Ford Long Beach Assembly Plant

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Ford long beach assembly plant.

Closed 2005 ford econoline. Ford motor company built the long beach assembly plant during 1929 1930 as one of six contemporaneous assembly plants constructed in the united states. The long beach assembly plant operated until 1958 and typified the ford assembly line concept. The post war years the army turned back the ford plant to the company on september 7 1945 and on december 11 the first new ford rolled off the assembly line.

On a national scale the long beach assembly plant reflected a national trend of industrial growth mass production of consumer goods and the consumption of those goods. Long beach california u s. Edwards announced it would be a tudor sedan but the plant would produce both cars and trucks. On a national scale the long beach assembly plant reflected a national trend of industrial growth mass production of consumer goods and the consumption of those goods.

It operated from 1930 through 1958. The former henry ford bridge crossing the cerritos channel from the mainland to terminal island was located near the former plant site. Closed 1959 1930 1959 demolished in 1996 h na lorain assembly. Ford long beach assembly plant ford long beach assembly plant development.

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. The long beach assembly plant operated until 1958 and typified the ford assembly line concept.