This made my cry happy tears. Love this video. I have a 2004 GT which was my late brother’s car which he loved. I have put into shows and it gets first place most of the time. I hope my brother is happy I’m taking care of it. He would have loved this video.
That's my dad at 7:45. shortly after this video was taken, they put in robots to finish those spot welds. He retired after a couple of years after they moved production to Flat Rock. Side edit, the "protective" gear didn't stop the sparks from burning through the clothes. I remember my dad coming home in sweat and having .22 cal holes all over his t-shirts. 👨🏭👨🏭
@@MoctezumasRevenge1 That teal uniform is a priceless family heirloom. Be sure to pass that down through many generations, and include a copy of this video. You definitely have a family legacy!
This is awesome. My first car was a 98 v6, my third car was a 2012 which I traded to an SUV shortly after my daughter was born. 3 years later I’m restoring a 1995 cobra convertible.
I just bought a 1996 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra Convertible. 21,000 original miles. I think the car is extremely well put together and it is built with Quality by my neighbors. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Thank you for posting this video. Very educational and it’s great to see American workers working with pride and building quality vehicles that are still on the road today. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
My parents bought me this on VHS probably 16 years (guessing) when I was kid and had a bird fly around and talk about it. and also came with red mustang GT convertible toy car to play with. it was pretty cool. didn't realize that now I would own a red 98 cobra convertible lol
tko resto the video possible just got to look in my old boxes of movies. and the toy probably got sold with all my hotwheels or buried in boxes of just crap from younger years lol
@@chevymuddigger19 you don't have all you old got wheels still? I actually didn't collect them at all personally. I just inherited my Father's collection in the mid 90s.
My 96 Mystic is still a head turner. Gets lots of attention. My wife presented it to me for my 50th birthday. We got it new from a Ford dealer on Ft. Myers, Fl. It had .6 mile. I don't drive it during love bug season may and sept. All original but for a K&N.
Miss my mustang I went through like 5 of these. Back in my 20s. Lol I used to love that distinctive smell of the interior. The plastic and vinyl of the dashboard. My nephew has a 97 gt. Even tho it's 26 yrs old it still has that same smell as my past mustangs That lovely smell was best getting inside it on a hot summer day.
Thank you to whichever proud beautiful Americans assembled my 96 Cobra Convertible, 79,000 miles and STILL as tight and strong as the day you assembled it ❤😊
I use to watch this in 7th grade. I was already a mustang fan. I even became a teacher assistant so I could watch it more. It's so nice to watch it again.
@@breakingames7772 its kind of depressing how alcoholics can get jobs when they can't even function when they show up to work drunk Meanwhile if time a gram I won't be clean for a week but I also won't be piss drunk when I come into work lol
Lots of them came with fairly large gaps between the front fenders and doors, on one side or the other, mine included. On mine, ( 1994 GT ) there is a large, uneven gap on the passenger side. I saw the same, on a brand new 1998 Mustang GT, that I test drove, and was thinking about buying, so it's something that didn't improve over time. Some were arrow straight, others were not. The reasons for which, maybe no one knows ??? Maybe some of these were built on Monday mornings, when half the staff were dealing with hangovers ?????
While there is nothing wrong with a V6 I wouldn't buy one unless it was a V8. I remember seeing four cylinder Mustangs and even a few Camaro back years ago. Some of the Mustangs were factory Turbo.
We love our 2001 gt automatic it is built with very few robots still have it today and drive it year round best sounding and best muscle car on the planet bar none
I still have my Rio Red '98 GT vert. She's 20 years old now and I'm the only owner. Bought her off the show room floor. She still looks great and has a few additions. I'll never get rid of her but I do have my eye on a '19 Black GT, maybe '20. The price has gone up.
I have a 98 gt 5 speed fully optioned out (Leather seats, mach 460 sound system, etc) i bought used a few years ago from a friend it has 144k miles currently and is still running as good as new and with Full bolt ons and 373 rear gears its definitely no slouch either.
I remember watching this video on vis when I was a kid. I've always been into cars. and now I have one just like in this vid, its kinda surreal. got a 94' gt convertible.
My laser red 96 GT is all original except for flowmasters. Beautiful inside and out! Get it out on sunny weekends and it always gets looks. Thanks for making a jewel...
I still have this car! Unfortunately its not all together! Been a long since its been on track! Hope this video motivates me to get put back together! Will have MM stuff up front and IRS in the back and some real bolt on's! Plus a healthy diet!
@@angelgjr1999 they where the same except the A class panels the only difference is as of 98 the dash clock got deleted PI heads and split port for the V6 and second generation airbags starting in 98
Looking at getting a 96 GT. I briefly worked at an auto parts manufacturer that had presses like seen here. I operated them and will say they are no joke.
So I’ve heard on and on about balanced driveshafts installation. As in when you change your ujoints you must reinstall your driveshaft exactly as you had taken it out. According to this video, the assembler just slammed a driveshaft in and went on to the next car. I call myth busted on balanced driveshaft install.
I've heard that, also. I guess, since it's balanced already, it doesn't really matter how it goes in, right? That's like saying, once your wheels are balanced, you need to install them the same way every time!
20:40 LOL it mentions the 5 liter v8, which is super old low tech single cam pushrod v8, says it looks similar to the old ones and then shows a dual overhead cam v8 in the computer sim haha :D I love the old 5.0 but this was hilarious! 22:03 lol again the sn-95 used a sloppy front suspension spring separate from the shock but then the computer sim shows a more advanced coil on strut design hehe. So wrong lol. I'm shocked they didn't show the live axle being installed and then cut to a computer sim of an independent rear suspension. ;)
@@jeffdavis3870the reason they didn't do irs is because the early irs was crap and alot of ppl swapped them out because mustang guys liked the simplicity of the solid axle and they held power better and launched better.
Love these old videos showing American blue collar workers in action! Something about how they were back then a sense of hard work and pride in how they carried themselves.
My '98 Mustang (V6 5 speed) has a steel hood, not plastic. There is a huge design problem with the undercarriage of the SN95 Mustang. They did not actually use any structural steel on the underbody. The whole bottom of the car is made of the same gauge steel as the body. No heavier frame rails anywhere. This makes the Mustang not only VERY flexible, but there are no lifting points under the car. No matter where you lift the car from, you are going to bend something, the only exceptions being the rear axle and the front lower control arms. Even the K member that supports the engine is made of thin sheet metal. This is basically a carryover from the Fox platform, without a doubt the worst design Ford has ever used. Many different models have used this platform, and they all have the same problems.
Love my 96 Mustang GT Convertible!!! She's at the shop and is coming back to Life with all kinds of aftermarket upgrades, mostly BBKs. However.. ...I need to get a new Clutch kit & Flywheel...any suggestions on which ones i should get? Exedy, South Bend, McLeod, or Spec Stage 2???...
I’ve been working on my 97. Everything is breaking on it 🤦🏻♂️. Tight bolts break. Vacuum lines brittle and crack just by looking at them. Pray for me when I try to take out the starter or mid pipe 🤦🏻♂️
Um, the hoods aren't plastic, theyre fiberglass. And this footage was definitely from '94 or '95 with those taillights. Enjoyed watching thos though. Hopefully everyone in the video has since retired well from Ford.
This made my cry happy tears. Love this video. I have a 2004 GT which was my late brother’s car which he loved. I have put into shows and it gets first place most of the time. I hope my brother is happy I’m taking care of it. He would have loved this video.
Thank you for sharing that story ❤😊
That's my dad at 7:45. shortly after this video was taken, they put in robots to finish those spot welds. He retired after a couple of years after they moved production to Flat Rock.
Side edit, the "protective" gear didn't stop the sparks from burning through the clothes. I remember my dad coming home in sweat and having .22 cal holes all over his t-shirts. 👨🏭👨🏭
Wow, that's awesome that you could find him in this video!
The Stig Thanks! I still have his teal uniform. Should I keep it as is or use it when I'm working on the fox? 🤔
Your dad is a hero for helping to build one of the best pony cars ever.
That's so cool 😎 God bless your Dad for all his hard work 💪🙌
@@MoctezumasRevenge1 That teal uniform is a priceless family heirloom. Be sure to pass that down through many generations, and include a copy of this video. You definitely have a family legacy!
This is awesome. My first car was a 98 v6, my third car was a 2012 which I traded to an SUV shortly after my daughter was born. 3 years later I’m restoring a 1995 cobra convertible.
are u finished?
my first and current car is a 98v6
13:07 As an SN95 owner, I assure you the hood is not made of plastic. It's made of fiberglass. A plastic hood would never pass a crash test.
I can also confirm on behalf of my father. The hood of his car was damaged and it exposed the fiberglass.
I just bought a 1996 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra Convertible. 21,000 original miles. I think the car is extremely well put together and it is built with Quality by my neighbors. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you for posting this video. Very educational and it’s great to see American workers working with pride and building quality vehicles that are still on the road today. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
We made the SN95 wiring assemblies in Empalme and Guaymas mexico. I moved from Alabama to mexico with NII in 1991. We were proud of those mustangs
I want to thank these Ford employees for my most excellent 98 Mustang GT, Atlantic Blue Metallic, for a most wonderful ride!!!
Job well done. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I have a 98 laser red convertible
@@deadbeatproz me too
Sn95 are best mustang!!!🙌🙌
Hells no sn197 is the best
@@nissanbrown6144 ferrari built the teksid block in cobras'.... sn197?
@@Vegasclaw These models look like Ford Probes and interiors are pretty terrible
@@jdigitalseven7 no. probe is ugly
@@nissanbrown6144 funny guy....
I wish ford still had the platform to build a brand new sn95 gt or cobra. Id love to buy a brand new one and watch it be built. Love the sn95s
They should just remake the foxbody and sn95 lol and have 3 different body styles all at once. That would be crazy
Love my SN95 Cobra, this was awesome as hell to watch...
I have one too. Gotta love SN95's
@@uneven_haircut1861 98 cobra here. needs some love, but shes my baby. so does my new edge :( s550 coming soon :)
I just bought a 96 SVT Cobra convertible. 21,000 original miles. It looks drives and smells like a brand new car.
@@jeffdavis3870 💪🏻💪🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
I have a New Edge Mustang GT. Love my SN95 brothers.
I just bought a 94 5.0 and I love the car. And this video made me love the car even more
My parents bought me this on VHS probably 16 years (guessing) when I was kid and had a bird fly around and talk about it. and also came with red mustang GT convertible toy car to play with. it was pretty cool. didn't realize that now I would own a red 98 cobra convertible lol
Svt Cobra that's awesome! Do you still have the tape and toy?
tko resto the video possible just got to look in my old boxes of movies. and the toy probably got sold with all my hotwheels or buried in boxes of just crap from younger years lol
@@chevymuddigger19 you don't have all you old got wheels still? I actually didn't collect them at all personally. I just inherited my Father's collection in the mid 90s.
I had this on vhs in the 90s too!! I gotta go dig it out of my attic
I don't remember a toy, but I remember the one with a parrot.
My 96 Mystic is still a head turner. Gets lots of attention. My wife presented it to me for my 50th birthday. We got it new from a Ford dealer on Ft. Myers, Fl. It had .6 mile. I don't drive it during love bug season may and sept. All original but for a K&N.
These look like 94s or 95s based on the tail lights and wheels. What a cool video. I thought the paint prep pool was a neat process
I had this on vhs as a kid and watched it a million times lmao
Do you remember the name of the vhs tape
Dude, that's a great watch...I hope the woman at 7:59 worked on my car:) she's awesome!!
Perfectly fitted Parts on a 90s Mustang! That’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard!
Miss my mustang I went through like 5 of these. Back in my 20s. Lol I used to love that distinctive smell of the interior. The plastic and vinyl of the dashboard. My nephew has a 97 gt. Even tho it's 26 yrs old it still has that same smell as my past mustangs That lovely smell was best getting inside it on a hot summer day.
Thank you to whichever proud beautiful Americans assembled my 96 Cobra Convertible, 79,000 miles and STILL as tight and strong as the day you assembled it ❤😊
I use to watch this in 7th grade. I was already a mustang fan. I even became a teacher assistant so I could watch it more. It's so nice to watch it again.
I need one of those handy 5 way lug wrenches lol
The man doing that job trained me my first day, he also stand a fifth of vodka everyday, by lunch he was stumbling drunk
@@breakingames7772 its kind of depressing how alcoholics can get jobs when they can't even function when they show up to work drunk Meanwhile if time a gram I won't be clean for a week but I also won't be piss drunk when I come into work lol
i love sn95s!!
I love mustangs and the sn95 but perfectly fit panels i think not.
TristenTJS exactly what I was thinking
Lmaoooo facts
Lots of them came with fairly large gaps between the front fenders and doors, on one side or the other, mine included. On mine, ( 1994 GT ) there is a large, uneven gap on the passenger side. I saw the same, on a brand new 1998 Mustang GT, that I test drove, and was thinking about buying, so it's something that didn't improve over time. Some were arrow straight, others were not. The reasons for which, maybe no one knows ??? Maybe some of these were built on Monday mornings, when half the staff were dealing with hangovers ?????
I have pennies and quarters wedged places that say otherwise.
Panel gaps are not as bad as the Tesla “luxury cars” lol. You can see the panel gaps from a few car lengths away on the highway.
I love my 98 mustang 3.8 4 speed automatic in a dark satin green with flowmasters 😁💪
Seapi it out for a 5speed, you will not be dissapointed!
Actually you will because it's just a V6
While there is nothing wrong with a V6 I wouldn't buy one unless it was a V8. I remember seeing four cylinder Mustangs and even a few Camaro back years ago. Some of the Mustangs were factory Turbo.
My Fav. Model Of Mustangs & I Own A 94 Mustang
I know this was from a couple of years ago never seen it great video though enjoyed it with a cup of coffee
We love our 2001 gt automatic it is built with very few robots still have it today and drive it year round best sounding and best muscle car on the planet bar none
I always liked this series of Mustangs, I recently bought a 1995 Yellow GT convertible and it will stay in my collection ... a memorable car !!!!
I still have my Rio Red '98 GT vert. She's 20 years old now and I'm the only owner. Bought her off the show room floor. She still looks great and has a few additions. I'll never get rid of her but I do have my eye on a '19 Black GT, maybe '20. The price has gone up.
SiriusGD keep the SN! Sounds awesome. Adding a new black s550 would be killer to the 98
I use to have this on vhs back in the 90s
I have now confirmed that my steering wheel in my 95 GT is suppose to be saddle colored not black like it is. Thanks for the vid. awesome!!
I have a 98 gt 5 speed fully optioned out (Leather seats, mach 460 sound system, etc) i bought used a few years ago from a friend it has 144k miles currently and is still running as good as new and with Full bolt ons and 373 rear gears its definitely no slouch either.
Lol @ the end
“Yes!!! It starts”
Haha - not something you should be hoping for fresh off the assembly line.
Love my 1998 Cobra
I'm glad that I recommended this im bout to buy a '95 mustang base sn95 but its a 3.8l v6
Thanks for this. Nice to see the journey my 98 took in ordered to be delivered to me. Love your vids. Keep them coming!
My sn95 has been through some stuff and DAMN it still runs good
I remember watching this video on vis when I was a kid. I've always been into cars. and now I have one just like in this vid, its kinda surreal. got a 94' gt convertible.
I wish I could turn back the clock, and go to the 3:29 point in this video and swipe that rear quarter panel.
And the 4:22 mark to get the floor pan.
Its crazy seeing these being born as a bare shell, then you see them go full circle at the junkyard as a bare shell again
These are either 1994 or 1995 models.. still have horizontal taillights and the old 5.0 V8. I kept my '98 for almost 17 years, never left me walking.
96-04 tail lights are vertical......94-95 are horizontal
They make installing the dash look like a cake walk
Fun to watch how these things were made
really enjoyed that. thanks
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing 👍
Amazing to watch.
My laser red 96 GT is all original except for flowmasters. Beautiful inside and out! Get it out on sunny weekends and it always gets looks. Thanks for making a jewel...
I still have this car! Unfortunately its not all together! Been a long since its been on track! Hope this video motivates me to get put back together! Will have MM stuff up front and IRS in the back and some real bolt on's! Plus a healthy diet!
Pretty cool process. Would love to see one of these videos on the Foxbody Mustang.
Id love to see a video about new edges.
me too
they where essentially an Sn95 with a body kit, not that much different.
@@braydons5623 Yup they’re very similar. Same engine and interior. Same frame too. It just has a body kit and PI heads.
@@angelgjr1999 they where the same except the A class panels the only difference is as of 98 the dash clock got deleted PI heads and split port for the V6 and second generation airbags starting in 98
I still got my 96 mustang 🐎, i love this car
That was a fun video to watch.
I love my 94 GT
I love this vid especially since I fell in love with the mustang from the age of 4 and that the sn95 body style is str8 up my absolute favorite.
Looking at getting a 96 GT. I briefly worked at an auto parts manufacturer that had presses like seen here. I operated them and will say they are no joke.
So I’ve heard on and on about balanced driveshafts installation. As in when you change your ujoints you must reinstall your driveshaft exactly as you had taken it out. According to this video, the assembler just slammed a driveshaft in and went on to the next car. I call myth busted on balanced driveshaft install.
I've heard that, also. I guess, since it's balanced already, it doesn't really matter how it goes in, right? That's like saying, once your wheels are balanced, you need to install them the same way every time!
Videos with a narrator..vintage school films from the 80s and 90s lol
Dope vid
They're all so beautiful 😍 🤩 👌
Love my 98 GT. Really enjoyed watching this, thank you.
20:40 LOL it mentions the 5 liter v8, which is super old low tech single cam pushrod v8, says it looks similar to the old ones and then shows a dual overhead cam v8 in the computer sim haha :D I love the old 5.0 but this was hilarious!
22:03 lol again the sn-95 used a sloppy front suspension spring separate from the shock but then the computer sim shows a more advanced coil on strut design hehe. So wrong lol.
I'm shocked they didn't show the live axle being installed and then cut to a computer sim of an independent rear suspension. ;)
they wouldnt add those till 2003-2004 and then again a decade later, for whatever reason... lul ;)
@@jeffdavis3870no the 99 cobra had irs. Ppl always think it started with the terminator that is WRONG.
@@jeffdavis3870the reason they didn't do irs is because the early irs was crap and alot of ppl swapped them out because mustang guys liked the simplicity of the solid axle and they held power better and launched better.
Love these old videos showing American blue collar workers in action! Something about how they were back then a sense of hard work and pride in how they carried themselves.
Cool to see how my 95 GT was built
Still my dream car, even now. I think that at some point I might try to hunt one down and make it a garage queen
haven't seen this video since High School auto shop
Wow, thanks for the upload!
This is sooo cool!
My Uncle worked here building these.He used to sob himself to sleep every night
Really? Why?
You make great videos and this one is no exception!
Nice let's c the new edges
I borrowed this tape from the library all the time as a kid. The one I watched had I.Q. Parrot narrating it though haha
For those watching, i JUST took out this EXACT dash today to replace a heater core lol !
Say, those are the 5.0 SN95's! I wonder if any of the black GT convertibles shown is the one that I own today.
@10:43. Welding a moving target, Explains why my rad support on my 96 has blobs for welds from factory
My '98 Mustang (V6 5 speed) has a steel hood, not plastic. There is a huge design problem with the undercarriage of the SN95 Mustang. They did not actually use any structural steel on the underbody. The whole bottom of the car is made of the same gauge steel as the body. No heavier frame rails anywhere. This makes the Mustang not only VERY flexible, but there are no lifting points under the car. No matter where you lift the car from, you are going to bend something, the only exceptions being the rear axle and the front lower control arms. Even the K member that supports the engine is made of thin sheet metal. This is basically a carryover from the Fox platform, without a doubt the worst design Ford has ever used. Many different models have used this platform, and they all have the same problems.
9:08 "Remember the woman's lower back piece, there it is". Naughty narrator.
I loved this video!
Love my 96 Mustang GT Convertible!!! She's at the shop and is coming back to Life with all kinds of aftermarket upgrades, mostly BBKs.
However..
...I need to get a new Clutch kit & Flywheel...any suggestions on which ones i should get? Exedy, South Bend, McLeod, or Spec Stage 2???...
Hey my 98 was built there!!!!
Pretty amazing shit
You can see the front frame rails/strut towers rusting before they leave the factory.
8:16 this is where we put the loose nuts and bolts that will cause an annoying rattle lol
Hm I see no evidence that my SN95 was “protected against rust and corrosion” how intriguing.
14:33 did u not see the whole car getting submerged in the coat lmao
@@eric4572obviously he or she didn't watch or listen very closely as the process was also explained.
I’m 3 years late but yes they did it’s in the video. They e coat everything
Awesome video!
Cant belive the v6 came with shorty headers.
Cool video 👍😎
It look just like chrisfix car
ChrisFix's car was probably built in this factory by these same people!
Super neat. Thanks tko!
i have this DVD, "How A Car Is Made"
I remember having it as a kid. Used to watch it all the time. It might’ve influenced me because I’ve owned 2 new edge mustangs lol.
entertainment I own a 95 Rio red featured in the video and also a 2003 mach1
I think all rust prevention and water prevention that was made for my 1994 gt was missed because I got two rust spots on my t pillars
T pillars!
I wonder if any of those parts or materials are in my 96 Tangerine Orange mustang
Saw this 3 years ago,i was trying to find foxes but no luck at the time
Morbid Thrasher yep. Me too. Just thought I'd post
Yea it is a nice find,seen the vid prob 3 times in the last few years.
What is this clip from?
I’ve been working on my 97. Everything is breaking on it 🤦🏻♂️. Tight bolts break. Vacuum lines brittle and crack just by looking at them. Pray for me when I try to take out the starter or mid pipe 🤦🏻♂️
After 25 yrs you expect nothing to break or wear out?
@@christinesommerfeld9815 did all my work. Everything good to go!
RIP decent American jobs. I wish I lived in this era :/
Back when you could raise a family on a blue collar wage
@@SCHMALLZZZ back when families were a thing
@@jeffdavis3870no shit
Um, the hoods aren't plastic, theyre fiberglass. And this footage was definitely from '94 or '95 with those taillights. Enjoyed watching thos though. Hopefully everyone in the video has since retired well from Ford.
Restoring my son’s ‘97 his first car
Wheres the New Edge production video?? That would be awesome to me. (I own a '01 True Blue GT)
Mannard Mann so do I
Mustangs are geared towards teenage boys but they cant afford them anymore so the rich get to enjoy these badass cars
I’d love to work in one of these plants. Sadly many of these jobs were automated or outsourced.
Ransom Olds was the first to use the assembly line in automotive production, not Henry Ford...