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1955AUTOMOTIVE

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CU FRONT BUMPER OF A 1955 PONTIAC.
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MID 1950s AUDIENCE SITTING IN CHAIRS.
GOOD EXAMPLE OF CLOTHING OF THE TIME. WOMAN WITH WHITE GLOVES IN HAND. GREAT SUITS. STRIPED TIE.
OLDER COUPLE DRESSED IN SUITS. WOMAN WITH HAT.
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CHAIR THAT A MAN WAS SITTING IN IS SUDDENLY VACANT.
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AUDIENCE MONTAGE. WOMAN IN DRESS WITH BIG WHITE BUTTONS. SHE TURNS TO HER RIGHT & OOHS. MOUTHS "OH ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?"
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1955 RED PONTIAC CAR. TURNS ON DISPLAY. LONG, LONG CAR.
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TRUNK OPENED. SHOWS SPACE CAPACITY. COOL 1950s LUGGAGE IN TRUNK.
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INTERIOR OF CAR. BODY BY FISHER. RED & WHITE SEATS.
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RETURNS TO CAR SPINNING ON DISPLAY.
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PONTIAC ON ROAD. ROAD CURVES. CAR ROUNDS IT.
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PEOPLE SITTING IN CHAIRS. WATCHING SOMETHING.
BLONDE WOMAN TALKING, LAUGHING. LOOKING.
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MAN WITH ARMS CROSSED, HAND AT MOUTH. LOOK OF CONCENTRATION.
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CU CAR ENGINE.
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CAR BODY. FRAME. WHEELS. NARRATOR EXPLAINS THE SPECIAL FEATURES.
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CU WHEEL & FRONT SUSPENSION.
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FRONT BRAKES.
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CU PONTIAC LOGO.
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DIAGRAM OF STEERING MECHANISM. RECIRCULATING.
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SPINNING V8 ENGINE. PARTS TURNING. FAN MOVING.
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PART OF CAR ENGINE MOVING UP & DOWN. COMBUSTION CHAMBER.
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CRANK SHAFT. TURNING. MOVING. SPINNING. HARMONIC BALANCER.
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STICK POINTS OUT LUBRICATION PROCESS. PRESSURE SUCTION LUBRICATION. VENTILATION.
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BALL PIVOT ROCKER ARMS.
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PILE OF CAR PARTS.
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MAN IN AUDIENCE LISTENING. LOOK OF INTENT.
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OLDER WOMAN WITH A FUNNY LOOK ON HER FACE. HAT.
JACKET BUTTONED TIGHT AT NECK.
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SAME WOMAN RIDING IN BACK SEAT OF PONTIAC CAR.
LOOKS OUT WINDOW AT SOMETHING. SIGHS. RESTS HER HEAD BACK. CLOSES HER EYES.
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SWATCHES OF FABRIC. SAMPLES OF CAR INTERIOR FABRIC CHOICES.
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MAN DRIVING 1955 PONTIAC CAR ON ROAD.
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SAME OLDER WOMAN BACK IN AUDIENCE. NODDING HER HEAD AS IF IN UNDERSTANDING.
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WOMAN EXPLAINING SOMETHING TO LITTLE GIRL. WOMAN HAS WHITE GLOVES ON.
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MOTHER / DAUGHTER GETTING INTO PONTIAC. GIRL GETS IN DRIVERS SIDE, SLIDES OVER.
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DRIVING ON THE ROAD. WHITE GLOVES ON WHEEL.
CAMERA SHOWS DIFFERENT ANGLES OF CAR. PASSES A CAR. DRIVING BEHIND A TRUCK.
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CU TOP OF THE HOOD.
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CU LITTLE GIRL RIDING IN CAR. WINDOWS OPEN. LOOKS HAPPY. SMILING. LAUGHING. FRECKLES.
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WOMAN IN RED COAT & WHITE GLOVES. POCKETBOOK ON LAP. CUTE LITTLE GIRL SITS BESIDE HER.
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OLDER MAN WITH SPOTS OF GREY IN HAIR & BOW TIE FOLLOWS SOMETHING WITH HIS EYES.
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PONTIAC CAR WITH A WHEEL ATTACHED TO THE BACK.
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MAN IN WORK COAT PICKS UP TEST INSTRUMENTS &
HANDS TO MAN IN THE CAR.
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CU MACHINE & MAN HOLDING .
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CAR DRIVING THROUGH WATER. SPRAYS OUT ON BOTH SIDES OF CAR. TESTING CAR. COMES TOWARD CAMERA.
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CAR ON OPEN ROAD. FAST.
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MAN IN BOW TIE. IN BACKGROUND A LITTLE GIRL FOLDING & UNFOLDING HANDS. HIS EYES FOLLOWING SOMETHING.
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MAN WITH STRIPED TIE SITS & LISTENS.
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CAR ON ROAD DRIVING TOWARD CAMERA.
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PONTIAC STOPPED. STARTS MOVING. PASSES FEW CARS ON THE HIGHWAY.
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CAR ON COUNTRY ROAD. GOING UP INCLINE. TREES SURROUND ROAD.
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PONTIAC ROUNDS A BEND IN ROAD. COOL CAMERA ANGLE.
ROAD LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN THE AIR!
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PEOPLE IN CAR GOING FOR A RIDE. COUNTRY. CU CAR COMING TO A STOP. FRONT BUMPER.
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GROUP OF PEOPLE SEATED. MAN IN STRIPED TIE. MAN BEHIND HIM HAS HANDS FOLDED IN LAP.
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FRONT OF CAR CLOSE UP. CAMERA MOVES BACK TO SHOW WHOLE CAR. BLUE CURTAIN COVERS WHOLE BACKGROUND.
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FUNNY LOOKING MAN OPENS DOOR TO PONTIAC. BECKONS WITH HAND TO GET IN. SIGN IN BACK READS HOMETOWN PONTIAC.
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MAN BEHIND WHEEL OF CAR SHIFTS INTO DRIVE & TAKES OFF.
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POV LOOKING OUT SIDE WINDOW WHILE IN MOTION.
PASSES TREES ON A GREEN. BODY OF WATER IN BACKGROUND.
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POV PASSENGER. DRIVES DOWN A HILL ON ROAD.
COMING INTO A TOWN.
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ON HIGHWAY PASSING CARS. POV PASSENGER SEAT.
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CAR ON ROAD. GRASSY. WILDFLOWERS BLOWING IN WIND. CAR COMES TO A STOP.
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CLOSE UP INTERIOR OF CAR. STEERING WHEEL.
INSTRUMENT PANEL.
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POV INSIDE CAR. PASSENGER SIDE. WHEEL MOVING BUT NO ONE IS VISIBLE.
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CU SPEEDOMETER. MOVING.
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CAR ON ROAD, WHEEL TURNING. CAN'T SEE ANYONE IN CAR.
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CAR ON ROAD AS SEEN FROM BACK.
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SPEEDOMETER DECREASING. CLOSE UP.
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POV DRIVER ON A ROLLER COASTER LIKE ROAD. CAR GOES UP & DOWN. WINDING GRAVEL ROAD. CURVY.
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CU HYDROMATIC TRANSMISSION. GEAR SHIFT.
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POV DRIVER ON A COUNTRY ROAD.
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CU POWER STEERING LOGO. INDIAN MAN'S HEAD.
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COMING DOWN A HILL FROM DRIVERS PERSPECTIVE.
TURNS SHARPLY TO THE LEFT.
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CLOSE UP OF A MAN'S FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. PUTS FOOT ON BRAKE.
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MAN'S HAND LIFTS AUTOMATIC WINDOW.
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CU HAND ADJUSTING SEAT. PUSHES SEAT UP.
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1955 RED & WHITE PONTIAC CAR PARKED. WOMAN &
SMALL GIRL WALK OVER TO CAR & LOOK AT IT.
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BOY WALKS OVER.
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THEY CLIMB INTO CAR.
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CAR LEAVES IT'S SPOT. WOMAN & GIRL IN BACK SEAT. GIRL POINTS AT SOMETHING ALONG ROUTE.
WIND BLOWS CLOTHES. WOMAN SMILING.
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LITTLE BOY IN FRONT SEAT. WINDOW DOWN.
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FAMILY ON A DRIVING OUTING.
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