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Nash Motors (1951)

1951 · Short film · 17 min

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This black & white advertising film is about the construction of the new Nash Airflyte automobiles. Copyright 1951. This film was made by the Nash Motors Company, which was was an American automobile manufacturer based in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the United States from 1916 to 1937. From 1937 to 1954, Nash Motors was the automotive division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation. Nash production continued from 1954 to 1957 after the creation of American Motors Corporation. The aerodynamic 1949 Nash "Airflyte" shown in the film was the first car introduced by the company after WWII. It was designed by Finnish-born Nils Eric Wahlberg and featured cutting-edge aerodynamics. The factory shown was in El Segundo, California on Nash Street, which today is used by the Boeing Co. for satellite development. Opening titles: Nash Motors presents "The Story of Airflyte Construction" (:07). A car drives through a wall of flames as part of the Lucky Lee Lott Hell Drivers stunt show (:18). Other car stunts including: car drives over a ramp, a car leaps six cars, a man has a car run over his body (:27). Nash Airflyte cars drive in the stunt show (1:00). Body and frame of a car (1:51). Nash Airflyte cars perform stunts (2:03). Animation of a modern plane (2:52). Nash Airflyte car frame (2:56). Inside a Nash Airflyte frame (3:22). Lucky Lee Lott Hell Drivers stunt show (3:40). Nash Airflyte car pulls up to a suburban home (3:53). A woman sits inside a Nash Airflyte car (4:21). Men work on giant…

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Running time
17 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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