The American Automobile Timeline 1899-1970
The American Automobile 1899-1970
Multimedial Historical Collection
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1929-1933
The 1929 Wall Street crisis will involve the American people and the American way of life for a decade, allmost until the beginning of WW II.
Woody Gouthrie himself describes the young people moving west trying to escape from the 1929 Crisis as " ...a whole army!".
Detroit banks funded by Henry Ford, and other banks refused to let customers withdraw their money. The action triggers nationwide bank panic.
With the Great Depression, almost all of the smaller automobile companies will be wiped out, leaving giants like GM, Ford, and Chrysler, and some small independents like Kaiser, Frazer, Nash, Hudson, Packard, Studebaker, Willys, Checker, Crosley, and a few others.
Cadillac introduces shatter-resistant safety glass in all windows of 1929 Cadillac and LaSalle models.
This year Cadillac becomes the first to adopt chrome plating as standard on its cars.
In 1929 Chevrolet introduces its new six-cylinder engine for use in commercial vehicles. This engine is nicknamed "the cast iron wonder" for its remarkable durability.
During 1929 Frigidaire designs and produces the first room air conditioner.
Adam Opel AG, based in Russelsheim, Germany, is acquired by GM and takes its place as a key member of the General Motors family.
GM do Brasil inaugurates its first plant in Sao Caetano do Sul to assemble vehicles and produce bus bodies and automotive components.
In 1929 GM enters the commercial aviation business by buying a 40% interest in Fokker Aircraft Corporation which now has assets of Dayton-Wright, 24% interest in Bendix Aviation Corp., and all of the outstanding stock of Allison Engineering Company. These acquisitions also give GM access to technical information that is valuable in automotive operations. The name of Fokker Aircraft Corp. of America is changed to General Aviation Corporation.
Motors Holding Corporation is established to give financial assistance to worthy individuals who want to become GM dealers but lack the capital. In 1936, this subsidiary will becomes Motors Holding Division.
Also in 1929 Buick introduces a smaller 6-cylinder sedan which is named the Marquette. It is discontinued by 1931.
In the same year Olds introduces the Viking, an all new V-8 new model for a more expensive market. Sales drop as the Depression advances and the Viking's production ceases in 1930.
1929 Oct. 21: Henry Ford and Thomas Edison dedicate the Edison Institute (now called Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village) in Dearborn, Michigan, on the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the electric light.
In 1929 45,000 cars are produced by the Auburn Automobile Company.
E.L. Cord forms the Cord Corporation, a holding company which owned the Auburn Automobile Co. The Cord Corporation acquires Lycoming's remaining stock, Stinson Aircraft and Columbia Axle.
Auburn Model 120 Sedan is introduced at a price of $1,895.
Auburn Phaeton Sedan is introduced as the first custom production model at a price of $2,095.
Auburn Model 120 Speedster is introduced at a price of $1,895.
Auburn Model 8-90 four-door Sport Sedan introduced at a price of $1,395.
The Auburn Model 8-120 Phaeton and The Auburn 8-120 Sedan are produced.
America's first front wheel drive car, the Cord L-29 Sedan is produced. the designers are John Oswald & Al Leamy.
Gordon M. Buehrig becomes the Chief Designer of the Duesenberg. During this year Buehrig complete the Duesenberg Model J renderings number 1 and 2.
By 1929 Hudson has made its way to the number three spot on the U.S. sales chart, behind just Ford and Chevrolet, with 300,962 units sold. But that proves to be the high-water mark for the Company.
The stock market crash of October 1929 and the decade-long Depression that followed hit Hudson particularly hard, possibly because Chapin continues, despite everything, to be optimistic.
Through the Thirties, Hudson will continue to be an innovator with its Essex and Terraplane lines.
By 1929, Chrysler has grown to become one of the Big Three leading automotive manufacturers. The Company will endure the Great Depression of the '30s through cost-cutting measures but never cutting back on research and development. That decision will pay off in 1933 when Chrysler became the only automotive company whose sales surpasses the record 1929 sales year.
1930 The great Depression begins to affects car sales that drop 36%.
Top speed for new cars is 60 mph; gasoline fuel efficiency is 25 miles per gallon.
In 1930 another Cord's new model is produced: the L-29 Cabriolet.
The Marx Brothers purchase a 1930 Cord L-29 Phaeton.
In 1930 Electro-Motive Company of Cleveland becomes part of GM.
By 1930 Buick falls to sixth place due to the Depression and the new Pontiac/Oakland team. Strangely enough, they are from another stall of the mightly GM stables. On the positive side, there are such new Buick innovations as bullet-shaped headlamps, smoother hood, radiator and cowl contours, three-bar bumpers and the famed "H" shift pattern. On roadster and touring Buick's models the windshield folded flat across the cowl.
In 1931 General Motors - Holden's Ltd. is formed through merger of Holden's Motor Body Builders Ltd. and GM (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
B-O-P Sales Company is established, consolidating the wholesale sales forces of Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac. It will be disbanded the following year.
Also this year Packard Electric Company, a producer of automotive starting, lighting, and ignition cable, joins GM.
Three new engine versions are released in 1931 by Buick in straight eight form, resulting in discontinuation of the six. Cubic inches are of 220, 272, and 344 respectively, delivering horsepowers of 77, 90, and 104.
The major exterior changes in 1931 model Buicks are the elimination of one bumper, as bumpers are of the dual-bar type. Chrome has began sharing plating tasks, along with the old standby, nickel. Buick still relies heavily on wood in the construction of the bodies. This is especially true since closed cars are becoming unpopular.
1931 April 14: Ford builds its 20-millionth car.
1931 April 15: Ford closes Berlin plant.
1931 Oct. 1: Production begins at Ford's Dagenham, England, plant, Europe's largest factory.
During 1931 34,000 cars are produced by the Auburn Automobile Company. The Auburn assets are at $25,000,000. This year's new models are the Auburn 8-98 Boattail Speedster and the Cord L-29 Speedster.
1932: The U.S. Government taxes gasoline.
Pontiac Motor Division is established by GM in 1932, replacing Oakland.
Only 41,522 Buicks roll off the lines in 1932, as Buick falls to seventh spot in the industry. With Buicks of this era selling at $1,500, GM announces a sales campaign whereby Olds, Buick and Pontiac are to be sold through one dealership, in other words, from the same showroom. As a result, 25 percent of the Buick dealerships folds, and the campaign will be withdrawn after one and one-half year.
In styling, Buicks take on rounded edges and flowing lines with the aid of slanted windshields, fuller hoods and radiators, with longer but tapering headlamps and fender-mounted turn signals. Dual stoplights appears on Buicks for the first time, also in 1932, along with outside horns and single-bar bumpers. This is the last year for the Buick's headlight bar, and the first for opening panel louvres in the hood's side, like the Chevrolet of the same era.
1932 Feb. 19: Ford launches its first car designed specifically for Europe, the Model Y, starting production in England.
1932 Mar. 9: Ford builds its first V-8 vehicle.
In 1932 The Auburn 12-160A Sedan and the J-476 Murphy Torpedo Convertible are produced.
In 1932 Essex and Terraplane offer a choice of either 6 or 8 cylinder engines, but 1932 is the low point of the Depression, and the expensive changes to the models are greeted with yawns, not with profits. To jump-start sales, Hudson tryes stunts! Several hill climbs, economy-runs, and speed records are established, but still Hudson's sales languish.
1933: The first Drive-in movie opens in Camden New Jersey.
In 1933 the GM Sales and Service Section is renamed Customer Research Staff under the direction of Henry G. "Buck" Weaver.
No-Draft Ventilation, developed by Fisher Body, is introduced on all GM cars.
Also in 1933 GM sells some interests and assets of General Aviation to North American Aviation for shares of North American's stock and later buys additional stock in North American to increase its equity to 51%. North American's holdings include Eastern Air Transport (which later becames Eastern Airlines), and a substantial interest in Douglas Aircraft, and Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. (which later becames TWA).
1933 brings on radical streamlined cars from every car maker. Buick is no exception, however the 1933 styling theme will prevail in Buick design through 1935.
This year's Buick's "V" shaped grilles are well recessed behind front fenders, as fenders themselves hint of full wheel coverage by starting to nose-dive toward the bumper. As the Buick's headlamps grows in diameter the horns grows in length. Windwings are this year's coolest new idea from Buick.
1933 June 7: The last of 199 Ford Tri-Motor planes is built.
1933 June 12: Edison Institute (now called Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village) opens to the public in Dearborn.
1933 is Gordon M. Buehrig's final year as Chief Designer of the Duesenberg. He is asked in September to design a "baby" Duesenberg by Harold T. Ames. Gordon Buehrig presents designs for a completely new car with exterior radiators in November.
At the end of the year Cord presents the 1933 Auburn Cabriolet Customized, an automobile with an oriental look.
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La crisi economica del 1929, originata dal repentino crollo della borsa di Wall Street, scuote fin nel profondo le fondamenta della Nazione. Poverta' diffusa ed enormi migrazioni interne di masse di disperati senza lavoro sono i segni piu' evidenti delle dimensioni della crisi. L'America ne uscira' completamente solo allo scoppio della Seconda Guerra Mondiale.
Woody Gouthrie, vagabondo, poeta, musicista e cantore della Strada ai tempi della Grande Depressione, descrive i giovani che hanno lasciato le citta' e le campagne per raggiungere un miraggio di prosperita' in California come "...un intero esercito...".
La Cadillac introduce cristalli di sicurezza resistenti agli urti per tutti i parabrezza ed i finestrini dei modelli Cadillac e LaSalle del 1929. Quest'anno Cadillac diventa il primo produttore ad adottare parti cromate come equipaggiamento standard sulle sue vetture.
Nel 1929 Chevrolet presenta il suo nuovo motore a 6 cilindri destinato ai veicoli commerciali. Questo motore e' soprannominato "the cast iron wonder" per la sua rimarchevole affidabilita'.
Durante il 1929 Frigidaire disegna e produce il primo condizionatore d'aria ad uso domestico.
La Adam Opel AG, con sede a Russelsheim in Germania, viene acquistata dalla GM e diventa un membro chiave della famiglia General Motors.
La GM do Brasil inaugura il suo primo impianto a Sao Caetano do Sul destinato ad assemblare veicoli ed a produrre carrozzerie per bus e componenti automobilisitici.
Sempre nel 1929 la GM entra nel business dell'aviazione commerciale acquisendo un interesse del 40% nella Fokker Aircraft Corporation. Vengono acquisiti anche un 24% di partecipazione nella Bendix Aviation Corp. e tutte le azioni in forte crescita della Allison Engineering Company. Queste acquisizioni danno anche modo alla GM di accedere ad un bagaglio di informazione tecniche estremamente prezioso, che poi verra' usato nella produzione automobilistica. Il marchio Fokker Aircraft Corp. of America verra' in seguito cambiato in General Aviation Corporation.
Viene fondata la Motors Holding Corporation per fornire assistenza finanziaria ad individui affidabili che aspirano a diventare concessionari GM pur non disponendo del capitale iniziale. Nel 1936 questa sussidiaria diventera' la Motors Holding Division.
Ancora nel 1929: Buick presenta una berlina a sei cilindri, piu' piccola delle sue concorrenti, chiamata Marquette. La sua produzione cessera' nel 1931.
Sempre quest'anno Olds presenta la Viking, un modello completamente nuovo con motore V-8 destinato al mercato delle auto d'elite. Il crollo delle vendite di auto determinato dall'avanzare della Depressione fara' cessare la produzione della Viking gia' nel 1930.
Per il 1929 la Chrysler e' cresciuta al punto di essere diventata una delle Tre Grandi industrie leader americane. La Company affrontera' la Grande Depressione degli anni 30 adottando misure atte a tagliare i costi generali di produzione, ma senza mai tagliare le spese destinate alla ricerca e allo sviluppo. Questa decisione si rivelera' una scelta vincente nel 1933, quando la Chrysler si ritrovera' ad essere l'unica compagnia automobilistica a realizzare un livello di vendite superiore a quello dell'anno record 1929.
Nel 1930 l'Electro-Motive Company di Cleveland entra a far parte della GM.
Fra i tanti altri, un effetto della crisi e' proprio quello di far crollare, nel 1930, le vendite di auto nuove del 36%.
La velocita' raggiunta dalle auto del 1930 e' intorno alle 60mph mentre i consumi consentono percorrenze di 25 miglia per gallone.
Nel 1930 le vendite fanno scivolare la Buick al sesto posto, per via della Depressione e della fusione Pontiac/Oakland.
Dal punto di vista positivo, ci sono alcune importanti innovazioni proposte quest'anno dalla Buick, come i fari anteriori a forma di proiettile, nuovi tettucci, forme dei radiatori e dei fianchi-cofano piu' affusolati e aerodinamici, il paraurti anteriore a tripla barra e la famosa griglia del cambio ad H. Inoltre sulle Buick Roadster e Touring i parabrezza vengono inclinati maggiormente.
1931: dalla fusione fra la Holden's Motor Body Builders Ltd. e la GM (Australia) Pty. Ltd. viene fondata la General Motors - Holden Ltd.
Nel 1932 il Governo degli Stati Uniti tassa definitivamente la benzina.
Solo 41.522 Buick escono dalle linee di montaggio nel 1932 e la marca scivola al settimo posto nella classifica delle vendite. Il prezzo medio delle Buick di quest'epoca e' di $1.500.
GM annuncia una campagna di vendite in cui le Olds, le Buick e le Pontiac vengono vendute attraverso un solo canale, in altre parole, nello stesso autosalone. Il risultato ottenuto dalla GM con questa operazione e' che il 25% dei rivenditori Buick rinuncia alla concessione. La campagna viene interrotta dopo solo un anno e mezzo.
Nel 1932 appaiono anche per la prima volta su una Buick le doppie luci di stop, insieme al clacson con tromba esterna e paraurti a barra singola.
La Pontiac Motor Division viene fondata nel 1932 per sostituire il marchio Oakland.
Sempre durante quest'anno viene fondata la B-O-P Sales Company per unificare le singole organizzazioni commerciali di Buick, Oldsmobile e Pontiac, ma sara' un esperimento che durera' solo fino all'anno seguente.
Sempre nel 1932 la Packard Electric Company, che produce cablaggi per l'auto, viene assorbita dalla GM.
1933: il primo cinema drive-in apre a Camden, New Jersey.
Le banche, fra cui quelle di Detroit fondate da Henry Ford, si rifiutano di far prelevare contanti ai loro clienti. Questa azione genera il panico a livello nazionale e le banche cominciano ad essere letteralmente prese d'assedio da folle inferocite.
Il 1933 porta ad un radicale affinamento delle linee di carrozzeria per tutti i costruttori d'auto.
Buick non fa' eccezione, al punto che i temi stilistici delle Buick del 1933 prevarranno fino a tutto il 1935. Le griglie a forma di V delle Buick 1933 vengono allungate fin dentro i parafanghi anteriori, mentre i parafanghi stessi tendono ad una completa copertura delle ruote partendo dai lati del "naso" per raccordarsi al paraurti.
Nel 1933 Henry G. "Buck" Weaver assume la direzione della GM Sales and Service Section che, successivamente, cambiera' la sua denominazione in Customer Research Staff.
Durante il corso dell'anno la GM cede parte della sua partecipazione nella General Aviation alla North American Aviation in cambio di azioni della North American. Un altro pacchetto di queste azioni verra' acquistato in seguito fino a portare la percentuale della GM al 51%.
La General Motors include nei suoi investimenti azionari anche la Eastern Air Transport (che sarebbe poi diventata la Eastern Airlines), la Douglas Aircraft e la Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. (la futura TWA).
Con la Grande Depressione, quasi tutte le piccole industrie dell'automobile vengono costrette a chiudere. Resteranno in attivita' solo i giganti come GM, Ford e Chrysler, ed alcune ditte indipendenti come Kaiser, Frazer, Nash, Hudson, Packard, Studebaker, Willys, Checker, Crosley e pochi altri.
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1929bees_buzz.mpeg
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The Bee's Buzz (1929)
Director: Mack Sennett
Producer: Mack Sennett
Production Company: Mack Sennett Comedies
The sequence with the car stuck on the rail track is genuinely exciting due to the shots (low angle as train goes over camera) and editing. As are the trademark Sennett undercranked car chase sequences.
There is some slightly suggestive humour, with the short-sighted farmhand going to milk the cow, with the girl under the cow hide and Jim starting his tribute to Homer his 'great pal' in a emotional high-pitched voice.
However the funniest moment for me is the cow driving the car. Variations of which have featured in TV shows (especially BBC) ever since: pantomime horse driving car in Monty Python, pantomime horse riding real horse in Hi-De-Hi. Also I was struck by how much the older man with beard and spectacles was like Jack Haig in Allo Allo, especially in the golf course scenes.
Interesting to see silent stars adapting to sound. Also adventurous use of location sound and dubbing considering this was 1929. Some interesting epoca cars sequences.
Una delle prime comiche sonore di Mack Sennet. Incredibile la scena dove un'auto è guidata da una mucca! Alcune interessanti sequenze di auto dell'epoca.
1929-33CaddyBrochuresComp.mov
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Slideshow of the pages of various Cadillac brochures 1929-1933.
Immagini in sequenza delle pagine di varie brochures Cadillac dal 1929 al 1933.
1929-33GMCarsCompilation.mov
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Slideshow. 1929-33 GM cars images.
Immagini in sequenza. Auto GM dal 1929 al 1933.
1929-33OtherCarsCompilation.mov
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Producer: Romano-Archives / Vincenzo Romano
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Slideshow. 1929-33 Minor Makes cars images.
Immagini in sequenza. Auto di marche minori dal 1929 al 1933.
1929BlackTuesday.mov
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Producer: unknown
Historical footage of the 1929 Wall Street crackdown. Some interesting epoca cars sequences.
Sequenze sul crollo di Wall Street nel 1929. Alcune interessanti auto dell'epoca.
1929easy-park-invention-mute.mov
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Producer: unknown
A smart way to park, indeed.
Un'invenzione che sarebbe utile riesumare, per facilitare il parcheggio a tutti.
1929ford-a-stunt.mov
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A Ford Model A is nearly destroyed in this high-risk stunt. Epoca footage.
Una Ford Model A esce quasi totalmente distrutta da questo incredibile salto.
1929hway101opening.mpeg
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Opening of California State Highway 101 at San Francisco, with 50,000 people in attendance; parade of automobiles from San Francisco Civic Center; Mayor James "Sunny Jim" Rolph of San Francisco; Mayor Taylor of San Mateo; county supervisors; Queen Clara Carli; aerial views of highway and air-to-air shots of airplane carrying dignitaries. The highway linked San Francisco with northern San Mateo County to the south.
La cerimonia di apertura della California State Highway 101 a San Francisco.
1929seagrave-napier-sp-dayt1.mov
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Major Henry Seagrave with the Napier Lion aero engined "Golden Arrow" set the new land speed record of 231.567 mph at Daytona Beach on 11th March 1929. The only run for the "Golden Arrow", as Seagrave turned his attention to the World Water Speed Record.
La "record-car" Napier Lion "Golden Arrow", filmata sulla spiaggia di Daytona nel 1929.
1929wallstreet-mute.mov
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Producer: unknown
More historical footage of the 1929 Wall Street crackdown. Some interesting epoca cars sequences.
Altro materiale d'epoca sul crollo di Wall Street nel 1929. Alcune interessanti sequenze di auto dell'epoca.
1930corn-mixed-gasoline.mov
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Producer: unknown
Very short clip about "corn-mixed gasoline" (?)
Un brevissimo filmato su una non meglio specificata "benzina mista a granturco". (?)
1930NashBrochure.mov
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Slideshow of the pages of a 1930 Nash brochure.
Immagini in sequenza delle pagine di una brochure Nash del 1930.
1930schools-out.mpeg
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School's Out (1930)
Director: Robert F. McGowan
Producer: Hal Roach
Production Company: Blackhawk Films
An "Our Gang" Comedy Short
School is out for lunch when Miss Crabtree's brother comes looking for her. Mistaking him for a possible suitor, the Gang quickly develops plans to get rid of him...
Interesting shots of period cars.
In questo divertente corto della serie "Our Gang" ci sono anche molte interessanti sequenze con auto dell'epoca.
1931biggest-carD.mov
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Producer: Universal Newspaper Newsreel
Titles: "Mammuth Car! 60 men spend 3 months constructing world's largest auto" .
La più grande auto del mondo. Una Terraplane gigante che resterà esposta per 6 anni a South Bend, Indiana.
1931UNKNOWN-concept551.mov
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Unknown 1931 one-wheel concept car. Epoca footage.
Una concept car del 1931 monoruota non identificata in un filmato dell'epoca.
1931UNKNOWN-concept552.mov
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Unknown 1931 one-wheel concept car. Epoca footage. Part 2.
Una concept car del 1931 monoruota non identificata in un filmato dell'epoca. Seconda parte.
1932ArcadiaFlCampersLine-VR.mov
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Virtual Reality image of a campers line in Arcadia, Fl in 1932.
Immagine in Realtà Virtuale di alcuni campers parcheggiati ad Arcadia, Florida nel 1932.
1932BeslerCorpSteamVPromo.mpeg
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Besler Corporation Promo Film: Steam-Driven Vehicles. (1932)
Sponsor: Besler Corporation
Producer: Besler Corporation
Demonstrates the practicality of steam-driven automobiles, airplanes and trains.
Filmato promozionale per i veicoli a vapore Besler.
1932ChevyFStripSellWhatTheyB.mov
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Sell What They Buy (1932)
Producer: GM
1932 Chevrolet filmstrip, reconstructed in 2004 by Romano-Archives from the original images and sonorized.
Filmstrip Chevrolet del 1932 ricostruita da Romano-Archives nel 2004 in base alle immagini originali e sonorizzata.
1932Dynasphere-concept.mov
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Producer: unknown
The Dynasphere, all-in-one-wheel concept car. Epoca footage.
La concept car Dynasphere. Tutto è contenuto in una grande ruota.
1932Imperial40DictatorChaplin.avi
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Charlie Chaplin in this short sequence from the 1940 movie "The Great Dictator", parades on a 1932 Imperial convertible.
Charlie Chaplin in una breve sequenza dal film del 1940 "Il Dittatore", sfila in parata su una scintillante Imperial convertibile del 1932.
1932InMyMerryOldsmobile.mpeg
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In My Merry Oldsmobile (1932)
Surprisingly licentious advertising cartoon produced by the Fleischer brothers.
Sponsor: Oldsmobile Division, General Motors Corporation
Producer: Fleischer Studios
This Fleischer Studios sing-along cartoon contains a surprising amount of immodest imagery. Lovely "Lucille" is menaced by a mustachioed villain/voyeur but then is rescued by her pint-sized true love. Since both suitors own Oldsmobiles, there doesn't seem to be much of a point. Watch for the candy cane-licking sequence. "You can go as far as you like with me in my merry Oldsmobile...."
Cartone animato pubblicitario della Oldsmobile, sorprendentemente licenzioso per l'epoca, prodotto dai fratelli Fleischer.
Spratt-Early-CarplaneCirca1932.mov
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Producer: unknown
The car-plane invented by Pratt.
L'auto-aereo ideata da Pratt.
1932terraplane-newsreel.mpeg
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Another Essex Terraplane Thriller (1932)
Producer: Universal Newsreel
Earl C. Anthony, Terraplane automobile dealer, takes pictures of airplane landing atop Terraplane car.
Filmato pubblicitario della Hudson Terraplane con un aereo che atterra sul tetto di una Terraplane in corsa. Il film è preceduto da uno short pubblicitario su una vendita scontata di auto Ford.
1932thru_traffic.mpeg
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Thru Traffic (1932)
Production Company: Perfect Circle/Warner Brothers
A sponsored film about racecar drivers who become mechanics and learn about politics and graft.
Un film sponsorizzato che tratta dei piloti da corsa dilettanti, che diventano anche dei bravissimi meccanici.
1932walter-chrysler-interv-b.mov
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Producer: unknown
A silent sequence of Walter Chrysler .
Sequenza muta di Walter Chrysler.
1933duesenberg-sj-speedster.mov
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Run Time: 00:00:17 Audio/Visual: silent, B&W Quality: # # #
Producer: Romano-Archives
A 1933 Duesenberg SJ BoatTail Speedster filmed at a auction.
Una Duesenberg SJ BoatTail Speedster del 1933 filmata ad un asta.
1933ChicagoWorldFair.mpeg
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Century of Progress Exposition: Wings of a Century (1933)
Producer: Holmes (Burton) Films
The Chicago World's Fair, 1933-34. Some interesting epoca cars sequences.
La Fiera Mondiale di Chicago del 1933-34. Alcune interessanti sequenze di auto dell'epoca.
192 1933GetTheWholeDollarGMFstr .mov
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Get the Whole Dollar (1933)
Producer: GM
1933 Chevrolet filmstrip, reconstructed in 2004 by Romano-Archives from the original images and sonorized.
Filmstrip Chevrolet del 1933 ricostruita da Romano-Archives nel 2004 in base alle immagini originali e sonorizzata.
1933HighGear.mpeg
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High Gear (1933)
Production Company: Goldsmith
Complete Movie. When Mark 'High Gear' Sherrod (Murray) looses his nerve, the race car driver takes a job driving a taxi, but when he befriends a cute reporter and the young handicapped son of a deceased driver, he attempts to return to the track.
Film completo ambientato nel mondo delle gare automobilistiche.
1933PontiacRadioAd.mp3 Available on CD
Run Time: 00:00:35 Audio/Visual: sound Quality: # # # # #
Filetype: Mp3 Filesize: 140 KB
Producer: GM
1933 GM radio ad.
Pubblicità radiofonica della GM del 1933.
1933prankster-bmute.mov
Available on DVD
Run Time: 00:00:37 Audio/Visual: silent, B&W Quality: # # #
Producer: unknown
A guy has the body of his auto fixed on the chassis the wrong way...
Un tale ha montato la carrozzeria a rovescio...
1933TriumphOfAmerica.mpeg
Available on DVD
Run Time: 00:21:22 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # # #
The Triumph of America (1933)
Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Auto manufacturing as an expression (and motivator) of America's economic success.
Both parts of "Triumph" are absolutely mesmerizing. Told in the corndog narrative style of the era, these series of clips, and the broad story they tell, capture the essence of the automobile and its impact on American life. It is hard not to view these films through the prism of our modern sensibilities.
When we do this, however, I think we miss the meaning of the film. The staggering tonnage of raw materials used, the impact on the environment, and the sheer weight of the entire technical infrastructure required to produce the car are indeed shocking. But this film was made at a time when these types of statistics were meant to convey the pride, power and prestige of American society, vis a vis, its manufacturing prowess. Viewed from that perspective, the manufacturing of the automobile was indeed the Truimph of America, although it has come at a great cost to all of us and the environment. Lastly, these films depict real workers doing real work---none of which looked easy, personally rewarding, or even remotely fun (with the exception of the glass workers in Part II).
La produzione automobilistica come espressione (e motivo) del successo economico dell'America.
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Partial and demonstrative List of the items contained in The American Automobile Timeline 1899-1970 - Multimedial Historical Collection
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