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The American Automobile Timeline 1899-1970


The American Automobile 1899-1970
Multimedial Historical Collection

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1946-1947

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The UAW General Motors Company strike is resolved on March 13, 1946, with a wage increase 1/2 cent higher than the Company's initial proposal.
In 1946 Central Foundry Division is established by GM.
The long awaited 1946 models are all reserial '42 models, yet Buicks are the most modern with their "new" 1942 styling.
A big hit with the public are Buick's bombsight hood ornaments. Parking lights are simple round units under the headlights for 1946 as opposed to the chrome side-sweeping strips which curved around the fenders on the 1942 Buicks.

1947 April 7: Henry Ford dies at age 83 at Fair Lane, his estate in Dearborn. .
In 1947 the radar gun is used for the first time to catch speeders in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
This year Packard offers power seats and windows in its automobiles.
1947: Oldsmobile celebrates its Golden Anniversary.
During this year the GM's "Train of Tomorrow" (Electro-Motive Division) begins a nationwide tour.
The way to tell a 1946 Buick from a 1947 is just as simple. The 1946 Buick's center grille bar runs up into the hood's molding crown, which reads, "Buick Eight". On the 1947 models, this center grille bar does not run into the crown.



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1946-47ChryslerDeSotoDodgePl.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:02:54 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Romano-Archives

Slideshow. 1946-47 Chrysler, DeSoto, Dodge cars images.


1946-47FordsMercurysLincolnsC.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:02:06 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # #

Producer: Romano-Archives

Slideshow. 1946-47 Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln cars images.


1946-47OtherCarsCompilation.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:03:03 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # #

Producer: Romano-Archives

Slideshow. 1946-47 Minor Makes Cars images.


1946AmateurFilm-Northwest.MP4
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:14:38 Audio/Visual: silent, C Quality: # # # #

Amateur film. 16mm Kodak silent original

Cars and Trucks on the Northwestern highways.


1946buick-car-washing89846.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:41 Audio/Visual: silent, B&W Quality: # # #

Producer: unknown

Amateur film.
 A white Buick inside an auto-wash tunnel.


1946Ca-ford-1st-car.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:15 Audio/Visual: silent, B&W Quality: # #

Producer: unknown

An elderly Henry Ford enjoy to drive his first car, the 1896 Quadricycle.


1946CaliforniaPictureBook.mpeg
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:11:35 Audio/Visual: silent, B&W Quality: # # # # #

The World Parade - California Picture Book (1946)
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Castle Films

Documerntary filmed "on the road"!.


1946ChryslerBrochure.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:18 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Producer: Romano-Archives

Slideshow. 1946 Chrysler brochure pages.


1946ChryslerTownCountryBro.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:17 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Producer: Romano-Archives

Slideshow. 1946 Chrysler brochure pages.


1946FordGoldenAnnivBro.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:13 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Romano-Archives

Slideshow. 1946 Ford brochure pages.


1946HudsonBrochure.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:02:29 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Producer: Romano-Archives

Slideshow. 1946 Hudson brochure pages.


1946InsideStModernGasoline.mpeg
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:22:36 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # # #


The Inside Story of Modern Gasoline (1946)

Sponsor: Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Producer: Fairbanks (Jerry) Inc.

Theatrical screen ad for Standard gasoline.


1946InvitationToANation.mpeg
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:09:52 Audio/Visual: Sound, C Quality: # # # # #

Invitation to a Nation (1946)
Sponsor: Greater National Capital Committee of the Wasington Board of Trade
Director: Byron Roudabush
Producer: Byron Roudabush
Production Company: Byron, Inc.

Cool shots of Washington D.C.. Streets and automobiles.


1946JuniorProm.mpg
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:20:16 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # # #

Junior Prom (1946)
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Simmel-Meservey

Student's adventures at the Junior Prom.


1946MercuryBrochure.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:10 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #  

Producer: Romano-Archives

Slideshow. 1946 Mercury brochure pages.


1946OurShrinkingWorld.mpeg
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:10:19 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # # #

Our Shrinking World (1946)
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Young America Films, Inc.

Globalization in the making!.


1946PlymouthBrochure.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:39 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Producer: Romano-Archives

Slideshow. 1946 Plymouth brochure pages.


1946stunts88885841.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:41 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # 

Producer: unknown

Unknown newsreel fragment. Various cars makes stunts on a dirt track, Public watch from a crowded tribune.


1946TexacoDennisDayRadioAd.mp3
Available on CD

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Run Time: 00:00:59 Audio/Visual: sound Quality: # # # # #
Filetype: Mp3 Filesize: 932 KB

Producer: Texaco

Texaco Dennis Day's radio ad.


1946TheBusDriver.mpg
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:10:02 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # # 

The Bus Driver (1946)
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Adventures of a bus driver from New York to Pittsburgh.


1946TheEasierWay.mpeg
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:12:31 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # # #

The Easier Way (1946)
Sponsor: General Motors Corporation, Employee Cooperation Staff
Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization

Jam Handy's film on GM employees' organization.


1946TransportBusTruckTaxi.mpeg
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:10:16 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # # #

Your Life Work Series - Transportation (Bus, Truck, Taxi) (1946)
Sponsor: Vocational Guidance Films, Inc.
Producer: Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.

People working at the wjeeL!

1947-06-02Indy500-2-10.mpeg
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:02:10 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # # #


Producer: Universal Newsreel

A report from the 1947 Indy 500.


1947AutoliteRadioAd.mp3
Available on CD

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Run Time: 00:00:57 Audio/Visual: sound Quality: # # # # #
Filetype: Mp3 Filesize: 228 KB

Producer: Autolite

Autolite radio ad.


1947buick-supereight.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:55 Audio/Visual: silent, C Quality: # # # # #

Producer: Romano-Archives

The car from the movie Rain Man. Filmed in Passariano, Udine, Italy in Summer 2003.


1947LiveAndLetLive.mpeg
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:10:15 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # # # B

Live and Let Live (1947)
Sponsor: Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
Producer: Aetna Casualty & Surety Company

Safe driving instructional film.


1947ADayAtTheFair.mpeg
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:10:54 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # # #

A day at the Fair (1947)
Produced By Encyclophedia Britannica Films Inc.

A farmer's family tripping to the fair with their car.

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