I've got the DVD!
Honda's ad is based on a video produced by two Dutch chaps (IIRC) called "The Way Things Go" (which I also have).
The Way Things Go is very "low-tech" compared to the Honda ad, set in a huge warehouse but has a greater variety of methods used to chain the events together. Well worth checking out:
http://www.frif.com/cat97/t-z/the_way_.html
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