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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