Synopsis
This 1964 Ford sponsored black and white film provides a magazine style look at recent victories for the company on the world stage, including the debut of the Liberty Ford Aurora concept car, the use of Mercury Marauders to launch soaring glider planes at Torrey Pines, the 1964 New York World’s Fair’s “Wonder Rotunda” exhibits, and recent challenges to Ferrari’s racing world dominance by the team of Carroll Shelby, Ken Price, Dan Gurney, and Phil Remington (TRT: 14:05).Opening titles: “The TV Almanac” with reels of 16mm film. Narration promises “news and features from the world of leisure” (0:06). Title card: “Fast and Fabulous Wheels” with the trademark Ford font (0:29). A couple in 1890s period dress drives a simplistic early “quadracycle” motorcar. Alongside them, a concept car; a 1964 Liberty Ford Aurora. The space age station wagon sporting metallic embellishments sweeping back across the hood from the headlights (0:33). The Aurora in profile reveals a glass roof. A model appears wearing a houndstooth jumper (0:45). Inside the “central lounge area” of the car, an angled booth lined with pillows. Three children fill the rear-facing “romper room.” An automatically activated pane of glass rises between an adult driver and the children, isolating them (1:02). The domed glass roof features the ability to go from transparent to opaque. Narration mentions the car’s debut at the New York World’s Fair. A closeup on the unique headlight arrangement. A space age model with the…
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- Running time
- 14 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Fabulous Wheels
- Liberty Ford Aurora
- Mercury Marauders
- Torrey Pines
- New York World
- Wonder Rotunda
- Carroll Shelby
- Ken Price
- Dan Gurney
- Phil Remington