Manufacturing nearly 5 Million Model A Fords was an extremely well orchestrated series of events that started from raw materials and ended with complete cars being driven off the assembly line. With production taking place in dozens of Ford assembly plants around the world it was important that each step of the process be consistent and efficient.
Expanding on our two previous assembly videos this compilation features more of the key moments of Model A production from dozens of Ford Factory Films. This video adds nearly 12 more minutes of manufacturing footage than seen in our earlier videos including the process to manufacture glass and upholstery for the interiors.
And we changed up the music for all the people who don't know how a mute button works.
00:00 Intro
00:34 Building Engine Sand Molds
03:10 Casting Engine Blocks
04:15 Machining Engine Blocks
04:45 Pouring Babbitt
05:08 Forging and machining Crankshaft
07:15 Torquing the Bearings
08:10 Balancing the Flywheel
09:12 Breaking in/Testing the Engines
09:45 Manufacturing Ring Gear
10:44 Spring Manufacturing
11:00 Engine Drop
12:25 Making Wheels
13:13 Stamping Sheetmetal
14:40 Tudor Body Jig Assembly
16:51 Wet Sanding Body
16:57 Pinstriping and Paint Check
17:30 Fender Production
18:24 Dipping Front Fenders
19:10 Making Glass
20:15 Interior Production
22:50 Body Drop
26:29 Final Prep
26:51 Driving Completed Car Off the Assembly Line
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Sources;
Library of Congress Ford Motion Pictures Archives
Benson Ford Archives
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