A car is born Amazing video

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by ANDY M

The Rouge assembly line was where the Mustang was born,

...and the 1928 Ford Model A.

Ford built 15 million model T's in the Highland Park plant (portions of which are still standing and can be viewed from Woodward and from I-75) less 3000 cars that were built in stalls at the Piquette Plant (also still standing and in use as the Model T historian headquarters).http://www.fordpiquetteavenueplant.org/

Ford shut down cold (ie completely) to design the Model A and the corresponding assembly plant, the Rouge, which generated quite a bit of excitement (and consternation). It has been in use continuously since that time.

Henry Ford was the master of "up integration", receiving raw iron ore from land he owned in Brazil, on ships he owned, into the docks that he owned, and popping a completed vehicle out the other end of the plant. The Rouge was the pinnacle of that vision.

The Henry Ford museum continues to offer tours of the Rouge and they are available in conjunction with a visit to the Museum or the adjacent Greenfield Village.

https://www.thehenryford.org/

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[Keith Seymore]

I continue to digress, but one more thought: Edsel Ford had a slip for his boat at his Gaukler Point estate in St Clair Shores. He could "commute" to his office at the Rouge via speedboat down the St Clair river to his personal dock at the plant.

Sort of the "ultimate" in commuting comfort.

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[TMagda]

No masks on those painters. Wonder what their lungs looked like after a 30 year career.