Tag Archive: Motion Pictures

The Quest

After monday’s post of the found footage, I got an email from Michael Brown. Michael has been making a feature documentary about the Le Mans Corvettes and the lives behind them – then and now. Through this correspondence, a couple of interesting tid bits have come to light: 1. Michael already had the footage we [...]

The Dymaxion in motion

I just saw this rare 1933 film clip of the Dymaxion with Bucky Fuller and Amelia Earhart doing a large-scale press event, presumably at the World’s Fair in Chicago that year. Ryan and others have written about the three-wheeled futuristic vehicle before, but footage of the ‘Max in motion (at the ’33 Worlds Fair no [...]

Found Footage… The Corvette at Le Mans!

This is pretty damned incredible. Last year, just prior to Le Mans, I posted a historical documentary that covered the Corvette’s inaugural entry into the 24 hour event. It was a great little film that was put together in 1961 as a promotional piece for Chevrolet. The real-to-life plot was essentially set with a trio [...]

Keep This Under Your Hood!

Stumbled upon this fantastic Ford parts and service film from 1940. It’s rare to see a fully animated dealer informational clip from this era, as most automotive films were live action or employed still images to save cost. The animation here is top notch, as we witness the genuine Ford valve laughing off damage from [...]

Johnny Dark

For the last couple of days, I’ve been in a living hell – suffering over the screen of my computer as I switch windows between Excel, PayPal, Wells Fargo, USAA, E-Trade, blah, blah, and blah. I can feel life slowly being sucked out of my fingers as I type away on this god damned keyboard. [...]