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RL Chilton

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/

RL Chilton

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

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

Jon-

I'd like to see that.

Terraplane33

Nice video ! they had already a high level of automation for that time !

ESSX28-1 · ESSX28-1 April 2012 Posts: 995Platinum Member

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

Dave-

I do't see an e-mail address in your post.

HudsonTech

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

Thanks for sharing that Russell. Old school mechanical ballet, absolutely brilliant.

RL Chilton

Dave-

Sent you an e-mail.

Russell

Terraplane33

I would be happy to see that video 1932 too !!!
Alex, could you sent me Dave's e-mail address ?

ESSX28-1 · ESSX28-1 April 2012 Posts: 995Platinum Member

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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