This John Nesbitt documentary for the PASSING PARADE series is a warm-hearted look at America's love for the family automobile.
It begins with the dad of the family purchasing the first car in 1900, a horseless carriage his wife was afraid to step into--a Columbus Roadmaster he bought for $850.
The years pass quickly--a 1905 Holzman, a family car called the Mitchell for a next-door neighbor, in 1910 the Stanley Steamer attracts the neighborhood kids, and then the 1913 Model T Ford.
By the 1930s dad's kid has a jalopy he bought for $45, the ice wagon is now the ice truck and the neighborhood has become the typical busy modern looking residential street lined with autos.
Nice performances from ARTHUR SPACE and JACQUELINE WHITE as ma and pa with BILLY GRAY as a little boy, with graceful narration by John Nesbitt. Well done short is a slice of Americana.
It begins with the dad of the family purchasing the first car in 1900, a horseless carriage his wife was afraid to step into--a Columbus Roadmaster he bought for $850.
The years pass quickly--a 1905 Holzman, a family car called the Mitchell for a next-door neighbor, in 1910 the Stanley Steamer attracts the neighborhood kids, and then the 1913 Model T Ford.
By the 1930s dad's kid has a jalopy he bought for $45, the ice wagon is now the ice truck and the neighborhood has become the typical busy modern looking residential street lined with autos.
Nice performances from ARTHUR SPACE and JACQUELINE WHITE as ma and pa with BILLY GRAY as a little boy, with graceful narration by John Nesbitt. Well done short is a slice of Americana.