STK-ID 34743

Ford Oakville Plant Opens: shots of town sign, various dwellings, HAS of new factory. Walking shots of crowd at ceremony, row of car bodies, welder at work on car. Various shots of VIP's looking about, of JM Cochrane and Ford President Rhys Sale shaking hands over hood of first car. Shot of first car driven by Cochrane, preparing to "race" with 1946 Ford car, complete with dressed up driver and passenger. (see also NFB1950-FG-9)

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Various News
Location
Oakville
Year
1950
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk, Reel 16 mm
Shooting format
35mm dupe neg b&w, 16mm neg b&w, 16mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486