How a Car Transmission Works (1936)
US Auto Industry · Explainer · YouTube title: Spinning Levers - How A Transmission Works (1936)
Why it's here
It is held up as a model of clear, well-paced educational film and of the old-era instructional style.
What it covers
A 1936 Chevrolet-sponsored film that explains how a car transmission works by treating gears as spinning levers. It uses physical models to make the mechanism clear.