Auto Biography

Year Published: 1960

Creator: McGraw-Hill Films/CBS News

Complete Record: Traces the development of the horseless carriage from the days when Henry Ford tried out his Model T at night so the scoffers wouldn't see, to today when electronically-controlled highways are within the foreseeable future. Co-produced by Prudential Insurance. Originally telecast on the CBS show “The Twentieth Century.” Horse and carriages; turn of the century bicyclists; early car / horseless carriage; families going for rides; cows in the streets; early car race; various assembly lines (different eras); man cranking car; foot on pedals; various people driving; traffic; WW1 vehicles; city streets; various gas stations and pumps; bus; slapstick scenes from the movies; car race; car stunts; car compactor; junk yard; police; traffic signs; parking lots; drive-through banks and restaurants; drive-in theater; futuristic cars.