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The Corvair in Action (1960)

1960 · Ephemeral film · 6 min

  • Action

Synopsis

different color 1960 Chevrolet Corvairs driving through scenic landscape, each Corvair with 1960 license plates. Great low-angle tracking shot of 1960 Chevrolet Corvair with Connecticut licence plates driving on race track; banner for Lime Rock Raceway in Lime Rock, Connecticut in background. Great shot inside car on racetrack, disembodied hands turning wheel on sharp turns; Corvair drives toward camera and makes 180 degree skid and drives off back in the direction from which it came. High-angle car drive figure eights; car passes beneath “Handling” banner, shot in car weaving between red and white poles. Corvair driving through every imaginable terrain: car on high way, car tires on bumpy road; driving through mud; over hill and through brush in country side; through pool of swampy mud; through brush; up a shallow stream. disembodied man’s foot in black dress shoe presses brake pedal Corvair crash test, passenger-less car drives down road, light flashes in car, car rear ends another vehicle; car collision in crash test. crash test with Corvair towed then released and made to rollover on side of road.

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Details

Running time
6 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0800_Corvair_in_Action_The_06_22_32_00