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The Cars That Made America

With Ford preoccupied, Walter Chrysler sees anopening in the market place, one he hopes...

With Ford preoccupied, Walter Chrysler sees an
opening in the market place, one he hopes his newly
released Plymouth will fill

Full Transcript

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With Ford preoccupied,
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Walter Chrysler sees an opening in the market place,
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one he hopes his newly released Plymouth will fill.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:32
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Tabcum Entertainment,Sanguine Smart

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Movie Summary

The history and influence of cars in America.
S01 • E01 I mean, the possibilities are endless. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
I mean, the possibilities are endless.
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] Ford is able to go - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- [Narrator] Ford is able to go
S01 • E02 - The first Plymouth was brought out just at the same time - The Cars That Made America 00:09
- The first Plymouth was brought out just at the same time
S01 • E01 Ford watches sales climb and looks to hire more workers - The Cars That Made America 00:07
Ford watches sales climb and looks to hire more workers
S01 • E02 So it was meant to rival Ford from the beginning. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
So it was meant to rival Ford from the beginning.
S01 • E01 To do so, he comes up with another groundbreaking idea. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
To do so, he comes up with another groundbreaking idea.
S01 • E02 The Plymouth was the life boat of the Chrysler Corporation - The Cars That Made America 00:11
The Plymouth was the life boat of the Chrysler Corporation
S01 • E01 - Ford was having problems retaining good workers - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- Ford was having problems retaining good workers
S01 • E01 This, at the time, the average wage - The Cars That Made America 00:05
This, at the time, the average wage
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] The $5 day would be almost $300 today, - The Cars That Made America 00:09
- [Narrator] The $5 day would be almost $300 today,
S01 • E02 - [Narrator] In 1932, the Ford Motor Company slips - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- [Narrator] In 1932, the Ford Motor Company slips
S01 • E01 - As a result, this was really the beginning - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- As a result, this was really the beginning
S01 • E02 Ford blames the fall on Edsel and the unions. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
Ford blames the fall on Edsel and the unions.
S01 • E01 - Nobody had ever been able to make that kind of money - The Cars That Made America 00:05
- Nobody had ever been able to make that kind of money
S01 • E02 Henry Ford still had this idea, - The Cars That Made America 00:05
Henry Ford still had this idea,
S01 • E01 He was getting people from Europe. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
He was getting people from Europe.
S01 • E01 - Ford attracted a lot of African American labor - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- Ford attracted a lot of African American labor
S01 • E02 - Ford certainly didn't want a bunch of outside agitators - The Cars That Made America 00:13
- Ford certainly didn't want a bunch of outside agitato...
S01 • E01 - People came pouring in from all over the country. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- People came pouring in from all over the country.
S01 • E01 They finally had that special police units out - The Cars That Made America 00:05
They finally had that special police units out