These were great cars of their time, especially the Lincoln. Clean lines and no fins. The Wixom plant was known for quality of build. However, cars of this era, though better than those of the 50's, would often rust, burn oil, and get main seal leaks sooner than later. But this was an era of rapid obsolescence and seldom did a person keep a new car more than 5 years and often only 2 or 3. Not so today. Currently I am driving a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee I bought new. 16 years later, No rust, no burning oil, no oil leaks. Still, I love that 62 Lincoln.
My daddy owned a 62 Lincoln and his sister owned Thunderbird early 60s. This is when America provided excellent products and employment for its people in cities now in a squalor.
A black 4 door Lincoln Continental sedan and a white Lincoln Continental convertible would do me just fine .... I wouldn't drive them fast or hard ..... Just cruise along in my own little world ..... Deliriously happy ...... :)
What a great video....Thanks a million for the upload!! FoMoCo made some great educational videos during these years of both the auto makers and of Detroit Michigan itself. All during the good years before things went to hell. And I always was interested in how the Thunderbird's and Continental's were assembled in the 60's. And all built right in Detroit Michigan by proud auto workers of Michigan!!! I had family that worked at GM in Detroit many years ago. My dad grew up with lots of Lincoln' and Cadillac's from the 60s. Wish I could have experienced these years as he did.
Peak America. Who would loan you a convertible car for the homecoming parade in the 1960s? Your local Datsun dealer? Nope, it was your local Ford or Chevy or Chrysler dealer who was part the community back then and they knew when you graduated from school and you were out on your own, you'd probably buy a car from them. America realized that one hand washes the other a lot more back then.
Will we ever have automobiles is elegant as these again? I doubt it. Between the safety regulations these days and the Emission controls these days are sadly gone. Thank you so much for the video.
The T-Bird and Lincoln were both unibody cars which were larger than the compact and intermediate FoMoCo cars which is why they shared assembly facilities. The Wixom facility was opened in 1958, I believe, for the sole purpose of assembling the '58 T-Bird and Lincoln.
This is a great upload. I can see though how the cars had certain quality problems back then because of the way they bounce parts against each other with swift movements. The engine was bounced around the compartments to fit it in, the back bumper was bounced off the back of the car to fit it, the back axle was pulled out of a crowded pile of axles, they dont treat parts like hat anymore.
the bouncing around you see is no different then the abuse as a result of normal driving-lincolns and T-Birds were not plagued with quality control problems, if the individual parts were so fragile as to be damaged during production the cars wouldnt have made it off of the assembly line...
You should read the car magazine reviews of the day...the Lincoln and Thunderbird were considered to be among the best built cars in the world at the time. The line workers were skilled, and knew how to do their jobs quickly without damaging the car.
Wixom Assembly was specifically designed to produce unit body cars, which is why this video shows unique tooling and assembly methods. Later FoMoCo converted the Lincoln Continental (1970) and Ford Thunderbird (1967) to body-on-frame. Quality in the 1960s on both those cars was first rate because Henry Ford II knew that high-build quality was the only way to compete with the Cadillac, Buick Riviera, etc. Standards were relaxed somewhat on the cars coming from this factory in the 1970s but the product was still well-made. Then in the 1980s, the Lincoln Town Car lost the high-build quality and state-of-the-art design from earlier decades but sales were strong because there were still enough customers who wanted that kind of car. Lexus showed the way in the 1990s but FoMoCo refused to build the best luxury car as they had in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2012, Wixom Assembly was demolished because the Lincoln Town Car was no longer produced.
I have a 1961 Thunderbird, Arizona car. The only reason it survived is because after leaving Michigan, it has never seen snow, ice, etc. and the owners' took care of it.. bad weather would destroy these quickly.
At the end the cars are loaded onto open railroad cars! Now a days if they had open railcars they would be missing half the parts before they arrive at the dealer!
Worked at the Mahwah, N.J. assembly plant that built 52-54 cars per hour in 1966. I can attest to Fords being rust buckets because the dead panels where never painted. Worked at Pontiac on the full-size and Grand Prix line in '68 which built 85 cars per hour. They really pounded out these cars fast and employed an army of people at a living wage. Sadly, both plants are gone and with them their jobs. Say what you want about the cars back then, one could buy a Falcon or equivalent car for around $2,000. Cars today cost what houses did back then. I don't buy the adjusted for inflation argument. The US living standard peaked in 1966 when hours worked for goods one could buy is factored in. America has gone down the tubes per design of the elites.
I have seen a number of these assembly line videos but they never show the workers messing up. Is the sound here turned off so as not to pick up someone cussing at a part that won’t fit. This film genre must be propaganda.
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These were great cars of their time, especially the Lincoln. Clean lines and no fins. The Wixom plant was known for quality of build. However, cars of this era, though better than those of the 50's, would often rust, burn oil, and get main seal leaks sooner than later. But this was an era of rapid obsolescence and seldom did a person keep a new car more than 5 years and often only 2 or 3. Not so today. Currently I am driving a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee I bought new. 16 years later, No rust, no burning oil, no oil leaks. Still, I love that 62 Lincoln.
My daddy owned a 62 Lincoln and his sister owned Thunderbird early 60s. This is when America provided excellent products and employment for its people in cities now in a squalor.
love these vintage clips
A black 4 door Lincoln Continental sedan and a white Lincoln Continental convertible would do me just fine ....
I wouldn't drive them fast or hard ..... Just cruise along in my own little world ..... Deliriously happy ...... :)
More sheetmetal in the hood of one of those than a entire car today.
What a great video....Thanks a million for the upload!! FoMoCo made some great educational videos during these years of both the auto makers and of Detroit Michigan itself. All during the good years before things went to hell. And I always was interested in how the Thunderbird's and Continental's were assembled in the 60's. And all built right in Detroit Michigan by proud auto workers of Michigan!!! I had family that worked at GM in Detroit many years ago. My dad grew up with lots of Lincoln' and Cadillac's from the 60s. Wish I could have experienced these years as he did.
The Zionists stole America and destroyed American factories.
Peak America. Who would loan you a convertible car for the homecoming parade in the 1960s? Your local Datsun dealer? Nope, it was your local Ford or Chevy or Chrysler dealer who was part the community back then and they knew when you graduated from school and you were out on your own, you'd probably buy a car from them. America realized that one hand washes the other a lot more back then.
The Zionists stole America and destroyed American factories.
Will we ever have automobiles is elegant as these again? I doubt it. Between the safety regulations these days and the Emission controls these days are sadly gone. Thank you so much for the video.
The T-Bird and Lincoln were both unibody cars which were larger than the compact and intermediate FoMoCo cars which is why they shared assembly facilities. The Wixom facility was opened in 1958, I believe, for the sole purpose of assembling the '58 T-Bird and Lincoln.
Were they built in the same factory as Falcon , Fairlane?
No the small cars were built at Kansas City, San Jose, Metuchen, and Dearborn. @@LeopoldoNotarianni-rk9vv
Straight up welding with no helmets on, dope
It is always a mistake to judge history by what is going on now, including this practice.
When they built real cars made with American steel and American manufactured parts and people actually had jobs !
Real American cars made by real Americans for America and the whole world, not some Korean rubbish for idiots.
This is a great upload. I can see though how the cars had certain quality problems back then because of the way they bounce parts against each other with swift movements. The engine was bounced around the compartments to fit it in, the back bumper was bounced off the back of the car to fit it, the back axle was pulled out of a crowded pile of axles, they dont treat parts like hat anymore.
Right, I was also surprised by all the incidental contact between parts.
the bouncing around you see is no different then the abuse as a result of normal driving-lincolns and T-Birds were not plagued with quality control problems, if the individual parts were so fragile as to be damaged during production the cars wouldnt have made it off of the assembly line...
You should read the car magazine reviews of the day...the Lincoln and Thunderbird were considered to be among the best built cars in the world at the time. The line workers were skilled, and knew how to do their jobs quickly without damaging the car.
This was when cars were worth something
Those cars are worth more now.
Those car carrying trucks (not the rail train) that is some massive weight to haul
2002-2005 ford TBird built here too
We had a 1962 Falcon, hand crafted on the same assembly line
I guess there wasn't any talkies back in the sixties.
I would like to order a Lincoln hard top and a Thunderbird for going to the golf course,and then I woke up 😂
The Wixom plant is long gone.
We need to bring T-Bird, Lincoln and Pontiac Trans Am
Wixom Assembly was specifically designed to produce unit body cars, which is why this video shows unique tooling and assembly methods. Later FoMoCo converted the Lincoln Continental (1970) and Ford Thunderbird (1967) to body-on-frame. Quality in the 1960s on both those cars was first rate because Henry Ford II knew that high-build quality was the only way to compete with the Cadillac, Buick Riviera, etc. Standards were relaxed somewhat on the cars coming from this factory in the 1970s but the product was still well-made. Then in the 1980s, the Lincoln Town Car lost the high-build quality and state-of-the-art design from earlier decades but sales were strong because there were still enough customers who wanted that kind of car. Lexus showed the way in the 1990s but FoMoCo refused to build the best luxury car as they had in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2012, Wixom Assembly was demolished because the Lincoln Town Car was no longer produced.
My 1963 Studebaker GT Hawk had similar roofline styling...mis that car
Watching this, I can see why the auto carriers on trains are now a big cage. People could damn near strip a new car before it ever got delivered
Buying these cars in storage yards 1990s. 800 bux
I have a 1961 Thunderbird, Arizona car. The only reason it survived is because after leaving Michigan, it has never seen snow, ice, etc. and the owners' took care of it.. bad weather would destroy these quickly.
What material is the body of a Tbrid car made of?
Where's the sound?
Were these cars assembled at the Wixom assembly plant?
Kevin Smith yes
musica por favor !
No Robots Here !!
At the end the cars are loaded onto open railroad cars! Now a days if they had open railcars they would be missing half the parts before they arrive at the dealer!
Oh if I had a time machine to go hop a train!
I thought Lincoln was still shipping their cars wrapped in the 60s?
I remember in the mid-90s when a guy with an AK-47 went into Wixom and shot some people....
All that work to make and last a short time then scrapped. A disposiable society. One big racket!
Worked at the Mahwah, N.J. assembly plant that built 52-54 cars per hour in 1966. I can attest to Fords being rust buckets because the dead panels where never painted. Worked at Pontiac on the full-size and Grand Prix line in '68 which built 85 cars per hour. They really pounded out these cars fast and employed an army of people at a living wage. Sadly, both plants are gone and with them their jobs. Say what you want about the cars back then, one could buy a Falcon or equivalent car for around $2,000. Cars today cost what houses did back then. I don't buy the adjusted for inflation argument. The US living standard peaked in 1966 when hours worked for goods one could buy is factored in. America has gone down the tubes per design of the elites.
I have seen a number of these assembly line videos but they never show the workers messing up. Is the sound here turned off so as not to pick up someone cussing at a part that won’t fit. This film genre must be propaganda.
Even back then Detroit was already losing population...
Why No 2 dr Lincoln till 68? Dumb. They did male a 2 door for Jackie Kennedy. We have it now
Deaf people communication used TTY from Ford and GM FCA wow.