The Ford Barn

Lawrie · 07-09-2019, 01:37 AM

Some where I had a lot of diaries from the ford executives from the 50,s
I cant find it, would any one know of them,
there was the team who worked on the v8 etc.
Lawrie

rotorwrench · 07-09-2019, 06:10 PM

This is a link to a transcribed oral history of Emil Zoerlein who was an engineer put in charge of the ignition system for the V8. http://cdm15889.contentdm.oclc.org/c...coll2/id/19939

I'm not sure if some of the other members of the V8 team like Carl Schultz, Ray Laird, or Fred Thoms have any historical transcriptions in the Henry Ford or not. Most of what Sorensen's book details is how the casting line was set up to make the castings but that may only apply to engines manufactured one or more years after the 1932 run of V8 engines. A lot of changes were made in the first 3 or 4 years.

I'm not sure about diaries that may exist from executives of Ford Motor Co.

Lawrie · 07-09-2019, 06:38 PM

Thank you, thats the stuff I was after
Lawrie

mhsprecher · 07-10-2019, 10:22 PM

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07-09-2019, 01:37 AM	#1
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,212	ford diaries Some where I had a lot of diaries from the ford executives from the 50,s I cant find it, would any one know of them, there was the team who worked on the v8 etc. Lawrie

07-09-2019, 06:10 PM	#2
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: ford diaries This is a link to a transcribed oral history of Emil Zoerlein who was an engineer put in charge of the ignition system for the V8. http://cdm15889.contentdm.oclc.org/c...coll2/id/19939 I'm not sure if some of the other members of the V8 team like Carl Schultz, Ray Laird, or Fred Thoms have any historical transcriptions in the Henry Ford or not. Most of what Sorensen's book details is how the casting line was set up to make the castings but that may only apply to engines manufactured one or more years after the 1932 run of V8 engines. A lot of changes were made in the first 3 or 4 years. I'm not sure about diaries that may exist from executives of Ford Motor Co.

07-09-2019, 06:38 PM	#3
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,212	Re: ford diaries Thank you, thats the stuff I was after Lawrie

07-10-2019, 10:22 PM	#4
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Re: ford diaries Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) These are great documents. I have read a few and they are very informative and interesting. I highly recommend reading them.