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The American Automobile Timeline 1899-1970


The American Automobile 1899-1970
Multimedial Historical Collection

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1968

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Front shoulder harnesses are required in addition to settles, in US.

February, 6: Semon Knudsen is elected Company President of the Ford Motor Co; Arjay Miller is elected Vice Chairman of the Board.

March, 25: the one-millionth Ford's Lincoln Continental is built.

April 5: the continental Mark III is introduced by Ford.

The restyled Corvette features flip-up headlights.

The Safety Research and Development Laboratory and Vehicle Dynamics Test Area is dedicated at the Milford Proving Ground.

The new 50-story General Motors Building opens in New York.

Euclid Division is renamed Earthmoving Equipment Division following on the consent judgment on July 1st which requires GM to sell to the White Motor Corporation the name "Euclid" and certain equipment and assets used in the manufacture of off-highway dump trucks. A major expansion program for the Earthmoving Equipment Division is also announced.

Six passenger car and truck assembly plants previously operated by Fisher Body and Chevrolet Motor Division are transferred to the management of GM Assembly Division. This way Chevrolet will have additional responsibility in engineering, producing and distributing a new American-built small car.



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1968AMC-TV-Commercial041.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:16 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: AMC

AMC Tv ad.


1968AMC-TV-Commercial042.mo
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:13 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: AMC

AMC Tv ad.


1968AMC-TV-Commercial043.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:11 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: AMC

AMC Tv ad.


1968AMC-TV-Commercial044.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:25 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: AMC

AMC Tv ad.


1968AMC-RebelHT-TVad-SC.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:57 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Producer: AMC

AMC Tv ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968AmericanOilTires-AD.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:59 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Producer: American Oil

American Oil Tv ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968ChryslerAd0497678.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:00 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Chrysler

Chrysler TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968DodgeAd048655.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:58 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Chrysler

Dodge TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968DodgeAD049731.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:18 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Chrysler

Dodge TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968DodgeAdventurerAD0496.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:59 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Producer: Chrysler

Dodge TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968DodgePolaraAD041787.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:18 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Chrysler

Dodge TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968DodgePUTruckAD0487.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:00 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Chrysler

Dodge TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968DodgeTruckAd049898.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:41 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Chrysler

Dodge TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968Olds-YoungmobileAdCutlassS-03SC.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:44 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: GM

Oldsmobile Tv ad.


1968Olds-YoungmobileAdCutlassS2-04SC.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:58 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: GM

Oldsmobile Tv ad.


1968Olds-YoungmobileAdDance-01SC.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:56 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: GM

Oldsmobile Tv ad.


1968Olds-YoungmobileAdOptionals-05SC.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:00 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: GM

Oldsmobile Tv ad.


1968Olds-YoungmobileAdTheDream-06SC.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:58 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: GM

Oldsmobile Tv ad.


1968Olds-YoungmobileAdTheWayItIs-07SC.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:56 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: GM

Oldsmobile Tv ad.


1968Olds-YoungmobileAdTorque-02SC.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:58 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: GM

Oldsmobile Tv ad.


1968FordTorino-AD0499.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:59 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Ford Motor Company

Ford TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968MercuryCougar-AD0402.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:57 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # 

Producer: Ford Motor Company

Mercury TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968FordEconoline-AD0491.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:58 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # 

Producer: Ford Motor Company

Ford TV ad.


1968MercuryMontego-AD041.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:58 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # 

Producer: Ford Motor Company

Mercury TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968MercuryMontego-AD042.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:24 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # #

Producer: Ford Motor Company

Mercury TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968MercuryMontego-AD043.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:13 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # 

Producer: Ford Motor Company

Mercury TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968MercuryMontego-AD044.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:21 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # 

Producer: Ford Motor Company

Mercury TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968Mustang-AD0499.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:02:57 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #  #

Producer: Ford Motor Company

Ford TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968FordMustangGT-CS-AD049331.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:00 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Producer: Ford Motor Company

Ford TV ad.


1968MustangCobra-AD04991.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:12 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Ford Motor Company

Ford TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968ADayInAmerica.mpg
Available on DVD
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Run Time 00:27:20 Audio/Visual: Sound, C Quality: # # # # 

A Day in America (1968)
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense
Producer: U.S. Department of Defense

Patriotic mosaic of American scenes at the height of the Vietnam War. Interesting shots of epoca cars.


1968NightOfTheLivingDead.mpeg
Available on DVD
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Run Time 01:35:17 Audio/Visual: Sound, B&W Quality: # # # # # 

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Director: George A. Romero
Producer: Karl Hardman, Russell Streiner

In this classic yet still creepy horror film, strangers hold up in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse and battle constant attacks from dead locals who have been brought back to life by mysterious radiation.
WARNING - This is a graphic horror film with some gory special effects.


1968olds-brake-tests-ad-frag.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:33 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # #  #

Producer: GM

Oldsmobile TV ad. Fragment.


1968Plymouth-AD04191.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:28 Audio/Visual: sound, B&W Quality: # # # 

Producer: Chrysler

Plymouth TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968PlymouthAD-PetulaKlark.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:59 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Producer: Chrysler

Plymouth TV ad featuring Petula Clark.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968PlymouthFuryAD040213.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:59 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Chrysler

Plymouth TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968PlymouthRoadrunner-AD041.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:00 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Chrysler

Plymouth TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968plymouthTVShort-AD.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:09 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Chrysler

Plymouth TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968plymouthTVShort2-AD.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:00:10 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # # 

Producer: Chrysler

Plymouth TV ad.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968PontiacFirebirdTVad501.mp4
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:01:00 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Producer: GM-Pontiac Division

A 1968 Pontiac Firebird commercial.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968StockCarsInActionSC.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:02:01 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Anateur movies about the 1968 Stock Cars Championship.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


1968TheCamaroInActionSC.mov
Available on DVD
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Run Time: 00:02:26 Audio/Visual: sound, C Quality: # # #

Anateur movies about Camaros racing in 1968 competitions.
Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube


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