damn those new fangled factories..

[tex]

good music.........

[Meakin]

What a cracking video, thanks

Paul

[MrL]

A great video with brilliant music. I am searching everywhere to try & find out what it is now.

[corsechris]

As a lover of all those 'how it's made' type program's, this is fantastic thanks for posting.  Amazing how many men there were wedged into the guts of the machines on the chassis line....must have been some horrific accidents

[frag68]

Health and safety would have a fit nowadays if this was still going on.

This was a facinating clip and the music was awesome. It did sound like John Michele Jarre but I couldnt be certain of it.

Good viewing though

[Pilot Pete]

Enjoyed that, never really thought things were that advanced in 1936.

Well, my bettiing is that its a dodge/chrysler/buick, I'm going with the buick though.

[Lurksalot]

A somehow haunting piece , very interesting , but the music hides what must have been a horrendous noise , and makes the whole presentation a little surreal .

[tex]

with working at nissan for the past 20 years on the line it certainly makes me think about the techniques used - examples are one guys job to just push a roof panel between press's. never nowadays.. how many jobs were lost like this - ahhh we dont need you now - example - the guys with hammers making a 'tweek' 3 smacks with a mash hammer each cycle.. wow - how many years before they replaced with measurements that fitted!

defo american due to the clothing worn - dunno about the car tho.

how many owners wish they had some of the machines used to produce panels etc.. or have had problems with one and now see the guy responsible.. wonder what they would shout - 'there he is - that's the ******d!'

[SootySport]

Bit of a mind numbing job there, glad I have never had to do such work.

[Bud]

Thats an amazing video . I reckon its a chevy:

chevy 36

Having worked for a major automotive automation line builder for years, I too was amazed how the workers on the chassis line were actually working within the equipment - as mentioned would never be allowed today. Here is one which shows how its done now, (not that far removed really).

[pistonbroke]

Casualty rate must have been horrendous , mostly down to suicide I expect ?

At least that's how I would have felt after a week or so of repetative chassis bashing  

[DITCH]

An excellent video, really enjoyed watching how real cars where once made, un like the Tin jelly moulds of today !!

Ditch   ''

[Lurksalot]

- the guys with hammers making a 'tweek' 3 smacks with a mash hammer each cycle.. wow - how many years before they replaced with measurements that fitted!

As soon as the electronics industry caught up with the mechanical   , the ability to move stuff around and have reasonably accuratte rivetting tools was obviosuly already about , it was the electronics with motors and spot on position sensors that brought on the next level .

I remember visiting the press shop at Halewood when the Old Boy was the quality man , a fantastic experience in terms of scale , noise and technology at the time , Mk 2 escorts , but even then it was someone loading press 1 and 4 presses down the line 2 men to off load, with robot lifting and positioning in between ,  fit gauges all over the place which needed human judgement for fit and damage etc, then onto the robot spot welders. etc etc etc , I guess cameras and programs will even ID dodgy presswork and paintwork one day .

[corsechris]

I spent 6 months working on a line when I was a lad. Engine machining at Ford Tractors. Very manual it was. Came close to taking my head off one day too....