Check out this rare photo of auto upholsterers installing convertible tops on the Ford Model T. It was reportedly taken in the early 1900's at a Ford Motor Company assembly plant somewhere in the U.S. Midwest. … [Read more...] about Photo: Ford Model T Soft Top Installation
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Ford Model T Upholstery Assembly Line
The Ford Model T, otherwise known as "Tin Lizzie," was manufactured from 1908 to 1927 and is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile. Most historians agree that founder Henry Ford's perfection of the assembly line is what allowed Ford Motor Company to keep prices low, thus making cars available to middle-class Americans and popularizing it as the country's primary … [Read more...] about Ford Model T Upholstery Assembly Line
Ford Recycles CO2 to Create Foam
Ford Motor Company has always been a leader in the use of recycled materials. They've employed everything from old pants and plants to uncirculated cash and water bottles in the construction of their interiors. Now the automaker has announced a new achievement in recycling: It's recapturing CO2 to create foam and plastic. … [Read more...] about Ford Recycles CO2 to Create Foam
Why Ford Uses Clay to Design Car Seats
After a car seat is designed but before it’s ready for mass production, automakers turn to the old tradition of clay modeling to transform their illustration into a three-dimensional prototype. The following two videos take viewers inside Ford Motor Company’s clay-modeling department at its design studio in Cologne, Germany. Watch as their artists create a stunning clay … [Read more...] about Why Ford Uses Clay to Design Car Seats
The Strange Ways Ford Tests its Interiors
Audi made headlines last year with news that it employs a special "Nose Team" to test the scent of every fabric and material that goes inside its cars. However, it’s hardly the first automaker to rely on strange tests to measure and evaluate some aspect of its interiors. In fact, Ford Motor Company just revealed that it too engages in such experiments. … [Read more...] about The Strange Ways Ford Tests its Interiors
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