The Making Of Safety Glass A Ford Motor Company Documentary and Educational Film

This documentary and educational film about the making of safety glass at the Ford River Rouge Plant was produced and narrated by the Ford Motor Company.
From the gathering of raw materials to the final installation into automobiles on the assembly line, you will get a full understanding of how this glas was manufactured in the 1930's.

[@rsc9520]

This is an AMAZING documentary!!! Thanks for posting.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

@@rsc9520 my pleasure!

[@timroscoe4519]

I worked in automotive glass my whole career at PPG. Of course lots has changed, but you would be surprised how much is still the same.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

Thanks so much for sharing this additional information! I appreciate it, and thanks for watching!

[@williamforbes5826]

Your videos post at all kinds of different hours.
Sort of like a surprise!
Poof! Another video!
Thanks again!

[@kensmithgallery4432]

I got to keep you on your toes!

[@MrLeoYaus]

As a kid growing up, even though my first car was a '66 Mustang, I generally preferred GM. But I was envious of the quality of glass in Fords. I don't know if this is really true or urban myth but my friends and I that loved cars concurred it was true. Wondering about it (was Ford glass superior?) brought me here and I really enjoyed it. I know this film didn't answer my question, but maybe someone here can attest one way or the other. I could binge watch stuff like this.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

I don't know the answer to your question but thanks for visiting the channel and for watching the video!

[@MrLeoYaus]

@@kensmithgallery4432 I should have mentioned that the quality being the glass being more transparent and not having micro-pitting (we didn't use such a term back then) so that even when you kept both sides clean Ford glass outperformed.

[@bser3973]

I like these videos.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

Glad you enjoy them! Thanks for watching!

[@ANotSoHotRodGarage]

This is back when we actually made product here in the states.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

@@ANotSoHotRodGarage I get it. Thanks for watching!

[@MrLeoYaus]

and taught the world

[@MrBrendog67rat]

thanks for the vidieo

[@kensmithgallery4432]

You bet!

[@onazram1]

Can't imagine how dangerous car's would be without safety glass..

[@kensmithgallery4432]

I agree! Thanks for watching!

[@Todd-o8n]

Ford shamed the other car makers into adopting safety glass.
If Henry hadn't done that, who knows how long it would've taken?

[@kensmithgallery4432]

That's definitely something to think about. Thanks for watching!

[@Todd-o8n]

@@kensmithgallery4432 He had advertisements showing a Chevy with a jagged broken out windshield, and a Ford with an intact windshield with cracks. Quite the salesman.

[@lonwillis783]

I am glad they don't use safety glass in the door windows anymore.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

I get it! Thanks for watching!

[@peternewman958]

This is modern laminated glass, not tempered safety glass.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

Thanks for watching!

[@oldwobble916]

I'm amazed that laminated glass existed and was used in the 1930's US Fords. My 1970's European Fords all had tempered safety glass, which made a mess when it got broken. Luckily it only happened once.

[@stanpatterson5033]

@@oldwobble916 Tempered safety glass is used in all positions except the front windshield. Windshields, by law, must be the laminated glass. Of course, at any customer's option, glass can be changed (upgraded) to suit their needs, such as bulletproof glass. This also usually requires modifying and beefing up the door or opening to be able to accept the thicker sandwich of glass.

[@oldwobble916]

@@stanpatterson5033 That's by today's standards.
But in Europe in the 1970's most auto mobiles (probably excepting expensive cars) had front wind shields which shattered in a huge amount of pieces on impact. In those days it was considered safety glass because the small pieces did not do mutch damage. But it made a lot of mess because it got trapped in ventilation ducts and spread under the seats and in all cavities everywhere.
I think the first Ford I had with laminated glass was a 1980's Taunus (Cortina in England) or maybe ever later with my 1990's Ford Sierra.
I think in the past, US was far ahead of new developments, compared to Europe.

[@stanpatterson5033]

@@oldwobble916 Well, I'm surprised that laminated had not been adopted sooner over there.
My parents, after going through their Volkswagen phase, had 2 Ford Cortinas. My Dad`s was a 1969 or 70, with a standard, and my Mom`s was either a 70 or 71, with an automatic. Of course in those days, I wasn't paying much attention to glass types or what sort of transmission was in it, I was more concerned with what radio station I could listen to, subject to parental approval, of course.