Synopsis
General Motors' promotional newsreel, volume 1, number 1: building the Norris Dam in the Tennessee Valley, iceboats racing a car on a frozen lake, gas-economy tests on Detroit streets, a hair stylist and models, the Dayton soap box derby, and a miniature dog riding in a glove compartment.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Running time
- 8 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0690_Chevrolet_Leader_News_Vol_1_No_1_M6650_03_33_00_00
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Dams! I Dirigibles! Devices! Derbys! Dames! Dogs! · Spuzz · 2017-01-23
Well, this is the first of many many Chevrolet Leader News pieces I'm going to see. 1st news clip features the building of the Colorado dam. It's quite an impressive dam, lots of heavy dirt being carted away on... Chevrolet Vehicles! 2nd news clip offers a race between an ice boat and a... Chevrolet Vehicle! Guess who wins? 3rd News Clip offers a great new device: Hang what appears to be a bug light on your rear view mirror of your... Chevrolet Vehicle! and keep track of your gas mileage! Gee, how exciting! 4th clip details the great american Soap Box Derby and the preparations the…