The Model A Ford Assembly Line 1928 - 1931

Manufacturing nearly 5 Million Model A Fords was an extremely well orchestrated series of events that started from raw materials and ended with complete cars being driven off the assembly line. With production taking place in dozens of Ford assembly plants around the world it was important that each step of the process be consistent and efficient. Expanding on our two previous assembly videos this compilation features more of the key moments of Model A production from dozens of Ford Factory Films. This video adds nearly 12 more minutes of manufacturing footage than seen in our earlier videos including the process to manufacture glass and upholstery for the interiors. And we changed up the music for all the people who don’t know how a mute button works. 00:00 Intro 00:34 Building Engine Sand Molds 03:10 Casting Engine Blocks 04:15 Machining Engine Blocks 04:45 Pouring Babbitt 07:15 Torquing the Bearings 08:10 Balancing the Flywheel 09:12 Breaking in/Testing the Engines 09:45 Manufacturing Ring Gear 10:44 Spring Manufacturing 11:00 Engine Drop 12:25 Making Wheels 14:40 Rolling Sheetmetal 15:17 Stamping Subrails 15:31 Tudor Body Panel Stampings 16:57 Assembling Tudor Body in Jig 18:24 Installing Cowl Assembly 19:22 Wet Sanding Body 19:36 Pinstriping Body 20:05 Fender Production 21:45 Making Glass 22:50 Upholstery Production 25:00 Body Drop 26:29 Final Prep 26:51 Driving Completed Car Off the Assembly Line Follow us on; Facebook: Instagram: Sources; Library of Congress Ford Motion Pictures Archives Benson Ford Archives We reserve the right to moderate comments that we feel fall outside of the scope of the Model A hobby. #1928 #1929 #1930 #1931 #modelaford #fordmodela #asmr