I got to tour the Hapesville Assembly Plant where the Taurus and Sable are built when I was in high school. It was pretty enlightening, both from seeing how cars are actually screwed together and seeing how things are, uh, "adjusted" at the end of the line. One thing that stood out to me, as finished vehicles neared the end of the line where they're gassed up and driven to the area for the rolling test, there were a handful of employees looking over all the different opening panels on each car. If something seemed a bit out of whack, they'd take a ball peen hammer, smack the offending latch or striker a few times and recheck for fit. Makes me laugh everytime I see a Sable at work now where some panels just don't quite fit right.

 

Yes, it is $14. $10 for Ford employees. 2 movies, the observation deck, a short safety video then you're free to roam the factory for as long as you like. I believe the last back to the Henry Ford (which is where it starts), departs at 5:15. No private vehicles allowed on the property. You HAVE to take the bus. Here's the link: http://www.hfmgv.org/rouge/default.asp

 

And if you are a female, it is an ELEVATED tour......so I would not wear a skirt or dress. If you do, you may be distracing the auto workers and lowering the quality of Ford trucks....lol.

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Hell, I hope not!!

 

Man, I SO need to go on that tour.. I wonder how many hotties make the tour... probably none...

 

Or check out the hotties working on the line.LOL

 

No hotties that I saw. Mostly tourists. For those that are interested, definately don't go on the tour when production is at a halt. The truck production "is" the whole tour.

 

Speaking of that... when is summer shutdown?! Isn't that going on right now? For like the next few weeks?

 

I was told that the Friday that I went, which was the 25th of June, was the last day of production for 2 weeks. Don't know that for a fact though.