A globe spinning slowly showing different parts of the world, interspersed with views of Ford Motor Company showrooms, service facilities, agencies, and offices at different locations in the world. Men walking in front of the buildings.
Man in apron talks to another man beside a Ford Model-T motorcar while several men sit in front of a country store in background. Slate reads, "Yes I'd like to be a Ford Dealer but where am I going to get a building?" Two old men talk while a horse driven wagon and the Model T are on either side of them at the store entrance.
View of four men near a 1903 Ford model-A car in front of the house. One of the men cranks the car while others sit in it. Car starts and man gets in it. The car moves on the streets. A 1904 Ford Model-C car being driven on a street. The 1904 Model-C and two other more modern cars parked at a residential cross street. A woman and a man sits in the 1904 model-C car as a policeman looks on.
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.
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