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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
Ford Cars and Exhibits Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Crowds looking at exhibits of new Ford V-8’s - V-8’s being driven up ramp with dip at top which throws car into air, down other side - V-8 driven onto ramp under wheels on one side, passengers getting out of tilted car, trying to tip it over, getting back in, driving on - group including Henry and Edsel Ford examining V-8 car, car without body - view of exhibit, spectators - close-ups of exhibits of components of V-8 car including chassis with motor and steering gear, motor, front axle with brake mechanism exposed, shock absorbers, exposed transmission - exhibits of engines, machines for testing - revolving exhibit - motorcade of Ford dealers and distributors with motorcycle police escort - exhibit hall, spectators watching workers performing a number of tasks - large group posing outside Ford building - milling crowd outside building - man pulling another in jinrikisha [rickshaw], spectators - man riding in chair car pushed by uniformed attendant - groups posing - spectators looking at huge globe in exhibit hall - huge police escorted motorcade on country road - large number of cars parked in park, crowds at picnic tables - views of cars and people in park - exhibit hall interior, spectators watching workers at machines, explanatory signs at exhibits - revolving exhibit, cross section of car on top, lines leading from parts to detailed exhibits below - murals round walls of exhibit hall, display of old cars. [1934]
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