HISTORY OF AUTOMOBILES FORD MOTOR CO. DOCUMENTARY "THE AMERICAN ROAD" HENRY FORD MODEL T MD40540
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Originally released in 1953 and then revised with a new ending in the 1970s, this film recounts the beginnings of the Ford Motor Company. The movie opens with a horse pulling a cart. The American Road, and MPO Production. Music composed and conducted by Alex North. Script by, Joseph March. Re-created scenes directed by George Stoney. Narrated by Raymond Massey. A wagon wheel rolls through the mud. A couple sit in a horse and buggy 1:15. A man and a woman tend to the household chores as the buggy passes 2:15. The buggy passes the old schoolhouse with children playing 2:27. The couple passes the doctor’s house. The doctor leaves his house and gets in his buggy 3:00. The couple arrive at the train station and are greeted by the trainman 3:35. The trainman puts a ticket on the couple’s trunk 3:58. Man looks down the long railroad tracks 4:18. Cut to older footage (1920’s) of hectic and bustling scenes from the city 4:26. Horse and buggies fill the streets and streetcars zip up and down the road 4:45. Firemen jump out of bed and slide down the pole into their horse drawn fire engines 5:00. The fire engines speed down the road 5:12. Summer in the city. Vegetables and people wilt in the blazing sun 5:22. Elevated train and an oyster truck passes by 5:36. The baseball park uptown 5:40. Roller coasters on the ocean 5:53. Water rides and camels to ride 6:04. Beachgoers frolic on the shore 6:09. City kids open a fire hydrant to cool off 6:15. Men and women ride bicycles 6:30. Man’s bicycle falls in the dirt 6:58. Bicycle wheel is shown on Henry Ford’s Quadricycle 7:30. Henry Ford test drives his Quadricycle at approximately 4:00 a.m. on June 4, 1896, in the shed behind his home on Bagley Avenue in Detroit 8:16. Two men test driving an early automobile 9:25. The Sail Wagon, built like an ice boat on wheels, is test driven in the desert 9:41. Henry Ford works on the gasoline engine and puts it in a racing car called 999 10:22. On October 25, 1922, Barney Oldfield set a world record by going 60 miles an hour on a circular track in the 999 10:53. Horse and carriages mixed with cars in 1903 11:12. The Model A car, 1927 11:33. Driver cranks up the Model A 12:14. Farmer watches a car go by his farm 12:42. The Model T is introduced to the farmer 13:24. Henry Ford works on advertisements and tries to lower the price of the Model T. Cars were originally built on wooden sawhorses 14:22. Assembly-line production starts to develop 14:50. Workers have specific tasks 16:00. Sub assembly lines emerge 15:16. Parts are fed to workmen by gravity slides 16:32. Conveyor belts are introduced and work speeds normalize 16:49. Cars are produced at the rate of one every 40 seconds on the assembly line 17:27. Model T’s come off the line 17:4747. A Sunday drive 18:34. Cars meet head-to-head on the road 19:10. Man is stuck in the mud 19:40. Man and machines work to improve roads 19:50. Man reads road signs 20:55. A man gets directions from a motorist 21:33. Dr. arrives at a patient in a Model T 2:03. Filling stations pop up everywhere 22:20. Model T on a winding road 22:32. A bear is fed from a Model T in the park 23:01. People camp and women pick flowers 23:20. A family picnics on the beach 23:38. Children run on the beach 23:45. The Model T runs through a river, mud and snow 24:25. Policeman try to stop the Model T 24:52. The Model T struggles to get up a hill 25:16. Comedy film shows the resilience of the Model T 25:37. Model T and the industrial revolution 26:00. The Ford family album 26:35. Henry Ford walks to the camera 26:41. Ford works with steam engine and tractor 27:24. Ford’s son Edsel sets out on a trip 28:01. Ford drives the Quadricycle 29:00. Camping with Firestone, Burroughs and Edison 29:22. Burroughs drives a Model T 30:15. Ford and son walk the plant 30:51. Photograph of Henry Ford 31:10. Cars fill the streets 31:30. The Lincoln is created 32:05. 15 millionth Model T is produced and discontinued 32:30. A car is demolished in a machine 33:00. Scenes from the 1920s 33:45. Scenes from the depression, 1930s 34:10. Footage from World War I 34:50. The atomic bomb explodes 35:02. Cut to modern cars and highways 35:45. A tractor, a van and a sports car take to the roads 36:25. Workers drive to work 36:50. The modern American road 37:45.
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Loved every min. of this. I have been a mechanic all my life, God willing Ill die with a wrench in my hand.
Thank you kindly because I should and much appreciated seeing real history taking place for mankind 🐬
To be sure, Ford put the nation on wheels. From the "everyman's" Model T to the luxurious Lincoln Continental to the sporty Mustang, Ford gave the Americans what they wanted and needed. Great old film, thanks for posting.
So naturally FORD became stupid. They stopped building sedans and let their quality go down the toilet. Sometimes I think they secretly merged with BOEING.
Well told historical story....
One of the great roads traveled of American history.
Great? But where did it lead to…
Shoutout to everyone whose GPS sent them down "roads" like the one at the beginning, at the height of northern New England mud season, on their way to view the eclipse today 4/8/24.
That was entertaining.
I wasn't expecting the film to be that new at the end. And a Pantera, no less.
First divided painted lane line Neguanee Michigan Co Rd 492. Its By Morgan Meadows which was a T.B. clinic its a Sanctuary Now.
YIKEES.
Great video!
Robert Downey (Senior) father of RD Jr. was principal cameraman on this film, his first credited work at age 17, in an illustrious career of cinematography and acting.
That book he was leafing through at 11:34 , I'm pretty sure it was THE PROTOCOLS OF THE ELDERS OF ZION .
Maybe a love letter from his admirer Adolph Hitler.
The virulently antisemitic Russian disinformation “classic” that he forced every dealer in the nation to distribute to spread hate across America!
Do you guys sometimes re-upload films you've put out before to keep them fresh in people's feeds? Because I'm getting some wicked deja vu with this one.
The difference is that the last section is in color. I've actually been looking for this version because I saw it years ago and have not seen it pop up in a while.
It reminds me to leave the dystopian news of the day with a trip to Pleasantville Public Relations. Dad's buying mom a new Ford station wagon so she's no longer trapped at her Suburban Paradise ironing board. Greatest thing since powdered starch for laundry.
What a wonderful Library of movies to see. It's nice to see it pop up on my feed, I watch them repeatedly.
@fordson51 thanks for the information.
@@zAlaska yeah, I watch and rewatch my favorite periscopefilm videos as well.
1953 was 50th anniversary for FoMoCo.
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"You can have the Model T in any color, as long as it's black ....(Henry Ford)
In 1932 a person could buy a brand new Model T for $650.00 which would be around $14,723.50 today in 2024.
Similar to toyotas new multi truck.
Not far off what a Mitsubishi Mirage runs now.
That's a good point, but your date is wrong. The Model T stopped being produced in 1927. Then came the Model A which was produced until 1931. Then several new models came in 1932
We didn't live in a socialist utopia back then either. Nowadays everyone works for the govt so money is no object
@@plowmaster1206- Did you notice that in 1932, capitalism had failed, and the people voted in democratic socialism that same year?
People from the Sun.
And we're still late to things, what does that say about us?
Henry Ford was a great American man and a genius
God Bless you Henry. R.I.P. 🙏🇺🇸🙂
I downvoted your comment. Henry Ford was a genius vis-a-vis manufacturing. Specifically automobiles, But he was a bigot, anti-semite, and sympathetic to the German Nazis of the 1930's. So while he was a great industrialist he was not a "great American man". Also, when you say something like "God Bless you" which god are your talking about? Thor? Zeus? Posiedon? Chtulhu? Are you even aware that most of the people on Earth do not believe in your imaginary deity?
Ford was a virulent antisemite who spread the disinformation created by the Russians known as “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” to every dealership in the nation! An absolute bigot who spread hate throughout America.
Sometimes I kind of wish we could return to the "old days". Yeah I know we have advanced in technology and medical treatments but still a slower and more peaceful world in a more rural countryside sure sounds good.
Henry Ford was certainly a hard working industrialist and deserves credit for that but it should also be balanced with how he ran his organization with his own police force, union busting, and strong anti Semitic beliefs that earned him a medal from Hitler which he accepted.
34:03 hahahahahaha they thought they had the gay 20’s?! Oh boy they have no idea, they got nothing on us lol
and so began the car dependent catastrophe that is America today
Most people would disagree. Freedom of movement is a great thing.
As opposed to the muddy roads, coal smoke, and horse sh*t that was the catastrophe of America yesterday? Both have positives and negatives. I like your optimism, though.
So you would rather ride a horse or wagon to work in the rain and snow? Sure I sometimes hate the congested roads and all the noise and polution that go with them.
@@laserbeam002 Well if people don’t want to join the 21st century when it comes to technology, that’s certainly their prerogative. But they shouldn’t take it out on the rest of us. Some of the same people may be convinced that the world was just fine until TV started broadcasting in color then it all went bad.
@@crabbymilton390 freedom of being stuck in soul crushing bumper to bumper traffic