We sometimes forget how much manufacturing has changed, especially in the automotive world, since everything is so automated nowadays. It’s hard to walk through the Corvette manufacturing plant in Bowling Green Kentucky and think about how they did it back in 1953. The same goes for even older stuff, like the Model T Ford. Yes they had stamping equipment for some stuff, but things were still built by hand in comparison to today. And remember, the Model T Ford was one of the first cars ever built on an assembly line. It pioneered the practice and change automotive manufacturing forever. But man was it slow compared to today.

In this cool old Ford video you’ll see how they built the wood and steel wheels that came on a Model T and it is pretty awesome.

Check it out.

Video Description:

This original promotional advertising film by Ford Motor Company shows the in-depth, complete process of making the Model T Wooden Spoke Wheel from start to finish. From the moving assembly line at the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant in Detroit Michigan, Henry Ford and his famous Tin Lizzy Model T was a masterful creation that put the world on wheels. This silent era film as period correct music that makes reading the script just as enjoyable as watching the movie itself.