I stumbled upon this cool promotional film from the Ford Motor Company in 1953. It shows father itching to get a new car, even though his shoebox is only a few years old. I know that feeling of just wanting a new car or project, even though the one y... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
Cool vid, but, I don't know - they manage to make an exciting subject rather dull.. Hey.. guess what - they got their heads together and came up with what everyone wanted three years later - Yes! The EDSEL! Renowned for being a dismal failure. No, really, I enjoyed it, but sometimes the big comittee approach makes for bland product. If Jim had waited until next year he could have had monkey motion too! Mart.
verry cool. I always find a good view into a different time fasenating. immagine how proud you would be if you could point at a part on a car, that thousands of people bought, drove, and loved, and say, "I designed that grille piece, and stainless trim."
1953,that's when a new car in the neighborhood meant something ! Just going into a new car showroom was an exiting moment ! Today ? Everyone has new cars and they don't even own them! (Leased) Thanks for showing the film. I never understood, even in the sixties how it all could come together in the assembly plant to spit out finished cars at the end of the line ! So many chances for errors in the days before computers, that it was mind-boggling how it all came out so well. Tom in Detroit
Cool video. I love the naration of old movies/videao. I would like to get my hands on that 3/8 scale model of that red pickup.
When the narrator said "It's not just a rocket ship on wheels" I couldn't help but think 'No, PLEASE make it a rocket ship on wheels'. I always wonder about the perspective these designers had on what they working on at the time. I'd love to see the ideas that were thrown away. Great post. I'm going to try passing up desert to see if it alarms my loved ones enough to take me down to the car dealership.
That scale model panel was something else, makes you wonder what happened to all the scaled down versions over the years? Thanks for posting (I saved the vid to hard drive) .
I love the 53's, the cars are a 50th Anniversary model with special 50th anni badges. One of the most beautiful original grille bars ever in this car. I have a buddy with one that he considers selling sometimes, I am waiting in the wings! The trucks are very iconic to me, just a super style, not to mention how cool a Canadian Mercury truck would be, if they still did them in 53. Great era to spotlight. ~Sololobo~
gosh and we wonder why cars have all gone up in price .. some company's have folded ... lucky we have any mfrs. left ..
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