Old Film HMCC Interior and Exterior Shots

RL Chilton

Here's a couple of short films that have fairly recently been posted to YouTube. I had not seen either of these before-- perhaps some of you are yet to see them. Interesting stuff. Interior shots seem to be '34 or '35.

INTERIOR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=0Elc8SuOoms&feature=fvwp

EXTERIOR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJuwsDc2NlM

I'd love to see more like this if anyone has any to share.

lostmind

The first thing I noticed is there are so many Workers that they are bumping into each other.
Now there are a few workers loading the robots--Progress?

[Deleted User]

Yep that's "Progress" ,a few folks working the rest on welfare & unemployment ..........................

Aaron D. IL

No question things got more "efficient" but maybe efficiency shouldn't have been the goal. The ultimate efficiency would mean only one person is employed and turns the economy's switch on in the morning and turns it off at night. Progress indeed.

bob ward

Going by the front fender supports, the interior film shows 1934 cars being assembled.

[Deleted User]

When you have people building cars they got soul. When robots build them you have cars. Cars today just don't have the same draw. I cannot remember the last time I cared what new model was coming out. I still remember my Dad taking me to see the new models. It was a big deal. Progress another word for eating the middle class.

Aaron D. IL

@51hornetA so true. They are made with no love in them. They come designed out of cad programs and wind tunnels assembled by robots and yes they're more reliable and highly tuned. But they lack that spark of a human touch and they all look the same. Designers used to sit there and sketch out ideas. Some were ugly sure but at least they were original. Look at the cars of the late '50's. Those designs were optimistic, we were going to make it to outer space and we were going to fly there in style. Today's cars are like kitchen appliances....they do exactly what we want them to do but we don't get excited about them. Even the occasional sexy concept car never seems to make it into production. Building cars used to put people's kids through college, now for the most part they only put profits in the hands of the company owners. There has to be a better way.

[Deleted User]

Not only do the new cars all look similar as stated . They all seem to be the same color. Drive past a car lot and count how many grey/silver cars are there.
Roger

lostmind

We could all send a Thank you letter to congress for this. LOL

drivergo2

Why dont we seed them a pick slip

hudsontech

Ah the good old days. Back in the 40's and 50's cars were exciting - we eagerly awaited each years new offerings. As kids we could spot the different makes from 3 blocks away. And for many of us kids our first car was somethng we built ourselves out of junkyard parts/ And if we wanted a car we earned the money to get it. Now regulations have made it near impossible for kids to earn enough money to get a car, Mom and Dad are happy to buy it for you because then they don't have to drive you around and there aren't any junkyards left to start with.
The auto industry in this country started going downhill when the bean-counters took over. Think about it - in the early days, up into the 40's, at least, who ran the companies?? Engineers and designers. Were the cars of yesteryear safer - probably not. But on the other hand once outside the cities there wasn't all that many other cars to run into. I trace the demise of the American automobile industry back to Eisenhower and the great political boondogal known as the Interstate highway system. Think about it for a moment.

Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN

[Deleted User]

Eisenhower was an army man and if you look back to the original intent the interstate system was a national defense system. Touted as needed to rapidly deploy men and equipment around the country in crisis situations.
Based on the Autoban system Hitler started to build in Germany .
It is just a side benefit that the public gets to use it too,
Roger

hudsontech

Exactly right, Roger. Eisenhower, relating back to his 1919 (or thereabouts) cross country trip with Army trucks, was highly impressed with the German autoban system. One other piece of trivia - there are sections of the interstate that are straight for a bit - that also was part of the design to provide emergency landing strips if needed. I don't know about other states but in Maine and Massachusetts I-95 has a slight curve to it - which is obvious from the air. Supposedly that also was built in - the theory being the driver wouldn't bet locked into highway hypnosis as would happen on a long straight. Engineers learned that from the Pennsylvania Turnpike, especially in the area just west of Harrisburg.


Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphs, TN

[Deleted User]

Yes Alex ,and those straight sections designated for landing strips are extra thick and to support the weight,
Roger