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[narrator] ferdinand knows the engine
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The Cars That Made the World

Ferdinand knows the engine, the radiator, the water pump, inside and out, but no matter...

[narrator] ferdinand knows the engine, the radiator, the water pump, inside and out, but no matter how he configures it, it's too expensive, too complicated, and weighs too much

Full Transcript

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- [narrator] ferdinand knows the engine,
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the radiator, the water pump, inside and out,
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but no matter how he configures it, it's too expensive,
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too complicated, and weighs too much.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:26
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 (ferry's father laughing) - The Cars That Made the World 00:06
(ferry's father laughing)
S01 • E04 - It's flat four but 35 horsepower - The Cars That Made the World 00:05
- It's flat four but 35 horsepower
S01 • E03 (inhale and exhales) - The Cars That Made the World 00:12
(inhale and exhales)
S01 • E04 - Porsche overbuilt the volkswagen engine, - The Cars That Made the World 00:12
- Porsche overbuilt the volkswagen engine,
S01 • E04 (car engine revving) - The Cars That Made the World 00:12
(car engine revving)
S01 • E03 - You're either gonna do it through air, - The Cars That Made the World 00:06
- You're either gonna do it through air,
S01 • E03 - We'll force air into the engine compartment, - The Cars That Made the World 00:04
- We'll force air into the engine compartment,
S01 • E04 - It's lightweight and it makes the most of a small engine. - The Cars That Made the World 00:06
- It's lightweight and it makes the most of a small e...
S01 • E03 - [narrator] the vw signature air cooled engine, - The Cars That Made the World 00:07
- [narrator] the vw signature air cooled engine,
S01 • E03 The airflow is over an oil cooler removing internal heat, - The Cars That Made the World 00:16
The airflow is over an oil cooler removing internal heat,
S01 • E04 It has that classic silhouette, - The Cars That Made the World 00:07
It has that classic silhouette,
S01 • E04 - It's extraordinary, like what ferry did, - The Cars That Made the World 00:10
- It's extraordinary, like what ferry did,
S01 • E04 And he took that and he transformed it into the 356, - The Cars That Made the World 00:09
And he took that and he transformed it into the 356,
S01 • E03 - [narrator] meanwhile, in rapidly industrializing japan, - The Cars That Made the World 00:15
- [narrator] meanwhile, in rapidly industrializing japan,
S01 • E04 - [narrator] while porsche finds a way forward - The Cars That Made the World 00:08
- [narrator] while porsche finds a way forward
S01 • E04 His designs are revolutionary, - The Cars That Made the World 00:06
His designs are revolutionary,
S01 • E03 Like kiichiro toyoda, he wants to make cars, - The Cars That Made the World 00:08
Like kiichiro toyoda, he wants to make cars,
S01 • E04 He eventually had to get a partner - The Cars That Made the World 00:05
He eventually had to get a partner
S01 • E04 - All I needed to do was move the engine to the back wheel. - The Cars That Made the World 00:05
- All I needed to do was move the engine to the back wheel.
S01 • E03 One day he saw a car driving through his village. - The Cars That Made the World 00:05
One day he saw a car driving through his village.