DISCOVERY ‘67: “THE AGE OF MECHANICAL MARVELS” FORD GREENFIELD VILLAGE, DEARBORN MICHIGAN XD30482

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1967 color installment of “Discovery,” a syndicated program for young viewers hosted by Bill Owen and Virginia Gibson pays a visit to Dearborn, Michigan’s Greenfield Village (now part of The Henry Ford) to examine and demonstrate early 1900’s mechanical innovations and historical automobiles (TRT: 21:52). ABC color opening logo (0:07). Montage: An apple peeler, a nutcracker, an early automobile (0:18). Animated “Discovery ‘67” opening titles (0:43). A red 1909 Ford Model T touring car rolls to a stop. Our hosts introduce themselves. A horse-drawn carriage. A penny farthing bicycle (1:12). The Model T drives around the campus of Greenfield Village in autumn (2:03). Bill Owen releases the handbrake of the Model T in closeup, then engages the clutch and turns a crank handle (2:36). Our hosts pantomime driving against an unmoving background. A 1909 sports car rac