Automobile for Cross-Country Travel Devised (1936)
1936 · Newsreel
Synopsis
European engineers try out an automobile with startling new suspension features which enable the machine to disregard the smooth pavement of the highways and cut across ditches, hills and even cliffs in a cross-country dash."
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★★★ · More Bumps Ahead - in German! · Christine Hennig · 2005-05-28
Newsreel story from the 30s about a newly-invented German car that can drive over roadless country. This is fun to watch, but for some reason, the narration is in German, despite the fact that this was an American newsreel. That makes the clip weirder than it might otherwise be. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ***. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.
★★★ · Weird · movieman · 2005-11-28
Guess that's the world's first SUV! Looks a lot more exciting than driving a current model though :). Anyone know what the German commentary says, or is it just the same as the movie title?