Hi and welcome to my channel! I am so glad you stopped by. Here you will find videos that I create about the 1920's through the 1930's having to do with autos or events that relate directly or indirectly involving the automobile and things I do with my Ford Model A.
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A bad day fishing beats a good day at work. Unless you really like what you do at work.
You got that right!
What kind of wood is that again? It has some nice grain to it. Remember, termites say... "I eat wood, just like I should!
That is white oak. Unlike red oak, it does not leach and is easier to maintain. However, the. Most factor is substantially higher. Very hard wood too!
@@kensmithgallery4432 Just to think of it, we used to build ships out of oak. The days of iron men and wooden ships. And the last battleships had teak for the main deck. I like wood.
Can't wait. Loooooking great.
Thanks so much Dean! It's been a long 6 months but I think I finally see some light at the end of the tunnel!
One of my father’s biggest regrets is selling a 1932 model A coupe with the V-8. I heard many stories growing up about the performance of this car. The only thing he didn’t like about the car was the cable brakes and it was the first thing the police would check when they seen it was a model A.
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One of my father’s biggest regrets is selling a 1932 model A coupe with the V-8. I heard many stories growing up about the performance of this car. The only thing he didn’t like about the car was the cable brakes and it was the first thing the police would check when they seen it was a model A.
Thanks for sharing and for watching!
Man I love the old ford's especially the 39,40 ,50s. Thanks for your era films. I am subscribed to your channel. 😃
Awesome, thank you!
@@kensmithgallery4432 you're welcome 😊
People talk about "America doesn't build things anymore" and it sounds hollow, just something that is said with a shake of the head. Well, here's America actually building, and It impresses me more every time I see it. Unbelievable that ore and coal and sand and dozens of other raw materials arrive continuously, and cars flow out the other end continuously. Lots of brainpower to make it all work, and work efficiently. So many different skills learned and used. And of course, human muscle. At the same time, we can understand what a hellscape it was: the iron and steel furnaces, casting, rolling mills, forging stations. Some the dads would be proud if their sons also got a good job at the Rouge; others wanted their sons to get an education so they didn't have to work in that hellscape. In the end, many of the next generation got an education and a desk job. Now the Chinese and other Asian countries are working the dirty jobs.
It certainly was an amazing facility and equally amazing to probably witness it in real time.
My Grandfather is dead now, but He had a 1953 Ford Flat Head V8 car that He bought used.
And I bet he loved it too!
We there with my folks for a tour, probably late 60s. Incredible thing to see - never imagined it would end.
I bet it was amazing to see in person!
Soooooo, the climate was actually way worse almost 100 years ago. Got it.
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Gee Mr Peabody How was all that made without the help of china ?
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Yep, that's a Rouge river.
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In 1997, at an engineering company I worked for, we had a large legacy of standards, restricting engineers in materials, dimensions and all kinds of things. As a new engineer, it was my duty to read all those standards. I came across one that said, "mahogany shall not be used for tooling plates, February 1969". That was an early one because the company started in 1965. Since every standard was dated, you could see the progression. It was always unfortunate that the standards did not include reasons. I could just imagine the berating an engineer got in 1968 that led to this stunning new standard.
Fascinating story! Thanks for sharing!
I've read that Henry was happy with the Model A. One day in I think 1930, Walter Chrysler came by the plant with a 6-cylinder Dodge that sold for not much more than the Ford. Walter let Henry drive it around Dearborn and when they got back to the plant, Walter tossed him the keys and said, "Keep it:" The rest is history.
That's a pretty interesting story!
@@kensmithgallery4432 Thanks- I think stories like that are almost more interesting than the cars themselves. The decisions that were made that affected the entire business, that kind of thing.
Flat heads and torque tubes, bet majority reading this has no idea what I'm talking about.
Yep! I had to explain what a torque tube was to my nephew.
Majority of these skills no longer exist, sadly we've killed them by robotics. YES some robotics are needed and necessary BUT the overall skills exhibited here are gone. When 💩 hits the fan and experience like this is needed it won't be there. No buttons to push.
Sad but true.
Sadly the Auto Unions destroyed MI plants
I hear what you are saying.
Clyde Barrow liked the Ford V8.
He sure did!
This was a very interesting film! Many of today's new car dealers could stand to take notice of this! While expenses, costs, and financing are far different, the basic ideas are still relevant. I was the parts manager in 2 different Chevy dealerships. The first one dealt with the used car inventory similar to this and did quite well in their profits! The 2nd was continuously buried in used vehicles, had all but the biggest junkers four planned, and was consistently late making the interest payments on them. In the 3½ years I was there, GMAC finance showed up 4 times with a transporter or 3 to repo all of the 4 planned vehicles. Then, and only then, the owner would cut a check for the past due balance PLUS heavy penalties. It is no surprise that they went out of business a whole bunch of years ago! Thanks for sharing this insightful movie!!!
My pleasure! It was fun and educational for me to watch too!
In the 1920s and 1930s (perhaps later), the automakers would purposely stop selling replacement components only a few years after the end of a model year. So if your car was more than five years old it was nearly impossible to find replacement parts. However, Henry Ford insisted on building replacement Model T engines until 1941.
There are some fundamental differences in operating a new car dealership now compared to 1939. One important difference now is that the average Parts & Service Dept. is more profitable than the combined selling of new and used cars (approximately 53% of an average dealership profit comes from the Parts & Service Dept.). Also, at least half of customers decades ago paid cash for new cars... with excellent credit required for a typical 18 month auto loan. Now many new car customers have mediocre or terrible credit... or are upside down on their trade in. Back then the typical new car dealer was low volume with a small showroom and minimal inventory. Customers often waited over a month to take delivery of a new car that they ordered. There were no meaningful consumer protection laws then to protect customers. New cars also depreciated quickly then with relatively few surviving a decade or longer.
Thanks for commenting and for your thoughts. Times are certainly different today as they were back in 1939 for sure!
My dad loved this museum
I can see why!
My Dad's first car was a 1931 A model deluxe roadster, made in Australia.
That's awesome!
The ultra modern River Rouge complex has 5 plants on it today! Amazing. Can tour parts of it.
So cool!
I have seen some really good movies in the past that were black and white. It lends to an aura of being old. The days of Bogart and Casablanca. The African Queen. Film Noir. It is the only thing I miss from cable/satellite tv.
I know what you mean. I ditched cable back in 2001 and never looked back. But I do miss old films. They were classics. I've got lots more like this coming as I found them interesting, entertaining, and educational, something hard to find in today's world. And it helps me stay on track building that termite nest!
@@kensmithgallery4432 You have to name it "Termite's Temptation" or something similar! Wood You? Ken's Kountry Kottage? Termite Bait? The list goes on!
The problem is if you sell something perfect you never need anything else again in your life. And that doesn't work well with our economy. My guess is that classic cars from the 20s to 40s came close to perfect beauty. That's why when you see them you don't want to leave. They create an everlasting fountain of happiness inside you. You forget about time. That is perfection touching you. Nowadays cars look like angry aliens🤣
I understand how you feel!
Said this before, think of a car, then build a machine to make the car,machines making machines. Awesome.
Like the movie Terminator of I Robot...
I’m sorry but as 41 year old man watching this footage. It’s utterly depressing knowing that this country is just a hollow shell of what it once was. It absolutely saddens and scares me to know that our beautiful country has fallen apart. Due to greedy politicians selling out to our enemies. I use to say Americans need to wake up not anymore because it’s to late. There is no fixing what has happened now.
I understand how you feel.
I agree
All these men working together in unison building together with a sense of pride and accomplishment. Robots can never replace that. Everything today is crap compared to what we could do. Greed
I get it!
My family bought Fords for decades. I broke the tradition because in the late 1970s I found another company, Toyota, made modern cars that were just as good and more reliable - ones that I could afFORD, maintain, and repair myself. I've never bought a Ford, and never regretted it. My grandparents and mother continued to buy new Fords and spent thousands getting design and manufacturing defects repaired in engines and transmissions, overly-complicated tailgates, etc. Supposedly, back in the olden days, Ford designed and built cars vertically and efficiently. Now it assembles parts built by independent companies who require a good profit and have many other customers who are Ford's competitors. Multi-tier profit-taking is one reason why Ford can't compete with companies having greater vertical integration and the efficiency that greater management control over their supply chain and manufacturing gives them. Ford vehicles sold in NA have less than 50% NA content. Imo, The other reason is that the company uses "good enough quality" as its metric for parts, managers, engineers, designs and manufacturing.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Ken, be careful about making the body too heavy. I made the mistake on a wagon body for a 1926 T. Those thick boards ad weight very quickly! See you at Greenfield Village.
Hi Ed! I've been very careful in the design of this. The sub frame is made of Hard Maple which is lighter than white oak per board foot. So far, I can actually lift the bed off of the frame with the assistance of my daughter so it manageable. The 4 door body was very heavy. I could not believe how heavy those doors were! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Thanks for your update on the Huckster. Thanks for the old video. 💯❤️👍👊
No problem 👍
bad camera,
Tough light and surroundings. Thanks for watching.
I ended up in possession of some of the sample cutters that were sent out for Ford approval. They cut all the faces and bore the holes in one action. They look like high dollar cutters so I surprised to see no coolant holes.
That's a cool piece of automotive history you have there!
LAPD didn't know how to investigate crimes, they only knew how to frame suspects. The problem with framing a guilty man is that good lawyers can point up the frame and use that to manufacture reasonable doubt.
Lots of problems surrounded OJ. Thanks for watching!
My grandfather bought a 1935 Ford Phaeton around 1942. Believe it or not, it was owned by a school teacher, had been serviced at the dealer religiously, and had very low miles. The lady was fearful that she would not be able to get gasoline because of the war. Grandaddy knew he could get fuel because of working in the defense industry. I can just barely remember when it was a complete running original car. Grandaddy cut the back off and built a flatbed out of it. We used it as a truck until he took the engine and put it on a trailer, 🎉 and made a portable welding machine. He then took the transmission, shortened the drive shaft, narrowed the rear axle, and made a garder tractor. I wish I knew how he got a Briggs engine to mate with the transmission, but I was young at the time. I only know it worked great. Years ago, in Alabama, taxes were paid in "mills" You would buy aluminum disc to pay your property tax that was less than a penny. If your tax was $17 and 48.3 cents, you used the mills for the 3/10 of a cent. Strange, isn't it. My daddy said you always kept a mill or 2 in your pocket. When the push rod for the fuel pump wore down to the point of no pressure, you put a mill into the hole. This made the push rod longer, and you were on your way. I had a wonderland of a childhood. Raised by great men and women.
What a great family story. Thanks for sharing!
I lived in Detroit the next decade after this video was originally made. I grew up there. Roman Gribbs was the last accountable mayor they ever had once Coleman A young became mayor it started a trend of complete loser liberals running the city. Now when you cross the Rouge River Bridge the stench is so bad you have to make sure your windows are up in the air conditioning is off. There are no live fish in the Rouge River the pollution is so bad. Detroit is a cesspool it'll never be revived
I understand how you feel. Thanks for watching!
And even today I’m enjoining the driving my Ford Mondeo MK4 for the comfort and the road holding.
And I enjoy my 2000 Ford Ranger and my 1930 Ford Model A. If only I had a 34 Phaeton...
Rumour no.2 was that Ford used dried spanish moss, from Louisiana, as stuffing for his upholstery etc. Spanish moss grows on swamp cypress trees which do not rot and are insect resistant. The locals (so it has been said) dried the moss and packed it in crates made of swamp cypress planks. Ford thought that this wood was just what he needed and specified that the crates should be made from planks of a certain size. This is a good story, and I suspect that the spanish moss bit may well be true, but I also suspect that the moss would likely have been in bales and the wooden planks part is legend. But it is a good legend 😊
Oh I love this rumor! Thanks for sharing it!
Can't wait to see it finished!!😊😊
Can't wait to drive the old gal again!
@@kensmithgallery4432 Yep! Ghost towns here she comes!
I wasn't expecting your intro and was surprised at how sharp and clear the old film was at first!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Love this build ✌️
Thanks so much!
Wow! You do realize that you only have about 90 days. So...as Data says, "You will be igniting the midnight petroleum." I actually am looking forward to seeing this in person.
I know! I have all but the cross bows and top stringers pre cut now. Getting those 10' boards planed were brutal. You ae gonna love the back window in the cab. I'm pretty excited about that. Then there is the tail gate and the CNC work but then I am getting way ahead of myself! My only hiccup might be the side curtains for the bed. I might not get those done in time but I can live with that.
Cliff is still making steel there.
Nice!
That was fascinating
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for sharing a good part of history during the depression.
My pleasure!
This film has Henry Ford's grubby little fingerprints all over it.
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Look at how proud ford was of itself now ford acts as this was a horrible thing.
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Heny Ford would not recognize nor believe his eyes in Dearborn, Michigan today!
Probably not!
Henry Ford wanted total control of every facet of manufacturing, from the coal and electrical power to the steel. He even wanted to own the rubber plantations (along with Firestone) to have a controlled source of rubber for the tires! The ultimate example of what's known as "Vertical Integration" in business school. Almost entirely out of favor these days as a far too expensive method of manufacturing. Ford wanted total control of the process mostly due to his ego. Didn't want to be beholden to anyone.
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Watching this old film footage reminds me of the Chaplin's brilliant satire "Modern Times."
What an awesome movie!