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This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.

[FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, LTD.] Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Panorama of city of Wellington and Wellington Harbor - ship in harbor - view of Wellington - view through crane on dock - truck loaded with crates leaving dock - trucks on Hutt Road proceeding to factory - view of Hutt Post Office - Main Street, Hutt City - Ford Works from high hill - view from vehicle to front of Ford building - front of Ford building - truck with crates entering gate - truck entering building - unloading in crane bay - 1949 Ford on jig - body assembly - close-up of worker welding - preparation line at work - worker using polishing wheel - views of body line - worker fitting window - worker fitting dashboard - view of body line - upholstery cutter in operation - workers covering seats - car entering spray, Maori worker at left - views of main assembly line - truck driven off assembly line - panorama of spare parts department - worker gathering parts from stock bins - close-up of bins - workers entering cafeteria - views inside cafeteria, men receiving food, eating - views inside engine reconditioning section, men and machines - Mr. G.H. Jackson, Managing Director, driving two thousandth tractor off assembly line - tractors on flatcars - new tractors parked outside plant, man parking tractor - views of tractors in fields. [1948]

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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

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Date
1948-01-01
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