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Old 11-09-2010, 08:28 AM   #1
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Made in 1933, this animation depicts the story of a Ford worker who goes home from work one car short of the production target and dreams that the outstanding unit is built by a fa... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Ford Barn, click here.
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Old 11-09-2010, 08:46 AM   #2
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brilliant!!
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Old 11-09-2010, 09:02 AM   #3
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Film was made for showing at the Ford Building at the 1934 Chicago Worlds Fair. The car being built is a 1934 (check the hood -- two hood handles per side).
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Old 11-09-2010, 09:04 AM   #4
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Awsome... I wish that went on in my garage at night!
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I liked it...even my kid sat on my lap early this morning at watched with me.....
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Old 11-09-2010, 10:16 AM   #6
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That was a neat little movie. That little fairy sure makes putting a car together look easy. It would take me nearly twice as long to do the same job.
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Old 11-09-2010, 10:54 AM   #7
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RYAN .........................
That was great ! I had never seen that before.
Thanks for posting it.
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Old 11-09-2010, 01:13 PM   #8
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Great little movie
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Old 11-09-2010, 01:21 PM   #9
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Entertaining and creative.
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Old 11-09-2010, 03:34 PM   #10
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I think the "Bad Fairy" comes into my shop at night and messes things up. I KNOW I'm not that messy.
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Old 11-09-2010, 04:21 PM   #11
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What a cool little movie! Must have taken a lot of effort and talent to do all that in 1933. Thanks for sharing that with us Ryan.
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Old 11-09-2010, 04:39 PM   #12
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Thanks Ryan, This is one I have not seen and it was good. Jim Langley...
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Old 11-09-2010, 05:17 PM   #13
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Thanks Ryan for that,
We took our 34 coupe out in the pouring rain yesterday for coffee, when you think how long ago they were made ,and they still work and LOOK great.
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Old 11-09-2010, 05:28 PM   #14
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Deja vu...

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19505
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Old 11-09-2010, 07:47 PM   #15
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Thanks Rayn, I was there in 1951 the year I started at the Henry Ford Trade School "T" section. Close to the Engine assembly building Rouge Plant Dearborn.
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I love the flying Flathead! Ken
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Old 11-09-2010, 09:34 PM   #17
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Very cool, amazing history available - thanks.
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Old 11-10-2010, 08:40 AM   #18
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I saw a movie once where this same thing happened to a '58 Plymouth... It didn't end as well.
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That was wonderfull---------Thanks for sharing it with all of us.
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That was fun! I felt like a kid again watching that. That probably took some serious technology for its time.
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