page_title: 1932 Ford
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: 1932 Ford / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: Workers on the assembly line at Ford Motor plant in Long Beach Publication:Los Angeles Times Publication date:April 21, 1930 Notes:Handwriting on negative states "Ford Plant, Long Beach 1930" The Ford plant apparently opened in 1930.
context_page_description: Ford produced three cars between 1932 and 1934: the Model B, the Model 18, and the Model 46. These succeeded the Model A. The Model B had an updated four cylinder and was available from 1932 to 1934. The V8 was available in the Model 18 in 1932, and in the Model 46 in 1933 & 1934. The 18 was the first Ford fitted with the flathead V‑8. The company also replaced the Model AA truck with the Model BB, available with either the four- or eight-cylinder engine.
context_section_description: There were no specific plants for the Model B. It rolled side by side with the V-8 off the line. In 1932, Ford Motor Company had 32 plants in the US, one in Canada, seven in Europe (one for Fordson tractor production only), four in Central and South America, and one each in Turkey, Japan and Australia. Vehicles were manufactured at the Ford River Rouge Plant, then sent to the various assembly locations in "knock-down kits", where they were locally assembled and sold.
caption: Model A chassis assembly, Ford Long Beach Assembly, April 21, 1930
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