New Automobiles
Documentary (1946)
Starring:
John Tillman (Narrator)
John Pival (Writter)
Harry Cushing (Co-writter)
Harvey Marlowe (Executive Producer Director)
Made in late 1946 this industrial film New Automobiles was produced by ABC and broadcast on that company's television network. At the time of its production, the industry was far from achieving its objectives in terms of automobile production, and the film seeks to explain this crisis. The film begins with a look at the wartime contribution of the American automobile industry, then examines the intermittent transition to civilian vehicle manufacturing. The film includes footage of industry and factory executives from various companies, including Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Hudson, Studebaker, Willys-Overland and Packard. The film shows the complex supply chain that underpins automobile manufacturing and highlights the need for innovative solutions to streamline the process and enable more cars to be manufactured.
Douglas DC-3-322
Right side entry on these models delivered to Chicago and Southern Air Lines in 1940.
Douglas C-54-DO Skymaster
Registration N88745, c/n 3052. Delivered new to the USAAF in July 1942. Acquired by PCA-Pennsylvania Central Airlines in 1946, registered NC88745. Transferred to newly named Capital Airlines in April 1948, re-registered N88745, named 414 Capitaliner Charleston. Sold to Commercial Aircraft Corp. New York NY, operated by Chesapeake Airways, in November 1962. Ceased operations in 1965. Cancelled in June 1970.
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