https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/dffc038f-3d3e-4d9c-8ddf-5b74b45ea78a Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Consider becoming a member of this Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/ODBW3pVahUE 00:12 Title card: "Sinclair Refining Company Presents: "Every 1000 for Safety" This 1952 film set at a Sinclair service station promotes comprehensive car mechanical and safety checks. It advertises Sinclair Oil Corporation’s products and services. An anecdotal story explains why these checks are important. 00:19 Sinclair gas station exterior. "Sinclair Power-X". Car pulls out. 00:30 Service man cleans window on parked car as another turns into the service station. 00:42 Sinclair filling station mechanic watches car. 00:45 Trunk of car shows "652 B" plate. 00:48 Filling station mechanic greets male driver as he exits car. The driver walks toward Sinclair repair station. 01:02 Mechanic inspects car, wheels, windows, warning lights as another mechanic fills gas tank. 01:32 Mechanic and driver, holding new windshield wiper, walk together. 01:42 Mechanic and driver speak by car. 02:19 Driver inside Sinclair service station. Sign: "Good Year Tires & Tubes". He points to safety award. 02:25 Close up: "Community Safety Council Award to Michael W. Durant for his outstanding contribution to safety in this Community". 02:28 Driver speaks with Sinclair mechanic. 02:44 Mid-shot: Sinclair mechanic speaks. Background shelves with Sinclair "Radiator Flush", "Brake Fluid" and other car servicing products. 02:58 Driver and mechanic speak. 03:19 Female driver circles car and speaks with mechanic. 03:30 Close up: Female speaks. 03:35 Mechanic speaks as he reads reports from clipboard. 03:43 Mechanic enters car and speaks with driver. 03:55 Mechanic speaks. 04:10 Drive and mechanic speak look over report. 04:15 Close up: Sinclair "Lube Index" car report for a "Ford V-8 1949 thru 1951 all models". 04:21 Driver speaks with mechanic. 04:36 Mechanic speaks. 04:45 Male driver accepts glass bottle drink from mechanic inside service shop as mechanic speaks. 04:54 Car mounted on car lift as mechanic examines chassis. 05:01 Mechanic examines deteriorated chassis. 05:10 Mechanic repairs front suspension and steering mechanics by greasing. 05:29 Mechanic tests greasing. 05:37 Mechanic examines under hood. 05:52 Good Year multimeter is used to test car battery. 05:57 Mechanic circles car and examines rear lights. He opens trunk 06:09 And inspects. 06:14 Driver and mechanic speak together. Mechanic leaves and driver examines award. 06:38 Mechanic shuts car hood. Male driver walks up to another mechanic standing by shelves of "Good Year" "Anco" and "Sinclair" products. They speak together. 06:52 Driver looks at report. 07:05 Mechanic speaks. 07:20 Driver and mechanic speak together. 07:31 Mechanic speaks. 07:58 Driver puts down community award and speaks with mechanic. 08:15 Mechanic lubricates car under chassis. 08:26 "Close up: Sinclair Lube Index 1953". 08:30 Mechanic hits head on chassis. He squints. 08:39 Finger examines crack in tire. 08:43 Mechanic lubricates car. 08:51 Mechanic rolls tire to stand. Another mechanic holding a grease gun speaks. 09:04 Close up: Mechanic speaks and listens. 09:19 Mechanics speak. 09:29 Mechanic runs to wall telephone and dials. 09:45 Mechanic waits for answer. 09:56 Mechanic hangs up and runs. 10:00 Mechanic runs to car. 10:07 Two mechanics run outside Sinclair shop. 10:09 Mechanic takes off in car. 10:12 Two mechanics speak together. 10:17 Mechanic drives down road with determined expression. 10:20 Drive through suburb and parks in front of house. The driver runs to door. 10:33 Mechanic knocks on door. 10:40 Woman hangs laundry outside. She hears knocking and walks around house. 10:49 Mechanic runs around house and crashes into woman. 10:55 Woman and mechanic speak back and forth. 11:26 Mechanic tips hat and leaves. 11:32 Mechanic enters car and drives off. 11:38 Car speeds down road. 11:43 POV: Driving on road. 11:44 Mechanic looks determined from driver seat. 11:55 POV: Car drives up to a flipped car on roadside. People gather around. 11:58 Mechanic parks car. 12:00 "H.C Sinclair Gasoline" sign by busy main street. 12:04 Driver and mechanic speak inside Sinclair station. 12:11 Mechanic enters room and speaks. 12:15 Driver speaks to mechanics. 12:21 Mechanic speaks.  "Solvent" products on shelf behind him. 12:37 Car pulls out of Sinclair station. 12:44 Title: A Sinclair Refining Company Presentation Sinclair Oil Corporation was originally founded in 1916 by Harry F. Sinclair. The company has long been a fixture on American roads with its dinosaur logo and mascot, a Brontosaurus. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. 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