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Bathing Beauties Slide & Dive from Top of 1936 Chevy 1936 Chevrolet Leader News Newsreel Vol. 2 No. 3
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BATHING GIRLS DIVE FROM AUTO TOP... beach studded with palm trees; women (wearing bathing suits) climb atop car parked in surf with water slide propped against it. Car on sandy beach as 14 women (film running in reverse) pile into car; car backs up (slide strapped to roof) as woman hangs head out window. Car backs up to fenced pool and several women (wearing swim suits) exit (trees & mountains in BG); ...women climbing atop car and diving into pool.'
Promotional newsreel featuring models wearing 1936 fashions with a 1936 Chevrolet at Miami, Florida.
From Chevrolet Leader News Newsreel Vol. 2 No. 3, produced by Jam Handy.
Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Standard_Six
Wikipedia license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
The Chevrolet Standard Six (Series DC) was launched in 1933, initially as the Chevrolet Mercury, by Chevrolet as a lower priced alternative to the 1932 Chevrolet Series BA Confederate that became the Eagle in 1933 and Master from 1934. It was advertised as the cheapest six-cylinder enclosed car on the market.
The Standard was offered in three body styles all on a 107-inch wheelbase: coach, coupe and coupe with rumble seat. All bodies were by Fisher and featured 'no-draft ventilation'. All models were powered by a 181 cu in (2,970 cc) six-cylinder valve-in-head engine producing 60 bhp (45 kW; 61 PS) at 3,000 rpm and 125 lb⋅ft (169 N⋅m) of torque giving the car a top speed of between 65–70 mph. This engine had first appeared in a Chevrolet in 1928. The car had full instrumentation. A clock, heater and a radio were options.
In 1935, a larger 206.8 cu in (3,389 cc) six-cylinder engine was offered in lieu of the 181 cu in (2,970 cc), producing 74 bhp (55 kW; 75 PS) at 3,200 rpm and 150 lb⋅ft (203 N⋅m) of torque.
For 1936, the Standard Six received a wide range of improvements and a wider choice of body styles including cabriolet and sports sedan versions. It was built on a new box-girder frame with a wheel base of 109 inches. With an increase of compression ratio from 5.6:1 to 6:1, the standard 206.8 cu in (3,389 cc) engine now produced 79 bhp (59 kW; 80 PS) at 3,200 rpm and 156 lb⋅ft (212 N⋅m) of torque which was now shared with the Master Six. The spare wheel moved from its external rear trunk location to a new compartment under the trunk. Brakes were 11-in drums. The steel roof was new.
The Standard Six was discontinued for 1937 when the Master range was joined by the new Master Deluxe...
