Henry Ford's Amazing Plant - “The Rouge” – Men, Methods and Machines

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For some quiet entertainment this Sunday we are covering one of the most amazing production facilities in the world, Ford’s famous River Rouge manufacturing plant where the V-8 Ford was built. We have covered it at length on The Old Motor, but it remains a favorite topic of ours. It’s status as a benchmark industrial plant keeps us coming back for more, so we were very pleased when we came across this well made, high quality video about it and are happy to share it with you today.

Narrated in his inimitable style by radio and newsreel star Lowell Thomas, it documents the manufacture of a new Ford from it’s beginnings as raw materials to a well-crafted finished product as it wends it’s way through the giant plant in 1938. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did and will also take a look back at our previous posts on the subject that include more videos and period pictures. See it here on The Old Motor.

[TStiles]

A great way to enjoy a cup of coffee early on Sunday morning. Thanks for sharing...

[41panelmark]

Great video!

[chuck stevens]

Very nice, kinda fun to guess what year they were before the body was done.

[Torchie]

People tend to forget what a modern marvel this plant was. First of it's kind and still a wonderment.
Parts of my family are from the Downriver Detroit area and this place loomed large in their lives.
Plus if you have ever bought a bag of "Kingsford" charcol briquettes you have the Rouge and Henry Ford to thank.

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Good to here that you all enjoyed it. We will covering Brand X next, the Chevrolet, watch for it on The Old Motor.