Bonneville Flats Time Trial Races Streamliner Car "The Proof Is in the Performance" 17934 (1957)

Synopsis

This short film, produced for Wynn Oil Company by So-Cal Productions, shows the time trial races at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1957, where the Wynn’s Friction Proofing Streamliner car set a new American speed record, and promotes the company’s Friction Proofing line of products. The film opens with a shot from the of a car driving from Denver (home of the race team) toward Wendover, UT; the film then shows the bleak landscape of the Great Salt Lake and surrounding area as team continues to the Bonneville Salt Flats (00:58). Men set up the speed trials timing system for the course at the salt flats. Viewers see officials place the photoelectric units and portable generators (02:30) on the nine-mile course. A Utah State Highway truck marks the course and another truck smooths out the surface. Men register for the race and have their cars inspected. The film shows the trophies for the different race classes (03:44). Trucks move the hot rods to the pit, and crews make final adjustments to the vehicles. Cars with special nitrogen-filled tires are rolled to the starting line (04:47). The film shows the Wynn’s Friction Proofing Streamline car, the pit crew, and lead mechanic and engineer Bill Kenz. Someone pours Wynn’s Friction Proofing oil into the car’s engine. The film shows the standard preparation of the car by the pit crew, including lubricating the wheel bearings. There is a good shot of the cars lined up for the race (08:25). The first car to race is a Chrysler-powered…

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Running time

25 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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