OT: 1936 Chevrolet (?) assembly line

[bamfordsgarage]

http://www.dump.com/2011/07/15/fascinating-1936-footage-of-car-assembly-line-video/

[TodFitch]

http://www.dump.com/2011/07/15/fascinating-1936-footage-of-car-assembly-line-video/

Looks like one of the segments of "Master Hands" that has been on the Prelinger collection of videos over at www.archive.org for several years now.

[Big_John]

I had to find the rest of the series.

http://www.archive.org/details/MasterHa1936

http://www.archive.org/details/MasterHa1936_2

http://www.archive.org/details/MasterHa1936_3

http://www.archive.org/details/MasterHa1936_4

[Don Coatney]

Great vidio! OSHA would have a field day. Very few guards, safety devices, nor personal protective equipment. I wonder how many human body parts were eaten by this massive machinery?

[50 Dodge Lug Nut]

I had to find the rest of the series.

http://www.archive.org/details/MasterHa1936

http://www.archive.org/details/MasterHa1936_2

http://www.archive.org/details/MasterHa1936_3

http://www.archive.org/details/MasterHa1936_4

Keep in mind this was about 6 years before we entered WWII. I guess Henry Ford's mass production assembly line did indeed prepare us and give us a good edge for the war. Hmmmmmmmmmmm

[Don Coatney]

Things have changed a bit today.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/nd5WGLWNllA?rel=0

[P-12 Tommy]

The newer factory looks like a snails pace compared to the older one.

Tom

[T120]

Good film..times have changed

Great vidio! OSHA would have a field day. Very few guards, safety devices, nor personal protective equipment. I wonder how many human body parts were eaten by this massive machinery?

[B-Watson]

The newer factory looks like a snails pace compared to the older one.

Tom

I suspect the VW Golf assembly line is closer to the Chevrolet line speed. The models being produced in this plant sell in the thousands, and not hundreds of thousands as Chevrolet did.

One thing is most noticeable - lots of light. Every section is well lit with both outdoor and indoor light. The Chevrolet factory appears to be a dungeon in comparison.