Synopsis
Explores the effects of the advent of the motor car in America and some of the motorist's early problems, including frail, flat tires and frequent breakdowns. Newsreel compilation - original title "Coming of the Auto"
Uploader's description on archive.org
Details
- Running time
- 7 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Wheel On, my fellow man! · Spuzz · 2003-08-20
A pretty basic history of the automobile, without the mention of Henry Ford (you know, so that they wouldn't mention any brand names that they werent supposed to). This short mixes some fascinating archival footage with obvius reenactments. Quirky fun.
★★ · America on Wheels · Christine Hennig · 2003-07-21
This short, lightweight featurette skims over the story of the development of the automobile in America. Lots of antique car footage is shown, and we get to see lots of mildly amusing moments of early 20th-century folk struggling with the problems of early cars, but almost no historical information is giventhe makes and models of the cars shown are not even mentioned! Strictly for lightweights. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ***. Overall Rating: **.