An easy-to-follow instructional video describing simple ways to check and maintain your automobile yourself to extend the life of your vehicle to help retain its value. This video teaches you to become acquainted with your car so you can prevent problems. It also helps you learn to identify potential problems, and to be knowledgeable when you must have service performed by an auto mechanic.
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Table Of Contents: (1) Around The Corner (1937) - Great film discussing how the differential rear axel system invented for automobiles works in detail - 9 Minutes (2) Automotive Service (1940) - Vocational film showing the daily work of an auto mechanic. Lots of really good footage of electrical repair and body repair work - 10 Minutes (3) Down The Gasoline Trail (1935) - Follows the life of a drop of gasoline as it passes through a car. Great narration and animation make this film especially fun and interesting - 8 Minutes (4) Facts on Friction (1940s) - Fun Chevrolet auto safety film that explains the importance of friction and all the ways it helps to keep us safe while we travel - 9 Minutes (5) Free Air (1937) - Explains how a carburetor works to mix gasoline with air to produce energy. Includes a great scientific experiment that shows how much air a car uses to travel 1/4 of a mile - 10 Minutes (6) Over The Waves (1938) - The importance of shock absorption to automobile safety. Shows in detail how the double action shock absorber works on cars to keep the body of the car level and under control - 9 Minutes (7) Something For Nothing (1940) - A wacky and bizarre film that discusses perpetual motion and scientifically explains how a pistons work to increase fuel efficiency - 9 Minutes (8) Vacuum Control (1940s) - Scientific film about vacuum technology and its importance to automobiles. Explains how vacuums work within levers, gear shifters, and pistons to help cars run more efficiently, safely, and easier for drivers to operate - 9 Minutes
Amazon.comThis program examines correct and safe procedures when working in an auto shop. It is designed for beginning high school students who have little or no experience in working in a shop environment. Set in actual high school shop conditions, Auto Shop clearly runs through potentially hazardous situations, and summarizes how to quickly and efficiently deal with them. Subjects Covered Include: Dressing for safety, Fire hazards and prevention, Jack usage, Power tool usage, Fumes and proper ventilation, The importance of housekeeping.
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Quicksand (1950)After borrowing $20 from his employer's cash register, an auto mechanic is plunged into a series of increasingly disastrous circumstances which rapidly spiral out of his control.This movie is part of the collection: Film NoirActors: Mickey RooneyDirector: Irving PichelProducer: Mort Briskin, Samuel H. StiefelProduction Company: United Artists CorporationAudio/Visual: sound, black & whiteRun time: 79 min
Thru Traffic is an amusing example of auto-sponsorship films in the1930s. Produced (as the film will let you know) by Perfect Circle Auto Parts and Warner Brothers, Thru Traffic is also a rousing drama involving political corruption and racecar drivers. Unintentionally and frequently comedic, the heroes in Thru Traffic are the mechanics that work for the infallible Perfect Circle and the villains are sinister corrupt government officials.
This collection of seven vintage physics films displays how the application ofphysics and and science in general has been shaping our world for decades.There are seven films in this collection with a total run time of 1 hour 25minutes. Here are the films in this collection:1) A is for Atom (1953) - This animated classic takes you on a tour of theatom and how its energy can be harnessed for the peacetime application ofatomic energy.;2) Around the Corner (1937) - This film explains how the automobiledifferential works to help a vehicle safely turn corners without skidding orlosing control.;3) Precisely So (1937) - An exploration of the tools and techniques used tomeasure microscopically small quantities of materials.;4) Science in Action: The Flow of Heat (ca. 1956) - This Science in Actionepisode explores heat's properties and how it flows through materials.;5) Taking the "X" out of X-Rays (ca. 1940s) - An exploration of everythingrelated to X-Rays and radiation and how it is being used to benefit mankind.;6) White Magic (1940) - An examination of the physics and science of light andhow that knowledge is used every day in practical applications.;7) Electromagnetism - This silent 1920s film explores electromagnetism. Itexplores how an electromagnet works, how they are used and the key role theyplay in generating electricity and electrical transmission from hydroelectricsources.
