Ford History DVD's

For the first time, an excellent collection of rarely seen films showing the evolution of Ford in Britain from the early 1900s to the start of WW2 has been compliled onto this highly informative, high-quality DVD.

The Early Years of Ford in America is a compilation of rarely seen films from Ford's official archives which reveal the history of the Ford Motor Company from Henry Ford building his first Quadricycle, to the opening of the world fair in 1939. 100 minutes of great footage on this double DVD. A must for any Ford enthusiast.

Ford Around the World in the 1940s is a fascinating documentary showing the Ford factories around the world. 100 minutes of great footage on this double DVD. A must for any Ford enthusiast.

At the peak of Model A production, Ford had assembly plants in many countries around the world in operations that were the same as the U.S. This enlightening film gives you an up-close look at the brand new Yokohama Ford plant built near Tokyo, Japan in 1931. Take a tour of the modern facilities and operations including car and truck assembly, from engine and chassis build-up to painting bodies. Fascinating close-ups include body buffing, striping, and upholstering.

The experts said it couldn't be done but Henry Ford would build the auto industry's first low-price V-8 engine. Then he gave the job of designing it to his talented son Edsel. The result was a masterpiece of speed and beauty-a car that would become one of the most enduring American automobile legends of all time. With edits from the Ford film Source of the Ford Car, the story includes all the trials and tribulations of creating the car. The difficult work casting the first engine blocks in one piece, tooling up for manufacture, and how producing the new cars nearly broke the company is clearly detailed.

Henry Ford spent millions on his expositions at the 1934 Chicago Century of Progress and at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition held in San Diego, California. This presentation compiles three action-packed Ford films: Ford and a Century of Progress (1934), Fair in the West (1935), and The Honeymoon V-8 (1935). It begins with a blimp ride over the Chicago Fair then to the big Ford Exposition Building. Inside, we see how such things as upholstery, wire wheels, and wood grained dashboards are made.

This film is a first hand look at making the 1935 and 1936 Fords. Henry Ford discusses prospects for 1935 V-8 sales while top men Charles Sorensen and Peter Martin discuss production, and Chief Engineer Lawrence Sheldrick explains new chassis improvements. Ride along as Ford engineers road test cars on the back lots of the Rouge plant. Be there with Henry and Edsel Ford as they watch their 2-millionth V-8 come off the line. Then Henry and Edsel drive the first '36 Ford off the line, and stroll through the engineering lab.

A fascinating edit of The Rouge, narrated by Lowell Thomas, shows how raw materials were miraculously transformed into finished 1937-39 trucks at Ford's colossal plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Follow the progress of parts from molten steel to engine blocks, stamped wheels, frames, and other parts. See bodies built and painted, cars assembled, and then completed vehicles shipped to dealers. You'll see rare film showing Edsel Ford as he welcomes his dealers to Detroit for the presentation of the new '37 models. Later, Henry and Edsel introduce the cars and the new economy 60hp V-8 at a press preview.

Competition was fierce in 1940 and Ford needed to show that its new Standard and Deluxe cars were the most beautifully designed and built in their price class. This compilation of six great promotional films including Ford Style Show for 1940, Review of a Preview, and Scenes from the New York World's Fair for 1940 tells the story. The footage abounds in beautifully clear details of chassis, body, and interior, with new features like fingertip gearshift and sealed-beam headlights. In a fleet of new Fords and Mercurys take a tour of the Village Industries - small plants that make Ford engravings dies, twist drills and taps, electrical parts, gauges, and engine valves.

Henry Ford II saved the Company after his grandfather's death by staking everything on the success of an all-new post-war car. The gamble paid off big! A Ford company film, The Human Bridge, in full color, shows what it took to completely redesign and retool for the revolutionary new '49 Fords.

Return to those good old times with the story of the new 1950-1951 Fords told in this compilation of Company films: Triumph of the Track, Ford Overdrive, 6,000 Partners, and Care of the Convertible. It begins in amazingly well preserved color with the full line of 1950 Fords, including the Convertible and Country Squire wagon passing in review on the Dearborn test track. You'll see a terrific film featuring a new Ford convertible and demonstrating how easy the optional Overdrive works.

This. compilation of official Company films features footage from 1953 and 1954 showing step­by-step how the 1953 Ford cars were designed and produced from body-building to assembly, and how independent parts suppliers across the U.S. played a big role. Shop with a family at a dealer showroom buying a beautiful new '53 Victoria. Watch parts being produced, from speedometers to wheels.

This compilation of Ford Motor Company film shows how the new 1955 Fords were created from drawings that took cues from futuristic models. On the assembly lines engines are built and finished Fords, Lincoln, Mercurys and trucks take shape and are driven on the Dearborn test track. Revisit a series of rare TV commercials introducing for the first time the new 1955-1956 cars with such enticing models as the Crown Victoria, Sunliner Convertible, Country Squires, and the F-100 Pickup.

Ford sales were hot in 1957 with good looks and hi­performance. This series of commercials and Ford promotional films takes you back to the public introduction of these cars as they were sold on TV. You'll see a family getting a new Ford Sunliner, taking it on their first ride and introducing the American TV audience to the new Hardtop Retractable with its spellbinding disappearing top.

Three unforgettable Ford cars star in this edit of the original promotional films that introduced them: the 1956 Continental Mark II, 1957 Ford Hide-Away Hardtop, and 1958 Edsel. A 1953 Ford company film explains events leading up to the decisions to make such cars. Another film explains how young Wm. Clay Ford was put in charge of the project to bring back his father Edsel Ford's classic Continental nameplate. It shows the design process, and such operations as hand building the bodies of these elegant cars.

This great collection of TV commercials and Ford promotional films kicks off with rare footage of Hollywood star Randolph Scott, and crooner Bing Cosby introducing the classy lines and features of the sporty new Ford T-Birds. Other Ford promo films show Henry Ford II and the introduction of the first '55 and details like how the removable top works

If you missed all the promotions of the sensational new Ford Mustangs on TV in the fun years of 1964­67, here is a re-run. It's a rare collection of nearly all the original Mustang TV commercials from the ones announcing the car's debut on April 17, 1964, to the last ones of the 1967 selling season. Included is every body style and important event from the cars at the 1964 New York World's Fair, to the toy models promotions.

Fords dominated American racing in the 1960's beginning with the mid-year 1963 models. Youthful buyers wanted their own cars to race on Sunday and drive to work on Monday. Suddenly a new "muscle car" market was born. To meet the demand Ford would introduce its new "Total Performance" series, which would soon include hot new models from Fairlanes and Mustangs to Falcons and Cougars!

For many Americans in the early days of motoring, Henry Ford's amazing Model T was the first car they had every seen, ridden in, driven or owned. Each generation has had its own love affair with Ford cars-from the legendary Model A to the fast and famous "flathead" V-8s and all the beautiful Fords, Lincolns, Mercurys, Thunderbirds. . . the incomparable Mustangs. . . and so many other great models. Along the way they have been the family joy, polished, paraded, raced, hot-rodded, customized and collected.