The Ford Barn

bgarrett · 02-07-2014, 06:54 PM

Somewhere I read that Ford was not able to stamp large sheets until 1936. Anyone know where I can find that information?
I have a letter opener that is stamped
"Ford Motor Company V8 First sheet thru 56 in.
Cold strip mill Dec 20 1935"
Google hasnt found any information on this letter opener. Do you know anything about it?

36tudordeluxe · 02-07-2014, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bgarrett

Somewhere I read that Ford was not able to stamp large sheets until 1936. Anyone know where I can find that information?
I have a letter opener that is stamped
"Ford Motor Company V8 First sheet thru 56 in.
Cold strip mill Dec 20 1935"
Google hasnt found any information on this letter opener. Do you know anything about it?

I know they couldn't stamp a one piece roof till '37.

rotorwrench · 02-08-2014, 09:50 AM

That is a very interesting piece. FoMoCo made all of their own sheet metal at the Rouge and that might have been stamped out in celebration of a newer larger mill rolling machine that was installed in that time frame. There is bound to be a Ford historian that would know something about it in the EFV8 club or the foundation museum. FoMoCo required larger equipment with each new inovation in stamping technology. It takes a very large piece of sheet metal to form a solid top for the closed cars and that's why it took so long to develop the technology to roll the stuff out and stamp it to shape.

bgarrett · 02-08-2014, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 36tudordeluxe

I know they couldn't stamp a one piece roof till '37.

I know Murray and Briggs made Ford bodies but I dont know who made the panel trucks between 1932 and 36

rotorwrench · 02-08-2014, 07:35 PM

Budd made some. Check this out: http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/f/ford/ford.htm

bgarrett · 02-08-2014, 09:58 PM

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Thank you for the link, rotorwrench!
I really like the pictures of the panel trucks

lefty rodan · 02-09-2014, 12:08 PM

About fifteen years ago I went to the liquidation auction of the Budd company facility in Philadelphia which stamped Ford and other sheetmetal. After wandering around for awhile I came across a very dimly lit room. As I looked through the entry way I could see a stamping press--about ten feet wide, fifteen feet long and about twenty feet or more in height. I was impressed by the sheer massiveness of the machine. I was even more impressed by the fact that the room held 39 of these presses!

02-08-2014, 09:50 AM	#3
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: 1936 large sheet metal stamping That is a very interesting piece. FoMoCo made all of their own sheet metal at the Rouge and that might have been stamped out in celebration of a newer larger mill rolling machine that was installed in that time frame. There is bound to be a Ford historian that would know something about it in the EFV8 club or the foundation museum. FoMoCo required larger equipment with each new inovation in stamping technology. It takes a very large piece of sheet metal to form a solid top for the closed cars and that's why it took so long to develop the technology to roll the stuff out and stamp it to shape.

02-08-2014, 07:35 PM	#5
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: 1936 large sheet metal stamping Budd made some. Check this out: http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/f/ford/ford.htm

02-08-2014, 09:58 PM	#6
bgarrett Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 243	Re: 1936 large sheet metal stamping Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thank you for the link, rotorwrench! I really like the pictures of the panel trucks

02-09-2014, 12:08 PM	#7
lefty rodan Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 31	Re: 1936 large sheet metal stamping About fifteen years ago I went to the liquidation auction of the Budd company facility in Philadelphia which stamped Ford and other sheetmetal. After wandering around for awhile I came across a very dimly lit room. As I looked through the entry way I could see a stamping press--about ten feet wide, fifteen feet long and about twenty feet or more in height. I was impressed by the sheer massiveness of the machine. I was even more impressed by the fact that the room held 39 of these presses!