Thanks for the link! Great selection of assembly line photos that cover many years and models. that overused line about "any color as long as long as it's black" only holds true for Fords made 1914-25, they had colors in the early years and 26-27.
That was cool Terry, thanks for sharing it!! I just have one question... why are all narrators so boring!?
nice video too bad he has so many facts wrong for example Henry Ford Never said that all his Ts were black--because they werent! 1926 and 27 Ts came in several colors.
He was accredited for saying that early in the production of the the model T. I believe it was back in 1909. The standard color for the Model T was black on cars and trucks from 1909 thru 1925. His son Edsel is responsible for getting Henry to offer other colors in 1926.
Actually, Henry Ford went to "Japan Black Enamel" after utilizing the assembly line as it was the only color that would dry fast enough to keep up. Previous to that, many colors were used. Starting in '26 other colors had come onto the market that would dry within the time needed hence the addition of other colors.
I'm glad there were moving pictures taken of that. Even with the jerky motion it's better than just still pictures. I'm also glad there was no UAW back then, the cars would have sold for a thousand dollars instead of $5-600 for a '32 Frank