The Mustang (circa 1962)

Description:

Shows the step-by-step development of the sports car model from the drawing board, showing how the design features are tested in wind tunnels and on driving courses.


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Complete Record: Shows the step-by-step development of the sports car model from the drawing board, showing how the design features are tested in wind tunnels and on driving courses. To help with the A/V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, this film and hundreds of others can be purchased on DVD (http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/all-av-geeks-dvds/). Higher quality versions of this film can also be licensed for stock footage. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information.

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"From the A/V Geeks archive. Get this and other films on DVD at avgeeks.com/youtube" "Ford Research and Engineering Center" "Ford Motor Company presents" "The Mustang" Man driving a Mustang. Man draws up proposal on whiteboard as other men seated around table listen. Three men proposing to other men. Suited man listens as another man explains how machine works. Man flipping notebook pages. Going over a drawing of a diagram. Two men preparing the infrastructure of a model car. Man welding model together. Tracing drawing once again. Two men looking at an engine. Comparing two drawings on the same canvas. Back to the two men discussing the engine. Panning view of cars drawn on canvas. Man drawing convertible car. Two men discussing drawings and portraits on the board. Man sitting on a chair and painting a horse logo on canvas. Metal horse made out of mold. Mustang logo attached to car. Car mold is built at a factory. Two men continue planning future of car. Workers continue building car. Turning switch for propeller drive on. Men sitting at chairs while monitoring in a car control center. Two men meticulously check a car. Car is contuously worked on to ensure greater quality of parts. Metal car parts molded and shaped. Car parts attached to frame. Drawing of diagram of car is further evaluated. Car goes around track as suited men observe on the sidelines. The men get a closer view as car is now parked. Men talking to car driver. Car takes off and goes around a course. As car comes to halt, passenger removes helmet and seat belt. Two men driving through the course in car. A man flips through the pagegs of Car-Driver Magazine. Two men continue driving down the road at a very fast pace. "Popular Science" "Road & Track" "Sports Car Graphic" Car slowly driving through the park track and coming to a stop in front of admiring passersby. Backside of car, engine, steering wheel, and other parts are inspected. Plate of car is exposed and placed back inside. Car driver drives through the track, changing gears throughout the spins and turns. Driver and passenger driving on the beach during sunset. "Produced for the Engineering Public Relations Department, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan" "By Photographic Motion Picture Section" "Photography Wilson Davis" "Script and Technical Direction William Pain" "Executive Producer Ken Bungee"


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