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<blockquote data-quote="Gavin Allan" data-source="post: 1015788" data-attributes="member: 60736"><p>I agree 100% Train Trac!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I had the opportunity to tour this stuff when I worked the National Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills contest a few years ago. The Henry Ford Museum is so awesome- a person could spend 2 days there and not see everything! </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The River Rouge plant tour was worth it too. We got to crawl all over and sit in a fully-loaded Raptor in the lobby of the tour entrance. They had several examples of Mustangs that had been built there, as well as a pretty neat video explaining the history of this unique plant. I learned so much! The plant is much smaller than it was in 1979 when I last toured it. The roof is covered in grass. The tour doesn't really take you through much of the plant, but it shows the assembly end from walkways above, and there are videos that show you the rest of the process. The plant is very clean, light, airy, and there is quite a bit of automation. It looks like a wonderful place to work. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Ford/AAA competition was held in the front yard of FMC headquarters. We could see Alan Mulally's office balcony. We held the awards ceremony in the very fancy auditorium of the office building. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I would encourage anyone who has an interest in cars to spend a day or two in Dearborn. There is so much history and stuff documented that shows what a great country the USA once was in manufacturing and industrial processes. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The link Train Trac posted above has all the info about the museum, the plant tour, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gavin Allan, post: 1015788, member: 60736"] I agree 100% Train Trac! I had the opportunity to tour this stuff when I worked the National Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills contest a few years ago. The Henry Ford Museum is so awesome- a person could spend 2 days there and not see everything! The River Rouge plant tour was worth it too. We got to crawl all over and sit in a fully-loaded Raptor in the lobby of the tour entrance. They had several examples of Mustangs that had been built there, as well as a pretty neat video explaining the history of this unique plant. I learned so much! The plant is much smaller than it was in 1979 when I last toured it. The roof is covered in grass. The tour doesn't really take you through much of the plant, but it shows the assembly end from walkways above, and there are videos that show you the rest of the process. The plant is very clean, light, airy, and there is quite a bit of automation. It looks like a wonderful place to work. The Ford/AAA competition was held in the front yard of FMC headquarters. We could see Alan Mulally's office balcony. We held the awards ceremony in the very fancy auditorium of the office building. I would encourage anyone who has an interest in cars to spend a day or two in Dearborn. There is so much history and stuff documented that shows what a great country the USA once was in manufacturing and industrial processes. The link Train Trac posted above has all the info about the museum, the plant tour, etc. [/QUOTE]
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