With the great Lowell Thomas as your guide, here’s a tour of the immense River Rouge Ford plant in 1938. Continue reading
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Video: the birth of the Ford GT, 1964
Turn up the sound, take in the beauty. This rare film short shows the legendary Ford GT at speed in its original 1964 configuration. Continue reading
The Real Story of the Ford Mack Avenue Plant
Ford’s Mack Avenue plant is a historical icon, but much of the popular lore surrounding it is wrong—including where it was located and what it really looked like. Here’s a more accurate version, we hope. Continue reading
Video: the Language of Tape
One of the most powerful tools in the automotive styling studio is an ordinary roll of tape. This short video from Ford shows how tape is used as a visual language. Fascinating stuff, check it out. Continue reading
Six More Fords You’ve Never Seen
Here are six more unusual Fords most Americans will never get to see. They have one thing in common: They’re all from Brazil. Continue reading
Video: Inside the Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant
Presenting another amazing story of the Motor City’s contribution in World War II: the Ford B-24 bomber plant at Willow Run. Here’s a great old newsreel and some lesser-known facts. Continue reading
Seven Strange Fords You’ll Never See
Mac’s Motor City Garage presents a fresh batch of automotive oddities, this bunch all wearing the Blue Oval badge. Continue reading