A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe’s used-car lot, this film hurries you onto our public speedways, where hot rubber erases any distance between all points. Slow-motion and pop-on-pop photography make this a provocative, revealing study of motormania unlimited.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001759
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - United States - New York - Awards
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Motor vehicles
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Automobiles - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Transportation - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)