1955AUTOMOTIVE
CHRYSLER PROVING GROUNDS. LAUNCHING 1956 CARS.
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CAR DRIVES UP TO WAREHOUSE - GARAGE. CHRYSLER ENGINEERING.
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HANGAR FILLED WITH SHINY 1950s CARS.
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GARAGE, MECHANICS INSPECTING UNDERBODY, CAR ON HYDRAULIC LIFT. BOSS PATS MECHANIC ON THE SHOULDER
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MAN ENTERS OFFICE, PUTS HAT ON COAT RACK, ARRIVES AT WORK. WINDOWLESS OFFICE WITH PANELS PAINTED LIKE CLOUDS.
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POV DRIVING ON ROAD.
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AERIAL OF CIRCULAR ROAD IN MICHIGAN.
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POV DRIVING FAST ON DIRT ROAD. DIFFERENT TERRAINS USED TO TEST CARS.
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POV OVER SHOULDER OF PERSON DOING PAPERWORK.
MAN AT DESK SITS BACK, THINKING. PENSIVE THOUGHT GOES BACK TO PAPER WORK. WHITE COLLAR WORK |
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SECRETARY ON SWITCHBOARD.
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NEW CAR ARRIVES ON TRANSPORT TRUCK. COVERED IN CANVAS. NEW BATCH OF CARS ARRIVE. EVERYONE STOPS WORKING TO SEE NEW ARRIVALS. 1950s CAREER GIRLS LEAVE BUILDING
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MAKING LIFE SIZE CARS OUT OF CLAY. CLAY MODELS.
CARVE CLAY. CLAY CAR HALF SEDAN HALF STATION WAGON. |
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MEN UNCOVER 1955 CAR WITH TAIL FINS, PLACING TAIL LIGHTS. UNCOVERING BEAUTIFUL CAR.
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PLASTIC CAR ASSEMBLED
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TESTING CAR PROTOTYPES. CAR FLIPS OVER ON RAMP.
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LINE OF CARS CIRCA 1955 ENTER WAREHOUSE
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WORKERS WATCHING, MECHANICS, SECRETARIES, FOREMEN, "SUITS". GROUP BREAKS UP, GOES BACK TO WORK
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FINAL TESTS ON COMPLETE CARS. PLYMOUTH CARS SPEED ALONG DIRT ROAD, TOWARD AND AWAY FROM CAMERA.
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TESTING DODGE TRUCK, ANOTHER TRUCK ATTACHED TO THE BACK. "DYNAMOMETER ON WHEELS" GOING UP AND DOWN STEEP HILLS. DRIVES BACKWARDS UP INCLINE
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TEST DRIVING CAR, DRIVES THROUGH SOFT SAND.
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POV IN BACK SEAT OF CONVERTIBLE, BRAKE EXPERT TESTING BRAKES. CU GAUGES AND DIALS.
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TESTING STEERING AROUND CONES, OBSTACLE COURSE.
POWER STEERING. |
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SINGLE WHEEL OFF BACK OF CAR.
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BUSINESSMAN CALLS HIS SECRETARY ON SWITCHBOARD INTER-OFFICE COMMUNICATION
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ADJUSTS TIE BEFORE GOING INTO MEETING.
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BUSINESSMAN MAKES ADVERTISING PRESENTATION
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MEN TAKE PICTURES OF NEW MODELS OF CARS. MODELS WALK AROUND, MEN WHISTLE AND LOOK. LUST.
WOLF-WHISTLE. FORKLIFT. |
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PHOTOGRAPHER SETS CAMERA UP ON TRIPOD.
FRENCHMAN WITH BERET. PULLS OFF HIS TOUPEE. CAMERAMAN UNDER BLACK SHEET. MODELS POSE WITH CARS. STEREOTYPES. CAMPY. |
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PACKED STATION WAGON ARRIVES AT GATE. DIRECTOR ARRIVES TO FILM. HIGH SPEED TRACK. USES MEGAPHONE. CAMERA CAR DRIVES NEXT TO OTHER CAR AT HIGH SPEED.
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CAMERA MOUNTED OVER ENGINE AS CAR DRIVES THROUGH PUDDLE. MAN SPLASHED BY PUDDLE. CAMERAMEN AND EQUIPMENT UNDER PLASTIC PROTECTION.
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CAMERA CREW SETS UP ON ROCKY INCLINE, MAN RUNS INTO BUSHES FOR COVER. CAR FLIES OVER HILL IN SLOW MOTION.
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GREYHOUND BUSES ARRIVE. BUSINESS MEN GET OFF BUS.
MEDIA EVENT. PHOTOGRAPHERS CONCENTRATE ON PRETTY WOMAN. |
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LINE OF 1950s CARS DRIVE AWAY. ON RURAL HIGHWAY, ON DIRT ROAD. DEMONSTRATE DRIVING WITHOUT HANDS ON WHEELS. PASSENGER GETS NERVOUS, POINTS TO STEERING WHEEL.
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CAR DRIVES AT NIGHT ON TEST TRACK.
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FRONT END OF DESOTO.
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POV CHASING 1955 CAR DOWN DIRT ROAD. CAR DRIVES AWAY ON DIRT ROAD
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FILM ENDS
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