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The Cars That Made America

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  • 20172017
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The Cars That Made America (2017)
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The history and influence of cars in America.The history and influence of cars in America.The history and influence of cars in America.
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  • Stars
    • Dermot Mulroney
    • Greg Nutcher
    • Tim Moriarty
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    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Narratoras Narrator
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    Greg Nutcher
    Greg Nutcher
    • Harry Bennettas Harry Bennett
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Tim Moriarty
    Tim Moriarty
    • John Dodgeas John Dodge
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    • Self - NASCARas Self - NASCAR
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Brad Keselowski
    Brad Keselowski
    • Self - NASCARas Self - NASCAR
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Michael Ford
    Michael Ford
    • Louis Chevroletas Louis Chevrolet
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Mitchell Cetuk
    Mitchell Cetuk
    • Horace Dodgeas Horace Dodge
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    H.W. Brands
    H.W. Brands
    • Self - Historian, University of Texasas Self - Historian, University of Texas
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    Drew DeSimone
    Drew DeSimone
    • Edsel Fordas Edsel Ford
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Michael Balzano III
    Michael Balzano III
    • Henry Fords Bodyguardas Henry Fords Bodyguard
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Nate Washburn
    Nate Washburn
    • Walter Chrysleras Walter Chrysler
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Greg Schweers
    Greg Schweers
    • William Durantas William Durant
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Henry Storrs
    • Henry Fordas Henry Ford
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Richard Bak
    • Self - Ford Biographeras Self - Ford Biographer
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Vincent Curcio
    • Self - Ford and Chrysler biographeras Self - Ford and Chrysler biographer…
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    Hillel Levin
    • Self - DeLorean biographeras Self - DeLorean biographer
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    Bob Casey
    Bob Casey
    • Self - Henry Ford Museumas Self - Henry Ford Museum
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    David Eisenbach
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    A seriously-flawed documentary.
    Much of this "documentary" was accurate and several of the "talking heads," especially Bob Casey, are well-informed and trustworthy commentators, although I have never heard of several of them, including the generic "historians."

    The coverage of the Dodge brothers, whose history I know better than anyone, is seriously incomplete and flawed. One example - When the Dodge brothers sold their shares of the Ford Motor Company to Henry Ford, they received $25 million for their (10%) share of Ford stock. They were not "hoodwinked" into taking less than the true value of the shares. The documentary refers to the first Dodge Brothers car as the "Model 30," which I have never seen before. There were several "Model 30" cars in the early auto industry, including one from Hudson and another from Chalmers. In those cases, the model name refers to the engine horsepower. The first Dodge Brothers car had a 35-horsepower motor.

    To my knowledge, nobody ever referred to Henry Ford II as "Hank." I cannot imagine where this came from. He was called "Henry" by his closest associates and (outside of his hearing) "the Deuce," but never "Hank."

    Thirdly (I could make another dozen criticisms), I was surprised that there was no mention of Chrysler's "Forward Look" cars of the 1950s, which at least briefly made Chrysler the industry's styling leader.
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