Diesel Story (1952)

★★★★ · Diesel Story · Jamison Bissell · 2004-04-05

While this film maybe very dated it is very interesting. If you are a collecter or restorer of old engines you will find this film fascinating. Imagine being able to see old engines that look like new running and hearing them run. It is also full of information about the history of heat engines. This film will really be of interest only to those that have antique engines and their history.

★★★ · Chug-a Chug-a Chug-a Chug-a... · Christine Hennig · 2006-02-03

This rather dry film, sponsored by Shell Oil, tells the story of the development of the diesel engine. Lots of engines are shown, and they way that they work is described in detail. If youve ever wondered just what fuel injection is, then this is your movie. The dry scenes of internal combustion are broken up in the middle of the film by footage from a German movie about the life of Rudolf Dieselwe get to see the dramatic moment when the engine finally works! Then its back to more boring mechanical diagrams. Still, this could have been a lot more tedious than it is, if only by being longer.…

★★ · Diesel Fuel is Wet, Film is Dry · Dodsworth the Cat · 2023-11-07

World Petroleum magazine, in its Oct. 1951 issue, mentions in its "British Oil News" page that this film had been produced. One name in the credits is Francis Rodker, who had been an animator in the Shell Film Unit since the mid-30s. Its summary: A film called the “Diesel Story” has been produced by the Shell Film Unit. It covers the progress of the diesel engine from the early experiments of Dr. Diesel to the present day. Shots are shown of a single cylinder engine similar in design to the first satisfactory engine built at Augsburg in 1897, and one of the largest diesel engines in…

★★ · The little engine that could · Spuzz · 2003-09-08

Fairly numbing history of the diesel engine. From the birth of the steam engines, scientist were always looking out for ways to make engines faster and more fuel economical. The secret seemed to rely on the pistons, I guess. I am not that mechanically inclined, so this was a bit beyond my league. Quite interesting to see the stock footage they used though, which was credited at the end, from a German and Swedish movie.