| BUMP AND THE BUMPER Car bumpers are tested by men who drive cars into each other and a concrete pillar. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6743 |
| Catalog #: | 430073 | |
| Clip Number: | 430073-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 146 | |
| Timecode: | 01:41:21 - 01:42:15 | |
| Location: | USA | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Motoring, Car or motorcycle accident LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA SAFETY: Road TRANSPORTATION/AUTOMOBILE: Technology | |
| Description: | "Bump!" Cars bashing into each other and wall. Titles imply that this is about testing out your car's bumpers. I'm not sure if that's exactly it, but these are not accidents either, because the presence of a lot of spectators seems to indicate that the events are pre-arranged. United States Rear diag. view of automobile inching along dirt street; a crowd of men stand at the side. Suddenly another car speeds into scene from rt. and rear-ends the first one, pushing it halfway down the street. Next, a shot looking back toward the car which does the bashing. This time the force of the collision does not seem to be as great. Finally, shot of open space, w/ a wall of building at left; a crowd of men stand c. 3 deep against a tall wall in BG. Suddenly a car coming from rt. drives smack into the wall, with enough force that the driver is thrown out of the car. He jumps up and several other men also run to the car to survey the damage Soon the whole crowd come from FG and BG and are pressing around. MLS the driver poses in front of his car w/ bent bumper; he's holding what appears to be the steering wheel which somehow flew off. | |
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