Just saw " A Faster Horse" on Netflix

"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos) 12/29/2016 at 23:21 • Filed to: None

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Learned the following things:

1. Henry Ford II was a giant dick.

2. Very few people appreciate engineering R&D.

3. No crowds were harmed in the making of this.

4. Did I mention Henry Ford II was a colossal douche canoe.

5. I have no aspirations to work for the automotive industry after seeing this. 

6. Suppliers can make or break your product development.

7.0/10 Good documentary to watch while eating.

AMC/Renauledge > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 12/29/2016 at 23:49

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HF II was indeed a massive dick. By the late ‘70s, he had nearly run Ford into the ground. Just ask Lee Iaccoca.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > AMC/Renauledge 12/29/2016 at 23:57

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Iaccoca wanted to use honda engines in small compact cars and ford 2 said something xenophobic. That fatass thought he was royalty.

Noodles > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 12/30/2016 at 00:31

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I’ve watched it. Colossal douche is an understatement. & worth watching for anyone who hasn’t seen it. 

19JRC99 > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 12/30/2016 at 05:12

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Didn’t they not show Foxbodies at all?

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 12/30/2016 at 06:59

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Watching it now while I wait for my clothes to dry. Nice find.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 12/30/2016 at 07:08

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Sounds like CEOs being douchebags was a fairly common thing for the big 3 during that era. Read the article on Pontiac and John Delorean over on AteUpWithMotor for the GM side of things!

jimz > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 12/30/2016 at 07:27

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1) I can practically guarantee you almost none of the “behind the scenes” stuff depicted during the 2015 Mustang development was filmed as it was actually happening, they’re all re-creations.

2) last minute issues are part and parcel of any launch, and they’re as much internal as they are supplier-caused.

3) if this is what puts you off of working in the industry, you’ve got to experience the joy of a stop-ship/stop build at an assembly plant.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 12/30/2016 at 10:41

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Do yourself a favor and pick this up. I’m not a reader and I know it sounds cliche, but I couldn’t put this one down. And hell, sometimes I don’t even finish my Clifford TBRD books.

AMC/Renauledge > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 12/30/2016 at 11:23

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He also wanted to sell more Euro Fords in America.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 12/30/2016 at 13:51

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I’ll buy this with All Corvettes Are Red. Still have to read catch 22 and I Am America and So Can You. I bought those recently.