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Film, Video [Drive the difference--1958 Buick]

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About this Item

Title

  • [Drive the difference--1958 Buick]

Summary

  • In this training film aimed at car salesmen, Dick Stark presents the appealing features of the latest Buick models. He begins by describing the Buick's superior driving performance and supports his argument with films of road tests done at the GM Proving Ground. He then walks around a new Buick, pointing out attributes that prospective buyers will appreciate, from the grille to the carpet to the taillights.

Names

  • Stark, Richard, 1911-1986, onscreen presenter
  • GM Photographic (Firm), screenwriter, film producer

Created / Published

  • [1958]

Headings

  • -  Buick automobile
  • -  Selling--Automobiles
  • -  Automobile industry and trade--United States

Genre

  • Instructional films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Title from film leader.
  • -  Onscreen presenter: Dick Stark.
  • -  Probable year of distribution from model year of car.
  • -  Road test footage filmed at the General Motors Milford Proving Ground.

Medium

  • 1 video file (approximately 26 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • Treadwell (Jay) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023600640

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Stark, Richard, Onscreen Presenter, and Screenwriter Gm Photographic. Drive the difference-- Buick. [1958] Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023600640/.

APA citation style:

Stark, R. & Gm Photographic, S. (1958) Drive the difference-- Buick. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023600640/.

MLA citation style:

Stark, Richard, Onscreen Presenter, and Screenwriter Gm Photographic. Drive the difference-- Buick. [1958] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2023600640/>.