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The Cars That Made America

The history and influence of cars in America.

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Tabcum Entertainment,Sanguine Smart

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(speaking German) - The Cars That Made America

(speaking German)

Chrysler Corporation
became the second largest - The Cars That Made America

Chrysler Corporation became the second largest

- Ford's cars were all
black but Alfred P. Sloan - The Cars That Made America

- Ford's cars were all black but Alfred P. Sloan

With his competitor struggling,
Ford should be riding high. - The Cars That Made America

With his competitor struggling, Ford should be riding high.

The capability of the car, - The Cars That Made America

The capability of the car,

- [Narrator] Ford sees
an opportunity in racing - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] Ford sees an opportunity in racing

- Henry was adamant
to not let the failure - The Cars That Made America

- Henry was adamant to not let the failure

(dramatic music)
(engine rumbling) - The Cars That Made America

(dramatic music) (engine rumbling)

(dramatic music) - The Cars That Made America

(dramatic music)

You're gonna need more iron,
you're gonna need more rubber - The Cars That Made America

You're gonna need more iron, you're gonna need mor...

- It's funny to think, too,
like, a guy like Henry Ford, - The Cars That Made America

- It's funny to think, too, like, a guy like Henry Ford...

- [Narrator] America is a
global economic powerhouse, - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] America is a global economic powerhouse,

So here's a guy that was
a brilliant engineer, - The Cars That Made America

So here's a guy that was a brilliant engineer,

- The automobile comes
at a period of time - The Cars That Made America

- The automobile comes at a period of time

So you needed to be a
multi-faceted person - The Cars That Made America

So you needed to be a multi-faceted person

The automobile is a
technology that is available - The Cars That Made America

The automobile is a technology that is available

(dramatic music) - The Cars That Made America

(dramatic music)

- Most people you know, had
never gone 10 miles beyond - The Cars That Made America

- Most people you know, had never gone 10 miles beyond

- When this race came up,
he saw it as an opportunity - The Cars That Made America

- When this race came up, he saw it as an opportunity

Now people had
freedom to go places - The Cars That Made America

Now people had freedom to go places

(engines roaring)
(dramatic music) - The Cars That Made America

(engines roaring) (dramatic music)

- [Narrator] By 1924, Henry
Ford's Model T cost just $300, - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] By 1924, Henry Ford's Model T cost just $3...

(dramatic music)
(engines roaring) - The Cars That Made America

(dramatic music) (engines roaring)

- Freedom you know,
just the ability to go - The Cars That Made America

- Freedom you know, just the ability to go

- [Narrator] The T makes
the Ford Motor Company - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] The T makes the Ford Motor Company

- Alexander Winton's
car was so much faster - The Cars That Made America

- Alexander Winton's car was so much faster

But Ford's appointment
of his only son Edsel - The Cars That Made America

But Ford's appointment of his only son Edsel

- Even though Edsel was
officially the president - The Cars That Made America

- Even though Edsel was officially the president

He gave Edsel a lot
of responsibility - The Cars That Made America

He gave Edsel a lot of responsibility

- He wants to cultivate Edsel, - The Cars That Made America

- He wants to cultivate Edsel,

It almost never works, and
it definitely didn't work - The Cars That Made America

It almost never works, and it definitely didn't work

- [Narrator] Ford
narrowly wins the race. - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] Ford narrowly wins the race.

- Henry Ford won the
race as an innovator - The Cars That Made America

- Henry Ford won the race as an innovator

Everyday brought new change
and he was happy with change. - The Cars That Made America

Everyday brought new change and he was happy with change.

- [Narrator] Seeing what
competitors - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] Seeing what competitors

- There is a huge population
of people that want more - The Cars That Made America

- There is a huge population of people that want more

He had the kind of ambition
and the kind of obsessiveness - The Cars That Made America

He had the kind of ambition and the kind of obsessiveness

They want to explore
the outer capabilities - The Cars That Made America

They want to explore the outer capabilities

- And it became an arms
race of technology. - The Cars That Made America

- And it became an arms race of technology.

So it used to just be a
simple ride down the street - The Cars That Made America

So it used to just be a simple ride down the street

Henry Ford was eerily
reminiscent of Steve Jobs. - The Cars That Made America

Henry Ford was eerily reminiscent of Steve Jobs.

- Henry Ford had this vision - The Cars That Made America

- Henry Ford had this vision

- [Narrator] Edsel Ford
gambles on a major innovation. - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] Edsel Ford gambles on a major innovation.

One he feels can keep his
company ahead of the market. - The Cars That Made America

One he feels can keep his company ahead of the market.

He wanted to make things
that would improve - The Cars That Made America

He wanted to make things that would improve

Like many cars of the
'20s, the Ford Model T - The Cars That Made America

Like many cars of the '20s, the Ford Model T

- [Narrator] Cars are the
technology of the future - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] Cars are the technology of the future

But friction and stretching
can distort the mechanism - The Cars That Made America

But friction and stretching can distort the mechanism

- If you go back to the
turn of the century, - The Cars That Made America

- If you go back to the turn of the century,

Hydraulic brakes transfer
force to the brake pads - The Cars That Made America

Hydraulic brakes transfer force to the brake pads

But there were more failures
than there were successes. - The Cars That Made America

But there were more failures than there were successes.

This innovation ensure
braking pressure is applied - The Cars That Made America

This innovation ensure braking pressure is applied

- The early days
of the automobile - The Cars That Made America

- The early days of the automobile

- Edsel Ford was up to date - The Cars That Made America

- Edsel Ford was up to date

- One thing these
different manufacturers - The Cars That Made America

- One thing these different manufacturers

When you talk about Edsel
Ford running the company, - The Cars That Made America

When you talk about Edsel Ford running the company,

He knew about business, he
knew what questions to ask, - The Cars That Made America

He knew about business, he knew what questions to ask,

(wheels rattling)
(low music) - The Cars That Made America

(wheels rattling) (low music)

- [Narrator] Edsel's plan
has one potential flaw. - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] Edsel's plan has one potential flaw.

(twangy country music) - The Cars That Made America

(twangy country music)

(metal clanging)
(upbeat music) - The Cars That Made America

(metal clanging) (upbeat music)

(low music) - The Cars That Made America

(chattering) - The Cars That Made America

He was tough, he
was single minded, - The Cars That Made America

He was tough, he was single minded,

- [Narrator] Unlike Henry
Ford, William Durant - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] Unlike Henry Ford, William Durant

He drops out of high
school and founds - The Cars That Made America

He drops out of high school and founds

- Henry Ford seems to
have thought Harry Bennett - The Cars That Made America

- Henry Ford seems to have thought Harry Bennett

- Durant was kind of the
black sheep of the family, - The Cars That Made America

- Durant was kind of the black sheep of the family,

(gun fires) - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] By 40, Durant
is a multi-millionaire - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] By 40, Durant is a multi-millionaire

(gun fires) - The Cars That Made America

(train whistle blowing) - The Cars That Made America

(train whistle blowing)

(dramatic music) - The Cars That Made America

(dramatic music)

(train whistle blowing) - The Cars That Made America

(train whistle blowing)

The problem is cars and
horses don't mix well. - The Cars That Made America

The problem is cars and horses don't mix well.

(gun fires) - The Cars That Made America

Some cities even
require flag men on foot - The Cars That Made America

Some cities even require flag men on foot

- William Knudsen was an
engineer that was absolutely - The Cars That Made America

- William Knudsen was an engineer that was absolutely

In 1900, over 2 million
pounds of horse manure - The Cars That Made America

In 1900, over 2 million pounds of horse manure

- This new hydraulic
design will modernize - The Cars That Made America

- This new hydraulic design will modernize

- What do you do with
all the horse dung - The Cars That Made America

- What do you do with all the horse dung

- Chrysler already gave
up mechanical brakes. - The Cars That Made America

- Chrysler already gave up mechanical brakes.

And aside from this,
there was the problem - The Cars That Made America

And aside from this, there was the problem

- [Narrator] Travel
by horse is also slow. - The Cars That Made America

- [Narrator] Travel by horse is also slow.

A trip from Chicago to
Kansas City takes two weeks. - The Cars That Made America

A trip from Chicago to Kansas City takes two weeks.

We need to keep up
with the competition. - The Cars That Made America

We need to keep up with the competition.

Durant senses America
will soon embrace the car - The Cars That Made America

Durant senses America will soon embrace the car

- There's only one
Ford in all of Michigan - The Cars That Made America

- There's only one Ford in all of Michigan

- Durant always
saw things in ways - The Cars That Made America

- Durant always saw things in ways

He could see the future
of any kind of product. - The Cars That Made America

He could see the future of any kind of product.

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The history and influence of cars in America.

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Director: N/A

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Production: Tabcum Entertainment,Sanguine Smart

Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2017

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ImdbRating: 7.7

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Released: 13 Aug 2017

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