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This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.
PLANT OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY (BELGIUM) S.A. ANTWERP Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Antwerp. The 4th most important port of the world. Arrivals 1937: 12,386 steamers - tonnage 25,121,71. Arrivals 1948 (10 months): 7,670 steamers - tonnage 18,617,515.” View from above of Antwerp looking toward River Scheldt - view of typical Belgian buildings - entrance of Ford building - aerial view of Ford plant - boxed stock outside plant - steamer unloading material - panorama of dock side - cars parked outside factory - view of people in main offices - service school - men in classroom - instructor explaining testing machine to students - views of compressor room - powerhouse - panorama inside factory - close-up of parts partially uncrated - views of body assembly - parts on overhead conveyors - panorama of factory - parts on conveyors - workers assembling chassis frame assembly - workers assembling body - views of car bodies, workers attaching trim - bodies being painted and sanded - body on transfer table - men at tables - view of assembly line - view inside kitchen - workers eating in restaurant - workers welding frames - close-up of welder - workers assembling front end, brake drums, rear axles - views of chassis spray booth - workers lowering engine to chassis - body in water test spray booth - lowering body onto chassis - men spray painting parts - panorama inside building - men assembling grille and fenders - lowering front end to chassis - attaching front end - car coming off assembly line - final inspection and cleaning - car in oven - cars and trucks driven through gate of plant. “And so over 265,000 cars and trucks have been assembled at the Antwerp Ford plant.” “The End.” [1948]
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