Vintage Films
“Hot Rod” ~ Feature Film from the 1950s
Loads of period roadsters, opens with a sequence of racing at the dry lakes, the SCTA running speed trials — worth watching just for this. [More…]
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Vintage Films
A Trip Through New York City in 1911
This old film of New York City was made in 1911 and shows what daily life was like. The film amazingly survived in mint condition. [More…]
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People Catchers ~ 1920s and 30s Pedestrian Safety Devices
In 1896, a pedestrian was hit and killed for the first time, which caused carmakers and engineers to look for ways to prevent accidents. [More…]
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Classic Chevy Sales Training Film Relentlessly Trashes Ford
This Chevrolet sales training film spends more than 20 minutes relentlessly bashing virtually everything about the new Ford product for 1952. [More…]
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A Drive Through 1940s Los Angeles
A drive through Bunker Hill and downtown Los Angeles, California in the 1940s. [More…]
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Le Mans 1956 ~ On-Board Ride-Along with Mike Hawthorne
A camera and a microphone are fitted to racecar driver Mike Hawthorn so he can commentate his way around the Le Mans circuit in 1956. [More…]
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American Graffiti ~ That Must Be Your Mama’s Car
Coming of age classic, directed by George Lucas, following four teenagers in the early 60s on their last summer night before college. [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
Motorcycle Board Track Racing at Los Angeles Motor Speedway, 1921
A truly special piece of American history, a glimpse into the high stakes sport of board track motorcycle racing in the Prohibition Era. [More…]
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Proof of the Pluses ~ “Confidential” 1956 Chevrolet Film
This video compares the 1956 Ford and Chevrolet automobile offerings by completly tearing down both a Ford and Chevrolet car. [More…]
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Horsepower ~ Chevrolet Motor Division 1937
This vintage film from the Chevrolet Motor Division, released in 1937, describes how the term ‘horsepower’ came about and applied to mechanical devices… [More…]
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The History of American Vehicles
Around the time Henry Ford was building his first car, so was Ransom Olds, father of the famous American Oldsmobile. But it was Ford who would establish the forty hour working week. [More…]
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Ford and the American Dream
Put together by Road Productions, this video is a well narrated look back at Ford and the American Dream… [More…]
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Spinning Levers ~ 1936 Film Explains Transmissions
The transmission in the modern motorcar — the mechanism that makes it possible to have three forward speeds and a reverse — is a series of levers, levers that spin. [More…]
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Car Commercials from the 1950’s
These classic car commercials fascinate for many reasons. Not only do we get a rundown of the features on these cars and what was important to car buyers in the 1950’s, but we also get [More…]
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1936 Chevrolet Automobile Assembly Line Footage
This fascinating Chevrolet Automobile Assembly Line footage was filmed in 1936 at the Chevrolet Plant in Flint, Michigan… Also of Interest: Ingenuity in Action ~ 1958 NHRA Hot Rod Film The Bug ~ The Iconic [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
Chevrolet Stunt Driving ~ The Joie Chitwood Thrill Show
The “Thrill Driver’s Choice” ~ In 1956, Joie Chitwood Thrill Show drivers exclusively drove Chevrolet cars… Joie Chitwood Thrill Show The “Joie Chitwood Thrill Show” was an exhibition of auto stunt driving that became so successful, Chitwood [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
American Graffiti ~ Drag Race at Paradise Road
Milner (Paul Le Mat) drag races Falfa (Harrison Ford) and ends in a fiery crash that reunites Laurie (Cindy Williams) and Steve (Ron Howard). [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
1963 Studebaker Daytona Lark Wagonaire
Bob Carlberg of Rialto, California (and his dog, Rambler) took three full years to build and paint his 1963 Studebaker Daytona Lark Wagonaire, and handled the entire process himself, except for the front seats. It [More…]
