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THE '49 FORD IN YOUR FUTURE
Henry Ford II saved the Company after his grandfather's
death by staking everything on the success of an all-new post-war
car. The gamble paid off big! A Ford company film, The Human
Bridge, in full color, shows what it took to completely
redesign and retool for the revolutionary new '49 Fords.
This high-quality film shows Henry Ford
II with his staff planning the new designs, as men sculpt day
mockups. Then you'll see workers at the big Rouge plant
making body-stamping dies, casting engine blocks, fashioning parts
and building engines. Learn about other fascinating operations,
from stamping the frames and bodies, to painting and upholstery, to
complete car assembly. Then you'll witness the grand debut of
the new Fords at the Astoria Hotel in New York City! On a
huge turntable in the magnificent ballroom, glamorous models
present the exciting new sedans, coupes, convertibles, and
station wagons. You'll even see descriptions and close-ups of
the cars' features and details, like interior and engine choices.
THE ORIGINAL COLOR FILM!
43 min., Color (some Black & White).
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#8.
THE NEW 1950-51 FORDS
Return to those good old times with the story of the new 1950-1951 Fords told in this compilation of Company films:
Triumph of the Track, Ford Overdrive, 6,000 Partners, and Care of the
Convertible. It begins in amazingly well preserved color with the
full line of 1950 Fords, including the Convertible and
Country Squire wagon passing in review on the Dearborn test track. You'll see a terrific film featuring
a new Ford convertible and demonstrating how easy the optional Overdrive works. Great close-up details! Other neat footage includes a family at their local dealer buying a car as the kids check under the hood. A short about the correct way to park your '50 Ford has
some great mid-America street scenes. A piece about how Fords are made, includes what it takes to tool up the '50 model as well as how parts are produced, from tires to sparkplugs, bumpers to roller bearings.
The excellent 1951 film coverage includes models on the test track.
Ride along with a young couple in a snazzy new convertible, at a gas station fueling up and checking tires, then going to a garage where they put it up on a rack to show us how to keep up other maintenance.
60 min., Black & White and Color. $24/ea.
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#9.
THE NEW 1953-54 FORDS
This. compilation of official Company films features footage from 1953 and 1954 showing stepby-step how the
1953 Ford cars were designed and produced from body-building to
assembly, and how independent parts suppliers across the U.S. played a big role. Shop with a family at a dealer showroom buying a beautiful
new '53 Victoria. Watch parts being produced, from speedometers to wheels. You will be at the unveiling of
Lincolns and Mercurys as the new models are presented to the public. Attend preparations for celebrating the Ford 50th Anniversary. TV commercials introduce the various Fords including such models as the
Sunliner Convertible, Ranch Wagon and Country Squire.
The 1954 film begins in glorious color with visitors at the Ford Rotunda showplace in Dearborn strolling through exhibits from futuristic" dream cars" to tractors. Then they
tour the big Rouge plant where they see the manufacturing process and cars being assembled: A series of informative film shorts and TV ads introduce the new models, show details and interiors, the new OHV V-8 engine, and power options like brakes, windows and steering.
The new passenger models are shown on the open road. The new F-100 Pickup and big trucks are pictured at work.
60 min., Black & White and Color. $24/ea.
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#10.
THE NEW 1955-56 FORDS
This compilation of Ford Motor Company film shows how the new 1955
Fords were created from drawings that took cues from futuristic
models. On the assembly lines engines are built and
finished Fords, Lincoln, Mercurys and trucks take shape and
are driven on the Dearborn test track. Revisit a series of rare TV
commercials introducing for the first time the new 1955-1956 cars
with such enticing models as the Crown Victoria, Sunliner
Convertible, Country Squires, and the F-100 Pickup. One series
in color stars comedian Ernie Kovaks. Other ads go under the hood
to explain the engine choices and interiors. Your favorite Fords
are pictured in dealer showrooms, Mobilgas Economy Runs, flying
through the air in the "Tournament of Thrills", and
racing in the Darlington "500".
The grand finale is a trip back in time
to the 1956 NASCAR races at Daytona Beach. Filmed in full color,
it pictures Fords and Mercurys going against the
competition, the flips and crashes, and the drivers like Fireball
Roberts, Joe Weatherly, and Curtis Turner. Former Indy champ
Peter DePaulo runs the Ford team. Speed-burner Turner wins the
first-ever NASCAR convertible race.
60 min., Black & White and Color. $24/ea.
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#11.
THE NEW 1957-59 FORDS
Ford sales were hot in 1957 with good looks and hiperformance. This series of commercials and Ford promotional films takes you back to the public introduction of these cars as they were sold on TV. You'll see a family getting a
new Ford Sunliner, taking it on their first ride and introducing the American TV audience to the new
Hardtop Retractable with its spellbinding disappearing top. Other film shows such models as the
Fairlane Hardtop and station wagons in various settings. A rare series of color ads features the '57 models like the
Pickup and Ranchero. Great footage shows the cars being explained by a salesman.
The 1958 Fords make their debut at a glamorous showing on stage by popular TV host Hugh Downs. Coverage includes details and models like the
Fairlane #500" Hardtop, Convertible, and Retractable Hardtop.
The 1959 Ford models make their introduction in a glamorous setting at the World's Fair in Brussels. A great series of TV ads in color promotes the '59s with stars Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ward Bond, and Robert Horton demonstrating the
wagons and the flip-top convertible.
60 min., Black
& White and Color. $24/ea. or
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#21. FORD & THE AMERICAN DREAM
For many Americans in the early days of motoring, Henry Ford's amazing Model T was the first car they had every seen, ridden in, driven or owned. Each generation has had its own love affair with Ford cars-from the legendary Model A to the fast and famous "flathead" V-8s and all the beautiful Fords, Lincolns, Mercurys, Thunderbirds. . . the incomparable Mustangs. . . and so many other great models. Along the way they have been the family joy, polished, paraded, raced, hot-rodded, customized and collected.
Narrated by veteran Ford voice Shelby Newhouse and written and produced by auto historian Lorin Sorensen for a 1991 Ford marketing program, this is the entertaining story of some of the best of those Ford-produced cars and historic events, compiled from the very best of the original historic film footage. Coverage is from the '20s to the '80s.
50 min., Black & White and Color. $24/ea.
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#12.
FORD
CLASSICS OF THE FIFTIES
Three unforgettable Ford cars star in this edit of the original promotional films that introduced them:
the 1956 Continental Mark II, 1957 Ford Hide-Away Hardtop, and 1958
Edsel. A 1953 Ford company film explains events leading up to the decisions to make such cars. Another film explains how young Wm. Clay Ford was put in charge of the project to bring back his father
Edsel Ford's classic Continental nameplate. It shows the design process, and such operations as hand building the bodies of these elegant cars.
The Ford film The New Fairlane 500 Hide-away Hardtop follows with a look in
full color at the conventional '57 convertible. A pretty driver then proceeds to show all the details of the new "better idea" Ford "flip-top", from tipping back the top to explaining the luggage compartment.
The Company film The Edsel Story, also
in color, features the men who designed this novel but illfated car explaining how it came about. More footage shows the cars in styling, and
on the assembly line. It ends with a young couple on a cross-country honeymoon in a
snazzy new red Edsel convertible.
60 min., Black & White and Color. $24/ea.
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