I want to thank these hard Detroit workers for my fine 02 GT convertible. she's been a tough car. 2 owners and still going, 182k original miles. qa1 suspension upgrade tho. Riding fine once again. Blue is my daily driver 60 mile commute daily. so proud to have a good car from these fine folks. thanks so much for hard work, it pays to be a mustang fan.

I am not a Mustang fan but I am a fan of American Manufacturing, and the loss of it saddens me.

My 94 was born here. 191,000 miles. Had it for 21 years. No need to ever buy a new one. This one is just as good.

I grew up at the Rouge! First time I’ve seen his video! Brought tears to my eyes I have to say! Ford loyalty runs deep!

I worked there too. Luckily I retired in 2001 (just before 9-11). Good bye to the Mustang but more importantly, I hope my brothers and sisters from the plant have come away with a better job and a better future in the Dearborn Truck Plant. I miss you all from many decades I spent in The Rouge. - Dave Dare

Thank you for posting this for us Ford and Mustang enthusiasts. I wish there were more videos.

I worked there from 1971 to 1991. Supervised in Chassis and than in Paint. Some good times, some bad. Good luck to all that worked there.

I remember this day and dreaded it! There is no place like the Rouge!

You'd think that was the most perfectly assembled mustang

i decoded the VIN for this exact car then did an autocheck report on it (VIN: 1FAFP45X14F242598) it appears to have had 3 owners since assembly.

My uncle had 41 years there. I was on trim line 4 from March of 1978 till January of 1983. Was called back to DAP in April of 1987. The following September I went to Wixom .

I’ve got an 04 v6 convertible built in feb of 04. It has the pony package. I hit 100,000 miles about 2 months ago. The second gen of the SN-95 body style, known as the new edge, is in my opinion one of the prettier mustangs to date. When taken care of, they don’t age. Earlier this year I also got to go to the plant to see where they build the current F-150s, at the time it was still the 17 body style, but my favorite part was getting to meet someone after the tour that worked on this assembly line and to be able to shake one of the hands that built my car.

OMG I remember working on the leftside wrap up on that car!!!

I love my Ford Focus and these car's and company all together. This is an Amazing video. Thank you for sharing the passion =)

Thanx for the great work you people did at DAP. I have a 92 convertible Teal 3.8 V6 that I towed in and owner never came back for. Did a vin check. Hertz was first owner, it was totaled in the A and B pillars and repaired. 2nd owner totaled it in the same area and repaired. last owner before me totaled in the nose, used front clip put on and then I got it. I put a 2000 3,8 in and after being totaled 3 times this baby is still turning heads.

After someone has worked at Ford for a long time like over 25 or 30 years and they retire, Ford should give them a brand new car or truck as a gift.

Thanks for posting this. It really brought back some memories...

MY 1979 mustang was built there in 1978 according to the quality inspection sheet found above headliner. I hope it comes back there

I have a 06 built in Flat Rock, GREAT Auto!!

Always Sad! Thanks for the vid! I worked @ Chrysler Fenton,Missouri U.A.W. Local 136

We had some good times in that plant!!!!

@youpaynow78 ....It's made at the Auto Alliance Plant in Flat Rock Mich. Ford is in partnership with Mazda building the Mustang. A lot of Dearborn Assy workers opted to go there when the Mustang moved to Flat Rock and a lot of workers, like myself, didn't want to lose the Mustang....it was our baby.

Wow! The factories have changed a lot since then. They’re almost like a medical center these days.

I’ve owned 3 of the 99-04 mustangs that were built by this group of people. It’s cool to see the people behind one of my favorite cars.

I bought the same exact car 2 years ago. Mine was assembled at this same plant in April 2004. GT Premium RedFire, charcoal leather 5spd. Mine has the Torquethrust wheels stock. Mine is a keeper !

CEP1 vet. Cleveland OH. Thanks for the vid.

I own a 2001 Mustang Cobra convertible that I bought new. I still own it and it’s a keeper for sure!

I just got back behind the wheel of another Ford truck, this time an 03 F150 5.4 Supercrew. It's an awesome truck and my first V8 pickup

I was there that night in the body shop , they had a set of glasses that commemorated the mustang and some great cake.

Nice video; and thanks for uploading. I know I'm in there somewhere :)

Lived maybe a mile and a half from there in southwest Detroit. Used to go past the place on the way to work at the marathon refinery. My ex wife had a 73 mustang built there.

Shawnpmetal...It was surreal, and sad for me. I spent a lot of years there; lot of friends came and went; went to war; made a good living. Losing the Mustang was like saying goodbye to an old friend. We loved building the Mustang as anyone can see.

@flyerholland yeah definitely by far the best looking mustang overall, theres not a bad angle on these cars at all. They have such great lines.

I only had the luxury of working in the two Chrysler assembly plants in St. Louis. I'm guessing it's hot as hell in these older, low ceiling facilities. This video makes me SO nostalgic for the industry I loved and had to walk away from : /

Cool vid! A little sad though after watching the Martha and the Vandellas vid where they are riding through the plant singing in 1965. Back in te glory days!!

I would if I still needed the front end, but due to me having the car fixed about 8 months ago I wouldn't need to. But still thank you Lawrence Eich for sending me his site. I will take great care into contacting him in future if ever need repairs.

My '92 Notchback 5.0 went down that line along with the 3 Cobra's I owned over the years...'95 Cobra Black (stolen) replaced with a '95 Cobra Crystal White modified a ton and my '97 Cobra very rare Pacific Green color

Long live the NEW EDGE 99-04 Mustang 5:10 a 6th Generation Mustang was present to witness the last New Edge

Thank god the Mustang is Back in Dearborn MI where it belongs never should have left The Mustang is a HUGE part of FORD and DEARBORN MI

Fred (the guy that drove the last one off) is my neighbor and I am close friends with john grace

Its kind of 'poetic' that they waited 40 exactly since the first Mustang was made to cease production. Makes me think of the song 'The Way You Do The Things You Do' which was filmed at Rouge, way back in 1964 :)

Actually, he's right. In MY03 Ford started offering chrome '99 cobra rims as a GT Upcost option. My 2003 V6 was made on this assembly line, hard work and history translated into some of the greatest vehicles ever made.

i remember when i was like 8yrs old my dad took me threw this plant, he worked at the glass plant they shut down a long time ago

@TexasMan77 ...I will rephrase my answer....The 150's are built in the Dearborn Complex, in the Truck Plant, which was built next to the Dearborn Assy. Plant. Dearborn Assembly is vacant and supposed to be torn down in the future.

I bleed Ford blue. My first Mustang was built in Dearborn and my current ones were built in Flat Rock. I’ve been to the Dearborn Truck Plant twice for the tour. To see the pride in peoples work brings a tear to my eye. God Bless Detroit!!!!

Glad mine is Dearborn Mustang : )

My 1982 Mustang GLX coupe 5.0 H.O. was made at Dearborn.

Awesome

Long Live the New Edge Mustang!!!

Is there any way to get a hard copy of this video to have with my 04 mustang?

@Jiqsaw08 ...It's assembled at the Brampton, Ontario Canada plant.

Plebeian here. I owned the first year Mustang from Dearborn, a 64 1/2 coupe and drove it all of my teen life into my first marriage. Loved it. Bought a 2004 Mach 1 built in Dearborn in April. Last year of the Dearborn Stangs and love it too. It is what it is and it's a lot of fun. Mr Macnamara even your Yukon is a good truck that typically go for hundreds of thousands of miles if serviced correctly. With your opinion of American autos, why did you buy one? I'm honestly just curious..

@TexasMan77 ...I heard the last one was going on display at the Rouge Plant office bldg on Miller Rd. I asked if an individual could buy it but was told that wouldn't happen.

Thanks a lot ,you're a Prince too ! But Donald Mac Namara seems to hate Mustangs ,lol ! I dont know too much about the technics relating to Mustangs...

@Jiqsaw08 ...That I don't know. I haven't found anything about where it's assembled. The new Dodge's come out int the 4th quarter this year. It's good to see muscle cars coming back....but I'll miss the Firebird Trans Am.

rockshorewave...it was built in 1918 and the first products built were not cars, but boats. Sub Chasers they were called. They were intended to hunt for submarines in WWI but very few saw action in that war. The boats served many purposes, even in WWII patrolling the east and west coasts for enemy subs. Many vehicles built here; Model-A's, T-Birds, etc. then the Mustangs for many years till it closed.

Why were the Mustangs moved from the Dearborn plant and changed to trucks? Are all Mustangs made at Flat Rock now?

I have a 1995 GTS that was assembled there. It's my first car, I bought it last year and I'm restoring it because it was owned by a dumbass that ruined a lot of things in it. It's cool to see where my baby was built and the people who built it. I understand the sadness they could feel after working all these years on a car they love(d). Congrats D.A.P. workers, you did great job.

You should talk to Pete at SWRNC.com He's very talented and resonably priced ! Pete is located in the north Dallas area !

if you go to 5:08 you can see one of the first S197 Mustangs in the background, interesting find!

@iamgriff its now only used to build ford once again. Mazda wasn't building the mustang. They were just using a portion of the facility to build the mazda 6 which shared just about nothing with the mustang.

Holy shit. Thats an old building. I worked at a gm plant and all seemed brand new

I wonder wares the car today???

@85iceman ... It was a regular job to drive outside but I never did it. I've seen a lot of young guys driving them so senority wasn't a bg thing. I never wanted that job.I'm over 6 ft. and did that job one day. Getting in and out about killed my back.

Every Mustang is now built in Flat Rock. They've been there since 2005.

At 5:10 looks like the new body style in Silver just as the old body white one rolled behind it.

@MrShaaanxi .....Amen, Bro!!

@gtdrummerdude ....At that time, I was inspecting engines, so I coulda looked at yours.

What I'm confused by is that 5:10 in the video it shows a new body mustang but they're finishing the last 04 what's up with that

@tennforever and the Hemi 6,1l Hemi Engine? It that still a real product Made in USA

Anyone know what the song is at 6:55?

yes it is where the F150 is made

Let's Celebrate! Yay! Now we're out of a Job!

Last mustang leaves assembly line, crashes into that crowd of people.

What became of the last Mustang? Did it go to a museum or to a customer?

From begrudging parts of a job he once held and the overall look and feel of the of the people and the plane to the fact that so much attention seemed to be paid to people simply standing around rather than the product they supposedly produced so proudly, can anyone really be surprised by the domestic auto sector’s troubled legacy? Would one honestly expect to witness anything even remotely similar on the assembly line of a German or Japanese maker, even those which assemble stateside? A 30 year career of premium wage and benefits can be instantly resented simply for not having been a 31 year career.

A sad day indeed...Sure hope the new owner takes good care of this amazing piece of history. These folks seem awful happy, weren't they about to lose their jobs??

I bet if that car still is around it would be Worth Tons of cash ! $

What happened to that plant? 🤔

So what do they make there now? Anything?

My 75 MUSTANG was built there

I worked Final Line 1978 to 1982

@tennforever i agree, god damn shame that the pony is built in a Mazda plant

Is that where the F-150 is assembled now?

What plant makes the 2019 Mustang?

Hi from a French. For us ,europeans, an us car it's a large ,solid , speedy ,and nice car. We love american cars : for example all over France the us oldies cars are often exposed ,many people want to watch and admire them. So we dont understand why you americans buy those shitty japanese cars. Dont loose your soul !

is the plant closed or ?

where is the Dodge Charger SRT 8 made?

Shut her down boys! Good luck.

I had a 66 Mustang. I bought in 1969.Would that be 3rd year of production...

@tennforever I hope the topical Dodge Charger SRT 8 is still building because i want to order this car as a newcar and ship it to Germany. I don't like the new Dodge Charger 2011

i have the last mustang that came through the line there. to bad it needs new front end i totaled it on the highway going to dallas

Actual

I hated every minute of it. Because FORD fucked me for so many years by only paying me 6 times what I was worth!

Doesn't compare to the 65 they showed. The "last mustang" as they put it was butt ugly.

@comelunch103 Toyota can't stop having recall issues, so jump in that prius, corolla and camry and love your "acceleration issues" workers in japan are too worried their daughters will be raped if they dont make the next honda civic fast enough. If you like japan, go to your new home. I will ALWAYS buy a ford, because i LOVE AMERICA.

nice plant built a lot of junk in that place!!

Trump 2016 .....Bring these jobs back to MI.

This is what happens when imports invade our shores & highways, & when production is shipped overseas. BUY AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i drove a 98 f150 xlt i switched to toyota for a reason