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1927AUTOMOTIVE
DOTS ON MAPS REPRESENT GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIPS AROUND THE WORLD. FILM SHOWS SORT OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BEHIND THOSE
DOTS, GREAT SHOTS OF TRAFFIC IN CITIES AROUND WORLD DURING 1927. GOOD SHOTS OF VARIETY OF VINTAGE AUTOS, TRUCKS CIRCA 1920S. FILM SHOWS WORLD MARKET INFLUENCE BY AUTOS.
transportation, foreign countries, economics.

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LS PAN CITY OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL 1927. "SAO PAULO IS WORLD'S GREATEST COFFEE MART".LS GREAT OLD WORLD ARCHITECTURE,
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LS TROLLEYS, AUTOS, PEDESTRIANS CROSSING ELEVATED PARKWAY IN SAO PAOLO. GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS APARTMENT HOUSES IN B/G
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MLS 1920S AUTO DRIVES TOWARDS CAMERA, DOWN STREET HUGE PALM TREES LINE STREET ON BOTH SIDES.
PEDESTRIANS. PALATIAL BUILDING AT END OF BLOCK IN B/G.
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SOUTH AMERICAN MOUNTAIN VILLAGE WITH STREET CROWDED WITH HERD OF OXEN AND NATIVES TENDING THEM, 1920S AUTO PASSES L TO R IN F/G. SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS IN B/G.
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CART LOADED WITH HAY IS PULLED ALONG BY TEAM OF OVEN SMALL FLATBED TRUCK LOADED WITH STACKS OF HAY PASSES IN F/G, L TO R. YOUNG WORKER SEATED, LEGS DANGLING OFF TAILBOARD.
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MS MAN PUSHING PUSH CART DOWN COBBLESTONE STREET ALONG LINE OF ATTACHED HOMES. TWO WOMAN PEDESTRIANS, 1920S DRESS. HUGE MONUMENT OF WOMAN HOLDING TORCH AND OTHER FIGURES IN SQUARE. MAN WITH PUSHCART PASSING IN FRONT R TO L. FOLLOWED BY TROLLEY CAR CROSSING HIS PATH, AUTO PASSING (L TO R).
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STREET LINED ON BOTH SIDES BY TELEGRAPH POLES, OPEN MARKET STORES. STREET CROWDED WITH PEOPLE WALKING ABOUT, HORSE AND WAGONS WITH PRODUCE, SINGLE AUTO DRIVING DOWN STREET TOWARDS CAMERA.
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CHINESE STREET SCENE ORIENTAL WOMAN IN NATIVE DRESS RIDES IN RICKSHAW PULLED BY NATIVE MAN TOWARDS CAMERA. ORIENTAL SIGNS ABOVE STORES IN B/G
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"ITS ABOUT AS HARD TO FIND PLACE TO PARK IN PORT ELIZABETH AS IN CHICAGO". PAN PARKING LOT CROWDED WITH CIRCA 1920S AUTOS.
OTHERS PARKED ALONG CURBS IN PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA.
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STREET SCENE ANTWERP 1927 - ABOVE VIEW LARGE SQUARE 1920S CARS BACKED TO CURB FACING CAMERA, PEDESTRIANS IN B/G IN OPEN SQUARE, TROLLEY TRAFFIC ON LEFT B/G
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PARKING PROBLEMS IN LIMA, PERU, 1927. AUTOS PARALLEL PARKED ON RIGHT, AS AUTOS, TRUCKS, BUSES SPEED TOWARDS CAMERA AND L TO R. MS NATIVE MAN WALKS DOWN DIRT ROAD WITH TEAM OF OXEN PULLING WAGON, AS CAR LOADEN WITH PEOPLE APPROACHES IN B/G TOWARDS CAMERA.
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MLS AUTO, MOTORCYCLE TRAFFIC PASSING HORSE AND BUGGY ON HIGHWAY, BACKS TO CAMERA.
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"CAME; IS LOSING AGE-OLD JOB AS "SHIP OF THE DESERT" ARABS RIDING CAMELS AMID AUTOS PARKED IN FRONT OF PYRAMID IN EGYPT.
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TWO NATIVE BOYS WITH THEIR OXEN WATCHMAN CLIMB INTO SMALL FLAT BED TRUCK LADEN WITH BALES OF HAY, AS ANOTHER MAN SHOWS HIM HOW TO DRIVE IT.
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NATIVE FARMER WALKS HIS OX-DRIVEN CART IN FRONT OF TRUCK TRYING TO PASS. TRUCK DRIVES AROUND NATIVE, TOWARDS CAMERA.
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"THE MOTOR CAR HAS "TAKEN" THE ANDES". MS SMALL TRUCK RIDES DOWN VILLAGE STREET TOWARDS CAMERA, STOPS IN STREET, NATIVE MAN TALKS TO DRIVER AS LARGE GROUP OF ANDEAN INDIANS, SHORT IN STATURE, CHILDREN, WEARING PONCHOS AND FEDORA-TYPE HATS PILE OUT.
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"OLD TOLL GATES ON THE VELDT ROADS SOUTH AFRICA, ARE NOW OPENED FOR THE AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS"..MS BLACK BOY OPENS WIRE GATE FOR CAR TO DRIVE.
THROUGH.
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"SERVICE FOLLOWS THE CAR". MLS TWO CAR DRIVE OUT OF GARAGE ENTRANCE TO SERVICE STATION MECHANIC USES HAND PUMP CIRCA 1020S TO PUT AIR IN TIRE LYING ON GROUND IN BACK OF SERVICE STATION AS MECHANIC WORKS UNDER CAR WITH HOOD OPEN.
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CAR PULLS AWAY FROM VINTAGE GAS PUMPS (CIRCA 1920S).TOWARDS CAMERA.
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SUB-TITLE TELLS OF GENERAL MOTORS COMPETITION IN MARKETS BOTH IN AMERICA AND EUROPE.
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PAN HUGE CORNER AUTO DEALERSHIP BUILDING, AUTO BUS TRAFFIC PASSING L TO R IN F/G. LS PAN FORD DEALERSHIP BUILDING TO LONG ROW OF HUGE DERRICKS ON DOCK. HUGE ROCK HILL IN B/G, AUTO, BUS TRAFFIC PASSING L TO R. IN F/G
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MLS PAN LARGE WAREHOUSE BUILDING WITH HUGE SIGN ON WALL, "SEE THE NEW STUDEBAKER" AND "THIS IS THE DAY OF THE CLOSED CAR, COMPARABLE PONTIAC SEDAN". 4 DOOR CAR PASSES L TO R IN F/G.
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"WILLYS KNIGHT CARS", KNIGHT TRUCKS" " WRITTEN ON STRING OF WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS. MACHINE SHOP", LS SERVICE TRUCK WITH BOOM IN BACK, PARKED IN FRONT OF LONG LOW WILLYS KNIGHT TRUCKS, BUILDING.
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SUB TITLE TELLS OF "TRADE BARRIERS", "HIGH OPERATING COSTA', HEAVY TAXATION..
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"WHAT DOES "HIGH GASOLINE COSTS" MEAN? MLS SERVICE MAN IN WHITE COAT, FEDORA, FILLS UP CUSTOMER'S GAS TANK FROM PUMP, CIRCA 1920S.
LOCATED ON EDGE OF CURB.
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VARIOUS CHARTS SHOWING "GENERAL MOTORS EXPORT DIVISION COMPARISON PRICES IN 21 LEADING MARKETS AS COMPARED TO THE U. S.". CU CHART SHOWS RANGE OF 20 CENTS A GALLON (THE LOWEST) IN THE UNITED STATES, UP TO 53 CENTS (THE HIGHEST)
IN ITALY.
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MAP OF WORLD SHOWS WHAT "SPHERES OF POLITICAL INFLUENCE MEANS". "BRITISH INFLUENCE IS LARGEST. (CIRCA 1926).
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ANIMATED CHART SHOWING "SPHERE OF INFLUENCE IN TERMS OF AUTOMOTIVE CONSUMING ABILITY". BRITISH IS HIGHEST, U. S. LOWEST, "UNINFLUENCED" COMES IN 2ND. (CIRCA 1927)
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"TRANSPORTATION COSTS TO DISTANT MARKETS IS A POWERFUL FACTOR". MLS LARGE FREIGHTER IN HARBOR, SMOKE STACK SPEWING BLACK SMOKE.
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CU ANIMATED CHART OF DUTY BARRIERS WHICH STIFFEN THE JOB OF SELLING AMERICAN TRUCKS AND CARS OVERSEAS. CHART SHOWS ITALY CHARGING THE HIGHEST (68%), TO SEVERAL CHARGING THE LOWEST (12%).
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CHART SHOWS HOW "A CAR FOR EVERY PURSE AND PURPOSE" IS WRITTEN IN LANGUAGE AND HIEROGLYPHICS OF ALL COUNTRIES OF THE GLOBE.
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GENERAL MOTORS VIEWS
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GRAPH SHOWING "PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL GENERAL MOTORS FACTORY SALES ABSORBED IN THE EXPORT MARKETS OF WORLD". 1921 TO 1927.
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