- Title: MI-17
- Summary: WE DID IT!: APRIL 1978. OCTOBER 1978. WESTMORELAND COUNTY, EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, NEW STANTON, PENNSYLVANIA VOLKSWAGEN PLANT BUILT IN AMERICA. FIRST AMERICAN MADE VOLKSWAGEN.
- Description:00:00:10 - MONTAGE PRESS CONFERENCES GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA, MILTON SHAPP, FIRST AMERICAN EMPLOYEE OF VW, & CEO OF VW. NBC CAMERA. JAMES MCLERNON, 00:01:01 - MONTAGE TELEVISION NEWSCASTERS ANNOUNCING VW IN AMERICA 00:01:30 - MONTAGE PENNSYLVANIA LANDSCAPE, ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS, HOMESTEADS. AERIAL OVER FARMS, LAND TO VOLKSWAGEN PLANT 00:02:48 - CAR DRIVING THRU MASSIVE EMPTY WAREHOUSE TYPE BUILDING 00:03:09 - MONTAGE ASSEMBLY BUILDING ACTIVITY. BUILDING AUTOMOBILE PLANT. LINE OF MOBILE HOMES USED AS OFFICES. MONTAGE CONTRACTORS, METAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, CEMENT MIXER, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR 00:03:57 - CONTRACTORS MEETING PLANNING BUILDING PLANS 00:04:05 - CRANES EXCAVATING DIRT, DIGGING DIRT OUT OF BUILDING SITE 00:04:30 - BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITE, CEMENT BEING POURED IN FOUNDATION. LARGEST CONCRETE FLOOR EVER BUILT PR SPOKESMAN ON TELEPHONE DESCRIBING PROCESS 00:05:38 - HUGE ELECTRIC HIGH TENSION TOWERS BEING ERECTED WHILE VW PLANT MANAGER RICHARD CUMMINGS EXPLAINS 00:06:14 - NIGHT MONTAGE NEW STANTON, PA. FAST FOOD LOGOS HOWARD JOHNSONS, MCDONALDS... 00:06:33 - VW PLANT WORKERS GOING INTO WORK 00:06:38 - CU DROPPING COINS INTO VENDING MACHINE. CU MAN COUNTING OUT COINS IN HAND, DROPPING IN SLOT 00:06:57 - ZOOM IN ON HAND PAINTED SIGN RABBIT HUTCH WITH FROG HOLDING FLOWERS, RABBIT CHASING BEAR WITH CLUB 00:07:02 - MONTAGE NEW EMPLOYEES, MECHANICS LEARNING ABOUT. FUEL INJECTION CARS, OFFICE MEETING. FAMOUS FARRAH FAWCETT POSTER ON WALL OF OFFICE 00:07:19 - VW PLANT BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITE HOISTING BUILDING SUPPLIES 00:07:40 - MONTAGE HUMAN RESOURCES PERSONNEL INTERVIEWING PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES 00:07:56 - EMPLOYEES WEARING HARD HATS GETTING HANDS ON TRAINING INSTRUCTION IN AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY 00:08:45 - PLANT EMPLOYEES HAVING LUNCH AT LONG TABLES 00:08:50 - CU HUGE BORE DRILLING MAN SIZED HOLE, WORKER LIFTED OUT OF HOLE, POURING IN FOUNDATION OF BUILDING 00:09:37 - FOREMAN, CONTRACTORS MEETING. INTERCUTS CONSTRUCTION 00:10:14 - CU SECRETARY MAKING TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR BOSS 00:10:25 - MS BILLBOARD FOR BUILDING SITE OF RICHMARK MANOR PREPARING FOR INFLUX OF WORKERS 00:10:33 - POV DRIVING DOWN NEW STANTON RESIDENTIAL STREET 00:10:39 - CU SIGN BORROUGH OF NEW STANTON 00:10:40 - CU NEW STANTON CHURCH 00:10:43 - POV DRIVING DOWN RESIDENTIAL STREET, FATHER GETTING MAIL OUT OF MAIL BOX, SON & DOG WITH HIM 00:10:46 - INTERIOR PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUILDING MASSIVE CONVEYOR LINES, SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM, 12,400 VOLTS OF ELECTRICITY, 00:11:47 - POV DRIVING OVER HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SITE 00:11:57 - CONSTRUCTING NEW RAILROAD LINES FOR RAILROAD STORAGE LINE. LAYING RAILROAD TRACKS, TIES 00:13:17 - CONSTRUCTION CREW AT LUNCH BREAK 00:13:24 - HS ZOOM IN CRANE EXCAVATING DIRT 00:13:45 - VOLKSWAGEN VAN DRIVING ON FINISHED ROAD ALONG SIDE FINISHED PLANT. WINTER SNOW ON GROUND 00:13:57 - CU MAN WEARING RUBBER BOOTS WALKING THRU PUDDLES 00:14:02 - MONTAGE TRUCKS DRIVING THRU MUDDY CONSTRUCTION SITE 00:14:17 - VARIOUS MEETINGS BETWEEN CONTRACTORS, PLANT MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING 00:14:38 - PARTIALLY FINISHED CARS ON HAULAWAY GOING INTO PLANT FOR TRAINING NEW PRODUCTION WORKERS. CAR CARRIER 00:15:19 - POV DOLLY MOVING THRU MASSIVE PLANT 00:15:40 - MONTAGE EMPLOYEES IN PRODUCTION LINE TRAINING 00:17:01 - WORKERS LINKING PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE TO LOCAL HIGHWAYS. CONSTRUCTING NEW ROADS 00:17:22 - LS PLANT WITH TRAFFIC FLOWING TOWARD IT 00:17:25 - MONTAGE PAINT SHOP EMPLOYEES LEARNING VW'S TECHNIQUE OF PAINTING CARS. 00:18:13 - MS OPENING HUGE WOODEN VW CRATE CU ADDRESS BURNED ON SIDE 00:18:20 - MS OFFICE WORKER TYPING ON COMPUTER. MS WORKER LOOKING AT CHARTS ON WALL US PURCHASED PARTS 00:18:28 - FORKLIFT MOVING AUTO COMPONENTS PARTS IN WAREHOUSE. CU MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES LOGO 00:18:41 - MONTAGE AUTOMOBILE PARTS COMPONENTS & PRODUCTION LINE WORKERS ON LINE 00:20:35 - CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING LOTS & ROADWAYS. CU WELDING STEEL. CU WORKMAN LAYING CEMENT SIDEWALKS CU YELLOW RUBBER BOOTS IN CEMENT 00:21:01 - AUTOMOBILE BODIES ON CONVEYOR PRODUCTION LINE, GOING THRU PAINTING ROOM, TESTING ENGINES, TIRES PUT ON, METAL RABBIT NAME TAGS ON CARS 00:23:22 - MONTAGE VOLKSWAGEN EMPLOYEES FROM ALL OVER COME TO WATCH FIRST EVER AMERICAN BUILT RABBIT COME OFF ASSEMBLY LINE. JAMES MCLERNON. CU LICENSE PLATE PENNSYLVANIA VW-1. 00:23:58 - MONTAGE ACTIVITY AT VW PLANT, ASSEMBLY LINE WORKERS, OFFICE WORKERS, INSPECTORS, MAKING PHOTOCOPIES. 00:24:39 - HEALTH SERVICES BUILDING, DR.'S OFFICE FOR EMPLOYEES 00:24:47 - VW PLANT EMPLOYEES LUNCH ROOM 00:24:59 - MONTAGE OFFICE WORKERS, VW RECEPTIONIST ANSWERING TELEPHONE, WHITE COLLAR WORKERS AT COMPUTERS 00:25:10 - MONTAGE PRODUCTION LINE WORKERS 00:25:46 - MONTAGE CARS LOADED UP ON HAULAWAY FOR TRANSPORTATION 00:26:35 - TAPE ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1978
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1970s
- File Name: MI-17