Finally, Henry Ford segment on the History Channel

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Finally, Henry Ford segment on the History Channel
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob Heyen - Nebraska on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 09:07 pm:

Starting the "Ford" portion now. What do you think of it?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob Heyen - Nebraska on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 09:08 pm:

A beautiful Model N shown as a Model a


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob Heyen - Nebraska on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 09:11 pm:

Also, the quad is mentioned as the first Ford, and that it was "prone to breakdowns". That would cover all my cars :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By ben jermainne on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 09:14 pm:

Just turned it on thanks rob


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Garrison on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 09:24 pm:

I've got it on but the only thing I paid attention to was a couple of quick looks at the cars racing and the close up of the actors face. I suppose I better put my pants on, take my Nexium and switch my insurance to Geico.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Royce in Dallas TX on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 10:05 pm:

Totally confused, inaccurate historically on any number of levels, not terribly interesting. Intellectually corrupt.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Garrison on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 10:12 pm:

Yeah, what a waste to wait until the last segment for such a disappointment.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob Heyen - Nebraska on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 10:38 pm:

I agree, was expecting more.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Button III (Chip), Lake Clear, NY on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 10:50 pm:

What was the car Ford took to the race? It looked like it had electric headlights! And what was the car Rockefeller was in alot?
Some fine looking cars.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Miller, Mostly in Dearborn on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 06:40 am:

Ford's first factory was in Highland Park? I turned it off after I heard that. I placed the program on the same level as the bus tour through Savannah where I saw the dealership where Henry secretly developed the Model T.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chris Paulsen on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 10:31 am:

George-the car Ford raced was a 1913 White, racing against a 1909 Alco. The Rockefeller car was a 1911 Mercer. All are owned by Long Island, NY collectors.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Button III (Chip), Lake Clear, NY on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 02:10 pm:

Thanks Chris....Chip


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 02:56 pm:

Didn't bother. I think I knew what to expect of TV after watching H.F. the Man & the Machine a few years ago. Showed Henry's take home & run in the kitchen engine with a modern lawn mower fly wheel on it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Stewart -Calif. on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 03:02 pm:

I waited for this and was disappointed except for seeing the nice Model N Ford. I didn't know that Ford ever raced a 1913 White in 1901??


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Luke Dahlinger on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 03:10 pm:

Charlie,

You didn't know Henry Ford invented the Briggs & Stratton 3hp engine? :-) :-) :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 04:45 pm:

I guess if you didn't know anything about Ford you'd be entertained but not very enlightened. Hey History Channel....OPPORTUNITY MISSED.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Skip Anderson on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 05:06 pm:

After watching the final episode, I was starting to doubt the whole series. If you are portraying history, do it accurately. Otherwise it is just another fictional movie. Beautiful autos, but period incorrect.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob Heyen - Nebraska on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 05:27 pm:

Ford did have early racing successes that "put Ford on the map". Two of the most important wins were with a two 2 cylinder racer and his most famous, 999 and Arrow racers. I'll also mention the Model K won a 24 hour race against several much more expensive large cars including a Pope.

Unfortunately, this program didn't depict the cars or story accurately. I'll try to find a few articles when I stop driving later.

Rob


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By William L Vanderburg on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 06:38 pm:

having been involved in the production of several movies and shows, I can tell you that the producers know that the "average" citizen does not know or even care that the "history" they portray is accurate or not. They go for a "look" and once the look is achieved, all bets are off.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Val Soupios on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 06:50 pm:

The car Ford was racing is a White speedster owned by a friend of mine. Since White did not start making gas engines until around 1910 the electric lights are the least of the inaccuracies. The cars used for the program were great even if they were not correct period cars. I believe one of them was a Stevens- Duryea, another was a Mercer and I think the Winton racer was a Simplex with the fenders removed and of course the Model A was actually a Model N. The show was no different than most of the things on TV including the news, inaccurate! I think it was Mark Twain who said something to the effect that if you don't read the newspaper you will be uninformed and if you do you will be misinformed. Obviously the same is true for watching television.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 07:24 pm:

Maybe they should change the name of the channel. Not much history anymore just cheap to produce programs on junk hunters, money lenders, and worn out repeats.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob Heyen - Nebraska on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 07:40 pm:

Gary,

I agree. Used to be, the history channel and History International were among the first 3 or 4 channels I checked. Over the last several months, I haven't even checked the channel (due to: Pawn Stars, Pickers, Ice Truckers, etc).

The only reason I watched this was due to the forum and a couple of friends sending emails about Ford being featured last night.

Rob


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Garrison on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 07:50 pm:

I'm pretty disappointed by the inaccuracies. Especially if they existed during the Cornelius Vanderbilt segment. One of the "experts" used during this segment was a friend of mine who finished writing a book about Vanderbilt a couple years ago. He won a Pulitzer for the book. He also wrote a book on Jessie James and is currently working on Custer. He spends many, many years researching his work and I think would be very disappointed if they screwed up any part of his research. I always enjoy seeing him on the history channel as an "expert". I've had him sign first edition books on Jessie James and Vanderbilt. He keeps signing them to me personally so the signature would never mean anything to anyone else but means a lot to me. I haven't heard a report on how the Custer book is coming but I'm going to have to pester his dad and his brother to get an update.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Aber on Monday, November 12, 2012 - 09:46 pm:

I agree with Gary, the History Channel and the Discovery Channel have stretched their names to amazingly distorted lengths.


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