Assembly Line video

RL Chilton
RL Chilton Administrator, Member
edited April 2012 in HUDSON
No, not Hudson ('36 Chevrolet, actually). But, I wanted to share this with y'all as it's absolutely amazing footage of assembly line manufacturing at it's finest, with automobiles being the discipline. Mouth-dropping video for any classic car fan. I guess I'm old-fashioned, but I really dig the days before robotics, electronics and computerization-- it's so much more "mechanical". It looks as though the factory is doing a ballet of production.

Sorry, don't know how to post the video directly into my post . . .

http://www.dump.com/assemblyline/

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  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    For those who wonder why we don't reproduce fenders, quarters, doors, hoods for Hudsons: Note the size of the presses used to stamp out fenders in the video!
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Actually there IS a Hudson movie out there, showing the process of building a 1934 (I think) Hudson. It's narrated by the then-famous newscaster Lowell Thomas, who following his Hudson along the line as it was being built. I'm not sure where this is available; possibly in the H-E-T Library. I remember seeing it maybe 25 years ago, projected from an old 16mm movie projector. I would assume someone has put it on videotape or a DVD by now.
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Jon-

    I'd like to see that.
  • Terraplane33
    Terraplane33 Expert Adviser
    Nice video ! they had already a high level of automation for that time !
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    Send me your direct email & I'll send you a copy of the 30 second film I've got from 1932 drop the HET etc (As long as I can get it off the DVD)
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Dave-

    I do't see an e-mail address in your post.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    At 7:12AM RL Chilton wrote - Dave - I do't see an e-mail address in your post.

    Russsell, just fwd'd you an email I got from Dave.

    Hudsonly,
    Alex Burr
    Memphis, TN
  • bob ward
    bob ward Senior Contributor
    Thanks for sharing that Russell. Old school mechanical ballet, absolutely brilliant.
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Dave-

    Sent you an e-mail.

    Russell
  • Terraplane33
    Terraplane33 Expert Adviser
    I would be happy to see that video 1932 too !!!
    Alex, could you sent me Dave's e-mail address ?
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    edited April 2012
    Turns out my computer skills are not good enough to extract the file from the DVD. But I can send you a scan of the DVD cover & I can copy the DVD & mail it to you when I'm in the US next month. For some reason I can't load the pdf to this forum, so email me.
    My email is HETdavid@websters.co.nz (drop the HET - avoiding the spam bots!!)
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