Maremont Mufflers
Maremont Mufflers
Industrial film for Maremont Mufflers, starring female stock car driver Donna Mae Mimm.
Maremont Mufflers
Silly MS of two male auto mechanics (Caucasian and African-American) sliding out from under blue passenger car in repair shop, followed by race car driver DONNA MAE MIMM in her trademark pink jumpsuit; she is helped to her feet with a white mechanic holding clipboard. VO of Ms. Mimm assuring the (male) audience that she is indeed a professional, gender be damned. Over the shoulder MCU of Ms. Mimm driving stock car on race track, her crash helmet and the car itself colored pink; TLSs pink stock car on race track; TLS Donna pulling into pit; TLS ambulance stationwagon waiting to be called ot duty; MSs Donna talking with mechanics and fellow drivers; MS pit mechanic holding up Maremont Mufflers sign with "302" on it.
Maremont Mufflers
TLS/MSs African-American and Caucasian workers in Maremont muffler plant in Harvey, Illinois: industrial steel stamping, research and stress testing. MS/CUs Donna Mae Mimm and Maremont man looking over x-ray of muffler, comparing cross-sections of Maremont muffler with their competitors; Maremont man then shows Donna the various models available and their features. MS black Camaro on lift, Maremont employee looking at undercarriage; nice high angle MS employee turning on four bulb lamp under car. MS/CUs Donna & Maremont men perusing photographs of chassis and undercarriage. MSs reasearcher testing RPM of car; CUs pressure gauge fluctuating. MS several male Caucasian engineers, all wearing white dress shirts and black ties, sitting at drafting desks and working on muffler designs. MS/CUs tube mill in muffler factory: flat steel stock being fed into mill; automated forming of muffler tube; resistance fabrication and cooling process; formation of slotted perforations; pipe cutting machine.
Maremont Mufflers
MSs assembly of muffler quieting units, then mechanized welding of baffles to tubes. MS/CUs inner-body shell procedure: flat sheets of alloy-coated steel being fed into machine where it is shaped, trimmed, crimped and lock-seamed. MCU muffler on conveyor. MS/CUs inner muffler shell being machine-welded to mandrill. MS/CUs of inner shell being machine-wrapped in another layer of steel. MSs end caps being assembled and sealed to body of muffler. MSs spinning of end cap to body of muffler, then a man inspects the final product. Note-- most of the production workers here are African-American men and women.
Maremont Mufflers
MS/CUs Maremont engineers custom-fitting OEM muffler pipes, using semi-automated pipe bending machine. MSs production employees bending pipes in machines, applying seals. MS/CUs pipes on overhead conveyor in spray chamber, a protective coating being applied. MSs man assembling two pipes for better storage, then displaying split pipes. MS white male mechanic installing muffler to underside of car, getting help from Donna Mae Mimm. FO/FI MCU mufflers on shelf in auto parts store. Recap montage of muffler construction process. MS Donna Mae Mimm sliding out from under car in auto garage. Aerial of starting line at auto race; TLS man waving flag, signaling start of race; TLSs pink stock car driven by Donna Mae Mimm on race track.