[FORD MOTOR COMPANY PLANT, GERMANY]

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of workers on assembly line - lifting motors with hand controlled crane suspended from above and placing them on conveyor. “Motorenprüf stände.” View of plant, workers, motors on conveyors. “Der Motor ist jetzt fertig fuer den Einbau in den Wagen.” Motors moving on conveyors. “Die Gesamtmontage findet in 32 Inlands -- & 12 Auslandsfilialen statt.” Motors being lowered onto chassis - workers securing them - workers attaching radiators to chassis, tires and wheels - other parts - worker sitting on scooter being pulled by conveyor. “Die Karosserie wird jetzt auf den Wagen aufgesetzt.” Body being lowered by chain hoist onto chassis, workers securing it. [1930]

Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects