[Bellman]

It's from 1936.. And I was surprised how much automation they had back then..

And I noticed that no one even had a set of safety glasses on..

I'll bet there was some folks that got chopped up working in factories like that, back in the day..

http://www.dump.com/2011/07/15/fascinating-1936-footage-of-car-assembly-line-video/

 

[PWRSPD]

Cool vid.

 

[illegalstang]

Yeah.....really cool

 

[JCRVETTE]

Cool. Doesn't look like safety was a concern yet. I don't think you could trust alot of todays work force to stand between thoses machines while they were running. "Duuuude. I need to go smoke a fatty. I'll be back". Crunch. LOL

 

[BlnLs1/RX7]

$2.00 a day pay.

 

[68roadrunner]

Wow! That is great! I analize footage like this for ages and are constantly looking in the background for unusual stuff, I laughed at the guy around 4:40 that "kicks" the brand new fender across the floor to his mate then @ 5:18 it shows the guy rubbing his hand across a fender seeing where Bondo needs to be applied!!!!!!

Beautiful working harmonics of the assy line machinery too.

 

[wrkmnstr]

Still like that in some places:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxT-f-hb8Sg

 

[Rock Daddy]

Not too far from today really. We have more safety crap and of course robotic mig and spot welding but there are plenty of manual welds and load unload points that look just like that.

 

[68roadrunner]

Still like that in some places:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxT-f-hb8Sg

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!^^^^^^^^^^^just sit under this 500ton press all day-------while its working!!!!!:drinkers::smt103

 

[Glen_Jones]

Back when Detroit was awesome.

 

[jon c anderson]

cool thanks for postin

 

[kirk]

That video sure shows how much times have changed. Although the workers today are more skilled, because of all the technology, automation and rules they must follow. I bet more than half of those workers would get fired if they used the same practices today. That is the sad part

 

[BIG PURPLE]

Back when Detroit was awesome.

i agree.

 

[Adrenalin]

cool thanks for postin

X2

 

[Mockstang]

$2.00 a day pay.

That why I didnt see any brother's in the video....:shock:....:smt082:smt082

 

[Nova9911]

The automation impressed me too. Interesting of why they had production runs of years, sometimes decades back then, it would be a major operation to change over to a new design.

... modern day alot of changeover can be done with a programming and simple tooling/fixture change

 

[pmbmax]

Thanks

 

[tommy c]

Thanks that was cool

 

[1Slowmopar]

Very cool footage...thanks for sharing

 

[79540]

I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT .......THAT THINGS WOULD HAVE RUN THAT SMOOTHLY BACK THEN.....COOL SHIT