My Dad worked at the La Crosse WI plant after he got out of high school in the late '30. After serving in the Army in WW2 he came back and worked until 1959 when the plant closed.
The theme music in the closing "parade" sequence is from the Marches Militaires, March No. 1 in D major by Franz Schubert, which can be found elsewhere on TH-cam.
I wish manufacturing would come back to the USA period. All Americans benefited from it. But our "make them pay their share" friends in Washington are the ones responsible for most of it now happening elsewhere. 👎 It's difficult for someone to support a family working at a fast food joint or at Walmart. Anyways... Yes I bet that was a fine job to have back then.
Yes, and thanks to Automation today, all these jobs are goooooone!..We might have gotten smarter, but shooting ourselves in the foot at the same time.. Well done progress !
Ah - but most of us are _dumber._ One was required to actually use one's brain on a daily basis...often just to avoid death or injury...designers really had to _invent and innovate_ - today, we simply refer to data we access on our phones.
Sweet memory of a time when you could work on your own car and not have to pay a guy $100 to tell you what is wrong but yet he can't fix it till he tries three or four different parts @ $200 apiece? Wow, we have come a long way. Was that song Boy Scouts on Parade?
Always enjoyed these commercials back then. Didn't know then that some years later I would be one of the guys who was installing those parts. Reminds me of marching to and from class at St Rose of Lima Catholic School to John Phillip Suza music. Can imagine everyone being a spark plug or whatever. NOTE: There was also a tobacco company that used a similar type of advertisement with cigarette packs and I'm not sure if I remember match books in the "parade" also.
Indeed. It was Henry Ford who imagined the assembly line when thinking of a way to be able to manufacture his cars so that everyone could afford one across all socioeconomic classes. His idea revolutionized all types of industry. 👍
Assuming the engine has one plug/cylinder, it is 16 plugs less the centre high tension connector/s in the middle (not sure what the adjacent connector is to the typical central one. Perhaps supplementary high tension). Valves most likely 32 (multi valve engines were in existence prior to then. For example Peugeot L76).
From films I've seen, The electrical industry employed many women in manufacturing. (Auto-Lite, Western Electric, Westinghouse...) To hear it today, except for war time, women didn't do any "real" work untill the '70s. But then people thing "Leave it to Beaver" represents the '50s, As accurate as thinking "Friends" represents the '90s.
boy that's is when you make 5 to10 dollars a day and a starter cost 10 dollars just think today you can make 100 dollars a day mow a starter cost around 100 dollars boy those were the days everything was every thing was so cheap
Today's job industry is insurance selling it and claiming on it a vicious cycle all types of selling and claiming on insurance. We have health Home Auto Dental life burial pet and the retail sales and shipping and distributing of Chinese Goods. What a country thanks Mr Clinton you shipped all the jobs to China oh they call that sourcing sounds like sorcery to me
My Father-in-Law, Troy Smith was a Tool and Dye maker in the Fostoria Plant.
In fact my grandpa is in this video from 13:11 to 13:14. This is amazing to see. My thanks go to the uploader of this video. Dan
My grandfather was a Tool and Die Maker in the La Crosse, Wi. plant. The local people called the plant "The Gage". Dan
The good o'l days when we had jobs and we made everything.!!!!
Well, if you makes you feel any better, autolite spark plugs are made in the good old US of A in Northern Ohio
"Auto-lite" always reminds me of Harlow Wilcox's ads on the old Suspense radio programs....."And remember - You're always right, with AUTO-LITE".
The voice of the operator, would say “You’re always right with Autolite Goodnight” at the end of the show.
Was thinking the same as I binge listened to _Suspense_ a couple of months ago.
"From bumper to taillight, you're always right, with Autolite"
+1!
My Dad worked at the La Crosse WI plant after he got out of high school in the late '30. After serving in the Army in WW2 he came back and worked until 1959 when the plant closed.
The theme music in the closing "parade" sequence is from the Marches Militaires, March No. 1 in D major by Franz Schubert, which can be found elsewhere on TH-cam.
I love it. It's much better than the crap music of today.
I WISH I COULD HAVE WORKED AT AUTO-LITE THOSE DAYS.
I wish manufacturing would come back to the USA period.
All Americans benefited from it.
But our "make them pay their share" friends in Washington are the ones responsible for most of it now happening elsewhere. 👎
It's difficult for someone to support a family working at a fast food joint or at Walmart.
Anyways... Yes I bet that was a fine job to have back then.
I love the music in these old films
fascinating - speaking as an ex jig and tool designer at Lockheed Brakes and Borg and Beck clutches
I love the whole thing, especially the ending! :) Thank you very much for posting.
This video is awesome! Back when America built something!!! People had jobs!!
Back when workers took pride in their work.
Back when there were NO foreign cars in America. We made our own.
The ending NO CGI !!! Done in stop motion Animation. Takes time to do this.. Original 1933 King Kong style.
Yes, and thanks to Automation today, all these jobs are goooooone!..We might have gotten smarter, but shooting ourselves in the foot at the same time.. Well done progress !
So was the coal shoveler on steam trains!
Time marches on, bjbitch!
@@donaldb3628 Yes Donald, a lot of physical jobs disappeared.. and so began the fattening and sickening of Americans.
Ah - but most of us are _dumber._ One was required to actually use one's brain on a daily basis...often just to avoid death or injury...designers really had to _invent and innovate_ - today, we simply refer to data we access on our phones.
I remember these times and they were great great great!!!!!
Ending is the best
Sweet memory of a time when you could work on your own car and not have to pay a guy $100 to tell you what is wrong but yet he can't fix it till he tries three or four different parts @ $200 apiece? Wow, we have come a long way.
Was that song Boy Scouts on Parade?
Back in the day when you couldnt goof off in the rest room to waste time.
It's funny to see an ad of 1940s being interrupted by commercials of 201x.
DID ANYONE SEE THE DISTRIBUTOR CAPS FOR THE 16 CYLINDERS?
19:36 is where the stop-motion fun begins! superb vintage advertisement!
+J.R. Caldoon Franz Schubert - "Marche Militaire"
+MrShobar thank you very much! i was wondering what piece I was hearing there. :)
Always enjoyed these commercials back then. Didn't know then that some years later I would be one of the guys who was installing those parts. Reminds me of marching to and from class at St Rose of Lima Catholic School to John Phillip Suza music. Can imagine everyone being a spark plug or whatever. NOTE: There was also a tobacco company that used a similar type of advertisement with cigarette packs and I'm not sure if I remember match books in the "parade" also.
Auto-Lite sponsored "SUSPENSE" on radio from 1948 through '54 (and the TV edition from '49 through '54).
Good show, still is presented on XM Radio.
At 11:40 notice 6 volt batteries 12 volt systems came about en masse in the late 50’s.
my 61 Bug was 6-volt and had a generator...dim lights at idle.
awesome!!!
The class-warfare types were always around.
muito interessante, cada pessoa tem a sua função ,parabéns.
Indeed. It was Henry Ford who imagined the assembly line when thinking of a way to be able to manufacture his cars so that everyone could afford one across all socioeconomic classes.
His idea revolutionized all types of industry. 👍
Back when Americans actually made American products for Americans to use.
Ford/Autolite GM/Delco was the way it used to be.
Looks like they hired Ray Harryhausen for the end sequence.
21:24 for the 16 valve distributor(s)
Assuming the engine has one plug/cylinder, it is 16 plugs less the centre high tension connector/s in the middle (not sure what the adjacent connector is to the typical central one. Perhaps supplementary high tension). Valves most likely 32 (multi valve engines were in existence prior to then. For example Peugeot L76).
From films I've seen, The electrical industry employed many women in manufacturing. (Auto-Lite, Western Electric, Westinghouse...) To hear it today, except for war time, women didn't do any "real" work untill the '70s. But then people thing "Leave it to Beaver" represents the '50s, As accurate as thinking "Friends" represents the '90s.
Exactly, the girls never got the recognition they so well deserved back then.
I wonder what sort of engine the distributor cap shown at 21:25 goes to?
tempest411 Distributor is for a Nash Twin Ignition 8. I have a friend who was a Nash mechanic many, many years ago...
tempest411 they appear to be aircraft radial engine distributor caps
And I thought they only made spark plugs.
MY MOTHER WORKED IN CONTINENTAL PLASTICS AS A INJECTION MOLD WORKER AND MADE GOOD MONEY
Today? you would need an minimum of at least a Bachelor of Science degree to work in these places.
boy that's is when you make 5 to10 dollars a day and a starter cost 10 dollars just think today you can make 100 dollars a day mow a starter cost around 100 dollars boy those were the days everything was every thing was so cheap
I always thought that they were owned by Ford?
Ford bought it in 1961 and owned Auto-Lite until being forced to sell it in the early 70's because of an antitrust suit.
H'mm, where are the safety glasses?
Don't need no stinking safety glasses
The autolite sta ful battery needs water only 3 times a year in normal car use
Too bad that the only thing I see with the auto-lite brand name are spark plug anything else are NOS parts if you can find them.
Sweatshops.
yur all wet, tex
You have know idea what you are talking about
Today's job industry is insurance selling it and claiming on it a vicious cycle all types of selling and claiming on insurance. We have health Home Auto Dental life burial pet and the retail sales and shipping and distributing of Chinese Goods. What a country thanks Mr Clinton you shipped all the jobs to China oh they call that sourcing sounds like sorcery to me
Where is OSHA?
Toooo much self aggrandizement , how much better can this shit get.
Get used to Asian-lite
All made in China today
Nice. I had to stop watching. The narrators voice was hurting my ears.