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The Cars That Made the World

Desperate for a shortcut, he reverse engineers the work of the world's greatest car...

[narrator] desperate for a shortcut, he reverse engineers the work of the world's greatest car makers, bringing his first car to market, the toyota aa, at a price that undercuts competitors including the one from detroit he copied

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- [narrator] desperate for a shortcut,
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he reverse engineers the work
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of the world's greatest car makers,
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bringing his first car to market, the toyota aa,
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at a price that undercuts competitors
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including the one from detroit he copied.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:55
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Columbia Pictures

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Movie Summary

Inventions by their nature have an impact on the world, few more so than the development of the internal combustion engine and the car.
S01 • E04 - [narrator] eiji toyoda - The Cars That Made the World 00:06
- [narrator] eiji toyoda
S01 • E04 - The american government was starting to see a threat - The Cars That Made the World 00:10
- The american government was starting to see a threat
S01 • E03 - The aa resembled a chrysler airflow - The Cars That Made the World 00:08
- The aa resembled a chrysler airflow
S01 • E04 - [narrator] without access - The Cars That Made the World 00:09
- [narrator] without access
S01 • E03 It was the first car to use aerodynamics and streamlining - The Cars That Made the World 00:06
It was the first car to use aerodynamics and streamlining
S01 • E03 - [narrator] after six years of trying, - The Cars That Made the World 00:10
- [narrator] after six years of trying,
S01 • E03 In 1937, japan invades china, - The Cars That Made the World 00:09
In 1937, japan invades china,
S01 • E04 - It was an incredibly risky move and toyoda wanted - The Cars That Made the World 00:10
- It was an incredibly risky move and toyoda wanted
S01 • E03 Eight months later, - The Cars That Made the World 00:12
Eight months later,
S01 • E04 - [narrator] in 1957, - The Cars That Made the World 00:12
- [narrator] in 1957,
S01 • E03 - Germany becoming a country where every citizen could - The Cars That Made the World 00:09
- Germany becoming a country where every citizen could
S01 • E04 Meanwhile, - The Cars That Made the World 00:06
Meanwhile,
S01 • E04 A breakthrough product for his new business partner, - The Cars That Made the World 00:04
A breakthrough product for his new business partner,
S01 • E04 - Fujisawa wanted to sell a motorcycle that - The Cars That Made the World 00:07
- Fujisawa wanted to sell a motorcycle that
S01 • E03 No german civilian ever ended up getting a new beetle. - The Cars That Made the World 00:05
No german civilian ever ended up getting a new beetle.
S01 • E04 He wanted something that would be easy to use, - The Cars That Made the World 00:06
He wanted something that would be easy to use,
S01 • E03 - [narrator] in 1939, germany invades poland - The Cars That Made the World 00:07
- [narrator] in 1939, germany invades poland
S01 • E04 - [narrator] honda's game-changing answer, - The Cars That Made the World 00:07
- [narrator] honda's game-changing answer,
S01 • E03 The volkswagen factory quickly transforms - The Cars That Made the World 00:11
The volkswagen factory quickly transforms
S01 • E03 - The kubelwagen was the german equivalent of the jeep, - The Cars That Made the World 00:07
- The kubelwagen was the german equivalent of the jeep,