Can anyone tell me anything...anything on the assembly line that they know from family or friend experience? Any help would be very helpful and appreciated, I'm doing a research essay and any info can be sent to my email wolfmang22@yahoo.com or my YouTube inbox. -please don't use my email improperly-
Greetings Americans, have any of you seen the documentary about the Ford assembly line in Dagenham Essex UK where they made the Anglia, Cortina, Escort, Capri,and Sierra at it;s height it employed over 50K people and when it closed it desimated the area. Really very sad most of the Ford cars we drive in the UK are made in Spain or Germany, I think Ford never forgave the unions in the 70's they pretty much fucked productivity up,
one thing i don't understand. How come that car after 100 years is almost rust free, and today's cars rust even from the drawing board, with all the computers and scientist who analyse the atomic structure of the material. They didn't had that back then, so why are we regressing and not progressing. Sorry for my bad english.
@MirceaD28 Good question. depends on humidity where their kept..thicker steel perhaps. I have a 1955 vehicle and the guards etc are rust free, although I do look after her. Today's vehicles probabaly aren't made to last. Wafer thin metal designed to crumble on vehicle impact for passenger safety. certainly different priorities now..
VERY interesting clip. It's manually harder work than when I was on the line, from 1968 on, but similiar in many ways. Henry Ford was a genius. He put this nation on wheels.
@quirpco ...Well, I started at Dearborn Assembly in '68 with the Mustang's and Mercury Cougars. Went to war, came back in '71 and we were running the Mustangs, Cougars, Comets, and Mavericks all on one line. Then the Mustang alone from '74 on till DAP shut down in 2004. Then over to the Dearborn Truck Plant to work on the F-150's.All together, 40 years worth of dirt under my nails.
@tennforever Wow, a hero on the line AND the battlefield! That's terrific. During all those years building Mustangs, were you able to get one (or more) for yourself?
@quirpco ... I don't kniow about the hero part, but appreciate the thought. I've owned three Mustangs; 1973 Mach1, fast....1966 Mustang, ( classic ) and a 1987 GT ( very fast, and I got the speeding tickets to prove it ). Go to my video....Last Mustang At Dearborn Assembly Plant to see the last one we built.
Interesting. You probably had a hand in building my '68 Mustang that I had from 1984 to 1996. My first car, originally a street car, turned into a drag race car. I was born in '68, so that year had some significance to me. Never should have sold it, but my Fox body '85 Capri made a much better race car with a factory style chassis.
Oh and thank you
wolfmang22 1 week ago
Can anyone tell me anything...anything on the assembly line that they know from family or friend experience? Any help would be very helpful and appreciated, I'm doing a research essay and any info can be sent to my email wolfmang22@yahoo.com or my YouTube inbox. -please don't use my email improperly-
wolfmang22 1 week ago
Greetings Americans, have any of you seen the documentary about the Ford assembly line in Dagenham Essex UK where they made the Anglia, Cortina, Escort, Capri,and Sierra at it;s height it employed over 50K people and when it closed it desimated the area. Really very sad most of the Ford cars we drive in the UK are made in Spain or Germany, I think Ford never forgave the unions in the 70's they pretty much fucked productivity up,
rugbydazz 1 month ago
one thing i don't understand. How come that car after 100 years is almost rust free, and today's cars rust even from the drawing board, with all the computers and scientist who analyse the atomic structure of the material. They didn't had that back then, so why are we regressing and not progressing. Sorry for my bad english.
MirceaD28 3 months ago
@MirceaD28 Good question. depends on humidity where their kept..thicker steel perhaps. I have a 1955 vehicle and the guards etc are rust free, although I do look after her. Today's vehicles probabaly aren't made to last. Wafer thin metal designed to crumble on vehicle impact for passenger safety. certainly different priorities now..
fjbutch 1 month ago
I love it.
killerford1977 3 months ago
we just studied this in history class
thedurans1 5 months ago
you mean,.......we actually built things in this country at one time-??
rickster348 6 months ago
Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black.
goodbadanduglypoker 7 months ago
@goodbadanduglypoker
DUH
Xquire 6 months ago
FORD has contributed to more damage to the environment than any one else in history
cars, fordlandia, pollution, and raping of any and every resouce
a world leader in world damage
don't knowwhy people rate him, he never invented the automobile and transport for the masses would have happened regardless, was inevitable.
shame that the arab and oil / petrol is the ingrediants for these machines
sweetypie000 7 months ago
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FORD made all HITLERS Trucks and many Jet Engines
FORD was considered HITLERS back bone for WW2
Killing 1000's of GI's.
HITLER had Henry Fords Picture on his wall in BERLIN HENRY FORD Idolized HITLER worst man on EARTH
FORD Hates JEWS
Xquire 6 months ago
@sweetypie000 I don't care.
rickster348 6 months ago
@sweetypie000 Yeah thats why in our modern age we are improving emmisions.
metaltera86 3 months ago
@metaltera86 not enough though especially seeing how many more cars there are on the roads
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QuatsYorkla 1 year ago
Man you worked your ass off back then - The Question is : Did they have Powered Tools in 1919 ??
myUTubeVideoss 1 year ago
Great stuff.
rayunseitig 1 year ago 2
cool!
ringbolt9 2 years ago 3
VERY interesting clip. It's manually harder work than when I was on the line, from 1968 on, but similiar in many ways. Henry Ford was a genius. He put this nation on wheels.
tennforever 2 years ago 13
@tennforever Great! I always wanted to talk to a lineman from the old days. Did you work for Ford? Which model(s) did you build?
quirpco 10 months ago
@quirpco ...Well, I started at Dearborn Assembly in '68 with the Mustang's and Mercury Cougars. Went to war, came back in '71 and we were running the Mustangs, Cougars, Comets, and Mavericks all on one line. Then the Mustang alone from '74 on till DAP shut down in 2004. Then over to the Dearborn Truck Plant to work on the F-150's.All together, 40 years worth of dirt under my nails.
tennforever 10 months ago
@tennforever Wow, a hero on the line AND the battlefield! That's terrific. During all those years building Mustangs, were you able to get one (or more) for yourself?
quirpco 10 months ago
@quirpco ... I don't kniow about the hero part, but appreciate the thought. I've owned three Mustangs; 1973 Mach1, fast....1966 Mustang, ( classic ) and a 1987 GT ( very fast, and I got the speeding tickets to prove it ). Go to my video....Last Mustang At Dearborn Assembly Plant to see the last one we built.
tennforever 10 months ago
@tennforever
Interesting. You probably had a hand in building my '68 Mustang that I had from 1984 to 1996. My first car, originally a street car, turned into a drag race car. I was born in '68, so that year had some significance to me. Never should have sold it, but my Fox body '85 Capri made a much better race car with a factory style chassis.
capriracer351 1 month ago
AWESOME VIDEO. THANKS
vinmanr2d2 2 years ago 11