Charles Wilson, GM CEO and US Secretary of Defense
On this day, when the United States government is working to overhaul and bailout a storied American company that was once the engine which propelled our economy, it is good to reflect on the images of the General Motors we used to know.
GM was a proud and powerful brand 51 years ago. It was a Templar for American engineering supremacy and design acumen, the world over.
Here is a bombastic and boisterous, 1958 commercial that aired on NBC-TV and was used to introduce the latest models of GM's five, primary car lines, while celebrating the global conglomerate's 50th anniversary. Enjoy!!!!!
As a bonus, here is a promotional film produced for GM in 1956 to publicize the company's annual, GENERAL MOTORS FUTURAMA traveling show, at which new automobiles , buses, locomotives and home consumer products were introduced. The vivid , exuberant (and very dated) film promises a gracious and carefree future that GM may not survive to fulfil. Enjoy!!!!!
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