The Ford Barn

BillCNC · 03-05-2022, 10:40 AM

Hey All,

I did not know about Henry Ford's disassembly line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNRt2JLcw9Y

Regards
Bill

mccsix · 03-05-2022, 11:05 AM

Sure glad mine made it past the crusher

mercman from oz · 03-05-2022, 04:01 PM

Ford Model A Tudor Sedan belonging to mccsix

Mulletwagon · 03-05-2022, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillCNC

Hey All,

I did not know about Henry Ford's disassembly line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNRt2JLcw9Y

Regards
Bill

Oh, the humanity !!

Synchro909 · 03-05-2022, 04:36 PM

I've seen another video about the disassembly of cars by Ford, mostly Model Ts. Recycling is not new.

Karl Wescott · 03-05-2022, 06:58 PM

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Note the use of recycled railroad rail in the crusher!

Ayers1 · 03-05-2022, 07:50 PM

Fascinating! It seems bad now but how many beat up 5-15 year old cars are we willing to save today when there are nicer ones to be had? Helps us to understand why some of our cars are valued what they are now.

lrf · 03-06-2022, 04:32 PM

This video reminds me of the Laurel and Hardy movie "Two Tars". It's hilarious! Enjoy your old car! LRF

holdover · 03-06-2022, 09:46 PM

To a person who does not love cars like most of us on this forum, they were only scrap. Not much different to those that are abandoned in fields etc years ago. Wish I had a field of them.

1930artdeco · 03-07-2022, 08:19 AM

They probably were part of the drive by the big three to get rival older cars off of the road so that people would have to buy newer cars of theirs. Or they were trade ins.

Mike

rotorwrench · 03-07-2022, 09:23 AM

There were several recessions as well as the great depression that happened over those early years before WWII. Ford did this stuff to help bolster the dealership system. Reducing the number of used cars on the market kept prices more steady on both the new and used car markets. Ford never wasted resources if they could help it and it was common to use some scrap metal along with the fresh materials in the manufacture of cast iron and steel for use in automobile manufacturing.

ericr · 03-08-2022, 04:20 PM

I've seen pics of these processes before and I would be surprised to learn this was a consistent policy but who knows. I doubt it was a PR gimmick but just experimentation by the Company to evaluate the economics....jusr guessing.

At one time the Company had a program to rehab used Model Ts for a modest sum but I don't think it was a permanent option.

03-05-2022, 10:40 AM	#1
BillCNC Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: SoCal Desert Posts: 826	Henry Ford's Disassembly Line Hey All, I did not know about Henry Ford's disassembly line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNRt2JLcw9Y Regards Bill

03-05-2022, 04:01 PM	#3
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,377	Re: Henry Ford's Disassembly Line Ford Model A Tudor Sedan belonging to mccsix

03-05-2022, 04:36 PM	#5
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Henry Ford's Disassembly Line I've seen another video about the disassembly of cars by Ford, mostly Model Ts. Recycling is not new. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

03-05-2022, 06:58 PM	#6
Karl Wescott Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,289	Re: Henry Ford's Disassembly Line Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Note the use of recycled railroad rail in the crusher!

03-05-2022, 07:50 PM	#7
Ayers1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Waynesboro Va. Posts: 215	Re: Henry Ford's Disassembly Line Fascinating! It seems bad now but how many beat up 5-15 year old cars are we willing to save today when there are nicer ones to be had? Helps us to understand why some of our cars are valued what they are now.

03-06-2022, 04:32 PM	#8
lrf Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: long beach ca Posts: 171	Re: Henry Ford's Disassembly Line This video reminds me of the Laurel and Hardy movie "Two Tars". It's hilarious! Enjoy your old car! LRF

03-06-2022, 09:46 PM	#9
holdover Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: SW Virginia near the Blue ridge Parkway Posts: 674	Re: Henry Ford's Disassembly Line To a person who does not love cars like most of us on this forum, they were only scrap. Not much different to those that are abandoned in fields etc years ago. Wish I had a field of them.

03-07-2022, 08:19 AM	#10
1930artdeco Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lynden, Wa Posts: 3,552	Re: Henry Ford's Disassembly Line They probably were part of the drive by the big three to get rival older cars off of the road so that people would have to buy newer cars of theirs. Or they were trade ins. Mike __________________ 1930 TownSedan (Briggs) 1957 Country Sedan

03-07-2022, 09:23 AM	#11
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,440	Re: Henry Ford's Disassembly Line There were several recessions as well as the great depression that happened over those early years before WWII. Ford did this stuff to help bolster the dealership system. Reducing the number of used cars on the market kept prices more steady on both the new and used car markets. Ford never wasted resources if they could help it and it was common to use some scrap metal along with the fresh materials in the manufacture of cast iron and steel for use in automobile manufacturing.

03-08-2022, 04:20 PM	#12
ericr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,542	Re: Henry Ford's Disassembly Line I've seen pics of these processes before and I would be surprised to learn this was a consistent policy but who knows. I doubt it was a PR gimmick but just experimentation by the Company to evaluate the economics....jusr guessing. At one time the Company had a program to rehab used Model Ts for a modest sum but I don't think it was a permanent option.