This takes me back to my parents new stereo console. The FM band and the 8 track player did not work. My dad did not go as ballistic as this guy, but the feelings were the same. In due order, it was fixed and it worked for years.
This came out nearly 40 years before I was born in an age when appliances were supposed to be built to last (my a+!), and _I_ am disgusted by the apparent lack of quality control!
Kind of ironic that the guy works in a typewriter factory, yet he writes his letter by hand. Wouldn't he want to own one of the typewriters his company produces?
+JimAnchower I figured it was filmed in Detroit, since it was filmed for the auto industry. I noticed the house number in the film was 446. I looked at the features along the street and looked around on Street View for something that matched.
Observations: -not only does Ed need to do a better job with typewriter alignment, he also needs to learn how to pour beer. Did ya see the head of foam in those beer glasses? Must have been 4" thick! -dig those clamshell patio chairs; haven't seen those since the '50's
Interesting. This must have been for internal corporate use at Chrysler. The 55s and the 56s had pretty good build quality, but the 57s went off the proverbial cliff. The lovely looking '57 Chrysler products suffered many more woes than competitive products, though they were mostly "all new" also. Sales of the 58s absolutely tanked, and within the industry, Chrysler's % stayed down for many years. It was 65 before they really recovered.
The perfect trim alignment and door fits on this '58 Plymouth were rare, although the '58s were built better than the '57s were. Rust, however, remained a major issue.
This was made in 1958, a major recession year. It was about the time that the public was getting fed up with the poor quality of the American car. I have alot of Popular Mech. from the fifties and the owners reports all say the same thing, sick of the poor build quality of the American car.
+Scott Ferrell American cars of the 50s were great. Poor quality? My flathead 52 ford ran for 15 years and racked up 150,000 miles in an era when cars were shot by 80,000. Never had a lick of trouble. The 1955 Chevrolet I bought in 1962 ran like a top. Small block Chevy engines are still made today, with the same basic design, and one of the most reliable engines ever. The Simca my wife had back in the 60? Piece of shit through and through. was in the shop more than it was on the road, left us stranded multiple times, bearings went bad after 5,000 miles, floors rusted through in two years. She never bought a European car again. European cars, with the exception of the Volkswagons, were notoriously terrible for rust and reliability issues. The only reason people bought them was good gas mileage, and when the recession was over, they were quickly traded for full size cars yet again. The Ford Falcon my wife bought in 1963 was vastly superior to that Simca in every way, simple, easy to fix, 25 mpg on the highway, no build quality issues. it wasn't until the 1970s when American cars were ( rightly) abandoned, because by the 70s quality WAS terrible.
+Josh Nixon Foreign cars of this time was terrible, the quality issues that the Owners Reports refer to are not engines or transmissions, but body quality, early rust out, trim that did not match, windows that leaked, doors that would not shut, etc.
+Scott Ferrell Every American car I owned of this era was fine, no mismatched panels, no excessive rust (then again I DID grow up in the south). American cars of this time, with a few exceptions ( Chrysler products 57-58 were total rust buckets) were solidly built and reliable. two decades later, that was not the case. Driven Toyotas since 1989, although the American Car makers have really rebounded in the past decade. I'm cross shopping GM and Fords again when I wasn't 10 years ago.
When there were on the" big 3" They built cars and pretty much said take or leave . Most within 50,000 miles would start to rust the interiors deteriorated . The engines would start to smoke and use or leak oil . The more Chrome the more moisture would get trapped and rust . Carburetors over time would flood the cylinders over time and cause damage to engine . Lubrication and fuels weren't as advanced and clean like the modern day oil and fuels. Some exceptions . There is always that guy that cleaned and waxed every weekend and kept the carbs adjusted . Now it seems things are engineered to go bad after the warranty has expired .
Most of us have had similar experiences. I am in the process of trying to end all the repercussions that stem from a defective solenoid on the shift linkage of a 2011 Corvette. I am in the 3rd month of trying to end the problems.
NAFTA just made it worse, now everything made is junk! Except Airstream trailers, walked through a new one recently, it was unusual to see such good quality.
@@joshn938 Then maybe you/they were working for the wrong company; maybe you/they should've been looking for better opportunities with other companies with better management. Note: to expect management to change is foolish and wishful thinking. If you want to see real change within a company then you yourself must rise up to the management level.
It's funny how Fed Up The Barber Man is with his Clippers and says they don't make things like they used to I'm sure him in the father would have a damn aneurysm if they could see the pour quality of their putting out today
He should have bought a Grundig Majestic. That's what my dad bought and he loved that thing it looked just like the one they got in there house but it had a radio in it that would receive shortwave. My dad was so proud of the thing it had a wire you plugged in the wall with an aerial on the roof he also liked Glenn Miller. But we never bought any Chrysler products. He liked Buick cars. My dad was one skilled driver while drinking.
so the guy who aligns the type bar in a typewriter factory gets a wife that looks like that?
You gotta love the 1950s.
"Poor quality is not a problem where I work at the typewriter factory.....this is a business that will last FOREVER!"
I thought my job was for life, but the Lorries had faults that the companies would not fix?
I think the last thing this guy needs is more coffee...unless it's decaf.
It's odd how folks used to drink coffee after dinner. You see it in old movies all the time.
This takes me back to my parents new stereo console. The FM band and the 8 track player did not work. My dad did not go as ballistic as this guy, but the feelings were the same. In due order, it was fixed and it worked for years.
I like how this film was made by a car company, but is completely unrelated to cars.
or... is it ?
MOM ITS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE The guy drives a Dodge
This came out nearly 40 years before I was born in an age when appliances were supposed to be built to last (my a+!), and _I_ am disgusted by the apparent lack of quality control!
Kind of ironic that the guy works in a typewriter factory, yet he writes his letter by hand. Wouldn't he want to own one of the typewriters his company produces?
He's not the type of person who looks like he could "sit still" long enough to use one. No, he still believes in WRITING out a letter.
A very interesting look of the at 1958 america a place were no one can ever go.
12:33- November 1958 calendar on the barber shop wall.
I'm pretty sure I've found the house in this film on Google Street View. It was at 446 Alter Road in Detroit.
+bandit957 Impressive detective work. How did you do it???
+JimAnchower I figured it was filmed in Detroit, since it was filmed for the auto industry. I noticed the house number in the film was 446. I looked at the features along the street and looked around on Street View for something that matched.
+bandit957 It's probably a crackhouse by now...
+CEOkiller Looks like a pretty typical area based off Google Street View.
Detroit also happened to be where the Jam Handy Organization was located.
Observations:
-not only does Ed need to do a better job with typewriter alignment, he also needs to learn how to pour beer. Did ya see the head of foam in those beer glasses? Must have been 4" thick!
-dig those clamshell patio chairs; haven't seen those since the '50's
Interesting. This must have been for internal corporate use at Chrysler. The 55s and the 56s had pretty good build quality, but the 57s went off the proverbial cliff. The lovely looking '57 Chrysler products suffered many more woes than competitive products, though they were mostly "all new" also. Sales of the 58s absolutely tanked, and within the industry, Chrysler's % stayed down for many years. It was 65 before they really recovered.
"What Goes Around, Comes Around". I seen that coming before it was half way through. LOL!
The perfect trim alignment and door fits on this '58 Plymouth were rare, although the '58s were built better than the '57s were. Rust, however, remained a major issue.
Automakers of today need to watch this one ... SEVERAL times, until it sinks in.
What did you do wrong this time Pop?
yeah this kid is the devil ! lol
Kid better shut up before Pop becomes totally unhinged.😫
Love the 58 Plymouth at the local Texaco station. Fill er up with hi test buddy!
CITIES SERVICE. The Texaco station is down the block.
Haghaa...I laughed when the record smashed on the floor. 😂😂😂
This was made in 1958, a major recession year. It was about the time that the public was getting fed up with the poor quality of the American car. I have alot of Popular Mech. from the fifties and the owners reports all say the same thing, sick of the poor build quality of the American car.
+Scott Ferrell American cars of the 50s were great. Poor quality? My flathead 52 ford ran for 15 years and racked up 150,000 miles in an era when cars were shot by 80,000. Never had a lick of trouble. The 1955 Chevrolet I bought in 1962 ran like a top. Small block Chevy engines are still made today, with the same basic design, and one of the most reliable engines ever. The Simca my wife had back in the 60? Piece of shit through and through. was in the shop more than it was on the road, left us stranded multiple times, bearings went bad after 5,000 miles, floors rusted through in two years. She never bought a European car again. European cars, with the exception of the Volkswagons, were notoriously terrible for rust and reliability issues. The only reason people bought them was good gas mileage, and when the recession was over, they were quickly traded for full size cars yet again. The Ford Falcon my wife bought in 1963 was vastly superior to that Simca in every way, simple, easy to fix, 25 mpg on the highway, no build quality issues. it wasn't until the 1970s when American cars were ( rightly) abandoned, because by the 70s quality WAS terrible.
+Josh Nixon Foreign cars of this time was terrible, the quality issues that the Owners Reports refer to are not engines or transmissions, but body quality, early rust out, trim that did not match, windows that leaked, doors that would not shut, etc.
+Scott Ferrell Every American car I owned of this era was fine, no mismatched panels, no excessive rust (then again I DID grow up in the south). American cars of this time, with a few exceptions ( Chrysler products 57-58 were total rust buckets) were solidly built and reliable. two decades later, that was not the case. Driven Toyotas since 1989, although the American Car makers have really rebounded in the past decade. I'm cross shopping GM and Fords again when I wasn't 10 years ago.
When there were on the" big 3" They built cars and pretty much said take or leave .
Most within 50,000 miles would start to rust the interiors deteriorated . The engines would start to smoke and use or leak oil .
The more Chrome the more moisture would get trapped and rust .
Carburetors over time would flood the cylinders over time and cause damage to engine . Lubrication and fuels weren't as advanced and clean like the modern day oil and fuels.
Some exceptions . There is always that guy that cleaned and waxed every weekend and kept the carbs adjusted .
Now it seems things are engineered to go bad after the warranty has expired .
@@p47thunderbolt68
Nah, cars are much better made today than they were back then.
Man these finish carpenters and drywaller/ tapers in my area need to watch this video lol
Glen miller
......OH THE HUMANITYYYYYYYYY
Completely unrelated Video, but I love it. Especially the gas station scene.
Why does he have a cop filling up his car? He probably caught him screwing a goat.😍
Most of us have had similar experiences. I am in the process of trying to end all the repercussions that stem from a defective solenoid on the shift linkage of a 2011 Corvette. I am in the 3rd month of trying to end the problems.
RUclips is your friend.
Should've bought a Telefunken.
+orange70383 Why would he want to buy a Nazi stereo?
I thought RCA was the best in quality
CEOkiller telefunken was before and after the nazis too
@@CEOkiller
Keep your bias to yourself.
I actually felt bad for this guy with his records
Why? Ed's a hotheaded loser.
17:19 - "That fan belt seems a little loose."... so he takes a hammer to it.. "There, that oughta do it."
Those records are swell and also real groovy.😆
I'll take it off your hands buddy,and while we're at it I'll take the car too!!!!!!!
Gotta love it.
Wow Chrysler predicted their future.
Back when quality workmanship ensured a steady job...enter the machine and cheap competition! So much for that dream! :) Jack
If I dont do my job right it can cost people thousands of dollars or even thier life
Almost tesla commercial. If i do my job halfright it cost and company have profits.
Cities Service is now Citgo.
I just grabbed all the papers off your desk dad. That makes sense.
Nice car he's driving
Another Jim Dandy production
Turns out old Ed sucked at his job!!! Who knew HAHAHAHAHA
NAFTA just made it worse, now everything made is junk! Except Airstream trailers, walked through a new one recently, it was unusual to see such good quality.
@@joshn938
Organized labor sent good jobs south of the border. How do you like your union now?
@@joshn938
Then maybe you/they were working for the wrong company; maybe you/they should've been looking for better opportunities with other companies with better management.
Note: to expect management to change is foolish and wishful thinking. If you want to see real change within a company then you yourself must rise up to the management level.
@@johna.4334 also to China, India, Philippines, Vietnam, and elsewhere.
@@bobbyheffley4955
No doubt.
17:00 what the heck is that guy doing? better yet who is that guy?😂🤔
That 🤚boi🤚got🤚roasted🤚.
And that guy can't pour a beer worth shit.
This guy needs some real trouble in his life, then he wouldn't blow a gasket over a record player.
The poor man fell a gypsy curse or a Cuban-Mexican sorcery greetings from MEXICO
That's what he gets for smoking indoors...
It's funny how Fed Up The Barber Man is with his Clippers and says they don't make things like they used to I'm sure him in the father would have a damn aneurysm if they could see the pour quality of their putting out today
8:29 hahaha “ give it to em dad!!” Damn kid
I want that America back. 😢 MAWA.
mawa? what is that supposed to mean?
MOM ITS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Based on context, I'm guessing he means Make America White Again.
Whoa! That's so... so raaaaaacist.
@@marcandrews3945 unless he is a sicko who wants to resort to genocide, and my guess is he is, he is never going to get what he wants.
@@MStafford-lr9le That's the greatest American tragedy of them all, if true.
I own a Chrysler and no real problems yet or anything breaking that shouldnt, other people have horror stories LOL, I bet old Ed built my car
Should have bought a googlaphonic with a moon rock needle.
Made in
Japan was junk when I was a kid😂
Today's equivalent is made in China.
What a stupid, underwhelming, anticlimactic ending.
Время когда один работающий муж мог обеспечить семью, сейчас оба работают как прокаженные, а прибыль получает капиталист.
English please! No commie communication allowed here.
Still, more freedom than communism!
This is so racist
Then don't watch it .
@@manitoba-op4jx You made me feel sad with your hate filled comment.
He should have bought a Grundig Majestic. That's what my dad bought and he loved that thing it looked just like the one they got in there house but it had a radio in it that would receive shortwave. My dad was so proud of the thing it had a wire you plugged in the wall with an aerial on the roof he also liked Glenn Miller. But we never bought any Chrysler products. He liked Buick cars. My dad was one skilled driver while drinking.