Great to see this film; thanks for posting it! I can say that these cars ares still a pleasure to drive today... Actual headroom, legroom, visibility, and comfort from a time when cars were more than just un-repairable, disposable debt-instruments.
Amazing engineering!! No wonder you can find one of these rusting away in a field 81 years later, and the doors will STILL open and shut! Chances are it could be running again in a day or two! Better in every way to the rolling computer-controlled Tupperware we drive today, the poor quality parts hidden by fancy displays, cushy seats, powerful engines, fancy paint, and tight-handling suspension, all for 3x what our grandparents paid for their house on an acre or more of land. God help us all!
If people learn about our past bring back theses ideas and rid new world order,life would better Americans,just saying.P.S.I own several 41 plymouths built strong😊
I was born in '45. My dad was hired by Henry Ford I as a janitor and he didn't climb the corporate ladder but that was before WWII and Ford had a lot of admirers, including my dad. After the war, however, it became more and more evident that, among domestic automobile manufacturers, Chrysler was THE engineering company. Dad bought Fords in '60 and '62 but he bought Chrysler products both before and after those years. Competition has always benefited consumers.
You can see the engineering at the drag strip in the 60’s and 70’s Dodge and Plymouth cars were hard to beat. From the giant killer 340 to the standard 440 and 440 six pack cars and the legendary Hemi. Mopars are hard to beat at the drag strip.
@@rogermetzger7335 That was the usual outcome. The Torque Flight is almost indestructible. My dad races a 68 Dodge Dart with a Hemi and a Torque Flight 727. He launches from the light at 6000 rpm, the car has a 60 foot time of 1.30 and does the quarter in 9.60ish. He rebuilds the Torque flight once every 2 years and most of the time it’s just a few parts and back in it gos. A hot Mopar Dodge/Plymouth with a 727 is very hard to beat.
This is a cool episode because i will always like the how they manufacturer the 1941 Chrysler Plymouth cars that will become future classic cars from the past
I would expect all of the in-house materials testing and metalurgy research to be done by suppliers now. The car company engineers would write specs that lists all the performance targets and the suppliers would be contractually required to guarantee that performance. I expect that the car company engineers work with the suppliers and if necessary the suppliers' engineers work with the materials suppliers' engineers.
Technology for higher quality Vehicles.... NOT to keep Morons from killing themselves, because we now feel that Driver's Education in School is no longer necessary.... 😞
Always hungry for facts, the engineers delight in punishing their handiwork. For by tests such as these they can design and engineer better automobiles. No matter how handsome a car interior may be, unless the seat cushion stands up under 1100 bouncings an hour, it is rejected.
Great to see this film; thanks for posting it! I can say that these cars ares still a pleasure to drive today... Actual headroom, legroom, visibility, and comfort from a time when cars were more than just un-repairable, disposable debt-instruments.
Jay Leno Garage did a show on the 41 Plymouth that was very entertaining.
Amazing engineering!! No wonder you can find one of these rusting away in a field 81 years later, and the doors will STILL open and shut! Chances are it could be running again in a day or two! Better in every way to the rolling computer-controlled Tupperware we drive today, the poor quality parts hidden by fancy displays, cushy seats, powerful engines, fancy paint, and tight-handling suspension, all for 3x what our grandparents paid for their house on an acre or more of land. God help us all!
Exactly!!!
I implore you to drive one for a year and report back.
If people learn about our past bring back theses ideas and rid new world order,life would better Americans,just saying.P.S.I own several 41 plymouths built strong😊
I was born in '45. My dad was hired by Henry Ford I as a janitor and he didn't climb the corporate ladder but that was before WWII and Ford had a lot of admirers, including my dad. After the war, however, it became more and more evident that, among domestic automobile manufacturers, Chrysler was THE engineering company. Dad bought Fords in '60 and '62 but he bought Chrysler products both before and after those years. Competition has always benefited consumers.
You can see the engineering at the drag strip in the 60’s and 70’s Dodge and Plymouth cars were hard to beat. From the giant killer 340 to the standard 440 and 440 six pack cars and the legendary Hemi. Mopars are hard to beat at the drag strip.
In the '60s, I was under the impression no Chevy or Ford with the same size engine an an automatic could beat a Dodge or Plymouth with Torqurflight.
@@rogermetzger7335 That was the usual outcome. The Torque Flight is almost indestructible. My dad races a 68 Dodge Dart with a Hemi and a Torque Flight 727. He launches from the light at 6000 rpm, the car has a 60 foot time of 1.30 and does the quarter in 9.60ish. He rebuilds the Torque flight once every 2 years and most of the time it’s just a few parts and back in it gos. A hot Mopar Dodge/Plymouth with a 727 is very hard to beat.
What a patriotic feeling. 💁🏼♂️
Loved the mechanical testing equipment, a lot.
Such a manly car 🚘
This is a cool episode because i will always like the how they manufacturer the 1941 Chrysler Plymouth cars that will become future classic cars from the past
It was only about a year after this movie was made that Pearl Harbor occured and the production Chrysler cars ended.
Announcer: Lowell Thomas
Yes Randall, that's him alright. He was the Walter Cronkite of the 1930's and 40's. He also narrated the 20th Century Fox newsreels during the era.
What an amazing time to be an American
I would expect all of the in-house materials testing and metalurgy research to be done by suppliers now. The car company engineers would write specs that lists all the performance targets and the suppliers would be contractually required to guarantee that performance. I expect that the car company engineers work with the suppliers and if necessary the suppliers' engineers work with the materials suppliers' engineers.
My father had a 1941 Chrysler, it needed a waterproof distributor.
What a great time to be an American!!
It would be cool if someone colorized these old car movies...but I don't know if anyone would.
I wonder what these car designers from 1941 would think if you put a drawing of a 2000 PT Cruiser on their desk?
Where can I order one😅
Hardcore engineering
Technology for higher quality Vehicles....
NOT to keep Morons from killing themselves, because we now feel that Driver's Education in School is no longer necessary.... 😞
Brave New World -- American style.
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A few months later, the Japanese changed the direction of this company.
Today's question: Will Chrysler still be in business in 2025?
They are Stelantus now and owned by a European company. Rumor has them pulling out of the US.
Always hungry for facts, the engineers delight in punishing their handiwork. For by tests such as these they can design and engineer better automobiles. No matter how handsome a car interior may be, unless the seat cushion stands up under 1100 bouncings an hour, it is rejected.