I worked as a Mill Wright mechanic for most of my career and those huge presses would be a real challenge to do major repairs on. Cool film to see!

Crazy how they made those crankshafts. Thank you workers of days past for making my '37 Chevy. Neat to see how it was made and the work and effort put into it.

@jonbrockman5308

2 жыл бұрын

Cool that you own one. We are rebuilding an inline 6 for one at work soon. Yeah. Forged cranks on a 50 hp engine.😁

@tombryan1

Жыл бұрын

No problem

Yes Johnny, that's right, America used to make, not just assemble, things.

@travistucker7317

3 жыл бұрын

Gee golly dad! That's swell! Can i do that when i grow up?

@travistucker7317

3 жыл бұрын

@Carl Ferrigno but but but i really wanna program multi axis cnc machines! And i really don't wanna eat my dog either. He's my frand.

@garrisonnichols7372

3 жыл бұрын

🤣👍 all your comments are great!👏

@wiscgaloot

3 жыл бұрын

My company makes $2M semiconductor inspection machines, and a large number are sold to China.

@brosefmcman8264

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks democrats

What blows my mind is this-this is 1936, less than 50 years before people were getting around on horses. Machines like this were never even dreamed of. It just amazes me how fast and far technology has advanced since 1900.

@djsfunhouse.

5 жыл бұрын

Ya well it's been four years since your comment . technology has came a long way even since then.

@treymccolley6624

4 жыл бұрын

I agree the engineering was incredible with how they make them machines to work.

@harrybriscoe7948

4 жыл бұрын

i was born in 1959 . I never dreamed of the internet.The basics for the internet were there with telephone lines and TV. The basics for this film were in place by 1800.Some trades used here go back before writing.

@prevost8686

4 жыл бұрын

zudemaster Unfortunately wars drive technology to new heights . Look at the technology at the beginning of WW1 and compare it to just four years later when hostilities ceased in 1918. Same for WW2. It basically started with leftover WW1 technology and ended a few years later with the Atomic Bomb. Man’s instinct of personal preservation is the strongest instinct that we have and it drives man to think and create . There’s no blessing that comes from war but at least the technology that was created to destroy has been used in many ways to make our lives better, more convenient, and safe.

@waldemarguerrero5134

4 жыл бұрын

It's amazing to me too,

It amazes me that the orchestra can play perfectly despite the high temperatures

@pedro20329

Жыл бұрын

Jaja yea you are right.

@mikeedwards2621

Жыл бұрын

Thats a great point.Hahaha…

Fantastic. These are images I've waited a lifetime to see. Body mold presses. As a machinist and engineer, this is fascinating to watch. Imagine the strength some of those guys had, wrestling with slugs of steel all day. Some rough conditions there.

@cylfarneydonizetierrerajun1838

2 жыл бұрын

The best gym is a job like this

@user-rz4ex6lf6m

Жыл бұрын

Для панелей кузова применяют не пресс формы,а штампы.

@Mrbfgray

8 ай бұрын

Old infomercials are historic gems.

That foundry work must have felt like hell, literally..the heat, the heat, the sheer physical labour, and the danger of molten iron...

@harrybriscoe7948

3 жыл бұрын

Retired machinist here. I used to make up excuses to do heat treating room on cold days.

@garrisonnichols7372

3 жыл бұрын

@@harrybriscoe7948 yep it sure gets cold in the great lake states.

@robertdaniels1269

Жыл бұрын

I was in a Foundry once, in the middle of Summer. You couldn’t pay me enough.

@stevencooper2464

Жыл бұрын

And there's not a Gen-Zer today who would last 10 minutes in the environment.

This is an excellent classic auto manufaturing video. I am glad it has been preserved for internet browser to see.

Never imagined that back in the days were such sophisticated machines and tools, that made the construction of the car so easy

@chatter2765

3 жыл бұрын

And see what we have now. Really impressive how technology progress. Kudos to the engineer out there!

@abelpadilla7789

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed my friend just amazing

@harrybriscoe7948

3 жыл бұрын

They had more than you might think . Example. The automatic screw machine was invented in the 1800s that was an improvement on the lathe that was invented over 5,000 years ago. Modern car parts are still made on some type of lathe. Keep in mind they were mass producing stationary steam engines by 1800 and railroad steam engines by 1840. .....Edited in .....The Automatic screw machine can make all types of small round parts . not just screws .

@lookoutforchris

3 жыл бұрын

The second industrial revolution started in the early 1800s.

The guys doing the crankshaft are some bad tough dudes man, hard-core looking work very impressive

Video's on KZread and elsewhere for that matter, just don't get any better than this. Thanks so much for posting!

When the middle class had a say in America. It's sad to see it all gone. These guys worked hard for or a living.

@eldabasa

4 жыл бұрын

Now they busy doing swinger party

@MrShobar

3 жыл бұрын

The workers at the Chevrolet plant in Flint, MI staged a sit down strike in 1936 that lasted until 1937. The strike started in the Chevrolet plant quickly spread to other GM plants.

@swesleyc7

3 жыл бұрын

We gave away our manufacturing abilities to China in the name of globalism (vs. protectionism) and super cheap crap (that we could do well with less of).

@wiscgaloot

3 жыл бұрын

@@swesleyc7 Yep, began with Reagan. He was president when we had our first negative trade deficit, and it's been negative ever since.

@swesleyc7

3 жыл бұрын

@@wiscgaloot At first I argued we were a knowledge based economy (design vs manufacture), but I see now we need a more diverse economy that includes manufacturing. Bluntly, there are a lot of people here that would be better suited to a trade or a low-skill mfr. job than becoming an engineer and so we need to deny ourselves the cheap goods from China and make them here.

As a former Navy and retired Merchant Marine engineer who loves all things mechanical especially steam powered equipment, having this show up in my feed today was awesome! Thank you

Beautiful. I love how it is described as a drama, it absolutely is. And a complex symphony carried out in order to achieve life serving values. Bless the men who built these cars from the assembly workers, designers to the tool makers and yes the capitalists who brought it all together. I tried to Shazam the music about 10 minutes from the end, no match found sadly.

This is the era in which my father lived, wow... I had no idea they were so advanced. Sad to see that it's almost all gone today, what have we done?!

@johnstudd4245

3 жыл бұрын

Every one of the people in that film, even the youngest I saw, maybe 20 yrs old, is dead now. One guy in there was at least 60, that would have put his birth date about 1875.. !!. He had seen some changes.

@abelpadilla7789

3 жыл бұрын

I say that a lot .

@Jason-gj1pu

Жыл бұрын

We added fuel injection... that's about it

@reneastle8447

Жыл бұрын

What if we can bring them all back for good?

The next year, 1937, the Chevrolet 6 went to four main bearings. Imagine the retooling required in that crankshaft forging department!

@davegeisler7802

Жыл бұрын

Your right this was the last year of the 207.

@michaeltutty1540

Жыл бұрын

Imagine the precision woodworking that was done by the pattern makers. every cast part was first made of wood, and the forms made around those pieces. The entire engine was made of wood to incredibly fine tolerance out of the best, most stable hardwoods. My step-grandfather was a pattern maker. The precision of his work put that of my cabinet maker Great-grandfather to shame.

@georgiabigfoot

Жыл бұрын

@@michaeltutty1540 wonder whatever happened to those wood engine molds ?

Back when America took pride in production and highest quality of craftsmanship. We need to revive the skills of these "Master hands" and apply them to the 21st century!

@MrShobar

3 жыл бұрын

So much "pride" that the workers at the Chevrolet plant in Flint, MI staged a sit down strike in 1936 that lasted until 1937. The strike started in the Chevrolet plant quickly spread to other GM plants.

@abelpadilla7789

3 жыл бұрын

Very true it’s so awesome to see this video of the master hands

@dexterduckett3802

2 жыл бұрын

What a bizarre comment, no innovation in the industrial labour process decimated the notion of craftsmanship more than the assembly line!

@uncovidvaxxforthestrongand3582

2 жыл бұрын

yeah then the globalists came and wanted more money

Wow, this is amazing - the level of automation isn't that different from a modern factory!

Library of Congress description: Master Hands (1936) Henry Jamison "Jam" Handy pioneered the corporate promotional film in the early 1920s, and his Jam Handy Organization, officed in Detroit, claimed General Motors among its chief clients. Handy originally created "Master Hands" to promote Chevrolet products to existing and prospective stock holders, but its success lasted for decades, including a stint as a wartime morale booster and later as a training film. It portrays factory workers as masters over the raw materials they bend to their will, as emphasized by Samuel Benavie's score and cinematographer Gordon Avril's artsy lighting and composition. The Jam Handy Organization continued producing films into the 1960s, amassing some 7,000 films over 40 years.

Very impressive that era was Amazing to see everyone working together and the machines was Awesome the presses the line putting it all together truly a orchestra of people working running the machines .

The mass moving assembly lines for the frames is a mechanical marvel, looks really complex

Amazing to see so much physical energy going into the building by humans. Wow, people today have no clue what a days work really is.

@ronaldmayle1823

14 күн бұрын

People today are smart enough not to have to work like slaves.

Absolutely astounding what hard working people can and do accomplish. 👍🏻

@jackandsusangerstner1369

2 жыл бұрын

Then the government comes along and try’s to make it better and screws it all up !

@paulross9287

Жыл бұрын

Just think what could have been accomplished with some diversity hires!

@michaelquinones-lx6ks

3 ай бұрын

@@jackandsusangerstner1369 As always, muck up everything they put their grubby little hands on.

When i remember what i see in car factorys today there were great efforts. Roboter for the hard work and so on. But this guys were very skilled and did a great job.

Man that was an amazing video; the time, effort and amount of team work required to make such a masterpiece! And now the automakers just pump out crap. It sad to see how much heart and soul went into automobiles compared to what we have nowadays

@michaelquinones-lx6ks

3 ай бұрын

That self destructs within one month or one week whichever comes first.

I love watching this video every time it pops up. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing some of these machines in real life, and even worked on a couple. They were all worn out by the time I got to work with them.

Amazing video ! All that work, with so many people involved... and you could buy a new car for around $2,500. Also, that's when Americans took pride in craftsmanship.

@michaelquinones-lx6ks

3 ай бұрын

And we blew it such industrial might we sadly thrown away.

Love these old films, great collection

Incredible film...thanks for sharing. I watched to see if I could spot my grandfather, who worked there for 25 yrs. ...1928-1953. Quite the eye opener. Those men worked their tails off in incredibly harsh conditions. Grandpa Sid kept all his digits, but was deaf from all the mechanized noises. On a funny note, he always drove a Rambler...ha! No, I didn't see him in the film.

This is the manufacturing and production might that retooled almost overnight and started producing the equipment and weapons of war 5 years later in 1941 and continued nonstop for the duration of the war. And then started making cars again when it was over.

Wow it’s so amazing to watch. Theses are the kind of men that built America 🇺🇸 and made it strong. How disappointed they would be in today’s standards.

@ronaldmayle1823

14 күн бұрын

LOL The technology of today would make those workers look silly.

A dime a dozen back then, today, priceless! I wonder what those boys would think if they saw their cars are STILL on the road! My 2 daily drivers are 51 years and counting.

automated frame welding line in 1936 !!! this is some amazing stuff !

@jamess3417

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao what are rivets

@joelawrence56

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamess3417 saw that...amazing to see in this era all the same!!

it's nice to see the skills they had then. Something we are sadly missing with the technology of today

What a technology. Men effort with efficiency.. great dedication and perfection.. luv it..

simply amazing. Documentation of a revolution that changed this country forever.

Those engines had 79 hp if you wanted to know

Anyone that wonder why the US turned WWll needs to see this. These men were beastly!

Wie gefähtlich und stumpf eintönige Arbeit, ich hätte nach einer Woche wahrscheinlich meinen ersten Finger verloren...

hard working Americans. thanks for the upload.

12:44 Fascinating watching those guys jostle that metal around in that forging machine. Tremendous forearm strength and overall body strength and coordination. The old guy could probably weave rebar into a basket

While astounding to see cars made, even more astounding is who designed and built all of the automated machinery!!

Amazing how everything was in sync despite the lack of computers to automate it

@paulhare662

Жыл бұрын

A slide rule, a T-square, some triangles and a pocket full of pencils.

Pretty much all these jobs were manual that’s why their products were solid

The background music reminds me of watching black and white TV back in the early 60's. Oh, the drama.

@autophyte

3 жыл бұрын

It's a selection of Wagner and Mendelssohn + others. Good old classical.

the sit down strike started in Dec. 1936.

@abelpadilla7789

3 жыл бұрын

Wow really?

@ronashman8463

3 жыл бұрын

In the depths of the great depression?

@stevenburns8817

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Working conditions were that bad. The strike started at Fisher Body 1 in Flint, spread to Fisher 2 in Flint, and GM finally capitulated after the workers struck Chevy Plant 4 in Flint, which made many of the Chevrolet engines.

I'm surprised how good the engine castings were back then.

@tarstarkusz

4 жыл бұрын

In some ways this is way more advanced than what we have today. Raw materials went in one end and cars came out the other. We can't do that anymore.

@squatchhammer7215

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not surprised. They did castings for a lot of work before the automobile.

@mikebell4797

3 жыл бұрын

That’s because human hands and eyes were making sure there were no core shifts or voids. Automation can’t do that !

@michaelvrooman5681

3 жыл бұрын

And a lot purer iron back then. Now it has tocontain a percentage of recycled scrap

@7891ph

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelvrooman5681 It doesn't need to contain recycled metal, they use it because it saves them up to 30% in the energy needed to make new from raw materials. There's no requirement here in the US for it to contain recycled metal, they do it for the cost. Approximately 80% of steel in North America is recycled. The fact that it only makes up~30% of the ingredients in new steel is because the demand for steel is so high.

Great video, but OSHA would have a collective cow over the lack of machine guards and hearing protection. The proximity of the rivet setters to the riveting heads on the frame line could just not be done today. But this film is one that GM paid Jam Handy to produce, so they were not ashamed of any of the working conditions in the plant, and put the film out for public viewing. By the standards of the day, working conditions were better than most places one could work.

@frankk1512

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah now do the pay inflation and pp adjusted

@fairfaxcat1312

2 жыл бұрын

Biden’s inflation is out of control.

@stevenburns8817

Жыл бұрын

Conditions were sufficiently bad that the workers struck and got the UAW to represent them in 1937.

Anyone watching in 2052? 😁😁😁

That is so cool I've always wanted to see how crankshafts were forged..

Interesting. I am quite impressed over the advanced techinc they have so early. Thanks for sharing!

@joelawrence56

4 жыл бұрын

exactly my thoughts!!

If only cars could still be built like this

@stevenburns8817

Жыл бұрын

Why? They'd be horrifically expensive with all the extra labor you see here.

CHEVROLET IS MY FAVORITE CAR.

What incredibly dangerous work environments! Beautiful fit and finish by these craftsmen.

@ryanthompson2893

2 жыл бұрын

Just use your brain and you’ll be fine…

@ozzierabbit587

Жыл бұрын

If part of you happened to be in the way, you'd risk becoming part of the car.

How did they manage to pull that "Sobel edge detection" effect between 1:08 and 1:32?? That's pretty advanced for the time!!!

So cool!!... Back when car making was a proud American heritage!

cool video --- I never really thought about how 'hand made' the cars were at that time.

Around 15.35min what was he listening for?

A man did not want to go to work in that day with a bad hangover. He would be eaten by the machinery! It's amazing how little protection those dudes wore. I can also see why there was so much labor strife in the 30's even though good jobs were scarce.

@jc3496

3 жыл бұрын

you would be surprised how little has changed between then and now.

@artdecotimes2942

2 жыл бұрын

@@jc3496 and we act as though we are above everything today, that we have standards? pathetic how little we've progressed because we are still using what they built for us, and never giving them the credit they deserve..everyday, they deserve all our Respect, yet all we can do is sit on our computers and talk about how racist and pointless the past was and that we are better off today.

No computers to aid with production, everything is analog and no components made of plastic. What a time.

This makes me proud to have a Chevrolet small-block engine in my Opel Diplomat :-) Great movie !

Greetings from southern Ontario Canada my family owns an original 1940 maclaughlin Buick I'm 50 years old and it passed onto me at age 25 after a family member passed away

Love this and this was the American way

Elegant design of the introduction and captions!

Building classic cars was real craftmanship!

@jogmas12

Жыл бұрын

They were not considered classics back then

Your right. A man of fifty hears old in 1900 looked like 70. I have noticed that too.

Hot, dirty, hard work that must be done! A tribute to the industrious American!

Sebelum alat2 produksi canggih, orang2 ini cara berfikirnya sudah canggih. Betul2 mengutamakan kualitas dari hasil yang di kerjakan nya.

One of the coolest videos I've seen on You Tube, Awesome!

our first new car was a Chevrolet 210 4 door black sedan with Powerglide. In 1936, they did pretty good for the day.

this made joseph göbbels green with envy. he could only hope to produce something like this.

I worked for the Budd co. in the Red LIon plant stamping out frame parts while layed off from the rail car division, those people WORKED HARD. I was always happy to return to building trains!

@rudy6047

Жыл бұрын

Moi aussi en Belgique, mais on fabriquer des aiguillages de chemin de fer

My dad, Ford man, said that General Motors was in the Bible, so that’s why I’m here. He said they were the masters of creeping things on earth, so that’s my curiosity here. And I agree with zudmaster about technology and look where we are now. If the Japanese had not hit our shores, we’d still be getting crap out of Detroit. Remember the misaligned chrome, rattles, etc!

One big accident waiting to happen...must've been a lot of missing fingers and thumbs around Michigan in those days....the foundry operation is just scary to watch....

@migmadmarine

4 жыл бұрын

industrial work less dangerous today, but it still claims victims

@ednorton47

4 жыл бұрын

The stamping plants are dangerous too. Sometimes a guy ends up thinner than a pancake.

Chevroley był pierwszyą marką produkującą seryjnie samochody w Polsce dziękuje za film ;)

I watch this and DEW line videos over and over never gets old

wow, those presses are huge, as amazing as it is to watch, someone had to design then build these monsters

My hero is the old worker single handed forging that heavy 6 cylinder crank shaft, without any eye protection against the glow just ordinary glasses !Imagine how you would feel after 100 crankshafts and just one day of work!

@autophyte

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, isn't it, the way he grabs the white hot 80 lb crank and flings it across to the other forming die, then back to the center. Imagine doing that all day, 5 days a week! He would either end up incredibly buff, or totally worn out - I think the latter.

It's really cool watching them make the cranks

So interesting to see the casting of iron. Thx!

I wish Chevrolet could figure out how to make white paint stick to a work van.

This is one of the best videos I've seen in a long time

So many men required to build a vehicle. There must be 500 or 600 men to touch all parts of a car from foundry to finish. More than half of the cost of a vehicle is to pay labor, would be my guess. All those massive machine tools. Just designing, fabricating, and operating those at peak efficiency and perfect accuracy is an amazing feat. Planning the spacing and placement of all of that equipment so that men can work in and on and around without getting inured is such a logistical and engineering marvel in itself. And then, having to re-tool everything to switch to next year's vehicle models. I cannot imagine the physical strength and engineering abilities needed to make all of this happen.

Did you catch the assembler carrying a ten pound steel mallet into the interior of a car? Gee, wondering what might have required a little “adjustment.” Haha.

@TheOzthewiz

3 жыл бұрын

When it comes to Chevrolets, a BFM is usually the "go to" tool for repair, even now!LOL

@johnstudd4245

3 жыл бұрын

If you are referring to the guy @ 25:57, that is no bigger than a modern 16 oz claw hammer, just a little different shape. 2 lbs at most.

Omg just awesome video feeling like must needed a time traveling machine need to drive those cars..... my god super video thanks to the uploader 😀

no computers, no autocad, no lasers, no robots - absolutely astonishing.

@jogmas12

Жыл бұрын

They weren’t built to the highest tolerances that’s for sure. Todays engines are well balanced thanks to advances in technology

great video love these old factory video. One of the best I have seen

@joelawrence56

4 жыл бұрын

me too!!

Really surprised..... At that time also automation in production lines were present....

Anyone know what the music at at 6:29 is? I know I've heard it before!

Excelente trabajo con la mano de obra humana muy bien gracias

Easiest job in the world award goes to.........Narrator for this film.Two fucking lines!

OMG body on frame, rear leaf springs, cast iron engines, I want one!😍

OHV Sixes...a Chevy trademark for generations!

Unglaublich wie viele Menschen damals in den Fabriken gearbeitet haben und welche jobs jeder einzelne stunden lang am tag machen musste, meist scheinbar nur ein handgriff und das den ganzen tag. Aber sehr spektakulär, ich bin fasziniert

Seriously: AMAZING.

Extremely skilled men back in 1936 , a bygone era with true craftsman like pattern makers , foundry men and tool and die makers designing master tool stamping dies and jigs. Check out the forged Crankshafts being stamped from the die plates made with tolerances of just a few thousands of an inch, by hand using only vernier calipers and slide rules ! This was long before the introduction of CAD drawings or computer modeling , Very Impressive ! 👍

Сделали, руки-ноги никому не оторвало - и слава Богу!

Nice Kickstarter vid, when can I buy one?

Just before the famous "Sit Downer's" Strike...

It takes 1000 machines to build 1 machine (the car). Imagine the plans for building this assembly-line-factory. Making sure it takes the same amount of time to make 1 engine, 1 chassis, 1 rear axle assembly, 1 front axle assembly. Each part and each sub-assembly takes the same amount of time to make so they can all join up on the main line. Mindblowing!

@harrybriscoe7948

2 жыл бұрын

It is not just the machines making the car. You need a whole country capable of supplying them and the materials. How many different tools do you think are involved from raw materials to finished car ?