" MEETING THE CHALLENGE " 1957 CHEVROLET TRUCKS PROMOTIONAL FILM PIKE'S PEAK RUN COLORADO 87385 скачать в хорошем качестве

" MEETING THE CHALLENGE " 1957 CHEVROLET TRUCKS PROMOTIONAL FILM PIKE'S PEAK RUN COLORADO 87385

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @periscopefilm   Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit   / periscopefilm   Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com “Meeting the Challenge” is a short black-and-white film made in 1957 by General Motors’ Chevrolet Motor Division. The kind of film you'd never be able to make today (owing to environmental concerns), "Meeting the Challenge" features a formidable climb by any truck -- right up the side of Pike's Peak. A Jam Handy Film, this promotional film touts Chevrolet trucks and opens with a convoy making its way down the Alcan Highway (Alaska Highway). Having met that challenge in 1956, the narrator explains starting at mark 01:00, Chevrolet will have to find a tougher road test — or an off-road test — as we see a shot of Pike’s Peak in Colorado. “It thunders its defiance and Chevrolet accepts the challenger,” the announcer boasts at mark 01:15. What follows are images of mechanics certifying two standard production model, 4-wheel drive Task Force pick-up trucks for the trek as they then traverse old Gold Camp road railway tunnels near Colorado Springs toward the mountain base. The trucks then leave the road and cross rugged terrain … “Pike’s Peak or Bust!” On they climb, past mountain lakes and through timberland as the engines strain but keep going. “Offering conclusive evidence that Chevrolet trucks have that ‘Never say die’ dependability needed on every job,” says the announcer at mark 03:25. The trucks are shown pushing forward, as the narrator unloads superlative adjectives to describe the performance of the vehicles. The peak comes into sight at mark 05:00, and although they face a vast field of boulders and rocks at mark 06:00, they soon find themselves “conquering the unconquerable” as a Task Force plows ahead. The dramatic music swells until the truck reaches the summit at mark 07:55, “14,110 feet up in the clouds.” A post-journey look at the truck, we are told, show little more than a dented running board and some dinged hubcaps. “Here is conclusive proof … that Chevrolet has the stamina, has the power, has the guts to meet any challenge,” boast the announcer as the film comes to a close. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com