Ein kleines Musik Video von der Entstehung der 1965 Ford Mustang gezeigt wird das Productionsband der Ford Werke (USA), Lackierung Zusammenbau Endmontage
I always thought Martha & The Vandellas were way cooler than the Supremes. They seemed more streetwise and their music had more of an edge, I like that.
Martha Reeves, Betty Kelly, and Rosalind Ashford. I worked their show playing baritone saxophone back in the 80's and 90's when they came to the Philly area and you couldn't ask for 3 nicer ladies. Down to earth and regular, it was like working with my older sisters.
You never could make a music video like that again, that way before MTV was even dreamed about. Non-workers in a plant running around loose fitting clothing, No safety glasses, Crawling over moving equipment in action. Lawyers & Management would have a " heart attack on the spot" just the thought of such a video being made in there factory.. Great see the old factory again in action.
That's exactly what I was thinking. I work at the Ford plant in Kansas City. If they tried this OSHA would shut that bitch down. You'd have people getting suspended for no safety glasses, climbing on picnic tables and people spraying paint with no respirator on.
I get the feeling that this video might have been made on a night shift as kind of a pirate operation and no one at Ford corporate knew anything about it. Basically somebody at Motown knew somebody that worked in the plant, maybe it was Berry Gordy himself. This was long before the days of tight security and badges and if it had been worked out with a foreman, it would not have been that big of a deal to show up with a cameraman and the group and just start filming. The production looks very on the fly and improvised, which gives it its "cool" factor that just can't be duplicated in a more sophisticated production. Anyway, that is just my opinion.
No, this was shot with full cooperation of the Ford company. No way could a significant TV production crew sneak in and out to shoot this without permission. Ford agreed to it as free advertising for their hottest and most desirable car of the moment, the Mustang. Martha Reeves said in an interview that there was no way the production line was going to be shut down or slowed down for them in any way, so it had to be figured out where and how they were going to move through all this stuff while lip-synching their hit song. You can see Martha accidentally trip on a paint hose at 0:46 - fortunately, she doesn't fall down - and the Vandella at 0:40 appears to hit her head as she ducks under the wheel cutout of a right front body panel. She shakes her right hand as she runs past the camera as though she's reacting to the "ouch" of this unanticipated pain. The other Vandella loses her balance at 1:19 when the car body they've just climbed into lurches to the right.
Now I know how Wilson Pickett was so inspired for doing his iconic song, "Mustang Sally". Great video, and music, portraying the "energy and optimism" in the USA in 1965!!
The man shown at the very beginning and then driving the car off the line at the end was the host of this rock & roll special, Murray the K. He was a very popular radio DJ in New York City.
That's what I was thinking too. I wonder if they had masks back then. I was career air force and they furnished ear protection but lots of guys didn't wear them - wish I had
The most beautiful car ever made. My dad worked for Ford back then and I’ll never forget the day he brought home a new Mustang. My only regret is I was too young to drive and by the time I was the Mustang was just a shadow of its former self. My dream is to own a ‘65 someday but I doubt I ever will.
I assembled a 1965 mustang dash today after painting last month...48 yrs. after original assemble.BTW lead was not removed from auto paint until late 1990's in USA and is still in other countries paint.
FORD was expecting to sell over 100,000 of them to beat the record held by the Falcon.....they sold over 600,000 for the 1965 Model year and created a new high for the VIN sequence where Mercury used the 400,000+ and Lincoln started at 800,000 . The "F" code plant in dearborn made the mustangs until the demand had FORD add 2 more plants .
I grew up in Detroit. I miss those days. Auto factories everywhere producing almost everything. Motown music. The city of then...and the city of today belong to 2 different planets.
It's forgotten that Lee Iacocca had three plants producing the Mustang: NJ, Dearborn and Milipitas, CA. And he needed them. 520,000 Mustangs that first full 1965 model year, another half million in '66. Total ICE Mustang production for MY 2023: 46,000. 😢
@Rare92Mustang I toured Ford's Louisville plant last year where they build Explorers. They drop an engine and trans combo onto a frame and bolt it in every 56 seconds.
The girls are probably thinking, "what the hell are we doing?" as they hold back the laughing running threw a car production plant, and sitting in a car that's being put together... So way ahead of the times for making a music video!! Great concept. I sure hope that was just water the guys were spraying the parts with at the beginning and not paint, as no one was wearing masks... the way they were spraying wasn't uniform and didn't they have machines for that job? Love Martha & the Vandellas
Was the Ford assembly line really this well integrated or was this something they did for the video? Also, the gentlemen spray painting parts in the beginning, did they really not use any breathing protection?
@@RandallFlaggNY That's true ...also water running to get heavy particulate..Just think though where those vents went to...The roof and then it was blown out in the neighborhood...I guarantee you walk by that plant when in full operation you would smaell the enamel... I know because I been there and done that...
Raymond, Don't be naïve!! I grew up in Pittsburgh in the 50s and 60s. The Northern cities were well-integrated, and we all got along!! Much better than the world we live in today. Don't believe the leftist commie "Divide and Conquer" rhetoric that is being pushed everywhere including to our innocent children in grade schools. Get the politicians out of social issues, and we will be far better off. They all have an axe to grind and are laughing all the way to the bank. Integrated schools, churches, YMCAs, Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts, town, high school and college sports teams are the natural inclusion solution. We need to return to the mentality of the 50s!! BTW, I own a 1964-1/2 Mustang: Rangoon Red, matching Red Interior, 289CID D-Code, four barrel carb, four-speed manual on the floor. All original chassis, sheet metal and body parts. Originally purchased and was in Dallas ~30 years, then ~25 years in Oklahoma. Never saw snow and will never see rain or snow as long as I own it here in Massachusetts. It's mint now and ever will be. I feel very fortunate. Thanks Lee Iacocca!!!, and WildPony1966 for posting thisl!!
Mary Wells sang "My Guy" and died in 1992.This is Martha Reeves and the Vandellas. They also did "Heatwave" and "Dancing in the Street". Mary WILSON was in the Supremes.
I cant belive how quick they drop that V8 down into the Mustang. I was afraid it was going to hit it or something haha. Nowadays the engine is brought from the bottom.
Ford Production Line Detroit...best ever model ..them.. Martha And The Vandellas this is today..yesterday...privileged...the fellers are spraying car body parts...overspray and on the skid production line....Best Ever
They say the great Lee Iacocca was behind the green-lighting of this, among the first music videos. If it's true, it shows that the man was truly ahead of his time as marketer. Late in life he did a commercial with Snoop Dogg. The man was gangsta.
Interesting! I'm by no means a Mustang expert, but it appears that this was filmed later in the 1965 model year (in other words, not "1964 1/2") or perhaps in the 1966 production run. The five-lug wheels are one indicator, as is the 289 V8 engine. Too bad this wasn't filmed in color! However, the black-and-white cameras of the time (and the Vandellas) were already interfering with the assembly line; the added size of color cameras and additional lights would have REALLY caused issues at Rouge!
Hey i am a owner of a Red Mustang convertible 1965 V8 engine and i can tell you what a jewel the car is, by the way i come from Malta and i shipped my Mustang from the US registered in Jacksonville .
This was recorded on 2 inch videotape, not shot on film, and the equipment for color video would've been far too large and bulky then to have been used on a location shoot like this. It only was used in studios. Black & white video was the only option here, but most TV programming was still in b&w then anyway. The networks didn't shift to all-color primetime shows till 1966.
Martha Reeves said the line workers had no idea they would be part of a .using video. As the girls danced and sang down the the line they were yellinf: get them girls outta here we're trying to do our job.
Strange. On all pictures of mustangs being assembled in Amsterdam everybody in painting wears protection with supply of oxygen through hoses. Assembly in Amsterdam was only in 1966 and 1967......
US factories used an underfloor suction system then. There was a suction pump in the pit, filtered air was drawn in from behind/over the painters, excess overspray was sucked down under the work area. The floors were also wetted to prevent dust buildup. They're wearing white uniforms for a reason, so mgmt could tell how much overspray they were being exposed to.
I think the Mustang is the oldest continuous car model today--fifty one years. The Chrysler New Yorker line ran for 48 years (1948-1996), fifty if you count its introduction as a trim line in '46..
@@detroitdiesel-vu3ig I believe Pastor Matthew stated "car model". I don't believe the Suburban is classified as a car. The Corvette has been in production since 1953 but I think they skipped a model year. 1983 model year was skipped.
Oh by the way I notice and like the guy with air-ratchet in hand looking at camera like What %&#@ is going on here too. Just his look on his face is a classic. I guess he was a Country & Western fan Not.
I would not allow this in my plant had I been the head of any auto company. The focus on and quality of the products being made has to come first. It's all business and none of this unnecessary nonsense pop media publicity crap. I wouldn't have any of it if I were in charge.
