Cool old River Rouge footage

Did everyone wear a hat and was everyone in a hurry? Thanks for the clip! I live just a few miles away. Wayne
 
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I have seen a lot of videos, but not this one. Good stuff. The twenty millionth was found in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and restored. I got to see it at the MAFCA National up there a number of years ago. How cool is it to see YOUR car with Henry and Edsel at the wheel? I think Ford gets the car after a ten years in exchange for restoring it for the current owner. Imagine the insurance policy on that car! I'm guessing Ford is picking up the bill to protect their asset.
 
I am in utter awe of the mechanical engineers who planned, designed, and brought the Rouge into production. The complexity of having a such a huge skilled workforce and everything work at such a scale and level of output is beyond my comprehension, especially at such an early stage of assembly line technology. It is humbling, really.

I did see one guy without a hat. And how about that fella jumping out of the trunk of the coupe at about 0:35? Where was the spare? How did he fit IN there?

Great video. Thanks for posting this.
 
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I'm AMAZED at the statement: "RAW MATERIALS COMING IN AT ONE END OF THE PLANT & FINISHED CARS POPPING OUT OF THE OTHER END"
Bill Amazed
 
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