Synopsis
Promotional newsreel containing a variety of Chevrolet-centric stories, including the construction of U.S. 1 linking Key West, Florida with the mainland; a Baltimore ceremony awarding large Chevrolet keys to the oldest auto plant employees; a man leading a pony with his Chevrolet; the "Evans Auto-Railer," an automobile that runs down railroad tracks in Jackson, Michigan; old automobile advertising; a travelogue sequence set in St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest city in North America; and…
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★★★★★ · Awesome · Robin_1990 · 2008-04-22
I'm Glad Rick Prelinger has preserved this film, as it's Facinating, Entertaining and even Charming!
★★★★★ · Florida East Coast Railway. · Michael A. Chmieloski · 2022-10-19
0:53 Extremely rare footage of a Florida East Coast Railway passenger train operating along the line's Key West Extension. Originating at Miami, this route provided snowbird service for vacationers headed to Havana, Cuba for the winter via steamship connection at Key West. This movie must have been shot immediately before the Overseas Route was extensively damaged by the great Labor Day Hurricane of 2 September 1935--a storm in which the lowest barometric pressure ever recorded on United States soil was made at Matecumbe Key. Determining that the cost of rebuilding the line was prohibitive…
★★★★ · Safety-Laughs of Yesterday · Christine Hennig · 2005-02-08
More breezy, silly news from Chevrolet. This one would never fly today, as it contains such safety violations as driving a car on railroad tracks (on the Key West bridge, yet!), stuffing a Shetland pony into your back seat, and driving while about 50 bathing beauties are sitting all over your car. The combination bus/streetcar is pretty cool, though. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ****. Weirdness: ****. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ****.
★★★ · Bridges! Baltimore! Beasts! Busses! Bemusement! Boredom! Beauties! · Spuzz · 2003-03-06
So Part 2.. here we go.. We start off by showcasing the bridging of the islands in Key West Florida. The only way to get across before was by train. But, in a scary seuqence, a... Chevrolet Vehicle! can get along the thin railroad truck just fine! The 2nd piece showcases.. Chevrolet Vehicles! oldest employees and to explains to the people that Chevrolet was excited to give the key to the city to them. Judging my the looks of the faces on some of the employees, the feeling wasnt mutual. The next piece, in continuing a distubing practise, of p shoving animals into cars. A father pushes a…