The story of the birth of a new Holden car, from an artist’s conception, through the modelling of small and full scale models, to the making of the first prototype model. From the hundreds of scale drawings, skilled craftsmen create by hand, the hundreds of engine and body components of the prototype. Laboratory and road tests of components and the completed prototype ensue that every section of the car conforms to rigid engineering specifications. Only after all this preliminary work can mass production begin on a new model Holden car.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320084
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Automobile industry and trade
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Design, Industrial
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → General Motors-Holden's Limited
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobile industry and trade
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - Design and construction
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - Safety measures
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → General Motors-Holden's Limited
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Holden automobiles
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Design, Industrial
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy