From the Vault: 1998 Ford Motor Company stock footage
Dave Bartkowiak Jr., Digital Managing Editor
You’re going to have to a be a real automotive nerd to appreciate this.
Or maybe you work for Ford Motor Company and helped engineer/design/build these vehicles back in the 1990s.
Either way, here it is: 1998 stock footage of Ford Motor Company, including the automaker's North American products from that year.
Here’s what’s on the video:
Footage of Henry Ford II World Center in Dearborn
A look at the "New Ford Dealership" design in 1998 -- Kings Ford in Cincinnati, Ohio
1998 Fords
Escort ZX2
Escort
Contour
Mustang
Taurus
Crown Victoria
Explorer
Expedition
Ranger
F-150
Windstar
Econoline
1998 Lincolns
Navigator
Town Car
Continental
Mark VIII
1998 Mercurys
Tracer
Mercury Mystique
Sable
Grand Marquis
Mountaineer
Villager
Manufacturing
The video then gives us a look at an array of Ford's North American manufacturing operations including:
Expedition and Navigator manufacturing at Michigan Truck Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.
Escort and Tracer manufacturing at Wayne Stamping and Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.
Explorer manufacturing at St. Louis Assembly Plant in Hazelwood, Missouri
F-150 manufacturing at Norfolk Assembly Plant in Norfolk, Virginia
Taurus and Sable manufacturing in Hapeville, Georgia
4.6 liter and V-8 engines manufacturing at Romeo Engine Plant in Romeo, Mich.
Automotive safety segments
Ford and the Children's Television Workshop teamed up with "Sesame Street" to teach kids about auto safety. It's pretty interesting to watch what they were teaching kids back in 1997-98.
Second generation (depowered) air bags segment
SecuriLock anti-theft device segment
SecuriTire, which allows a driver to go an additional 50 miles if a tire goes flat, segment
Lincoln Rescu -- Remote Emergency Satellite Cellular Unit
Historical footage
The original Quadricycle with Henry Ford himself and his wife Clara. Wow, this is a nice little bonus piece thrown in here.
Then there is some vintage footage of a plant.
Virtual factory
Finally, there is a demonstration of Ford's "high tech" computer simulations and more.