013, 05:54 AM

That was outstanding!

I think I've taken a bunch of the casting sand out of Flatheads over the years...

LOL

Brendan · 09-24-2013, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fordors

Having worked for GM I might have watched the film with a different take than most. I saw employees doing tough tasks; how many here could place that flywheel on with a line speed of maybe 45 (or more?) units per hour? Ever lift your Ford 3 speed to the work bench? How about buttoning them up to the bellhousing all day, after first taking them off a rack or pallet.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy early Fords like all the rest here but just stop and think about the pains of getting them out that factory door. There are many facets to the old car pastime and the human angle is just another one.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention Brendan, it's a great find.

I wondered how the guy lifting and fitting the transmissions, all day long felt after work. I can't imagen lifting all those transmissions!

gmc1941 · 09-24-2013, 08:02 AM

Great video, WOW, and again WOW.

Fe26 · 09-24-2013, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by felix37

That was Great!! one of the best ones I have seen yet! the only thing that could have better was that it was 37 rather than 38! Ha!

Ford waited seven years to get the right car to show off his plant.

APDAVE · 09-24-2013, 09:48 PM

Thanks great film! The Plant didn't change all that much when I started there in 1965! Dave

FlatheadTed · 09-26-2013, 02:16 AM

Yes that's outstanding .Thanks for posting Brendon

09-23-2013, 06:57 PM	#1
Brendan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: At my kitchen table in Santa Rosa, Ca Posts: 2,903	rouge river plant check this out, watch your 38 Ford being born, turn up the volume! http://youtu.be/Xa0PAg7FfMk __________________ If it would have been a snake it would have bit ya! i can't spell my way out of a paper bag!

09-23-2013, 07:39 PM	#2
oldford2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: pittsfield, MA Posts: 2,086	Re: rouge river plant Brendon, Thanks for posting. This is a must watch for all flathead owners on this forum. Just amazing and informative. John

09-23-2013, 07:40 PM	#3
NormC Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 80	Re: rouge river plant WOW!!!! Very impressive!

09-23-2013, 07:50 PM	#4
52merc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new zealand Posts: 1,054	Re: rouge river plant I had sound 2nd time around no sound __________________ trev,, whats life "TOUGH" whats tough ' LIFE"

09-23-2013, 07:53 PM	#5
Bubsyouruncle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Gurnee, Illinois Posts: 270	Re: rouge river plant WOW! Wonder if it would be possible to get this on "How It's Made" or "Modern Marvels"?

09-23-2013, 08:24 PM	#6
felix37 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,093	Re: rouge river plant Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) That was Great!! one of the best ones I have seen yet! the only thing that could have better was that it was 37 rather than 38! Ha!

09-23-2013, 08:48 PM	#7
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,858	Re: rouge river plant Thanks Brendan, I enjoyed watching that on my iPhone. Will rewatch on the computer with bigger screen tomorrow. Would loved to have gotten one of those as it came off the end of the assembly line. __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein*

09-23-2013, 10:35 PM	#8
Fordors Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orland Park,IL Posts: 1,402	Re: rouge river plant Having worked for GM I might have watched the film with a different take than most. I saw employees doing tough tasks; how many here could place that flywheel on with a line speed of maybe 45 (or more?) units per hour? Ever lift your Ford 3 speed to the work bench? How about buttoning them up to the bellhousing all day, after first taking them off a rack or pallet. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy early Fords like all the rest here but just stop and think about the pains of getting them out that factory door. There are many facets to the old car pastime and the human angle is just another one. Thanks for bringing this to our attention Brendan, it's a great find.

09-23-2013, 11:38 PM	#9
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: rouge river plant Best I've ever seen. Inspiring and educational. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness

09-24-2013, 04:59 AM	#11
Ken Crans Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Highland,MI Posts: 1,196	Re: rouge river plant Very cool.. I grew up about 20 miles away from Rouge. Every time i go down to Mexican Town we come home the back way down Miller Rd. to see the foundry all lit up. That place still amazes me after all these years.

09-24-2013, 05:47 AM	#12
fordscript Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oamaru, New Zealand Posts: 419	Re: rouge river plant Great video! There was also some 37 and 36 assembly. I could watch that stuff for hours.

09-24-2013, 05:54 AM	#13
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: rouge river plant That was outstanding! I think I've taken a bunch of the casting sand out of Flatheads over the years... LOL __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

09-24-2013, 08:02 AM	#15
gmc1941 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Palatine, Il Posts: 486	Re: rouge river plant Great video, WOW, and again WOW. __________________ 1939 Fordor Deluxe 1939 Ford Coupe Std 1940 Ford pickup Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood.

09-24-2013, 09:48 PM	#17
APDAVE Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 228	Re: rouge river plant Thanks great film! The Plant didn't change all that much when I started there in 1965! Dave

09-26-2013, 02:16 AM	#18
FlatheadTed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,705	Re: rouge river plant Yes that's outstanding .Thanks for posting Brendon __________________ http://www.flatheadted.com Flathead Ted brake Floaters ,