A Ford Model -T roadster driven by a woman, with two women passengers in the rear seat, drives in the center of a race track. It lurches up and down over rough section of the track. Another Ford Model-T hastens to join in behind the women. It also bounces and jerks over the same section of track. At the inside edge of the track, a long line of Fordson Tractors moves by on parade, along with a large early steam roller. Edge of the spectator grandstand just visible.
AAA-sponsored 500 mile race at Twin City Motor Speedway in Minnesota, on Labor Day, 1915. Scenes of racing cars running and of groups of cars as they begin the race, with racing teams pushing their cars off. Race driver, Dario Resta, who had earned a pole position with a qualifying speed of 102.8 mph, is seen as he pulls off the track in his Mercedes, abandoning the race, after completing 110 miles, because the cap on back of his oil pump had come off, causing pump failure and oil loss. His racing crew surround the car. The next scene shows Resta posing beside his Mercedes, number 24. One of his team playfully pokes him in the ribs. Flagman steps into track and waves as officials in two passenger cars drive past.
A truck drives up onto a high ramp,stops after it levels off, and then moves backward down the track and arrives back on the ground. A signboard stating 'Ruckstell' visible on the plateau level of the ramp, likely advertising the Ruckstell axle available for vehicles. It was the only non-Ford accessory that was actively endorsed by Ford Motor Company. Several people stand and watch the truck moving up and down the ramp.
A motorcycle policemen leads a parade of new (1926 models) Ford motor vehicles, on a race track. A long line of Ford cars, trucks, and buses follow slowly on the race track. A man in one of the first vehicles is speaking toward the the camera and spectators, with a large megaphone.
Views of the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant building and several vehicles moving on street in front of the building. Automobiles move on the busy market streets of Detroit. People,streetcars, bicycles, some horse driven wagons, and automobiles move on the busy city streets at two different intersections. An accelerated view of traffic moving in Detroit.
Views of Ford vehicles, mostly Ford Model-T, in rural mountain areas of the United States. View of a curved road in mountains and a Ford Model-T vehicle moving on the curved roads. Cars moving up on the mountain roads and people enjoying scenic vistas. Several cars move on the rough roads while a few are parked at the road sides. People get out from the cars and look at the mountains. Several people standing over the mountain and looking out. Cars move on roads while a woman stands near a car parked at the road side. View of women walking on streets with baskets over head and donkeys with loads walking along their sides.
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