This is when America was Great! we lost that greatness we lostFamily,,dignity,,pride,,values,,trust,,tradition,,honesty,,style,,and most important Real Cars!
In Poland, in Europe, there was such a factory in Warsaw. This is the Car Factory, Warsaw Żerań. Unfortunately, the Zionists stole and destroyed this factory after 1990. The Zionists destroyed and robbed America and American great factories and smelters. It happened the same in Poland.
Excellant video. I got lucky and found a 64 Fairlane that had been parked since the early 80s. Upon looking at car I noticed it had the High Performance 289 badge on front fenders. it still had the original 289 hipo engine w 4 speed top loader. .Been working on it for several years off and on. You can tell Ford didnt skimp on cars back then. Sheet metal is thick unlike the cars of today. Finally got car running and runs like a champ.
My father worked there for 33 years. Wouldn't have the house I grew up in, the love for cars I have now, and the integrity for everything I think about if it wasn't for that Ford in Lorain Ohio. Its basically torn down now. The hard working men a woman that worked there I salute you and am so very jealous... My generation and even tho I hope not my futures generation will never know jobs and livelihoods like my dad and so many others that worked their asses off for good pay, unions, and an honest living. God bless the American dream and please people never forget where we come from as well as the blue collar people that have built everything you see.
In Poland, in Europe, there was such a factory in Warsaw. This is the Car Factory, Warsaw Żerań. Unfortunately, the Zionists stole and destroyed this factory after 1990.
The brotherhood's and unions are still out there livelihoods are still around for those who want to work hard but few and far between. Very good commentation thank you.
Hey, are the engineers blue collar or white collar, just saying it was a team effort and the engineers that designed everything should also never be forgotten!!
My buddy Steve Haky's mother, Cecilia Haky, worked on the assembly line at the Ford Lorain Plant for over 35yrs....I met him while I was livin in Westlake, and he was my supervisor when I started working at Sandglo Glass downtown Cleveland next to Jacobs' Field....She loved workin there, never had a bad word to say about Ford or that plant....
It was good honest hard work for really good living wages. These cars were very well built for that era, too. They were pretty much hand assembled and painted by hand with only the assistance of heavy lifting equipment. Every car was "just a little bit different" and had its own personality back then.
I have one of these uniquely beautiful machines that I'm restoring, and I can confirm that these are in fact 1962's. As Chicagojunk stated before me, the grille and trim on the '63's are different from the '62's, and '63 was the last year with the tailfins. My personal preference is the '62, and it literally brought tears to my eyes to see this video, lol. Thanks for uploading, it just made my day!
These Fairlanes were but one of many cars based on the 1960 Falcon platform. It was extended,shortened, and molded into every thing from the original 1964.5 Mustang to the Maverick to the 1980 Lincoln Versailles. Even as a GM guy, I was always impressed with the Ford Falcon platform and the 1962 MoPar "B" platform, for the variety of cars based of of them. Good stuff!
This is the Rouge plant in Dearborn. This footage is from a documentary called ‘The Rouge,’ which covered the production of the Fairlane, as well as the on site steel and glass production.
WOW Loved it, thanks for posting this. Was awesome to watch, & a great model Ford as well. I can't believe all that work & care & pride & commitment & even love for what these people all did together to make an absolutely beautiful product at the end, can be so unloved, uncared for & totally disregarded by so many, that the majority of these classic old cars are gone forever. Lol I almost felt anxious at some points due to the pressure these guys were under & the continuously moving production line. Thanks again for posting this.
Wise choice-opting for the 260 V-8! I had the chance to tour the Lorain plant several times in the '70s- if I remember correctly, they were building Torinos and Thunderbirds then. It is sad to drive by today and see the weeds in the parking area, and portions of the plant torn down. At least some of the complex has been re-purposed into other industries.
In Poland, in Europe, there was such a factory in Warsaw. This is the Car Factory, Warsaw Żerań. Unfortunately, the Zionists stole and destroyed this factory after 1990. This factory produced Polish FIAT 125p and Polonez.
King Rose Archives This is a nice find. I'm looking at a mid-60's Comet Caliente, essentially this car under the Mercury badge. Very cool to watch the assembly.
I have a 62 Fairlane 500 I am restoring. Yes, these are 1962 Ford Fairlanes. The one being built in the video is 500's. Nice video. Thats when people built stuff... Not robots. I have 50 videos on my restoration project, on my channel. Thanks for posting this video. It made me smile!.
Not only an interesting look at production in the early 60s but a interesting look at who America WAS, and it looked like a much better America back then! Thanks for the video!
Amen to that. I'm slowly fixing up my 64 Galaxie 2 door fastback. It's one of the cars I always wanted when I got back from my second deployment to Iraq. Love the old Ford's.
Ah yes, great Americans making great American cars. May God Bless all your souls. Your fine craftsmanship lives on in the countless American classic/collector cars. I am fortunate to have four, and one I owned when I was 21 in 1967, and have again now*: 67 Mercury Cyclone*, 64 Ford Fairlane, 64 Mercury Caliente, and 64 Ford Ranchero. All great looking and running cars that get thumbs up and smiles of appreciation were ever I drive them!! :D
BrakemanHO Awesome! Ive got a sky blue 64 4 door fairlane 500. Bought it for 500 dollars almost a year ago, sat for 20.years and i got it.running, being a chevy guy, that car taught me that no matter the company, every car back then was well built
@@houstonsmith20 im a Mopar guy and yes theyre all the best cars made from back then . They all had good and bad points but so easy to make sure they're perfect.
@@houstonsmith20 Just found a 64 500 for 3k. No rust! Some rear quarter damage, but runs and drives nicely. My first "older" car. Should be fun to get it back in solid condition!
Sorry but I couldn’t help but shed a tear watching this video! How much hard work, dedication and passion they had back then and building these cars. Sad these days how that hard blue collar work ethic is slowly fading but here’s a reminder of the men & women who built this country & our beautiful cars I have a 65
I have a 1963 Falcon that went 170,000 before the engine needed major work. It did have rust issues though. Sounds good. However, we had a 1992 Ford Escort that went 224,000 miles and I had a 2006 Ford Ranger that had gone 170000 miles before it was rear-ended and totaled. I actually think that there are quite a few cars made today that are better than than the ones made then(At least today's cars do have the electronic fuel injection and not the worst invention ever put on cars-the automatic choke).
Back when cars.were built with pride and honest work....the plastic and paper crap these days will never compare to the oldies, no matter what brand: Ford, Chevy, or Dodge, the classics will never be beat.
@@petergoodwin2465 Yup, saw my first 1964 Fairlane T-Bolt when I was a kid in High School in L.A. area, at one of many local drag strips there then: left a lasting impression to see that small car do north of 130 mph, in 10 seconds, in a quarter mile!! ;D
@@ronschlorff7089 what a beast that must've been. We didn't get many in Australia but they made nice Fairlanes here especially the 70, 71 Zd . Now we build nothing here and it's all rubbish imported shit boxes . I still have my old 77 Chrysler regal se with a hot 360 that was made here and a 67 impala. I do want to build another old Ford soon though. Just can't even look at the imported junk, how anyone could buy those ugly throw away shitboxes is beyond me. I really wish they still made cars like those old Fairlanes.
@@petergoodwin2465 Yes it was, and some still run here. Some good vids on you tube, just google "64 Fairlane Thunderbolts running at drag strips". If you do make another build, try to get one from AZ, nice dry cars here like where you are, in the outback. You can have hulks shipped anywhere in the world. Google "auto recycling yards" (what they call them here) in Arizona. Start with a good dry rust free body. But when I go to them in person, got to watch out for snakes here, just like there, eh? ;D
@@ronschlorff7089 they called them compact Fairlanes here, Dads mate had one for years and must've done a million k's. Would keep up with my 351Cleveland, not bad for a mild 289..When he got old he sold it and bought a Japanese thing. He said it was the biggest mistake he ever made. I've seen a few good restorable ones with reasonable prices here . Rust doesn't worry me , heavy damage is harder to repair especially when there's no parts. Ford built them good back then even here they built good cars I live in Melbourne, its cooler here and rains a lot so most old cars are getting rust. If these old American and Aussie cars didn't rust they'd run a lifetime. They made these Fairlanes rh drive for here to,probably in the same factory in this video. Take care mate and enjoy the beautiful old Ford's over there.
+lar4305 You can bet that every part and tool used to build these cars was either USA or Canadian made, too. The Ford Windsor engine plant was producing some engines then, but I think all of the small block V8s back then were produced at the Cleveland plant even though they are what most people would consider a Windsor design.
i own a toyota camry. 100k on it. drove cross country from my home in nys to ca and florida. never burn a drop of oil in the 6000 miles of high speed interstate driving. ford is shit
@@billysmith5721 big fucking deal, ive still got an old Aussie chrysler v8 thats got a million ks on it . American built cars were the best, ive worked on every car you can imagine. They made Fords in Australia and they were great cars but traitors especially our governments sold us out.
billy smith it’s people like you that help make this country fall apart! You should be ashamed of yourself!!!! I have a Chevrolet Malibu and a Chevrolet Silverado and drive all over the states! Never any problems! Buy AMERICAN 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Additional: Fairlanes and Meteor were built in the Deerborne MI plant. At 3:04, to the left of the Red Fairlane, on the first line are 2 Mercury Meteors. They were also built in the same plant. They have the same body style, except for a few deviations. Body parts from the two models are 90% interchangeable.
Great film,no point in being upset about the past being gone,that's what it is and I know it doesn't mean the futures better it's just a look into the past,like films 30 or 40 years from now will be,always has been always will be that's just life.Enjoy the ability to see it.50/60 years ago it wasn't even possible
Right, like Charles Dickens wrote in "A Tale of Two Cities" (re: the French Revolution), "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"!! Each century has them. The 20th century was a century of terrible diseases and wars, now we still have some of that; but they survived, and so shall we!!
It sucks that we don't have assembly plants like this anymore, just think of how many more jobs there would be if they didn't implement robots in to the facilities.
Thanks to our viewers we've determined they're fourth generation Fairlanes which means they were produced between 1962 and 1965. They look like they could be on the early side of that equation.
Love this video. You can see how they had problems with cars the way they were banging parts together during assembly, but there was alot more pride with jobs like this back then than there is now. Then again, people now think they should be paid 100k a year to do a job you learn in a half hour.
It is a problem. We've shifted manufacturing out of this country, replaced people with robots and made other changes that eliminate the need for employees but we haven't come up with a way to give the millions of people who've been marginalized something useful to do. This has decimated cities, schools, the infrastructure and created a large group of citizens who feel left behind and are afraid and angry. These people are vulnerable to being persuaded by demagogues who rile them up with easy answers to complex problems that just make things worse. What a mess.
All over they were "birthed"; my 64 Ranchero was assembled in San Jose CA. American Industry thrived then "from sea to shinning sea," as it is now and will continue during four more years!!
I love Ford Fairlanes, and I'm sure all the people in this video were dedicated to the quality of each one. But there is a misplaced nostalgia for these repetitive, menial factory jobs in America today. Yes, they paid well, but the monotony was enough to drive a person around the bend. And, Detroit in the early sixties was blissfully ignorant of what was to come in ten years' time: political upheaval, foreign competition and the obsolescence of the big, heavy V8 powered cars that were the real moneymakers for Detroit (though we always buy them again when gas is cheap; we always do. We're Americans!🇺🇸). Detroit essentially promised the auto workers great pay and benefits when times were good, and never considered that times might not stay that way. Automation was the wave of the future, and it helped Detroit recover from it's 1970's slump.
Good points. One could be cynical about the lack of foresight among Big 3 leadership. I think that while no one could have predicted the popularity of small cars from Japan and the effects of gov't regulation and the oil crisis...it's also true Detroit was painfully slow to adapt. The horrible products of the 70s and early 80s (Pintos, Vegas, K-Cars et. al.) kicked the door wide open to further infiltration of the imports. But Detroit has survived the ups and downs through adaptation, and unfortunately that meant big changes to the workplaces and jobs seen in this great video.
Oh, forgot... The stainless trim on the doors and on the peak of the fin, basically defines the year. In 63, the trim was much lower and did not follow the fin directly on top. That was changed, because as I understand, the trim was too easy to dent.
Fairlane/Torino/LTD II assembly plants: Dearborn: 1962 to 1964 Kansas City: 1962 to 1969 San Jose: 1962 to 1964; 1969 to 1971 Atlanta: 1965 to 1978 (Rancheros from 1968 to 1973) Oakville: 1965; 1972 to 1977 (1962-1964 for Canadian market only) Lorain: 1966 to 1979 (including Rancheros) Chicago: 1976 :)
Comets are a whole different car than Fairlanes up to 65. From 66 to 69 Comets are built on the Fairlane platform but the 66's are a whole different car than the 62 to 65's. The Mercs seen in this video would be 62 Meteors which were based on the Fairlane platform in 62 and 63.
Some assembly line jobs were better than others. I feel sorry for the guys doing the welding. That would be tough - 400 times a shift. I know it has cost jobs but it's good for human health that robots do that job now. Guys would start off on the tough jobs when they were young and move to the easier jobs with age and experience, like the guy near the end whose job seemed to be to lift and drop the hood and make sure it was lined up.
Most of these American jobs are gone forever. Robots have replaced workers and of course companies have moved overseas. You tell me where we're going.....
"Making Thunderbirds" by Bob Seger would be a good song for this video. Even though the song is about 55 T-bird it would sort of relate to the film footage.
Now that's the way cars and trucks should be built to day pride and quality not like the junk that rolls down the line today no robots just plain quality not 20000 recalls no 50000 dollar trucks and cars plain passion to build a quality long lasting products my how times have changed
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This is when America was Great! we lost that greatness we lostFamily,,dignity,,pride,,values,,trust,,tradition,,honesty,,style,,and most important Real Cars!
In Poland, in Europe, there was such a factory in Warsaw. This is the Car Factory, Warsaw Żerań. Unfortunately, the Zionists stole and destroyed this factory after 1990.
The Zionists destroyed and robbed America and American great factories and smelters. It happened the same in Poland.
Excellant video. I got lucky and found a 64 Fairlane that had been parked since the early 80s. Upon looking at car I noticed it had the High Performance 289 badge on front fenders. it still had the original 289 hipo engine w 4 speed top loader. .Been working on it for several years off and on. You can tell Ford didnt skimp on cars back then. Sheet metal is thick unlike the cars of today. Finally got car running and runs like a champ.
My father worked there for 33 years. Wouldn't have the house I grew up in, the love for cars I have now, and the integrity for everything I think about if it wasn't for that Ford in Lorain Ohio. Its basically torn down now. The hard working men a woman that worked there I salute you and am so very jealous... My generation and even tho I hope not my futures generation will never know jobs and livelihoods like my dad and so many others that worked their asses off for good pay, unions, and an honest living. God bless the American dream and please people never forget where we come from as well as the blue collar people that have built everything you see.
Thank you for sharing your memories.
In Poland, in Europe, there was such a factory in Warsaw. This is the Car Factory, Warsaw Żerań. Unfortunately, the Zionists stole and destroyed this factory after 1990.
King Rose Archives Yes that is the days
The brotherhood's and unions are still out there livelihoods are still around for those who want to work hard but few and far between. Very good commentation thank you.
Hey, are the engineers blue collar or white collar, just saying it was a team effort and the engineers that designed everything should also never be forgotten!!
Thank you who built my 1959 Ford Fairline 500 in Detroit Michigan on April 9th 1959..
Cool that you know the date.
My buddy Steve Haky's mother, Cecilia Haky, worked on the assembly line at the Ford Lorain Plant for over 35yrs....I met him while I was livin in Westlake, and he was my supervisor when I started working at Sandglo Glass downtown Cleveland next to Jacobs' Field....She loved workin there, never had a bad word to say about Ford or that plant....
Thank you to the members of Lorain Local United Auto Workers 425 who built my Ford Falcon on Monday, July 22, 1963. God Bless America!
I'm impressed, that's quite a system they had there. Everybody had a job and everybody did it.
It was good honest hard work for really good living wages. These cars were very well built for that era, too. They were pretty much hand assembled and painted by hand with only the assistance of heavy lifting equipment. Every car was "just a little bit different" and had its own personality back then.
scdevon well said!
Well said and without interjecting religion 🤙🏻🇺🇸🍻
I have one of these uniquely beautiful machines that I'm restoring, and I can confirm that these are in fact 1962's. As Chicagojunk stated before me, the grille and trim on the '63's are different from the '62's, and '63 was the last year with the tailfins. My personal preference is the '62, and it literally brought tears to my eyes to see this video, lol. Thanks for uploading, it just made my day!
Best retro assembly line footage ive seen so far! Close up and excellent quality for that time.
Thank you so much. My first job out of (1975) high school. Spot welder Holden's (South Australia) body shop. Almost brought a tear.
These Fairlanes were but one of many cars based on the 1960 Falcon platform. It was extended,shortened, and molded into every thing from the original 1964.5 Mustang to the Maverick to the 1980 Lincoln Versailles. Even as a GM guy, I was always impressed with the Ford Falcon platform and the 1962 MoPar "B" platform, for the variety of cars based of of them. Good stuff!
Yes, good stuff, thanks; I have a 64 Ranchero, a Falcon "truck"!! :D
This is the Rouge plant in Dearborn. This footage is from a documentary called ‘The Rouge,’ which covered the production of the Fairlane, as well as the on site steel and glass production.
Its kind of amazing to think about how much WORK went into creating each and every car...
WOW Loved it, thanks for posting this. Was awesome to watch, & a great model Ford as well. I can't believe all that work & care & pride & commitment & even love for what these people all did together to make an absolutely beautiful product at the end, can be so unloved, uncared for & totally disregarded by so many, that the majority of these classic old cars are gone forever. Lol I almost felt anxious at some points due to the pressure these guys were under & the continuously moving production line. Thanks again for posting this.
Wise choice-opting for the 260 V-8! I had the chance to tour the Lorain plant several times in the '70s- if I remember correctly, they were building Torinos and Thunderbirds then. It is sad to drive by today and see the weeds in the parking area, and portions of the plant torn down. At least some of the complex has been re-purposed into other industries.
In Poland, in Europe, there was such a factory in Warsaw. This is the Car Factory, Warsaw Żerań. Unfortunately, the Zionists stole and destroyed this factory after 1990. This factory produced Polish FIAT 125p and Polonez.
We had a '63 4-door sedan in Chestnut. It was a beloved car.
My first car was 1963. I've owed two '64's and one '65. Love these cars.
What can I say but,THANK YOU for the post here!
Thank you for watching.
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This is a nice find. I'm looking at a mid-60's Comet Caliente, essentially this car under the Mercury badge. Very cool to watch the assembly.
I have a 62 Fairlane 500 I am restoring. Yes, these are 1962 Ford Fairlanes. The one being built in the video is 500's. Nice video. Thats when people built stuff... Not robots. I have 50 videos on my restoration project, on my channel. Thanks for posting this video. It made me smile!.
Not only an interesting look at production in the early 60s but a interesting look at who America WAS, and it looked like a much better America back then! Thanks for the video!
Including real American quality.
The Zionists destroyed and robbed America and American great factories and smelters.
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Thank you Sooo much for posting this! Ford Man from a Ford family till we die!!
Amen to that. I'm slowly fixing up my 64 Galaxie 2 door fastback. It's one of the cars I always wanted when I got back from my second deployment to Iraq. Love the old Ford's.
my wife has a 64 falcon i am going to restore for her.. this was nice to watch!!
They are timeless. I'm sure she'll love having it restored.
Fantastic video - thank you for your efforts!
Always amazed and impressed how they used lead back then to fine tune the curves a shape of the car.
Ah yes, great Americans making great American cars. May God Bless all your souls. Your fine craftsmanship lives on in the countless American classic/collector cars. I am fortunate to have four, and one I owned when I was 21 in 1967, and have again now*: 67 Mercury Cyclone*, 64 Ford Fairlane, 64 Mercury Caliente, and 64 Ford Ranchero. All great looking and running cars that get thumbs up and smiles of appreciation were ever I drive them!! :D
those boys grinding that lead had on serious gear.
One of the prettiest and sportiest cars from FoMoCo at this time, pre mustang, pre Muscle cars..
Old school sweatshop...
GREAT CAR. I HAD A FAIRLAIN 500 COUPE...Fairly rare car, now.
Thanks, I have one of these! A similar Viking blue '63 four door 500 in all original condition. Been in the family since new.
BrakemanHO Awesome! Ive got a sky blue 64 4 door fairlane 500. Bought it for 500 dollars almost a year ago, sat for 20.years and i got it.running, being a chevy guy, that car taught me that no matter the company, every car back then was well built
@@houstonsmith20 im a Mopar guy and yes theyre all the best cars made from back then . They all had good and bad points but so easy to make sure they're perfect.
@@houstonsmith20 Just found a 64 500 for 3k. No rust! Some rear quarter damage, but runs and drives nicely. My first "older" car. Should be fun to get it back in solid condition!
Awesome post thanks!!
Sorry but I couldn’t help but shed a tear watching this video! How much hard work, dedication and passion they had back then and building these cars. Sad these days how that hard blue collar work ethic is slowly fading but here’s a reminder of the men & women who built this country & our beautiful cars I have a 65
great car being built, not the junk made today.. it's a shame you can't build anything like this anymore. Detroit was the bread basket of America.
I agree with you m8 some of the junk we have on our roads today
I have a 1963 Falcon that went 170,000 before the engine needed major work. It did have rust issues though. Sounds good. However, we had a 1992 Ford Escort that went 224,000 miles and I had a 2006 Ford Ranger that had gone 170000 miles before it was rear-ended and totaled. I actually think that there are quite a few cars made today that are better than than the ones made then(At least today's cars do have the electronic fuel injection and not the worst invention ever put on cars-the automatic choke).
A classic!
Back when cars.were built with pride and honest work....the plastic and paper crap these days will never compare to the oldies, no matter what brand: Ford, Chevy, or Dodge, the classics will never be beat.
I had two fairlanes a 67 and a 64 the 64 wasn't a thunderbolt but someone did put a 427 in it before I got it and it was one bad SOB to the bone.
Wouldnt that be a beast , love those old Fords .
@@petergoodwin2465 Yup, saw my first 1964 Fairlane T-Bolt when I was a kid in High School in L.A. area, at one of many local drag strips there then: left a lasting impression to see that small car do north of 130 mph, in 10 seconds, in a quarter mile!! ;D
@@ronschlorff7089 what a beast that must've been. We didn't get many in Australia but they made nice Fairlanes here especially the 70, 71 Zd . Now we build nothing here and it's all rubbish imported shit boxes . I still have my old 77 Chrysler regal se with a hot 360 that was made here and a 67 impala. I do want to build another old Ford soon though. Just can't even look at the imported junk, how anyone could buy those ugly throw away shitboxes is beyond me. I really wish they still made cars like those old Fairlanes.
@@petergoodwin2465 Yes it was, and some still run here. Some good vids on you tube, just google "64 Fairlane Thunderbolts running at drag strips". If you do make another build, try to get one from AZ, nice dry cars here like where you are, in the outback. You can have hulks shipped anywhere in the world. Google "auto recycling yards" (what they call them here) in Arizona. Start with a good dry rust free body. But when I go to them in person, got to watch out for snakes here, just like there, eh? ;D
@@ronschlorff7089 they called them compact Fairlanes here, Dads mate had one for years and must've done a million k's. Would keep up with my 351Cleveland, not bad for a mild 289..When he got old he sold it and bought a Japanese thing. He said it was the biggest mistake he ever made. I've seen a few good restorable ones with reasonable prices here . Rust doesn't worry me , heavy damage is harder to repair especially when there's no parts. Ford built them good back then even here they built good cars I live in Melbourne, its cooler here and rains a lot so most old cars are getting rust. If these old American and Aussie cars didn't rust they'd run a lifetime. They made these Fairlanes rh drive for here to,probably in the same factory in this video. Take care mate and enjoy the beautiful old Ford's over there.
Yep 62's. The front grills and trim are different from the 63. I have a 63, but it's great to see these being built.
That was real workmanship back then. Those cars were built tough, not the crap they build today.
+lar4305
You can bet that every part and tool used to build these cars was either USA or Canadian made, too. The Ford Windsor engine plant was producing some engines then, but I think all of the small block V8s back then were produced at the Cleveland plant even though they are what most people would consider a Windsor design.
i own a toyota camry. 100k on it. drove cross country from my home in nys to ca and florida. never burn a drop of oil in the 6000 miles of high speed interstate driving. ford is shit
Great drive something built by the country that attacked us..Course your to young to know that stuff..
@@billysmith5721 big fucking deal, ive still got an old Aussie chrysler v8 thats got a million ks on it . American built cars were the best, ive worked on every car you can imagine. They made Fords in Australia and they were great cars but traitors especially our governments sold us out.
billy smith it’s people like you that help make this country fall apart! You should be ashamed of yourself!!!! I have a Chevrolet Malibu and a Chevrolet Silverado and drive all over the states! Never any problems! Buy AMERICAN 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
sorprendente y hermoso, muchas gracias
kind of fun to see the Mercury Comets in there also!
The Comets had a great look.
Didn't see any Comets, but did see Mercury Meteors mixed in as they were build on the same line.
Comets were similar to Falcons that year .
very cool
Even in 1964, there was a ton of hand work done!--the name "Fairlane" was the name of Henry Ford I's estate
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awesome video! blue collar/blue oval workers. what a great job, you could've worked there 20-30 yrs had a good income and great retirement
Additional: Fairlanes and Meteor were built in the Deerborne MI plant. At 3:04, to the left of the Red Fairlane, on the first line are 2 Mercury Meteors. They were also built in the same plant. They have the same body style, except for a few deviations. Body parts from the two models are 90% interchangeable.
Great film,no point in being upset about the past being gone,that's what it is and I know it doesn't mean the futures better it's just a look into the past,like films 30 or 40 years from now will be,always has been always will be that's just life.Enjoy the ability to see it.50/60 years ago it wasn't even possible
Right, like Charles Dickens wrote in "A Tale of Two Cities" (re: the French Revolution), "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"!! Each century has them. The 20th century was a century of terrible diseases and wars, now we still have some of that; but they survived, and so shall we!!
Lookin at a 59 that's been sitting next to my house. Might try to get it.
Mercury as well, I always thought Ford & Mercury were built at a different plant, looks like I was wrong (again)...
Best bit was the guy smoking his cigarette. The days where men were men
Those Ford Fairlanes are moving faster down that assembly line quicker then they drove on the highway :)
Baily DenhHouten Sir it was meant as a subtle joke I deeply regret my actions will you for give me?
Back when cars were assembled my people, not machines/robots. Good video though
I had one and I miss it so bad. 221 V8
Some of those cars are still on the road.
I remember Dad buying a 62 fairlane with the baby V8 and e on the tree, in baby blue. Our first new car, in altus oklahoma.
It sucks that we don't have assembly plants like this anymore, just think of how many more jobs there would be if they didn't implement robots in to the facilities.
What year are these cars?
Thanks to our viewers we've determined they're fourth generation Fairlanes which means they were produced between 1962 and 1965. They look like they could be on the early side of that equation.
King Rose Archives 1962 Fairlanes , 63 had convex grille, 64 no little fins, 65 square tailight . Love your videos, all the best to you.
This is the Dearborn, Michigan assembly plant.
Love this video. You can see how they had problems with cars the way they were banging parts together during assembly, but there was alot more pride with jobs like this back then than there is now. Then again, people now think they should be paid 100k a year to do a job you learn in a half hour.
sadly many of those jobs have been replaced by robots, but i guess thats progress for you...
It is a problem. We've shifted manufacturing out of this country, replaced people with robots and made other changes that eliminate the need for employees but we haven't come up with a way to give the millions of people who've been marginalized something useful to do. This has decimated cities, schools, the infrastructure and created a large group of citizens who feel left behind and are afraid and angry. These people are vulnerable to being persuaded by demagogues who rile them up with easy answers to complex problems that just make things worse. What a mess.
These are 1962's, right? I don't think the 289 V8 had come out yet in this video. Those V8s must either be 221's or 260's?.
+scdevon 221s. The 260 was new for 1963.
JRC99 actually, the 260’s were available late 62 for the 62’s
@ 5.02 The hood or Bonnet inspector guy looks like he does not give a Rats Arse about his job LoL :)
God bless Ford Motor Co
My '65 Falcon was born in Lorain!
All over they were "birthed"; my 64 Ranchero was assembled in San Jose CA. American Industry thrived then "from sea to shinning sea," as it is now and will continue during four more years!!
damn what I wouldn't give to have one of those brand new....
I got a 66 in the garage that was built there so had to name her Lorain
I love Ford Fairlanes, and I'm sure all the people in this video were dedicated to the quality of each one. But there is a misplaced nostalgia for these repetitive, menial factory jobs in America today. Yes, they paid well, but the monotony was enough to drive a person around the bend. And, Detroit in the early sixties was blissfully ignorant of what was to come in ten years' time: political upheaval, foreign competition and the obsolescence of the big, heavy V8 powered cars that were the real moneymakers for Detroit (though we always buy them again when gas is cheap; we always do. We're Americans!🇺🇸). Detroit essentially promised the auto workers great pay and benefits when times were good, and never considered that times might not stay that way. Automation was the wave of the future, and it helped Detroit recover from it's 1970's slump.
Good points. One could be cynical about the lack of foresight among Big 3 leadership. I think that while no one could have predicted the popularity of small cars from Japan and the effects of gov't regulation and the oil crisis...it's also true Detroit was painfully slow to adapt. The horrible products of the 70s and early 80s (Pintos, Vegas, K-Cars et. al.) kicked the door wide open to further infiltration of the imports. But Detroit has survived the ups and downs through adaptation, and unfortunately that meant big changes to the workplaces and jobs seen in this great video.
The Zionists destroyed and robbed America and American great factories and smelters.
They need to bring back human welders, those modern robots are always standing around bullsh*ting, drinking coffee taking breaks! LOL
Oh, forgot... The stainless trim on the doors and on the peak of the fin, basically defines the year. In 63, the trim was much lower and did not follow the fin directly on top. That was changed, because as I understand, the trim was too easy to dent.
Fairlane/Torino/LTD II assembly plants:
Dearborn: 1962 to 1964
Kansas City: 1962 to 1969
San Jose: 1962 to 1964; 1969 to 1971
Atlanta: 1965 to 1978 (Rancheros from 1968 to 1973)
Oakville: 1965; 1972 to 1977 (1962-1964 for Canadian market only)
Lorain: 1966 to 1979 (including Rancheros)
Chicago: 1976
:)
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Mercury Meteors too!
Sorry I overlooked the Mercs.
music ? did I miss it
Actually, I find that its kind of nice to watch a video with no background noise.. just sayin'.
My first car...one of those could be it.
Comets are a whole different car than Fairlanes up to 65. From 66 to 69 Comets are built on the Fairlane platform but the 66's are a whole different car than the 62 to 65's.
The Mercs seen in this video would be 62 Meteors which were based on the Fairlane platform in 62 and 63.
Imagine having to tell all those people a robot will be taking your job 🇺🇸
Those look like 1962 Fairlanes. Could be filmed in Mid 1961 or early 1962.
It's sad that most of these cars today are in the junk yard now. 😑
Those guys worked hard on the assembly lines. Sadly for better or worse, that America of over a half a century no longer exists.
Some assembly line jobs were better than others. I feel sorry for the guys doing the welding. That would be tough - 400 times a shift. I know it has cost jobs but it's good for human health that robots do that job now. Guys would start off on the tough jobs when they were young and move to the easier jobs with age and experience, like the guy near the end whose job seemed to be to lift and drop the hood and make sure it was lined up.
The filling and sanding of lead for the seams was also not such a healthy job.
I look at this and think that those ware the men that put together my car now it’s evan more special
I'll take a white 66' R code with a 4 gear behind it please and thank you or while your at it a 64' t bolt!
I just bought a 64 Fairlane, not a 427 T-bolt, but has a 302. Should be a nice driver! :D
Pity we couldn't hear the sound of the factory.
......all those jobs.
No robots
Most of these American jobs are gone forever. Robots have replaced workers and of course companies have moved overseas. You tell me where we're going.....
2:51 A real elegant lady, a white American lady is buying a car.
It was the crappy tires that caused the demise along with ugly hub caps No coffee holder nailed the coffin.
kill the music
All the cars made there are Fords, no Comets.
HOW MANY AFRICAN AMERICANS DO I SEE IN THIS FILM WORKING ON THE ASSEMBLY LINES.
Back before they were hyphenated Americans.
Can't you find ANYTHING positive to do with your life besides whining and complaining???????
Before robotics.
The people building them are most likely all dead now.
That was a well-equipped car with the 221 v8, 2spd Ford-o-Matic, power steering, radio, heater.
First On Race Day
Horrible music
Good video
"Making Thunderbirds" by Bob Seger would be a good song for this video. Even though the song is about 55 T-bird it would sort of relate to the film footage.
The music is just fine until around 4:45 and from then on it becomes pretty unbearable, had to turn it way down.
Now that's the way cars and trucks should be built to day pride and quality not like the junk that rolls down the line today no robots just plain quality not 20000 recalls no 50000 dollar trucks and cars plain passion to build a quality long lasting products my how times have changed
shame America cant pull togather and be great once again,let hands do the work and have pride in their jobs