A Model A is dedicated to the history of Henry's Lady; the Model A Ford.
Focusing on how Henry and Edsel Ford made the Model A during the production years of 1927-1931 and beyond this channel uses archival footage, images, contemporary media accounts, and modern research to help tell the story of one of America's most beloved cars.
OLDER VIDEO, just found your channel, I have watched alot of your videos, this is one of my favorites, all the work and dedication to perfection these workers have in making a Quality product, it shows that took pride in their work, great video on the OLD MODEL A FORD, I've owned MODEL A's for over 50 years, have a 31 TUDOR now, THANKS for sharing the History of the MODEL A Ford, SUBSCRIBED.
My AR tudor had so many parts that didnt interchange with later 28-29. Brake drums, hubs, wheels, front fenders, generator, starter, no separate e-brake system, carburator with twin venturies, fender lamps, bumpers, T style lug nuts, it goes on and on. Sold it 90% restored to a guy in Toledo 50 years ago.
The windshield glare at night is annoying and somewhat unsafe. Similar to the current "blinding" lights of modern cars that frequently blind oncoming drivers. Frequently because those other drivers are "unconscious" about having their "high-beams" on while driving towards other drivers. ;o( I personally like the look of the straight windshield with the external visor better than the slant "roofline" treatment however. The "notch" that appears at the roofline of the slant doesn't look so good to my eye. ;o( FWIW of course !!!
There is a sort of unfinished look to the visorless panel above the windshield on the slants. Seems like the looks of it were more of an afterthought. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching! Some would say it is at the Model A Ford Foundation Museum at the Gilmore Car Museum. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1OXrVLF5Y9o.html
The videos come from the National Archives. The info comes from a variety of sources, we made a video about some of the best; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PjwXK5TBrZU.html Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching. If you haven't seen our video on "How the Model A Got Its Name" you should check it out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mkyO67g7opY.html
Just the foresight a person would need to know how much square footage a particular machine needed and lining everyhing up in the proper sequence is just mind boggling. Thanks for watching!
It's truly "fascinating" to watch these old "manufacturing" videos !!! Many might/would say these jobs were dull, boring, monotonous, and even degrading but they were "living wage" jobs in their time and employed thousands. Thanks for putting these up !! I watch them routinely and really LOVE the music as well !! The Rouge plant would really have been something to see !! They still have public "tours" but only show how they assemble a "pickup" or ??? Nothing like what the facility was like in its "heyday" !! Love that image in one of your videos of that scoop that transfers the iron ore and moves 16 tons of product with each "bite" !!! Deceptive in the video, that scoop must have been at least the size of a 10 yard "dump truck" !!! Henry wanted to be as "self sufficient" as was humanly possible as was evidenced by the size and scale of the Rouge facility and his ability to generate his own wood, glass, steel, rubber, fabric, electricity, etc. Today, this concept is entirely reversed as the manufacturers go to great lengths to "sub-contract" as much as possible in order to employ as few as possible. This concept is commonly known and applauded as "Progress" and "highly efficient" !!!
Beautiful concept' but ... the oxygen levels' changed .. 342,425,647 folks broke .. 745,821,958pieces of equipment standing still .. .. NOT A GOOD BUSINESS MODEL FOR MODERN TIME'S Upper Canada KJV* Amen 🌳🍓the strawberry tree, Niagara Falls Ontario
Ugly, and frightening. It's like a big old, luxury car, but with wings. Thank goodness Ford opted out, of the automobile industry👍!!! Your write-up reads that, 200 Ford Tri-Motors were manufactured. I thought that number would be, substantially higher. Your write-up states: 'We reserve the right, to moderate comments'. You really mean; delete😒………
That's a commercial chassis. Ford sold a running chassis complete with front fenders, running boards, hood, and cowl. These would then be outfitted with custom bodies by independent body builders across the world. There's another one you can see on the assembly line at the 24:13 mark.
Es increíble que los operarios en la fundición no tuvieran protección respiratoria ! It is incredible that the workers in the foundry did not have respiratory protection!
@@nlpnt I think they replaced piston rings at 10K miles... Also the T has a removable plate on the engine pan to be able to take up wear in the engine bearings which is done like we change oil!
@@nlpnt Yes indeed. My first car, a '52 Plymouth which I bought for $195 in 1968 was supposed to be lubed every 1000 miles. Can you see these yuppy smart asses driving Chip and Suzie all over the place pausing to service a vehicle every month?
And Ford still touted all of their safety initiatives during this time. If you haven't seen this 1920's Ford safety film be sure to check it out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XAsposRRdOk.html
And Ford still touted all of their safety initiatives during this time. If you haven't seen this 1920's Ford safety film be sure to check it out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XAsposRRdOk.html
Having been a Model A enthusiast for many years, I think it's hilarious when I come across sellers stating "matching numbers car". I ask them did they find the number on the frame. They give me a dumb look and say the numbers match the title. Doesn't mean anything other than it could have been re-registered with a new title and number which isn't that hard to do.
We made this video specifically to try and dispel some of the folklore around engine numbers. Next time someone tells you a bogus story about an engine number point them this way! Thanks for watching.
Part of the reason that the cord of the wing is so thick is for the aircraft to have a real low stall speed ( the speed where the aircraft drops out of the sky. The reason is that Horsepower was low for the size of aircraft and the weight that it could carry. So the stall speed is probably 30 or 35 mph and the cruise speed is probably 90 mph. But with such a thick wing, it's easy to fly.
Besides an owners manual, i also have a seat out of the first California flight, and my grandfather Russell William Bill Hull also gave one of the seats to his older brother Cliff Hull in Port Huron, Michigan. When i last saw, it was in better shape than mine. I have a picture of my mom sitting in the chair when she was three in about 1936.
I believe that my grandfather worked there in 1923 as an assistant superintendent. I have an owners manual for one. And some pictures of one with pontoons and with my grandfather being lowered into the Great Lake.
Ford was excellence. I was born 1966. I am 4th generation factory worker in Waterbury CT. My GreatGrandfather was a Caster at Chase. They were the only ones that worked 5 days a week because they needed an extra day to recover to work again 5he next week. The standard then in the late 1800’s was 6 days a week for still what was good strong hard labor. He got blackballed for a while for trying to unionize the shop, but they did hire him back because they needed him. By the time I came around, to the credit of GreatGrandpa’s attempts and Ford’s influence back then along with Union standards that put laws in place, it is a safer USA. (That should not be competing with export countries with lesser standards) There are some unfair comments listed here to this video. Certainly time is money. Always safer to stay home and do nothing, but than can kill you too. Certainly there are some companies and some foreman that are idiots and should not be worked for (so don’t) Humans are awesome creatures but some have to be told to get the safety glasses out of their pocket. I get a kick out of the safety officers not wearing eye protection. Sadly we have engineers on jobs that passed safety courses yet really do not understand what any of it is on the job.
I remember in the 60's along the DT&I railroad tracks (formerly Ford) in Northern Allen Park just south of Dearborn Rouge Plant there were still the pens for sand for the Glass Plant. Pure White Sand.
Ford didn't screw around. When he needed rubber for the tires he built a rubber plantation in Brazil. He didn't like relying on suppliers for his raw materials.
He failed miserably at growing rubber what are you talking about? You obviously don't know anything about what you're talking about if you mentioned him growing rubber. Which he never accomplished because he was sorry to say a racist idiot LMAO Ford was an absolutely horrible human being.
wow (spelled W.O.W.) "Walking the glass". That's a new one for me. SpaceX (formally Twitter) has nothing on these guys. Very COoL. Clearly it must be considered a "crime against humanity" to bReAk one of these? R.E.S.P.E.C.T p.s. Xlint [voice over]. You RoCk.
We thought so too! The original film is pretty shaky so we had to do some work to stabilize the footage and put it at the right speed so that it was easier to watch. Thanks again for watching and commenting!
So different than today. True, skilled craftsmen who don't rely upon computerized everything. But I do think that even then the painters should have been wearing respirators or masks. I didn't have time to watch the whole video so maybe some of them were wearing something.....
No, Ford didn't seem to offer respiratory gear for anyone. If you haven't seen our 1920's Ford safety film you should check it out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XAsposRRdOk.html Thanks for watching!