Thank you for this. It was a great flashback to a great period in car making. I spy my 1972 mercury marquis. Powder blue. It was gorgeous. Miss when cars drove like ships sailing.

@larkatmic

5 жыл бұрын

Smashinbedrock Very true. But newer cars that stop on a dime now, and save lives, also create more confidence in driving, which make some of us reckless, and predatory on the road, not to mention, when discarded, way more environmental damage. As most of their components are non biodegradable plastics, and polymer blend parts, filled with leaching chemicals. Not such good way of protecting the future of life. Let alone, most everything we use now is made with plastic. But yes, safer driving, and better emissions for sure. I just miss the way they drove is all. Bliss

@rizky_wenxschannel1214

4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@rizky_wenxschannel1214

4 жыл бұрын

Follback my Chanel 🙏

@LinasVepstas

3 жыл бұрын

I cringed when I saw that car boating through the test track. First thing I did was put in a beefier anti-sway bar.

@ruslankazimov622

2 жыл бұрын

@@larkatmic dude...this was time back when "Doctors recommend you to smoke "xxx" brand cigarette at least an pack a day" or third party garbage collectors were dumping nuclear or chemical wastes near settlements. Those cars might have used less polymers, but I'm pretty sure they wasted a lot of material in process and some used even more toxic polymers.

A friend that worked at Ford in Bremerton gave me a copy of this and we used it in the first week of high school for over twenty five years. At that age, most of the students had little idea of what went into any vehicle, thank you Ford, one of the best we could find.

Ah 1972 when the US still had about 1/4 of the workforce in manufacturing which most often pays well and is what produced the large middleclass the nation once had. That fell into the single digits around 2007-08 and has remained.

@jacyborreaux919

3 жыл бұрын

DJT tried to change it but the powers to be didn’t let him!

@anthonyv1971

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacyborreaux919 yeah, no he didn't and neither will the next guy, and the guy after that

@JackF99

2 жыл бұрын

I've read that when labor unions were the strongest in the 1950s & 60s we had our strongest middle class and greatest economic equality that we've ever had. The war on those unions apparently started with Reagan.

@OKFrax-ys2op

Жыл бұрын

@@JackF99 for the UAW the high point was 1975. My father in law used to say “the democrats were the working class party and the republicans were for the rich guys” 🤔

@timothydraper3687

Жыл бұрын

@@JackF99 The unions are a blessing and a necessity.

7:32 All the data on those tapes would probably fit on a USB thumb drive today.

@bakonpancakz

3 жыл бұрын

amazing

@steve-ph9yg

3 жыл бұрын

Possibly the data storage center shown had Terabytes of total data even using the very strict data storage methods of the times. The amazing thing is that data may still exist somewhere in Fords archives the actual tapes may still be in a storeroom somewhere and still readable if the hardware needed still exists is another thing.

@LenryNmQ

3 жыл бұрын

@@steve-ph9yg it's highly unlikely it would be terabytes. several hundred megabytes at most. For e.g. IBM introduced the model 2314 in 1965, it was a size of a smaller truck, and contained 8+1 magnetic disks each had a capacity of 29 megabytes. And that was a LOT back then.

@steve-ph9yg

3 жыл бұрын

@@LenryNmQ the INM 7000\700 series came out in the 1950’s the 7074 in 1960 the 2400 tape 729V tape unit had a normal capacity of 117 MB a max of 17MB. I could be wrong about TB’s but that Data Center had at least a thousand tapes so GB’s at least. I was a IBM 4300 series operator in the late 80’s early 90’s and hung a lot of 3400 tapes that were date stamped 1980 the year the IBM 4341 system was installed.

@steve-ph9yg

3 жыл бұрын

@@LenryNmQ I worked for EDS\GM at a GM assembly plant the plants automation was run on a 1960’s IBM 700 series mainframe that was handled by the automation support people.

Its amazing in all the stuff that goes into designing a car. You have to be an artist, have imagination, be a sculptor and just damn smart.

What the Engineers giveth, the bean counters taketh away.

@migmadmarine

3 жыл бұрын

Beware the white shirt,tie,pocket protector,clipboard and stop watch. Time study!!

I have to say ford rocks my world , am a loyal ford owner from day one and I will stay with the best built cars on the planet

@raymondvesty2868

3 жыл бұрын

Amen brother

@kleimbach77

3 жыл бұрын

I am as well

@darroniverson3373

3 жыл бұрын

Same. My family have always had Ford vehicles since the beginning. Had a great uncle that worked with H. Ford, before ww1. I have a picture of his first car, a roadster. Written on the back of the picture is the notation that it had engine #1872. He helped build the vehicle that he wound up buying for himself. After serving in the war, he moved to Seattle area, opened a service station/dealership. Sold Ford cars/pickups & Texaco gas. He retired and sold his business around 1977.

@Reddbeaver

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a dodge fan, but I'm glad you have that passion for your brand. Ford no doubt make some cool machines.

@rodferguson3515

3 жыл бұрын

They don't build cars any more except the Mustang lol.

Film was circa 1973 or 74, looking at the LTD loaded at the plant.

This looks very 1970s to me. Those lamb chop side burns, and woman’s beehive hairdo’s are a dead give away. I should know I lived it. Plus the cars in the 70s were huge!

@MarioPalma-gm3vn

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, this is probably 73 or 74.

@garymccarver5006

3 жыл бұрын

Yes...this is early 70s, but sideburns and beehive hairdos stretched back well into the 60s...I lived it also.

@MrJerryrigged1

3 жыл бұрын

Development of the chump paneling for the station wagons too!

@jimhaines8370

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarioPalma-gm3vn The cars have the first generation so called Safety Bumpers which were first in use in 1973 so you are correct about 73/74 also because many cars in those years nothing changed

@MustangSam

3 жыл бұрын

That's the first thing I thought of. Sideburns everywhere!

As an industrial historian,, I love it !!! Great video, thanks for posting.

The plate on the car at 14:03 is 1972. My folks had a '72 wagon, I liked the "beak" style grill and a 400cid engine that ran as smooth as silk. The original battery lasted seven years in the mid-west!! In retrospect, it was the size of a ship but had drum breaks and bias ply tires ...AHHH! Good old r12 would freeze a melted chocolate bar in no time at all. Thank you for uploading it was a hoot to watch.

@cmat57

5 жыл бұрын

Good catch!

@johnstudd4245

3 жыл бұрын

The original battery in my Nissan actually lasted 12 years, in Michigan. Bought new in Oct 2007 and replaced Dec 2019.

More Cladding is what we need ! Lots and lots of Cladding!!!! and more in the 80s to! Some of those interior's look like kitchen cabinets. Thanks for loading it.

9:14 that Ford designer had predicted the look of the 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass S.

@markreisen7038

3 жыл бұрын

It's a known fact that most of GM's best designers came from Ford.

At that time, the car frames were not electroplated. That come later. For this reason, these cars didn't last for long, many were eaten from the rust. The tyres had inner tubes and made a distinctive "pop" noise when punctured and had to be replaced on the spot; and tube tyres broke rather frequently: young drivers can't imagine how frequent car breakdowns happened...

@kriscarver-seaboyer9204

10 ай бұрын

The hell are you talking about, tube tires? Tubeless tires had been an industry standard since the late fifties. Sure you could buy tube style tires in the aftermarket, but these cars all came out of the plant wearing tubeless tires. Now, the frames weren’t electroplated like the bodies were but that isn’t why they rusted so badly, that had to do with the chemical makeup of the steel itself. And it’s still a problem, Toyota has replaced millions of truck frames at huge expense because they still can’t lock the problem - and that’s a manufacturer who took some responsibility, most of the others don’t once past the warranty period.

Loved IT thanks! We had a 1974 Galaxie, my neighbor a 1973 Mustang and a close friend of mine a 1972 Grabber. Plus a dear uncle of mine worked at FORD as an engineer. The lucky bas*** worked in Quality Control. So he could take any New FORD he wanted home!!! For "testing purposes" of course... The hottest dude in our neighborhood.

Thanks for these classics!

Saw this same video in middle school 1973. Amazing how much was done by hand!

Excellent. Everyone who own a car should see this.

Incredible film and thanks for uploading!!

Announcer: "It's Stops on a DIme!" Car: skids for 5 metres Ahhh the 70's

@D8W2P4

5 жыл бұрын

The car stopped on a dime but friction let it down.

@spiddyman0079

5 жыл бұрын

*15 ft

@xboxcontroller4811

4 жыл бұрын

Cuz of dem drums

@BigEightiesNewWave

4 жыл бұрын

but the dime stayed under tire whole time.

@gregorysoutherland535

3 жыл бұрын

seriously did they not know how to threshold brake?

This film must have been made on December 31st 1969 because it has that great 70s vibe. I really enjoy all these informative videos from the past, very well made and they feel like a time capsule.

I think this is not 1969. Looks more like 1973 or 74.

@ragingbull94mtx

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! At 8:06 you can see what appears to be a Mustang II. it could be a prototype or design study, but I doubt they had those until late 1971, early 1972.

@ragingbull94mtx

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! At 8:06 you can see what appears to be a Mustang II. it could be a prototype or design study, but I doubt they had those until late 1971, early 1972 (production versions in 1974).

@93sundance

5 жыл бұрын

Car has a 1972 license plate

@jasongomez5344

4 жыл бұрын

The car mostly shown being built seems to be a 1973 Ford LTD.

@kenwb3513

3 жыл бұрын

You're right, 7:13 that's a 1972 Torino and another one appears on the highway in the next scene

All those miles of computer memory banks will now fit on a micro SD card.

@BadWolf762

5 жыл бұрын

I should have looked through the comments before basically posting the same thing you did.

I'm sold. My next car's gonna be a Ford.

5:55 airbag test In the early 1970s, Ford and General Motors began offering cars equipped with airbags.

@JamesSmith-wp4um

5 жыл бұрын

GM started to offer airbags as an option on the full-size Oldsmobiles, Buicks, and Cadillacs starting in 1974. Ford never offered airbags as an option during the 1970s. However 50 1972 Mercury Monetarys were outfitted with airbags and were leased to Allstate insurance company in Northbrook Illinois for real time test purposes.

@stanpatterson5033

3 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, the Government has had gasbags for several decades, and many an airhead, too.

to bad automakers don t listen today,we the people want a car that doesnot cost more than $25,000,instead they cost $70,000.

@twisted2468

5 жыл бұрын

Buy a tesla.

@squirehaggard4749

4 жыл бұрын

Oh but surely you want heated glovebox knobs and bluetooth sun visors and 37 cup holders....

@jellyfrosh9102

3 жыл бұрын

@@twisted2468 yeah buy a 50k electric that can go 200 miles without needing 8 hours to charge. Great idea.

@acidtdi

3 жыл бұрын

Ive been saying this for a while. If a company built a bare bones car and sold it for cheap it would sell like hot cakes...but car companies dont want that because of profit. They can force you to buy what they make with all the bells and whistles because you need a car.

@ggeiser3

3 жыл бұрын

Inflation. Which is caused by government.

Love this video. I have a 72 Ltd I'm the 2nd owner to. I have that build spec sheet in the glove box. Love seeing the computer that printed it on video. I like to believe I watched them build my Ltd before my eyes.

An excellent documentary. Thank you.

They stop listening to the people decades ago, now all manufactures practically produce the same base car with a different badge on it

@antonioederlopezlopez7341

5 жыл бұрын

Simple as that

@jellyfrosh9102

5 жыл бұрын

Thank government regulations and the tastes of the common consumer.

@ggeiser3

3 жыл бұрын

Our badge says Genesis!

@paulbennell3313

3 жыл бұрын

There was a time when a car could be identified without reading the badge. That all seems so long ago now...

@wendysremix

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulbennell3313 You’re just out of touch of new cars. I can spot every make a mile down the road.

Fascinating look at research and development. The sheer hours it took to design a car was impressive.

Dude mentioned his merchandise, samples, and his dog before he mentioned his kids, and never said a thing about a wife....that man definitely had his priorities in order....😅😂🤣🤘🏻🇺🇸

@BlackPill-pu4vi

Жыл бұрын

Well said.

@rhuttrho88

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!🫡

Damn, these cars look like they were built to last forever!

Took a tour of the Ford assembly line in Dearborn years ago. If you had seniority back then you had the choice of putting the owners manual in the glove box or the unleaded gas sticker by the gas cap.

I am impressed. That's a lot more tech and automation than I thought they had in 69. Although I am shocked to see the paint crew was not wearing respirators!

@skeetrix5577

Жыл бұрын

bro there's a video from I believe 1937 on this channel that shows a assembly line for Ford I believe and holy shit being born in 89 myself I never gave much thought how advanced society was then. yes it's primitive compared to today but they were pressing steel, molding engine blocks, I mean the whole nine years. and it's also a historical video it started with a horse and buggy leaving town to make it to the train station some few hours away-if I had to guess they were talking about life in the early 1900's to late 1800's. they even showed beautiful concrete roads and highways with the cloverleaf design, in the mid 30's! like I said it just blew my mind I wish I remembered the name but I found it on this channel without much effort. If I had to guess I remember it was made in '37. hope you and everyone gets to see it!

The video was uploaded to KZread for 50 years, fullhd is still processed.

Spraying cars without masks, ahh the 70s

@itsjustnopinionok

3 жыл бұрын

22:29 and smoking allowed on the assembly line.

@JDAbelRN

Жыл бұрын

Ahhh, the uncomplicated Seventies and Eighties with unprotected sex, AIDS, Herpes Simplex 2, various STD'S, yes those were the days....☣️🤪💀

@rodrossi9749

Жыл бұрын

times were definitely better.

@rodrossi9749

Жыл бұрын

​@@JDAbelRN ..... still have all that and more now.

@JDAbelRN

Жыл бұрын

@@rodrossi9749 believe me I'm 60 now, but best times of my life was in the Eighties, when I was in my twenties, the music, politics was not as divisive, most people were just looking for a good time. I'm a boomer no cell phones, but then again, wouldn't have this amazing device in my hand, able to see almost any film or documentary I desire at any time. That is amazing.

That stretch of testing footage from 13:28 to 14:08 looked like an episode of "Cannon".

I work for Ford for more than 25 years in Europe, a car plant is not a paradise for a lot of people, grace Ford i have a good pension, thanks Ford,

22:30- dude applying headliner adhesive, with a cigarette in his mouth, to assure that new car smell.

@alexlail7481

3 жыл бұрын

I was actually more surprised how few people were smoking in the film. Prior to the 90's it was a whole other world when it came to tobacco use. I grew up in the 80's and most 'nicer/ fancier' restaurants in my home town had cigarette vending machines in the lobby and people regularly smoked while pumping gasoline .... and yes there were signs that said not to.... they smoked anywhere and everywhere and occasionally the real hardcore smokers would use their current cigarette to light the next repeatedly (chain smoking). Most men smoked, chewed, or dipped... and a few did all three.... different times different values... I guess something's have gotten better... and no more leaded gasoline

@dogsense3773

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexlail7481 I know of 9 people who died of lung cancer

This video was a class movie in my elementary school science class back in 1973. It was made in 1972 and is really just about how Ford built cars back then, but it featured their 1973 lineup and most especially, the Galaxie, Custom, L.T.D. and Country Squire models. Yeah, they built the Pinto in those years, too. But, they still kept Henry Ford's car alive. Unlike today, where they build trucks, vans, and suburban-driven CUVs and defecate on their most legendary name by applying it to one of the grocery getters. How the mighty fall! 💩! 🐰

Steering 5 turns lock to lock. And make sure they pop outta park with no driver in them.

Happy New Year to all automotive lovers. This video is a montage of Ford's construction of automobiles from raw material to finish. Some scenes are from the late sixties - the finished models are mostly 1972 models - incidentally 72 and 73 models were very similar depending on the body type. Enjoy, Ciao, L

@markbehr88

2 жыл бұрын

1973 Full size was a major update.

15:00 thats a 73 Galaxie. Looks like they started the design test phase in 69.

It is amazing how much goes into the building of just one car...huge facilities, a lot of money 💰, skilled workers and large quantities of natural resources...good video - thank you 😊

They are wrong on the year 1969 because you clearly see 1972 Fords and Mercurys in the video and even 1973s.

@marxer19

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. My dad had LTD’s for company cars, 1970, 71, 73, 76 and 79.

@andrewbillingsley9377

3 жыл бұрын

It may be well to remember many of the cars in this video were prototypes, produced as much as five years before the model hit the showroom or we got our first look on the cover of "Popular Science" magazine.

@atvendo

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbillingsley9377 A huge trainload of prototypes?

@andrewbillingsley9377

3 жыл бұрын

@@atvendo Point taken.

@albertomelendez3168

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you Mike, this documental was release in 1972. I saw a identification car with Michigan 1972, and the model LTD in the factory is 1973, and I saw a F-100 with the front face 1972.

oh god do i love old cars

realy amazing the computer-technology at this time

@BigEightiesNewWave

4 жыл бұрын

IBM 1401/360

@SpockvsMcCoy

3 жыл бұрын

State of the Art for its time but primitive, energy intensive, and space inefficient by today's standards.

@bobbyheffley4955

3 жыл бұрын

Mainframe computer

Fords are great cars, Larry Dembrun

Great days of great cars!

It really is staggering at what has to come together to reach the final product.

Its insane that they were building nearly every part in house

@johnstudd4245

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that is something else they don't do anymore.

@ericwsmith7722

3 жыл бұрын

Then along came China ...... and UAW workers went home .

@alexlail7481

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of it seems to have been shot at the Rouge River plant that was Henry Ford's baby.... it took roughly 10yrs (in the late teens-early twentys) to build and was a true work of art and efficiency it served them well into the 90's when it was redeveloped due age and contamination... and changes in production philosophy

I like the huge GM Terex land mover trucks hauling the scrap from the blown up fords away... nice touch indeed👍

Ford only employs about 175,000 people today. A significantly lower amount than stated in this early 70's video. A lot of that is probably due to outsourcing, but still a very large employment difference compared to almost 50 years ago.

@Pro1er

3 жыл бұрын

In the film they claimed almost 500,000 employees world-wide, now it's around 190,000. A lot of that is due to automation. You don't see people spot welding or hand painting anymore like they did in this movie. As artificial intelligence gets more advanced, you will see people loose jobs by the tens of millions in the US alone.

Well, the corrosion resistance paint didn't work too well-my Dad's rear bumper on his '76 Ford fell off, and he brought it home in the trunk-very interesting video, though!

@brianfearn4246

3 жыл бұрын

It just looks good in the factory. It didn't make any difference whatsoever.

@donaldcarter4324

2 жыл бұрын

That same thing happened to my Navy buddy's 76 LTD he was from Michigan RUST. we found a non rusty one in South East Virginia and swapped it out,Golden ad new!

Nice to see the initial powder coating development there!

Definitely NOT 1969, instead 1972. Production 1972 big Fords on the assembly line. Prototype and pilot built 1973 models with the big bumpers. Jack Telnack was a lifetime Ford designer. That was FoMoCo's baroque period in design with heavily moulded trim pieces and blocky body contours. Later, Telnack was influential with the 1979 Mustang with its trim aero design. Prototype models are being displayed outside at Ford's Product Development Center in Dearborn...that design building and courtyard were built in 1953 but are being torn down and replaced in 2020. Many people dislike FoMoCo design of that era but their big cars were imposing and had an incredible ride with great noise suppression. Robots and automation now have replaced workers welding and painting on the assembly line. The work environment at that time was so brutal that men were physically worn out in their 50s.

Another cool thing in this ford video is showing the EMD General Motors Locomotives delivering the coal👍

@25:16 nice, a 72 Mach 1. My friend had one in high school in the late 70's, same color. Maybe that was the one, we were only, 150 miles away.

My grandfather worked the final inspection assembly line in Dallas and Louisville plant . He retired in 1978 after 30yrs so if you drive a Ford from 1948 to 1978 chances are he made adjustments to your doors and bumpers. Lol 😆

@stanpatterson5033

3 жыл бұрын

I had a '76 Mercury (something) wagon, a '78 Mercury Cougar, and also an '81 Ford Fairmont. The only one I had door troubles with was the '76 wagon. Only the passenger doors stayed the way they were supposed to. Even the wagon door was ever so slightly off-kilter. Also had a 1970 F250, no door problems with that bad boy. Well, the gas cap came off a lot, like at every gas station you went near. That sucker got 8 mpg if you drove it like Granny would drive it. It would do anything you asked of it, though. God, I miss vehicles that had real steel or aluminum bumpers.

Then went on to release the Pinto!

@boataxe4605

3 жыл бұрын

Those computers weren’t advanced enough to tell them that a gas tank inches from a bumper might blow up.

@paulpeterson4320

3 жыл бұрын

This video is 2-3 after the Pinto came out. Lots of 72 cars on the road in clips. Clueless poster.

Pretty incredible still today.

In the old days the cars were made to be resistant and durable, today they are disposable like cans of sardine.

@badass6300

3 жыл бұрын

Well, the other option would be for no one to be able to afford them. If they still had high build quality, while having modern tech while complying with modern safety and emission those 19-24$ cars now would cost at least double and same goes for pretty much all other cars, at least double the price.

@brianfearn4246

3 жыл бұрын

I have noticed over the years the amount of cars outside scrapyards that still look serviceable. It seems if something goes wrong it's to expensive and cheaper to buy a new one these days.

@badass6300

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianfearn4246 it's most likely either rust, lack of parts availability or fuel economy and emission regulations, or a combo of all thrre.

@trustyoldiron5416

3 жыл бұрын

As a guy who's newest car is from 1978 I can say that statement is at least somewhat untrue, particularly in the engine. In the old days you were doing well if an engine lasted 150k before it started burning oil. Now we have cars that will do 300k or more without the removal of engine or transmission. That said due to manufacturers making components that are VIN tied to a vehicle through electronics and other means often makes it too expensive to repair or maintain as parts have to be brought to a dealer to be reprogrammed (flashed). It seems that the goldilocks range was from the mid 1990's to mid 2000's where you could get a car that benefited from modern metals and machining without the over complication and proprietary nature of newer cars.

@badass6300

3 жыл бұрын

@@trustyoldiron5416 I'd say the golden era was late 80s to mid 2000s. Though in the mid 2000s BMW and Mercedes had quality issues due to degrading materials. Then GM, Chrystler and Ford were full of recalls and law suits for their smaller cars in the mid 2000s and Renault wasn't doing very well in terms of quality either.

Incredible filmmakers! ⭐️

This film is from 1972 I would say based on the 71 and 72 Fords and the clay model of the 1973 model.

FOMOCO! AMERICA"S FINEST AUTOMOBILE!

Remember the Ford Pinto? That car was the bomb!

At 7:13 you see a 1972 Torino. I also think i saw a 73 LTD earlier in the video

@Ka9radio_Mobile9

3 жыл бұрын

There is a 72 Chevy, also a 72 Lincoln!

Not 1969 for sure when I seen all those Mavericks and 71-73 Mustangs sitting there. Noticed that they were painting all those cars with no chemical masks or protection at all. Much hand assembly welding, installing dashes, steering columns and headliners by hand. They use automation for those tasks now.

@CamaroAmx

3 жыл бұрын

And a lot of people lost their jobs. My grandmother started at ford in 1970 hand soldering circuit boards. By the time she retired in 1998 she just sat there and watched a machine do it for her. And the factory went from 2,000 employees to less then a 100.

Back then,machines ment to be durable,looks beautiful and simple.

How can this be 1969 when there is a 1972 Country Squire in the frame at 6:49?

@albertomelendez3168

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, thats wright it was 1972..

I think maybe the Pinto missed much of this testing, especially the safety of the gas tank.... This is more like 1973 it seems. Thanks for posting.

@andrewbillingsley9377

3 жыл бұрын

Mike. Ford knew early on the dangers inherent in the Pinto's design as well as the cost to correct the problem with improved gas tanks. They weighed this cost against projected damage and litigation cost and made a decision intended for the benefit of their shareholders. They never looked back and neither did the Federal Trade Commission designed to protect us. But don't be too mad at Ford, They all do it. And we are too busy looking at The NFL and Kardishian's buttocks to care.

@jetsons101

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewbillingsley9377 I had a used pinto and the recall fix was a plastic shield between the rear diff and the tank so the sharp edges of the diff wouldn't poke holes in the tank in a rear collision. It was still better than a Vega tho the Vega looked better. I'm lucky as I don't like the NFL or Kardishian's. Baseball is the best............

@markreisen7038

3 жыл бұрын

@@jetsons101 so your saying the only car that rusted out on the dealer ship lots looked better all rusted out with blown engines were better looking than the Pinto? Yeah, RIGHT!! What the hell is wrong with you?

@jetsons101

3 жыл бұрын

@@markreisen7038 ??? I'm not sure what your getting at. But the Vega was better looking "when new before the rust started showing," Ref: Wikipedia, The Vega received praise and awards at its introduction, including 1971 Motor Trend Car of the Year. I said when they were new it looked better, I never said it was great. If I had the $$$ in high school I would have gotten a 70 hemi Cuda or a 69 Boss 302 or 429. When new the Pinto just didn't look right but was better than a Vega, not great just better. Nothing wrong with me as I have a very happy life and great friends and family.

What Happened To Automotive Lifespan - My experience driving from 1960s to 2020 1960s to 1970s US cars in North Eastern States Body rust - after 3 years Muffler - 3 to 4 years Ball joints 5 to 6 years Shocks - 4 to 5 years 1990 to 2020 Japanese Cars in North Eastern States Body rust - after 18 - 20 years Muffler - 16 to 20 years Struts - 16 to 18 years Shocks - 15 to 18 years

They're making lots of huge sedans with big V8 engines . But within a year or two the fuel crisis will hit , the Japanese will fill the gap in the market and it'll take companies like Ford a long time to recover .

@CamaroAmx

3 жыл бұрын

But it would still take 30-40 years before Asian manufacturers actually became a head to head rival. The gas crisis just opened the door to them and become a viable option to Americans.

The good old days...when manufacturers actually had a listening ear!

21:55 Not a single person is using a mask when painting the cars. Nor anywhere else in the plant, for that matter. Oh, well... not my brain or lungs, luckily.

@dbrown6941

4 жыл бұрын

They were removed for the film, so the family members could see them , etc. For posterity. Thanks Safety Policeman for pointing it out though.

@billcoley8520

4 жыл бұрын

I guess you are a SAFTEY officer.

@dementedweasel1

3 жыл бұрын

The Corona virus was still in it's testing stage and not yet released.

@21stcenturyfossil7

3 жыл бұрын

At least the camera didn't catch them smoking in the paint shop.

@timothykeith1367

3 жыл бұрын

An unlike Dec 2020, none of the people are wearing masks to protect against COVID-19. The Hong Kong flu killed huge numbers of people in 1969 and nobody wore masks

Back when car companies asked comsumers for feedback and respond

@21stcenturyfossil7

3 жыл бұрын

The car companies have since found out that it's cheaper to not ask the customers before ignoring them.

@ericwsmith7722

3 жыл бұрын

stop it ! they asked customers what they wanted ,,,,, and then spend advertising money to sell what they didn,t want .... and not as much add dollars on cars they did ,

When you had seniority on the assembly line you got the job of putting the owners manual in the glove box.

I watch this, see all the computers churning away, all the expert designers, all the cool concept car designs....and all I can think about is that lousy Ford Pinto I had to drive in college.

@Creeperboy099

5 жыл бұрын

Randall Lathan good thing you didn’t crash that- otherwise you wouldn’t be here to make that comment

@relathan1

5 жыл бұрын

@@Creeperboy099 True. But would you believe it: somebody ran a stoplight at an intersection, and totaled it. No fireball, but I wasn't too sad to see it go.

@Creeperboy099

5 жыл бұрын

Randall Lathan well, I guess that wasn’t a rear end accident

A wonderful Video!

This needs to be on MST3K

@edwardburek1717

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Get on it Joel

The shopping trolley 🛒 and ques haven't changed over the last 50 years. It must be that rust protection stuff 🤔

life without Catia and Solidworks,woow u had to be a real artist by your own hands

There should be the sound of a baby crying every time a car comes out of the assembly plant.

@spannaspinna

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha good one

This is gold!

429 460 woop ass goodies time gone by .

13:51 The bigger and heavier the car the more abuse it gets because the structure, suspension and drive train connections take a big beating because of the weight its pulling unlike a 1900 lb Datsun that took no more abuse than a go cart.

@TheCatOfAges

2 жыл бұрын

But datsun being datsun, it was exposed to salt for weeks just after it was built. Many old Japanese cars came rusty

One thing they didn't plan on was the cars back in these years rusted like hell. I owned some of them and it didn't matter what brand. My 71 Vega I bought used in 73 had newspaper stuffed into the cowl and puttied over. Had to change the fenders that year also. They were complete rust.

@kriscarver-seaboyer9204

10 ай бұрын

People look back at cars from this era with rose coloured glasses. Cars weren’t expected to last more than a few years because you’d trade it in once you’d paid off the note - so two or three years would be the expected service life and anything after that was a bonus. To its credit Ford introduced body electroplating (or E-plate) in the late fifties for its high end models at the Wixom, Michigan plant, and the tanks and such were installed at most of the other Ford plants through the sixties, but some plants didn’t get it till the late seventies and the last one got it in 1983! And all it was, was a way to ensure the entire body was correctly primed - a lot of cars left the factory with bare metal in tight nooks and crannies, so no wonder they rotted out so fast.

21:57 Painting without a respirator. Crazy.

@cliffordgill9052

3 жыл бұрын

As an automotive painter I approve of this comment🤣

Incredible, vast resources spent, to control our minds and make us BUY. Then, make vehicles that CANNOT LAST. Rinse and repeat.

22:32 back when you could smoke on the job. I bet if you ripped up some old carpets you'd see cigarette ashes under it

Wow early airbag test at 5:56. About 20 years before they were available?

@BlackPill-pu4vi

Жыл бұрын

Airbags were optional equipment on big GM cars from 1974-1976. They were expensive so, not many were sold. But, one documented case made big news when an airbag equipped 1974 Olds 88 had a head on collision with a regular car. The driver of the 88 walked away (he also wore his seat belt) and the other driver was killed. That got the ball rolling to get them in all cars.

They really threw the cars together back then.

A well oiled machine, and probably 100% made in the United States of America 🇺🇸

Those were some big old cars...boats

Watching this video should make anyone realize: the truly awe-inspiring variety of skills that encompassed the production of a vehicle, at one time. And these were just average people, mind you--anyone could be taught to do these things, and be part of this massive undertaking! This feat of engineering. Nowadays, sadly: the average American would never be permitted such opportunities. :0( And least not in manufacturing. Software is everything, it seems. It is certainly presented--ad nauseam--as the solution to everything. And yet: should it be? Shouldn't something that we do be tangible? Truly, that I think is the sort of America that Americans most mourn (those at least with some inkling of it still). A time when you could dedicate yourself to meaningful--tangible--work; and make a life worth living in the process. We are all so easily expended now. And perhaps, because: nothing is real.

@something2sea

3 жыл бұрын

As someone who has ended up working in the IT field; mostly dealing with software and the 'virtual' world (because that's the opportunities that came my way); I agree with you. There is a particular sense of satisfaction and joy that comes with creating, moulding, and modifying tangible, physical objects. Feeling textures with our hands, and not having everything trapped behind the transparent pane of glass we know of as our iPad display, or our computer monitor. Were things perfect back then? Definitely not. Are certain things easier, and far better today? Definitely. That doesn't distract from the fact that good things have been lost to time. I wonder what good things we have today, which will be lost to time because we take them for granted, and won't realise their value until they're all but gone!

I was selling Ford's in 1971,72 and 73. I think they were pretty good cars and much simpler. You could buy a very nice LTD for $5000! I guess I am getting old but the price of new cars is frightening. I'll stick with my 93 Bronco.

@spannaspinna

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but what was the average wage

So ford basically admits that they are watching your every move at 6:46. All hail blue oval

@frankishrebellion9479

3 жыл бұрын

now imagine that times ten today...

At 7:13, a 1972 Torino Squire!

They're getting those old Fords ready for Charlie's Angels.

@drpoundsign

3 жыл бұрын

I just commented on that! (had not read your comment.) Television shows had their own car sponsor. Up and coming Mafiosi all drove Black Continentals on that (and other) TV cop shows. Lincoln technically...but still a Ford division.

NEWS FLASH the 1972 Torino was NOT available to buy in 1969. Just saying.