“AN ADVENTURE IN CRAFTSMANSHIP“ 1940s FISHER BODY CRAFTSMAN’S GUILD MODEL CAR COMPETITION XD11304

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This 1940s era promo film seeks to encourage the participation of young men from across America in the annual model-building competition of the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild. Between 1930 and 1968, the Fisher Body Division of General Motors sponsored this competition, which offered enticing cash prizes as well as university scholarships, as a design aptitude litmus test for young men 12-19 years old who would go on to be automobile designers for GM. In addition to filling its ranks with new talent, the competition acted as a powerful and successful marketing tool.. For the first seven years of the competition, participants were asked to build models of Napoleonic carriages featuring the Fisher Body logo; however, after this perio