Mundane industry promo film has big Studebaker surprise.

[1955Ambulet]

You know the drill. YouTube serves up something to watch. You click on it not expecting much. Well don't judge a book by it's cover,
About 3:30 minutes in and for about 3 minutes after you will be pleasantly surprised at what is depicted.

[StudeRich]

Thanks for posting that, it is truly amazing with lots of Studebaker content.

I could not find any acknowledgement at the beginning or end, of all the Co's, Agency's, People that contributed though. It must have been Cut at the end.

[Son O Lark]

Stude content starts at 3:42!

[PackardV8]

Operating a forging hammer is one of the inner circles of blue collar work hell.

jack vines

[1955Ambulet]

Where is Mike Rowe when you need him?

[Milaca]

Very, very interesting! Thanks for sharing.
Did any other manufacturers use forged cranks in either 1955 or 56? I assume they are in the Studebaker foundry but can anybody confirm that?

[oilnsteel]

Those 6 cyl. cranks look like 235 cu. in. Chevrolet.

JT

[PackardV8]

Chevrolet 283"s and some Ford Y-blocks had forged crankshafts; I believe Mopars of that era did also, but can't swear to it. The Packard V8 used a cast crankshaft.

jack vines

[bezhawk]

Very, very interesting! Thanks for sharing.
Did any other manufacturers use forged cranks in either 1955 or 56? I assume they are in the Studebaker foundry but can anybody confirm that?

Studebaker did not forge their own crankshafts at their foundry. It was sublet out. Wyman-Gordon corp. did the cranks. Only castings at the foundry.

[rockne10]

In 1955 I suspect the Studebaker was, like its driver, the prettiest model selected for the film, not because it had any relationship to the subject of the film.
I did enjoy the whole thing but, then again, my favorite TV show as a kid was "INDUSTRY ON PARADE."

[Jessie J.]

I remember going with my dad in 1956 to his job at Lakey Foundry in Muskegon MI.
Never went inside but waited for him in the car, and those huge drop forge hammers would BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! so hard I could feel the ground shake.
He worked there and my uncles at Continental Motors and the Campbell, Wyant, and Cannon Foundry.
Lot of good old American iron came out of those places.

[8E45E]

In 1955 I suspect the Studebaker was, like its driver, the prettiest model selected for the film, not because it had any relationship to the subject of the film.

I suspect why the Studebaker promo film was chosen for that Forged Steel presentation had to do with it being the most highly detailed of any of the car manufacturers' promo films at the time. In that short clip, all the forged steel components shown were finished to standards well above production line, and many of the items were also cutaways showing the equipment in operation, which just perfect for the producers of that industry presentation on forged steel. Studebaker promo films were well known for showing engineering and mechanical advances as well as product styling.

Craig

[Buzzard]

Jeffry,
Thank you for posting this most interesting article featuring our favorite marque..

As Jack stated: "Operating a forging hammer is one of the inner circles of blue collar work hell".

Bill

[ddub]

Very interesting. I planned only to watch "the Studebaker" content but ended up watching the whole film. The announcer's voice took me back to classroom in the 50s. Do you think the guys operating those hammers developed hearing loss?