- Title: MI-21
- Summary: #NAME?: VOLKSWAGEN IN AMERICA. BACKGROUND FOOTAGE ON THE CONSTRUCTION & ACTIVATION OF THE FIRST AMERICAN VW FACTORY, SHOT BETWEEN APRIL 1977-APRIL 1978. THE "RABBIT" PLANT OPENING IN WESTMORELAND, PA. (EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP), 4/10/78. *SOME FOOTAGE REPETITIVE OF MI-17 THE VW RABBIT IS A MODERN, FUEL-EFFICIENT, PEPPY HATCHBACK SEDAN. SPACE-EFFICIENCY, SUB-COMPACT CAR. TRAVERSE MOUNTING OF A LIQUID-COOLED, FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE ENGINE.
- Description:00:00:50 - ESTABLISHING SHOT OF WESTMORELAND, PENNSYLVANIA. SMALL TOWN USA AS SEEN FROM DISTANT HILLTOP. CHURCH STEEPLE VISIBLE, CLICHE RURAL AMERICA. SPRING 00:01:04 - OFFICIAL CEREMONY. MR. SCHMUECKER HANDS JAMES MCLERNIN CEREMONIAL "KEY-TO-THE-CITY"-TYPE KEY TO VW PLANT. OCT. 5, 1976. SYMBOLIC KEY TO WESTMORELAND PRESENTED TO VOLKSWAGEN PRESIDENT SCHUECKER BY GOV. SHAPP. 00:01:20 - HELICOPTER AERIAL OVER BEAUTIFUL ROLLING, GREEN HILLS, PASTORAL. COUNTRYSIDE. 00:01:46 - "A NEW AMERICAN PLANT". VW PLANT IN FLOWER POT ON MAP. PROMO POSTER. 00:01:50 - EXT SHOT OF "VW WESTMORELAND" HIGHWAY SIGN ALONGSIDE ROAD. PLANT FACTORY IN BG 00:01:52 - INT EMPTY FACTORY. VW BUS DRIVES INTO VIEW, DUST RISES FROM UNFINISHED FACTORY FLOOR. 00:01:59 - PAN EMPTY FACTORY 00:02:14 - WELDING BEGINS. FACTORY CONSTRUCTION. MEN UP HIGH IN METAL RAFTERS. SPARKS. WELDING SAFETY MASKS-SHIELDS. 00:02:35 - BLINKING RED WARNING LIGHT ATOP A LASER BEAM TRANSMITTER. CAUTION 00:02:38 - LAYING RAILS IN FACTORY USING LASER TRANSIT. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN HARD HATS 00:02:43 - LASER EYE GENERATOR. USED IN SURVEYING ACTIVITIES. HAMMERING 00:02:52 - "ASSEMBLY BUILDING". ZOOM OUT TO BUILDING PLANS 00:03:01 - STANDING OFFICE CONFERENCE. MEN LOOK AT PLANS, MAP 00:03:05 - DISCUSSION AT DESK. GERMAN ACCENT 00:03:08 - SUPERVISOR HANGS UP PHONE, LEAVES OFFICE. SOUND BITE "I GOTTA GO, BE BACK IN A FEW MINUTES" 00:03:12 - EARTH MOVER. CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT DIGS UP DIRT. BULLDOZER. DUMPS DIRT IN DUMP TRUCK. 00:03:23 - HELICOPTER AERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION SITE, OVER-PASS 00:03:32 - BULLDOZER 00:03:39 - AERIAL "POWER TOWER" CONSTRUCTION 00:03:48 - CRANE PLACES TOP OF ELECTRICAL TOWER ON TOP OF BASE. POWER LINE TOWERS. 00:03:59 - CRANE OPERATOR 00:04:01 - WORKERS SIT ON METAL GIRDERS OF TOWER & ATTACH IT WITH RACHET WRENCHES. 00:04:04 - WORKERS ON GROUND HOLDING ROPE TAUT 00:04:06 - LOW ANGLE SHOT UP AT TOWER 00:04:08 - SIGN: "TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION HEADQUARTERS, NEW STANTON, 14 MILLION DOLLARS, IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, BELL OF PENNSYLVANIA" 00:04:11 - MAN IN CHERRY-PICKER WORKS ON TELEPHONE-ELECTRICAL WIRES-CABLES UP ON POLE 00:04:18 - "RABBIT HUTCH". (TEMPORARY BUILDING FOR PERSONNEL INSTRUCTION). METAL BUILDING (HASEN HUTTEN). PICTURE OF RABBIT HITTING BEAR, & FROG WITH FLOWERS. 00:04:22 - INTERIOR. INSTRUCTION OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL. VW RABBIT HOOD OPEN, MEN MULLING ABOUT. 00:04:26 - PAN OF WHITE CONSTRUCTION HARD HATS HELMETS BEARING "RABBIT" LOGO. 00:04:30 - CU ENGINE, UNDER THE HOOD OF RABBIT 00:04:33 - MEN LOOKING, LEARNING 00:04:36 - CEMENT TRUCK DRIVES INTO BUILDING ENTRANCE. 00:04:48 - CEMENT FLOOR CONSTRICTION UNDERWAY. DUMPING CEMENT OUT OF CHUTE. 00:04:52 - CU MAN'S FEET WITH SHOVEL STANDS IN CEMENT 00:04:57 - TRUCK DRIVES AWAY, NEW CEMENT FLOOR 00:05:12 - LATEST PRESS INFORMATION IS GIVEN TO PRESS ON TELEPHONE 00:05:17 - STANDING CONFERENCE. MEN LOOKING AT PLANS 00:05:23 - SCENES OF NEW STANTON PLANT IN WINTER. SNOW COVERS GROUND 00:05:35 - VW BUS DRIVES PAST, BIG BLACK TANKS IN BG, HILLS OF SNOW 00:05:44 - WELDING, MOVING SHOT CAROUSEL WELDING SEQUENCE WORKER RIDING BICYCLE THRU FACTORY CAROUSEL WELDER 00:06:54 - CRANE OPERATOR ADJACENT TO PLANT, CRANE LIFTING ADJACENT TO PLANT 00:07:02 - EARLY RABBIT GREY METAL BODY BEING ROLLED THRU PLANT 00:07:13 - CU DIGITAL MEASURING DEVICE 00:07:20 - "SHANTYTOWN" CONSTRUCTION AREA 00:07:32 - EXECUTIVE RUNNING AHEAD OF CAR CARRIER, HAULAWAY BRINGING IN FIRST SHIPMENT OF RABBITS FROM GERMANY TO BE TRIMMED. DRIVING CARS OFF CARRIER 00:08:02 - DAWN, PLANT, EMPLOYEES ARRIVING TO WORK 00:08:18 - INTERIOR PLANT MOVING SHOT LARGE CAR PARTS 00:08:35 - UPHOLSTERY & DASHBOARD TRIM SEQUENCE, DASHBOARD TEST 00:09:00 - EMPLOYEE INTERVIEW SEQUENCE: APPLICANTS AT TABLE FILLING OUT FORM, WOMAN INTERVIEWING APPLICANTS, VIEW OF CARDS OVER SHOULDER 00:09:29 - RAILROAD & SWITCHING YARD SEQUENCE: F/G RAIL LOWERED TO TRACK BED, RAIL CLAMP MACHINE DROPS RAIL, WORKERS FIT RAIL, LS F/G RAIL, PLANT IN B/G, 00:09:48 - CU TRAIN ENGINEER IN CAB. MOVING ACROSS RAILS 00:09:57 - LS AUTUMN LANDSCAPE IN PENNSYLVANIA 00:10:01 - HIGHWAY DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF PLANT, TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS 00:10:05 - INTERIOR / FACTORY TRUCK DRIVES THRU WIDE OPEN FACTORY SPACE 00:10:12 - WELDER IN TRIM AREA, FLOOR WELDING CONSTRUCTION 00:10:16 - CHERRY PICKER IN F/G, FACTORY EXPANSE IN B/G 00:10:18 - ANGLE UP ON CEILING LIGHTS SLOW OUT OF FOCUS 00:10:22 - FOREMANS MEETING CONFERENCE 00:10:24 - TRAIN, TRUCK UNLOADS BOXES OF BODY PARTS. CU BOXES 00:10:33 - MAN POINTS TO PARTS LIST 00:10:35 - CU STACKED PARTS, CAR BOTTOMS CU ANGLE DOWN ON QUARTERPANEL PARTS 00:10:39 - LS F/G PRESSED METAL PARTS, B/G WELDING 00:10:41 - WELDER IN GREY METAL FRAME, WELDING 00:10:45 - STANDUP CONFERENCE CENTERING AROUND ELECTRIC CART 00:10:50 - WELDING PART OF RABBIT BODY 00:10:51 - EMPLOYEES ON BREAK DRINKING COFFEE, IN HARDHAT AREA. CU OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE, "SMILING JACK" CU HARDHAT EATING CANDY. 00:11:03 - FEMALE WELDER WELDING GREY METAL, SUPERVISOR INSPECTS HER WORK 00:11:11 - HEALTHY SERVICE FACILITIES ON FACTORY FLOOR, DOCTORS OFFICE 00:11:13 - FLOOR SWEEPER CLEANING FACTORY FLOOR 00:11:19 - RABBIT BODIES ON CAROUSEL 00:11:29 - BUSY EXECUTIVE AT DESK, SAMPLE STEERING WHEEL ON DESK IN F/G 00:11:31 - LS ROW OF RABBITS READY FOR PAINT 00:11:33 - 3 HARDHATS ON COFFEE BREAK 00:11:35 - OVERHEAD CONVEYOR TO PAINT SHOP 00:11:43 - PAINT SHOP, PAINTER PAINTS DOOR OF PAINT CABIN SECTION 00:11:47 - CU PAINTER WEARING MASK SPRAYING IN NOW FINISHED PAINT CABIN 00:11:53 - SUPERVISORS, WORKERS SURROUND PAINTING TESTS RABBIT INSIDE PAINT SHOP. LS TO MS WHITE PAINTED RABBIT READY TO EXIT. 00:12:02 - INSIDE RABBIT TRIMMER FITS WINDOW. CLAMPING WINDSHIELD CHANNEL. BRUSHING WINDSHIELD RIM WITH GLUE. MAN TAPS WINDSHIELD INTO PLACE. 00:12:46 - LS RABBIT IN F/G, TRIM AREA IN B/G. CU NOZZLES, WATER SPRAY TEST. FINISHED RABBIT DRIVES OUT OF TUNNEL. LS FACTORY IN B/G. 00:13:03 - VOLKSWAGEN OFFICIAL CEREMONY. NATIONAL ANTHEM 00:14:20 - MS OFFICIAL SPEECHES. GOVERNOR OF PENNA., SEC. OF TREASURY BLUMINGTHAL ?SP, MCLERNIN, GERMAN AMBASSADOR, MEMBERS OF BOARD OF MANAGEMENT ETC.. INTRODUCED. 00:19:00 - SPEECHES BY TONI SCHMUECKER, PRESIDENT OF VOLKSWAGEN, SECRETARY OF TREASURY BLUMINGTHAL?SP REPRESENTING PRESIDENT CARTER, GOVERNOR OF PA., MILTON SHAPP, TOM GLEASON, RICHARD DAUCH, 00:33:43 - WHITE RABBIT EMERGES FROM UNDER CURTAIN, GRILL AFFIXED ON CAR, MAKING IT FIRST VW RABBIT MADE IN AMERICA. LICENSE PLATE VW-1 00:34:41 - PRESENTATION OF SYMBOLIC KEYS & THANKS 00:35:32 - TAPE ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1978
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1970s
- File Name: MI-21