Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from Detroit Michigan at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, Henry Ford’s first purpose-built auto assembly factory constructed in 1904--This where the Model T was born and sparked the advent of the age of the automobile.
We’ll visit with Nancy Darga, Executive Director at the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex. Ford’s Piquette Avenue plant is a National Historic Landmark and a part of the National Park Service’s MotorCities National Heritage Area, encompassing more than 10,000 square miles in Southeastern and Central Michigan.
Afterwards we’ll visit with Cynthia Jones, General Manager for the Ford Dearborn Rouge River F-150 truck assembly plant’s public tours.
The Rouge is where the past meets the future. Since 1927 the Rouge has been a mainstay Ford assembly facility, producing an incredible array of legendary models throughout the decades, including the Mustang and Thunderbird. Today robots work side by side with UAW assembly teams producing F-150 trucks.
