“I LIKE THIS BUSINESS” 1940’s SOCONY VACUUM OIL PRODUCT SALES FILM NEW & USED CAR SALESMAN XD45924

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 late 1930s / early 1940s oil product sales film depicts a narrative in which a car dealership owner’s uncle steps in to assist with his nephew’s used car dealership. The film is presented by Socony Vacuum Oil Company (:08) which began in 1931, when the Standard Oil Company of New York and Vacuum Oil merged. Later the company became known as Mobil which would then merge with the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey to form ExxonMobil in 1999. The film was produced by Caravel Films Inc. based in New York City. The film opens with a sales representative meeting with the owner of a car dealership (:42). A Ford Model T sits in the garage (:59) as the owner of another car arrives to inspect the vehicle and notices a squeak in the do