HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOBILE FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOCUMENTARY "THE AMERICAN ROAD" 72712
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Created in 1953, "The American Road" is an epic documentary that tells both the history of the automobile in America and the story of the Ford Motor Company. Drawing on the Company's vast archive of films -- Henry Ford spent a great deal of time and money having crews film life in everyday America -- the movie shows how mass production of the automobile transformed life in America. The film was written by Joseph March, directed by George Stoney, narrated by Raymond Massey and one of the cinematographers is Robert Downey Sr. The film features images of Henry Ford, his wife Clara Ford, son Edsel, Henry Ford II, Benson Ford, Harvey Firestone, Barney Oldfield and others. The movie's score was by Alex North, the famed composer.
The modern end segment of the film showing highways and the Golden Gate Bridge -- which here appears in black and white -- was actually updated several times over the life of the film (this one apparently dates to the 1970s). You can see it in color elsewhere on this channel.
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I Remember the first model T I saw was in 1939 when our new neighbor drove it in the barn yard across the gravel road from where we lived. Back then in a lot of small towns had gravel roads, barns and barn yards and even horses and mules in town. Henry Ford a great American. I was a small child during the depression but granddad being a farmer i did eat well but not so many clothes. In 1939 I started the first grade in September 1939 and Hitler and Stalin invaded Poland and i went thru WW2 as a boy. Only information was the local newspaper and the battery radio. No electricity or running water we drank well water, and the toilets were outside, Again, i did eat ok even though food was rationed and had shoes to wear one pair a year and went bare footed from may till September. I could write a book but all I would write has probably already been written, So I won't bore you any longer. God bless America.
Love the voice of the announcer, Raymond Massey, clear as a bell and sophisticated. HE was born in 1896, TORONTO, Ontario, and was a decorated and wounded as an officer in WW1 and WW2. He became an American Citizen in 1944 and joined the Republican Party, and a staunch supporter of Senator Barry Goldwater during 1964 PRESEDENTIAL race, vehemently opposing LBJ's military position 🙄 of the "no win strategy " in the Vietnam Conflict. Died at age of 86 in California.
His brother Vincent Massey was a lawyer, philanthropist, a decorated World War I veteran, Dean of Victoria College at the University of Toronto , ambassador to the United States and finally served served as Governor General of Canada (1952-1959). Both brothers worked at the family company for a time -- the Massey-Harris farm equipment company. They both inherited millions when their father died. Vincent Massey died at age 80 in 1967. His brother Raymond was nine years younger than he was, and died at age 86 in 1983.
Thanks very much for posting this. I've never seen this film until today - 64 years after my family was featured in the "beach sequence" filmed in February 1953 in Santa Monica. I'm the 6 year old boy running and playing on the beach. I remember the experience vividly - including the antique Ford parked above the beach. So grateful that the film has finally resurfaced - as I thought it had been lost forever. Apparently it was shown widely in public schools during the 50's, 60's and 70's. They did an excellent job of integrating the new black and white footage (circa 1953) with the archival footage. This 1973 update of the original film adds COLOR footage of Fords in the early 70s - while maintaining the same recorded final narrative of the 1953 film. The musical score was composed and conducted by Alex North - a major film composer of the 50's and 60's.
I first saw the film 50 years ago in high school It was widely shown, and Ford sold copies to school and public libraries. When the Ford Motor company discontinued their film library in 1974 they gave the prints away. That was the source of the print shown by Periscope but I am certainly glad you enjoyed the film and will need to look at the beach scenes again.
Damn
It must have been a tremendously exciting thing to be a part of a film in 1953. Hell, as far as that goes, a long distance phone call was an exciting, and expensive thing in 1953.
That is fantastic thanks for sharing!
@@abundantYOUniverse Thanks for your reply. This film marked the beginning and end of my movie acting career. My grandfather (who also appeared in the beach sequence) showed this film to a high school class when he was substitute teaching in Palo Alto CA in 1963. When he announced to the students that he was in the film they were very impressed (ha ha). He was born in 1896, so he had actually driven Ford Model T's and A's when he was younger.
If you look at the controls of a model T, you might think it is unfathomable, but actually, to a pedestrian of the day, it was intuitive and simple. Someone my age, build of 1960, struggles with it and needs to get used to it. Really clever.
Old film is
always lovely. The voice of the narrator is impressive.
So calming and peaceful right?
Actor Raymond Massey is the narrator for this classic film.
i realize I am quite off topic but do anybody know of a good website to watch new movies online ?
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Very nice!!! Greatings from a Ford mechanic from Holland!!
A truly great man and example of America at its best and his greatness stands regardless of his detractors. Indeed, what he is accused of is greatness perfected.
Living the good life on the farm. Hard work and sweat keeps you young.....
Good food 🥘 and rest and water 💧 and no stress keeps ya young. 🥴😑😐
Two comments regarding Henry Ford. First, in the early days of the company he would take each potential engineer candidate out to dinner and if they salted thief food before they tasted it, they didn't get hired (check things out before you decide if it's good or bad). Second, Henry didn't want to end Model T production, even though Ford was seeing less and less sales from that car. Edsel went behind his back and got the Model A designed, and when Henry was out with a protracted illness, he put it into production.
It is famously said that Henry Ford once remarked, " the American public can have their Model T in any color---as long it was black."
Too bad Henry didn't back his son Edsel. Edsel was a genius that was stomped on by his father.
In the first 7 Minutes, one might think that life pre 1900 was all misery and depressiv, but that is not really true. One could even argue that the car actually ruined everything quite efficiently.
Good entertainment as I stand in my quality lab, 3½ hours away from Dearborn, testing roof attachments for Ford Rangers.
I'd trade this age and society for the early 1900 in a heartbeat. Hard work meant survival, families stuck together, farms ruled the day.
Knowing what we know now, we could have burned Wall street and eliminated CEOs .
.lol. .
Wonderful
Well, certainly slanted toward the "genius" of H. Ford-as it would be-he surely had mechanical ability, but I wish this was all I knew about him.His personal life showed his many weaknesses, as has been documented by many. Still, an interesting look at the history of our transportation system-thank you for making this available!
Too bad he didn't back his son on many things, especially the lincoln. I guess Henry whipped his son too much
Watch out for those women who paint their faces.
I miss driving in the US. I say it as someone who lives in Germany
I miss driving in Germany... Autobahns, well maintained roads, courteous disciplined drivers. I say that as someone who lives in the US!!!🚦
Muito bom. very good.
The free enterprise system caused men to improve systems and more efficient and brought down the price.
The end segment shows the latest 1973 Ford products, including a Thunderbird, LTD, Continental Mark 3, Maverick, Capri, and an Econoline Van
I love my Panthers. I bought all of them in Florida where they last forever.
Cameraman Robert Downey as is Sr.
I enjoyed this thanks
“It gathered momentum” is better to say for the 30s with moonshine and Bonnie and Clyde
And those who read the below comment might wonder, what was the first car we would recognize the controls in, well, pedals left to right as clutch, brake, accelerator, that was Austin England, the ignition key was Cadillac USA, all else is still optional. The Ford Model A was still with a gas pedal in the middle.
Beware of the 2018 Chevrolet Impala back up camera. In the rain the dash board screen image could be extremely blurry due to rain drops on the rear camera lenses and this poor image could get someone killed or seriously injured. This is a General Motors Corporation problem!
If Only They had known that they were way better off on the farm👍😎🇨🇦 funny how we're always told the grass is greener on the other side of the fence when it never is
My Mom sat on Henry’s lap when she was a little girl & that’s a fact !
A problem 16:05 While moving parts to men who did the same task over and over made manufacturing more efficient, the human body does not respond well to repeating tasks over and over again. Rotating tasks needed to be introduced. The constant flow of parts kept being jacked up as well. The workers were being pushed beyond what people should do. This is not spoken of in the film.
He did not even invent the assembly line or make the first car from an assembly line from what I read now.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_E._Olds
Winks
Lisa
Prototypes of the assembly line can be traced back to ancient times, but the immediate precursor of Ford's industrial technique was 19th-century meat-packing plants in Chicago and Cincinnati, where cows and hogs were slaughtered, dressed, and packed using overhead trolleys that took the meat from worker to worker. Ford’s demand for cars was at a rate higher than they could be manufactured. William Klann was part of a team of advisors that Ford sent out to find a better means of production. Klann stumbled upon the Swift Meatpacking industry-located in Chicago-which was actually a disassembly line. Workers used the system to take apart pigs and cows. It was one of Ford’s greatest influences in his development of the moving assembly line. Ford did not so much invent as reinvent, repurpose, using knowledge that he gained from others, such as William Klann.
1953? It looks more like 1973 at the end of the film. There is a shot of a guy driving and he is wearing sunglasses and sporting 70's looking sideburns
+sambking That's because Ford re-released this film periodically with an updated segment at the end, advertising their latest automobiles. The original film was made in 1953.
Can you learn something about this company
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32:43
Nice.
Henry Ford admired Adolf Hitler, and Adolf Hitler admired Henry Ford. So great was their admiration of each other that each had a photo of the other on credenzas behind their desks!
What would 32:51 be like a Cars movie?
it's funny how they try to make you believe that ford invented it, or even someone in north america. The car industry starts in Europe and wasn't limited to internal combustion cars.
Ford didn't invent the first car or engineer the best car. He created the most affordable car the changed the world.
It's a shame that the optimism for the future as evidenced in this film quickly got crushed, the fuel shortage and resultant high prices, emission controls ruining the performance of cars and the general attacks on capitalism and the American way of life. I got my license in 1974, what a dreadful era for our country, both the cars and the culture were in rapid decline. The only bright spot was a plentiful supply of cheap 60s muscle cars.
They should have named this film: 'You Cant Get There From Here.'
Get it Yogi?
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1. Wider rear track than front track chassises all : 0.7g the lowest traction, extreme tail flick, extreme slide, 1-5 km/l and below 1 km/l in all speed.
2. Wider front track than rear track chassises all in below 10 mm. : 0.85g the medium traction, tail flick, slide, 1-5 km/l and below 1 km/l in all speed.
3. Dimension front track as same as rear track chassises all : 0.85g the medium traction, tail flick, slide, 1-5 km/l and below 1 km/l in all speed.
4. Wider front track than rear track in 10 mm. : 0.9g 1.5 time medium traction, slide, 1-5 km/l, below 1 km/l.
5. Without rear fog lamp all : unsafe slight for rear cars, easy wreck 1-5 km/l, below 1 km/l
6. Petrol engines 1-4 turbo intercooler all : easy wreck a parts engines , 1-5 km/l and below 1 km/l
7. CVT easy wreck a parts, 1-5 km/l and below 1 km/l.
Code forbidden AE come from list because no one can build pass on all people and standard law AE or failure to test by CEO and teams.
These ones had been started bounty hunters, spies, mechanics, street racers, prisoners death level force engineers build for their fun to destroy all and never stop to drive as below 1 mpg, below 1 km/l, over 100 l/100km.
They are criminal mutants group who never stop credit the bad cars (cars failure) to sold out.
It's complete hell day in all countries.
These ones are grade F all.
All customers hate these ones forever and drive below 1 mpg, over 100 l/100km, below 1 km/l per day.
From
Database all AE career department and all brands
Yes all a magik spell
Henry Ford was the true boss he should of been president or prime minister 🤨
I thought Ford built Farm Tractors?
They did,I have two of them.
retro wrapped in retro
This is hilariously bad, but fascinating
I was married in the Martha-Mary Chapel
"999" or "666".... ?🤔?
Look 50 b4 shez 35😂😂😂😂 is this a documentary or a comedy video?
This is more a fairy tale than solid history.
Why would you believe the haters and rewriters of history today? Nothing today has credibility.
Oh no women with painted faces, what is the word coming to
ford didnt invent the car
Termimator Cobra
amp.livescience.com/37538-who-invented-the-car.html
Termimator Cobra Nope.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_E._Olds
the curved dash oldsmobile was the first mass-produced car
Mr. Benz did
I will never forgive Ford motor company for the 2014 ford focus with the junk transmission they sold me. Ford motor company must have the most filthy contaminated blood of any of the residents in this universe.
And the little quadra-cycle came complete with a copy of "The Elders of Zion" in the glovebox 😊! Henry Ford, Charles Lindghburgh both terrible racics and terrible people!
He told the uncomfortable truth and that just troubles you. Doesn't it?