- Title: V-5555
- Summary: 1958 PERFORMANCE TESTS: TOM MCCAHILL TESTS THE 1958 CHRYSLER AND THE 1958 IMPERIAL. PERFORMANCE TESTS. COMPARES CHRYSLER CARS WITH COMPETITION. WINDSOR. MERCURY. BUICK SUPER. NEW YORKER. BUICK ROADMASTER. IMPERIAL. OLDS 88.
- Description:04:30:42 - CARS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. 04:30:45 - PLANE IN SKY. CIRCA 1950s 04:30:49 - BUSINESSMEN IN PLANE TALK. MAN READING "MECHANICS ILLUSTRATED" MAGAZINE. COMPLAINS ABOUT ALL THE NEW CARS. 04:33:10 - SMALL PLANE FLIES OVER MOUNTAINS. CIRCA 1958 04:33:17 - MEN ON TARMAC IN MOUNTAINS, PLANE IN B/G HIGH SIERRAS 04:33:25 - REMAINS OF JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMP FROM WWII AT THE FOOT OF THE HIGH SIERRA MOUNTAINS. MANZANAR. OWENS VALLEY. SIERRA NEVADA. 04:33:45 - TRACKING SHOT, 1950s CARS PARKED ON TARMAC 04:34:19 - FLAGGER WAVES 1950s CARS AT STARTING POSITION, 04:34:29 - 1950s CAR PASSES TRUCK IN SIERRA MOUNTAINS 04:35:03 - TESTING PASSING VEHICLES. WINDSOR AND MERCURY. CHECKERED FLAG. OLDSMOBILE 88. 04:35:27 - WINSDOR RACES BUICK SUPER 04:35:38 - THE NEW YORKER AND THE BUICK ROADMASTER RACE 04:35:50 - THE IMPERIAL AND CADILLAC RACE 04:36:03 - COMPARING CHRYSLER AND THE COMPETITION. COMPARING CARS. THE IMPERIAL AND THE LINCOLN. 04:36:26 - PAN TARMAC TO THREE CARS, THE WINDSOR, OLDS 88 AND THE BUICK SUPER AT STARTING LINE. EQUIPMENT, CARS, PLANES. EMERGENCY PARKING. PANIC STOP TEST. CARS HIT TEST WAGON. DOESN'T STOP IN TIME. 04:37:54 - TESTING TURN POWER. WEAVING THROUGH OBSTACLE. COURSE. CAR DRIVES OFF ROAD. SARATOGA. 04:40:13 - CARS TESTED ON STEEP WINDY ROAD. COMPARING CARS 04:41:39 - CAMERA CREW IN SIERRA MOUNTAINS 04:42:04 - CARS TESTED ON HARD TURNS. COAST ON STEPS, ROAD CAMERA CAR. CARS SPEED. AROUND CORNER, CARS SLIDE OFF ROAD. 04:43:20 - CARS TESTED ON ROUGH HARD ROAD. BUMP TEST. CARS DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROAD, 04:44:09 - COMPARES CARS WITH SPLIT SCREEN IN SLOW MOTION. 04:47:07 - CAR TORTURE ROAD TESTS. TESTING SUSPENSION. CARS TAILGATE AT 40 MPH. CARS BOUNCE ALONG ROAD. ROAD CAMERA CAR FOLLOWS. SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS IN B/G. 04:47:40 - WINDSOR AND MERCURY ON TORTURE ROAD TEST. TAILGATE AT 40 MPH. SAME RUNS SHOWN IN SLOW MOTION. FLY OVER BUMPS. 04:48:22 - WINDSOR AND OLDSMOBILE ON TORTURE ROAD TEST. CAR TAILGATES ANOTHER AT 40 MPH. CARS AIRBORNE OVER BUMPS. CARS ALSO SHOWN IN SLOW MOTION 04:49:06 - BUICK SUPER AND WINDSOR ON TORTURE TEST. TAILGATING AT 40 MPH. SHOWN ALSO IN SLOW MOTION. CARS AIRBORNE OVER BUMPS IN ROAD 04:49:47 - NEW YORKER AND BUICK ROADMASTER IN ROAD TORTURE TEST. CARS DRIVE PAST SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINS. SHOWN IN SLOW MOTION ALSO. BUICK WITH BLOWN AIR-SUSPENSION BAG. REAR END LOW. 04:50:43 - LUXURY CARS. IMPERIAL AND LINCOLN IN TORTURE ROAD TEST. SLOW MOTION FOLLOWS. 04:51:22 - LUXURY CARS. IMPERIAL AND CADILLAC ON ROAD TEST. CADILLAC REAR END DOESN'T HOLD OUT. CAR TRUCK POPS OPEN ON TORTURE RUN 04:52:09 - MEN DRIVE IN WINDSOR. SEXIST REMARK "ANYONE THAT GOOD LOOKING DOESNT HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO COOK" 04:52:43 - WINDSOR PULLS UP BESIDE U.S. AIR FORCE JET PLANE. ON TARMAC. 04:53:06 - TRACK 1950s AIR FORCE PLANE ON TARMAC 04:53:19 - COMPARES CAR WITH JET 04:53:54 - CU WINDSOR TAIL FINS. 04:54:05 - MAN LEANS ON CAR TALKING TO FRIEND, FRIEND GETS INTO HIS 1958 WINDSOR & DRIVES AWAY. MAN ON TARMAC WAVES GOODBYE, TURNS & ADDRESSES CAMERA 04:54:41 - FILM ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1958
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: V-5555