From The Vaults

This 1950 short cartoon from Disney is an offbeat entry into the world of automotive educational films. For starters, Motor Mania is animated, and both its protagonist and antagonist are played by Goofy. Goofy plays an everyday fellow named Mr.

Many of today’s cars are built with unibody frames, with the increasing use of lightweight materials and improved safety through the use of crumple zones. But in the early days of the automotive industry, carmakers were just figuring out the best way to make frames that could even hold up to the everyday act of driving down a road.