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Did they ever produce Model T cars at this plant? I was closed probably in the early 1960s and was torn down in the 1980's. I could still see the Ford Motor Co. on the side of the building until the end.

Original Smith wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:00 pm

Did they ever produce Model T cars at this plant? I was closed probably in the early 1960s and was torn down in the 1980's. I could still see the Ford Motor Co. on the side of the building until the end.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Beach_Assembly
Long Beach Assembly is a former Ford Motor Company assembly plant located at the Cerritos Channel on Terminal Island, at 700 Henry Ford Avenue in Long Beach, Southern California. It operated from 1930 through 1958.
The Ford Model A were the first vehicles to be built, with operations beginning in March, 1930. The location was stopped production of the 1959 Fords on March 20, 1959. when underground subsidence caused by oil drilling left the facility unstable. The Los Angeles Assembly plant #2 had opened in Pico Rivera in August 1957 producing first the Edsel and in mid-September 1957, the Mercury. 1959 Ford car production resumed at Los Angeles on April 10, 1959.

according to Franks posting the Wikipedia listing says the Model T plant which was in LA before the Model A one was built and still exists and is now converted to apartments.

Ford's Maywood plant produced Mercury (and I believe Lincoln) until production was consolidated at the Pico-Rivera (Los Angeles plant) from 1957 until 1980. Prior to the consolidation, the workers worked alternating days between Pico and Maywood.
When production ceased at the Pico-Rivera plant, the Northrop Corporation was looking for a new plant to purchase to produce their new flying wing. The Pico-Rivera plant was a perfect fit.
Northrop purchased the real estate and opened the "Advanced Systems Division" to produce components for the multi-billion dollar B-2 bomber. Along with the plant, Northrop inherited the "Ford ghost." Ask me about that one.
I worked there from 1985-1997. I actually, worked with several Long Beach Model T Club members while I was there. I learned a lot there as a young, naive kid of 24.

In April the Long Beach T club is going on a tour to the Los Angeles Ford factory.

Luxford wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:04 pm

according to Franks posting the Wikipedia listing says the Model T plant which was in LA before the Model A one was built and still exists and is now converted to apartments.

The plant address, at 12th and Olive Streets no longer exists
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The one (above) at E 7th St & S Santa Fe Ave Los Angeles CA is the one converted to apartments