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Frank Kulick - in his own words

Post by Rob » Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:50 am

Frank Kulick was Ford Motor Company's fifth employee, hired in the early summer of 1903, before the first Ford Model A was on the market. In this video he tells, in his own words how he helped Henry Ford sort out those first Model A, and about working with and for Henry Ford. He goes into detail about winning Ford's first stock motor car world record driving the six cylinder Model K, as well as the origin of Ford's assembly line.

Frank Kulick's time with Ford spanned the beginning of Ford Motor Company until the end of Model T era. He set world and national speed records driving Ford cars and racers between 1904 and 1912. Unlike most successful racing drivers of the time, he didn’t drive other race cars in competition , always staying with the Ford brand. He drove in two of Ford's most famous transcontinental events, the 1909 Ocean to Ocean race, as well as piloting the 10 millionth Model T across the country in 1924.

Click on the link below to watch the twelve minute video:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p94wfos8 ... f1rud&dl=0

Below, Frank Kulick stamping the 15 millionth Model T motor in 1927:
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My many thanks to Bob Coiro for lending his voice to Frank Kulick's words.
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Re: Frank Kulick - in his own words

Post by Mike Lebsack-Iowa » Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:19 am

Excellent production Rob!!
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Re: Frank Kulick - in his own words

Post by Kaiser » Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:04 am

Very well executed Rob, great piece of history !
(ever considered doing this for a living :D )
When in trouble, do not fear, blame the second engineer ! 8-)
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Re: Frank Kulick - in his own words

Post by KWTownsend » Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:40 am

Nice work, Rob.
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Re: Frank Kulick - in his own words

Post by KimDobbins » Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:30 pm

Nice Job Rob! What a life Kulick had with Ford, He is a lucky man to have lived to tell the tale!
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Post by Dan McEachern » Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:35 pm

Thanks Rob. Not sure how many of you have stamped numbers on a block, but that tiny hammer he is using in the picture certainly will not be making much of an imprint! He must have known the factory trick for that!! :)
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Re: Frank Kulick - in his own words

Post by Ed Baudoux » Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:04 pm

Great work as usual, Rob.
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Re: Frank Kulick - in his own words

Post by Rob » Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:05 pm

Thanks guys.

Dan, I've not stamped numbers on a block. However, I think I've bought a few cars where someone else did..... :shock:

Merry Christmas all,
Rob

Late edit; found this photo of the eight "stampers:"
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Post by perry kete » Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:07 pm

Rob,
Thanks for the video history lesson. It was very well done.
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Post by KimDobbins » Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:32 am

In the above picture, Fred Rockelmen, Gus Degener, Frank Kulick, Charles Meida, Charles Sorensen, Charles Hartner, P. E. Martin and John Wandersee.
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Re: Frank Kulick - in his own words

Post by Rob » Thu Dec 21, 2023 6:15 am

Thank you Kim. A lot of Ford history standing for that photo.
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