[FORD ROUGE PLANT] Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: The Ford Rouge Plant. A Film Story of Men, Methods, and Motor Cars, Part Three. Explanation and view of pile of motor blocks - assembly of crankshaft, motor, transmission - testing motor - cutaway view of motor in operation - assembly of external parts to block - running test of motor showing speed and r.p.m. of motor during test - aerial view of Rouge plant - press stamping out parts - assembly line of suspension system and chassis - train leaving plant loaded with chassis - sheets of metal being pressed into body parts - unnecessary parts cut off body and holes drilled - body parts being fitted and welded together around chassis and motor - welding of body to chassis - body being sanded and coat of primer being applied - view of glass factory and large furnaces - glass being rolled into flat sheets, cut and polished - assembly of safety glass. “The End.”[1937]

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