THE BIRTH OF A NEW CAR
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Year Published: 1939
Format: 16mm
Description: There are two black & white promotional films for Plymouth Chrysler. The first is a "Ballet Mechanique" style movie, showing how materials for a Plymouth automobile are made into parts and a car is made on an assembly line. The second film is a look at the all new 1939 Deluxe Plymouth. This is copyright 1938/1939. Opening titles: Plymouth, Division of the Chrysler Corporation presents "The Birth of a New Car" (:07). Set to the music of Ravel's "Bolero". People work on engine designs and car designs, including using a clay model (:22). Inside a steel mill; smelting process (:58). Parts of a car (1:33). Grinding wheels (1:40). Belts and coils are made (1:45). Pistons (1:55). Parts of belts (2:07). Parts of an engine are being constructed (2:18). Parts of a car are welded (2:39). Coils and springs (3:01). Exhaust parts (3:06). Parts go down the assembly line (3:12). A man works on the line (3:34). An engine is pieced together piece by piece (3:42). Parts of an engine are connected (3:49). A coil is placed in a steel frame (4:47). The entire steel frame of a new car (5:00). Tires on the line (5:03). Rims for the tires (5:10). Tires placed on rims (5:21). Wattmeter at work (5:30). Many engines for various cars (5:34). An engine is placed into a car (5:43). A steering wheel is put into a new car (5:51). The outer frame of the car is connected (5:57). Gas cap is removed and a nozzle is placed into the gas tank (6:23). A foot tries the gas pedal (6:28). Tires spin (6:30). Headlights flash (6:32). A car drives off the line (6:38). Opening title: Plymouth’s Got it! 1939 Deluxe Plymouth (6:44). Symbol for a Plymouth car (6:51). Radiator grill design (7:04). Thicker wider bumpers (7:20). Head lamps and fenders (7:25). Larger hub caps (7:30). Fender (7:36). Rear fender (7:41). Door opens and we go inside - new rubber door seat (7:47). Door panel (7:56). Reading lamp (8:15). Ash tray (8:21). Front seat - ventilator lock (8:27). Gear shift (8:43). Hand brake (8:57). Speedometer (9:09). Headlight beam indicator (9:34). Radio speaker grill (9:45). Glove compartment (10:03). Plymouth 1939 (10:32). Inside the Transmission (10:43). Coil springs (10:58). Springs being tested (11:09). 1939 Plymouth Road King on the road (11:18). Directional cooling (11:43). Camshaft (11:53). 1939 Plymouth (11:57). Rear axle (12:07). Plymouth stops on the road with its brakes (12:13). Safest low priced car (12:18). Plymouth was a brand of automobiles produced by Chrysler Corporation and its successor DaimlerChrysler. The brand was launched in 1928 to compete in what was then described as the "low-priced" market segment that was dominated by Chevrolet and Ford. It became the high-volume seller for the automaker until the late 1990s. Plymouth cars were marketed primarily in the United States. The brand was withdrawn from the marketplace in 2001. The Plymouth models that were produced up to then were either discontinued or rebranded as Chrysler or Dodge.
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[Music] so so [Music] so [Music] so so [Music] so [Applause] so [Music] so beautiful that you won't believe it's a low-priced car [Music] breathtaking new style in the new radiator grill design massiveness combined with graceful artistry in steel and chromium thicker wider more massive bumpers front and rear headlamps and the beautiful new fenders that are modeled to the front in one gorgeous ensemble new larger hubcaps that proudly display a modernized version of the famous plymouth ship here is a fender curve to be admired as the work of a master harmoniously this rear fender sustains the mood of glamour and steel step inside but as you do notice this new rubber door seal and also this is the place to notice the new metal wear on the door panel bright chromium in new designs with colored escutcheon plates you wouldn't believe it's a low-priced car with this beautiful grained garnish molding apron with this smart new door panel trim here's sumptuous luxury deep cushion seats again in that smart new tailoring and what's this the new larger reading lamp and sparkling crystal design this year the ashtray is conveniently placed in the seat back a break for the man in the middle but let's look into the front compartment here's neat improvement of the ventilator lock this large button instead of the small pin makes it easier to operate aha where's the gear shift lever you guessed it the 1939 deluxe plymouth has perfected remote control shifting optional no it's standard equipment easier to operate than the old shift lever in the floor and much more convenient plymouth's got it and the handbrake is on the left making full clearance for legroom comfort instruments are directly before the driver in an instrument panel so beautiful you wouldn't believe it's a low priced car lights camera action for the new safety signal speedometer green for speeds up to 30 above 30 amber 250 then after 50 red it's a chrysler corporation development exclusive to chrysler corporation cars an important contribution to safer driving and plymouth got it and here's the headlight beam indicator directly in the driver's field of vision if it's like this your high beam is on and you can know at a glance here's the new radio speaker grille the radio controls are installed in these panels push button controls that eliminate dialing for your favorite radio stations much more convenient than the old way and safer do because you need not take your eyes from the road to tune in the station you want push this button and the door to the glove compartment opens at once close the door and it is securely fastened here's something else to open and we find a handy ash receiver set in the wide ledge made by the smart new v windshield there's a story about the deluxe cowl ventilator it has a built-in rain trap so that you can keep it open regardless of rain or snow to provide fresh air that can be passed through the heater in cold weather plymouth got it in style and elegance and attractive conveniences as never before plymouth got it mechanically too brilliant new high torque performance new economy a new all silent auto mesh transmission in the deluxe gears of a mole of steel all helical cut fully synchronized to the speed of the shift so that it is mechanically impossible to shift otherwise than with a smooth positive engagement individual front wheel spring but we are headlining it as a molar steel coil springs and the 1939 plymouth is the only low-priced car with this great ride feature a mole of steel products of chrysler corporation laboratories is recognized today as the finest spring material in any automobile at any price so the 1939 plymouth has the most sensational ride ever provided in the low price field plymouth got it not only in the deluxe but also in the 1939 road king as standard equipment floating power 6.7 to 1 compression ratio calibrated ignition directional cooling [Music] full length water jackets valve seat inserts chain driven camshaft features that have made the plymouth the best engineered low-priced car an air-cooled clutch roller bearing universal joints hypoid rear axle rubber poise body mounting [Music] the finest hydraulic brakes in the industry and safety steel bodies with safety styling and radio studio sound proofing an established reputation as the safest low-priced car the car that stands up best it's the biggest package of value ever offered the low price speed and the largest roomiest car in plymouth history there it is one hundred
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