REASONS TO BUY THE 1979 CHEVY CAMARO & CHEVROLET CHEVETTE PROMOTIONAL FILM XD12944
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There are two color promotional films about the new Chevy products. Both were made in 1978 for the new 1979 Chevy Camaro And 1979 Chevy Chevette.
Title: REASONS TO BUY 1979 CAMARO (:08-17). 4 new 1979 Chevy Camaros go down the road side by side. 4 ways to go Camaro: the Sport Coup, Rally Sport, Z-28, and the new Berlinetta. Interior of the car while a driver steers it. See the suspension under the car and shots of springs. See the power steering and the radial tires along with the front and rear brakes. 2 different engines to choose from (:18-1:45). The trunk is shown and then an animated view of the car in pieces. How the car is made along with special coatings put on the car are shown. Shots of each one of the models on the road. The Rally Sport weaves in and out of traffic cones. Z-28 is shown in detail inside and outside. Shots of the new Berlinetta. See it inside and out. A woman gets into the driver's seat. The Berlinetta drives away. An animated diagram shows the special features of the car (1:46-4:14). A sexy woman goes over to a Camaro and pulls apart the T-roof. Am/FM radio/CB combo, antenna, rear defogger. A Camaro sits with the doors open ready for a driver (4:15-4:55).
Title: REASONS TO BUY 1979 CHEVETTE (5:14-5:23). The Chevy Chevette is shown. It has a low base price. Features shown: carpeting, color instrument panel, standard sport steering wheel, floor mounted console, AM radios, reclining bucket seats, on the 2 door model - a swingout rear window, bumper rubber strips, and radial tires. The Chevette is driving down the road in different colors (5:23-6:50).
The car drives down a highway. The car drives past a gas station. A list of the long recommended maintenance intervals is shown. The Chevette is shown, without its hood, going through a carwash. A close on the engine. The car's manual shown up close (6:51-7:39). The Chevette is shown being painted and constructed on the assembly line. Men pour balls and water into buckets and place them on the wheels and on the front seat to show how smooth it moves. The car performs a U-turn to shown maneuverability (7:40-8:46). Inside the 4 door Chevette is shown. Cargo space is available. A woman seat belts herself in either manually or the automatic shoulderbelt system. Comfort tilt steering wheel, AM/FM radio. A 3 speed automatic transmission. The car weaves between traffic cones to show stability
(8:47-9:49). The Chevette is shown stationary. The trunk being filled. Pasing a gas station. And on the highway. More footage of the car being placed together in the factory. A Chevette sits with the doors open ready for a driver (9:50-10:13). End title disclaimer (10:14-10:20).
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Our local school teacher bought the red/black R/S and was giving the kids rides in her car. She was a very pretty blond about 25 years old. Very nice of her. I later bought a few 2nd gens because of this memory.
The Z28 and berlinetta were sold in millions because they were absolutely fabulous. I sorely miss them.
It was mandated that every High School parking lot had at least one Camaro
I went to a an upper middle class school, we probably had about 20.
and 3 or 4 shitbox chevettes...
@@jagboy69 And the occasional Plymouth Duster.
still got my 79 LOL
I had one in HS. LOL
for those born in the 80's++....the CB was the "internet" of the 70's....hugely popular
we had CB's in everything between 1975 and 1987 ish... then ... not so much. Even today's truckers hardly use them anymore.
Born in 88 wanted to get 1 my 89 Gt my dad had 1 in his 76 Sierra
Breaker 19 I think we got ourselves a connnnvoy.... 🙄😂
Hell yeah! I remember that.
I agree! That was like the future of communication back then!👌😂👌
I drive my Rally Sport once a week. Love that thing, fun to drive. It's amazing how much more fun the 383 stroker makes it. The way it should have been from the factory.
Back when the word "computer" was still fancy technical jargon and most people had never even touched or seen one in person.
1980 was when GM started putting computers into cars
and it would fit inside a single room!!
My first car was a 4 door 79 Chevette I purchased second hand in 1983 when I was 19. It was very reliable and was fantastic in the snow. I kept it for several years and still wish I had kept it since it got good mileage and wasn't a money pit for the few repairs it needed. The only issue I had with it was that it was under-powered but it did what I needed it to do.
I bought a used used one in high school. I put corvette side pipes on in. The bastard was so damn loud it set alarms off everywhere I went. You had to be careful getting out or you would burn your leg. I loved that car as a teenager it’s all I cared about and the skanks loved it.
My families bakery had two 1978 Chevy Chevette Scooters. No back seats. Absolutely hilarious driving them in 1996.
I always knew that stabilizer bars were neccessary but this is the first time, over decades of driving, that I have actually seen one getting a workout.
@jason9022 knowing what they do and seeing one in action are two different things my man.
My first car was a red 1976 Camaro with an automatic and a 305. The body had huge Bondo patches in it but the interior was flawless. The seating position was PERFECT. Outward visibility especially with those looooong doors and windows was some of the best I have ever seen.
It had a 2 barrel carb but with thick spacer plates between the carb and the intake. Despite being the lowly 305 V8 it was actually quick. The engine had a broken bolt forever bouncing around the crank case. It is STILL running today and STILL has said bolt bouncing around the crank case.
Light weight. That Camaro weighed well less than 3500 pounds it actually handled very well. I would LOVE to have a 1979 Z28.
My first car. 1979 Camaro Berlinetta. I didn’t figure out until later it was a secretaries car! I will say they did a great job with the sound proofing and refinements. Felt like a much nicer car than my buddy’s Z28.
I have an 80 Z28, white w blue interior, T-tops, 383 all forged internals, about 550 hp. Is my first car & still have it. It out ran PA state police back in 94.
just me 160
Not stock
Another BS story of outrunning the police...
just me 550 hp is not factory
@@jogmas12 No, it's NOT factory, definitely have some $ put into it.
My cousin bought a new 79 Camaro with a 305 , 4 speed on the floor ...
He was in the US Navy & found a 69 Charger with 20'000 miles on it .
But he could'nt afford both & asked if I would buy it but I was 16 yrs old working part time .
But he priced the Camaro so low my folks co-signed for me and put $1000 down for my graduation that was still 2 years away...
The Camaro only had 6400 miles on it because it set most of the time.
In 1981 , I also joined the Navy & as luck would have it , I ended up on the same carrier ..
We would see each other on occasion , but probably not as much as you think ..
At one point we got leave at the same time & followed each other home for Christmas.
About 30 miles from home & a couple miles before our exit off the interstate , I kicked my Camaro down & went past him doing a hundred easy ...
But he wasnt havin it & punched that 383 and just as he caught up to me , a state trooper did a Smokey & the Bandit u-turn across the median & pulled us both over ..
He was very pissed ...
Pulled both of us out & hand cuffed us .
As we both leaned against my trunk hand cuffed , I said it looks like our leave will be spent in jail...
As the cop asked questions he soon realized we were cousins , both on the same carrier & both on leave headed home for Christmas ...
Luckily , he had served in the navy during the Viet Nam war ...
The trooper asked what our jobs were ...
He thought it would be cool to work the flight deck & I told him it was ..
He calmed down after a bit , but told us just how stupid we were.
He dropped our speed to 85 mph so we didnt get reckless ops on our D.L. and let us go...
We got home , washed our cars , put on a clean Cracker Jack uniform & went cruising our home town..
P.S. , girls loved guys in uniform who drove muscle cars back in my day . Lol
Thats my 79 Camaro story ..
Yeah, baby. Where's my Donna Summer 8-track?
The 79 Z28 with 3.73 gears and 4 speed manual cruised at 62mph with the engine racing at 3000rpm. This pretty much limited any extended cruising to about 70mph max. At least this was my experience. A five or six speed overdrive transmission would have made it a lot more practical on the highway.
04:20 I thought they said "CD" - had to watch that 3 times to hear what he really said..... I knew CD's were not available in 1979.... but still... CB radio is kinda cool.
@jason9022 No buddy, Compact Discs were not around in 1979. They were introduced to the market in 1982. lmgtfy.com/?q=year+that+compact+disc+was+introduced&s=y
@jason9022 Available for Cars? Wikipedia and other sources say they were in the market in 1982, and Pioneer / Sony (depends who you believe) introduced the first (car) CD player in 1984. Further in 1987 the Lincoln Town car was the first with an OEM CD player. The first (if not among the very first) commercial pressed audio disc was made August 17, 1982 - and Ironically it was a 1979 performance by Claudio Arrau. Japan and Europe's history with CD players starts in Oct 1982. Basically, every source I could find, point to no availability before the summer of 1982 in a commercial way at least. That is not say that the technology of CD players & discs and even video discs were not invented before those dates - as I can find references to Video disc / Early DVD working in a lab as far back as 1970.
Yup CB radio they showed the MIC
@jason9022 so whats your source that shows it was available in a car before 1982?
@jason9022 The price of CDs were nuthin' compared to what an iPhone cost in 1979. LOL!
"Corrosion resistance" you should see my berlinetta 😆
I bought a '79 Z-28 Camaro still have it .. Then I got ripped off by Burger Chevrolet in Grand Rapids MI .. They sold me a 1980 Chevette Scooter in 1983 for $3,200.00 it had 29,000 miles on it .. they told me it was a 1981.. I later found out that Chevette Scooters list price new was $3,200.00 plus the battery was junk. I raised some hell in the show room and they gave me a new battery .. woop woop .. glade both of them have manual transmissions..
Parked the Chevette with 179,000 miles when it rusted out ..
This brings back fond memories from working during college at the Norwood, Ohio GMAD plant assembling Camaros and Firebirds.
I bought a new z-28 in 1981 the last of that body type. GM had so much pollution junk on that car, it was so slow. It had a 350 but only 175 hp and really don`t think it was putting out that much. The reason i say that is my 1970 chevy stepside truck only had a stock 250 straight six motor three on the tree and would outrun the camaro from a dead stop.
You probably had 2.41 gears. A car with 3.42 gears is decently quick.
I'm Right Behind You Right On Your Ass In My 1979 Chevy MONZA 2+2 Sport Hatchback 4 Speed Pontiac Iron Duke 151 With 85 Horsepower!!
@@superduty4556 The RS I drove had a 2.56 with its 305 deuce. Nice on the highway, but my lord was it slow otherwise. Also I've never seen a Camaro with a 4.1V6. Always a 3.8, either Chevy 229 or Buick 231...
2:11 no PPE "you've come along way baby".
PW Craig as someone who worked in EHS, this is painful to watch. I really hope those people got the medical care they needed.
COPD I'm sure
"Chevette: at least it's not a Vega"
As bad as the Vega was mechanically, to me it had really nice style to it, especially the early ones. They were cool when you swapped in a Buick V6. I did see some people do small block Chevy's in them but you pretty much made it nose heavy and had to change out the rear end. I think the V6 was the better swap unless you were going to make a drag car out of it.
The Chevette didn't really have any style at all.
I had a used Vega for about a week before the block or head cracked I don't remember exactly now but I'm sure of the time frame because everyone warned me but I didn't listen and I had to hear it again.
@@flipflopsguy8868 I turned 16 in 79 and I knew four people that bought used Vegas as their first cars. All four of their engines failed within six months. Two went to the junk yard, one guy sold his to someone who put a 283 in it, the other girl's dad found someone who did the steel sleeve rebuild and then she totaled it about two weeks after that.
I bought a '71 in '77. I think I only a it for a few months before the aluminum block finally gave out. The Vega resembled a smaller Camero but the engine was crap... used so much oil I used my father's used oil just to be able to keep oil in it. Finally took a girl out in it and evidently didn't put the oil cap on good enough and lost it while on the date. Used an old shirt I was using as an oil rag to temporarily cover the missing cap to get me someplace to replace it... the cam shaft grabbed the shirt and wrapped it around itself.... I used a pair of pliers to grap the shirt and had my girlfriend turn the engine over as i pulled pieces of it off the camshaft. Got it running again and took her home.... later, I took the valve covers off and got rid of the pieces of buttons... Didnt last much longer after that, lol.... Ahh, my first car...what crap!
Actualy i'd choose a vega over a chevette
My wife and just sold her 79 z28. It was in good condition but needed to be restored. If it was an older model, 73 and older, we would of kept it and restored it.
I had the black/orange '79 Z..... loved it!
1981 chevette was the first car I ever drove, wish I could find one somewhere that hasn't been converted for drag racing, there's a dude in my town that has a 350 4 barrel in his chevette, sweet car, stock or souped
The window sticker of the Chevette was from Clippinger Chevrolet in Covina California. I checked and they closed about ten years ago. I guess people stopped buying their Chevettes!
I had a used 79 Chevette in the 90's and it ran like a watch and with the seats reclined a great way to save money on a date... ?
A Z-28 with T-tops would've been the ultimate, but a Chevette with the right options ("High Output" engine, standard 4-speed manual transmission, sport suspension) would've probably been more actual fun. Especially given the gas crunch halfway through the model year.
My first car was a '79 Z28 that looked exactly like the one in this video but it had t-tops, really liked it! Found out after I bought it that the yellow color was actually kinda rare, they made like 260,000+ Camaros that year and less than 13,000 we're painted the yellow color. Code A31 if I remember right but Don't quote me on it.
You mean the Chevettes with the collapsing frt strut towers, for the ultimate in camber? LOL
I was only of the lucky few 17 year old juniors in high school 1983 that had a 1978 Ttop Z28
How awesome! When I was a kid, we had a 1980 Camaro like the silver base model on the video..silver with red interior..I mean it looked the exact same as the 79 really...My parents bought new from Ferman Chevrolet in Tampa,FL in 1980...No power options as dad said they always broke and in the 80's GM cars nothing was more true! I remember learning to drive on this car..It was FAST..305 V-8 4 Barrel carb..Mom sold in 1991 with only 88,000 miles...as I had a 1984 300ZX that I loved ...I hated the Camaro as it had no gadgets..Now, I wish I had the old Camaro as it would be worth much more than any 84 300ZX would be now days! I do recall the Camaro being very unreliable..We had a lot of issues and my parents were both older, mature drivers so the car was always adult driven..The shift interlock or tumbler or something like that went out 3 times..you could not turn the key or shift out of gear..3 times!!! Crazy..RUST...HUGE issue..water leaks inside due to rust on wiper area..( We were in FL not north!)..I guess the 80's were bad for American made cars!
2:21 OMG look at that body roll
My reason is... 79 z28 is my dream car since 89 when I rode in one. WOW !
@Kevin Simmons
What's sad?
Sad is I've came across 3 70s trans am's and not one clean camaro. (In my $1000 or less budget)
Still have my 97 Z28. Love driving it.
I miss my dads 79 Z28, shiny blue. Blew the first motor, replaced it and then the other motor blew up not too long after and that was the end of that. I’m happy with MY corvette thus my dad converted to Japanese cars
1st car was 79 Z28 in 87' it was red on red with orange strips. That car was all about styling and profiling. Have White 81" now.
It's funny how the music in a dealer promo back then is better than any mainstream music these days
I adored my 79 Camaro. Miss it dearly.
79 was a good year in camaro sales, I bet chevy wishes they could sell +250,000 of them now.
What is a smart rear spoiler and special instrumentation?
Had a 78 type LT.Great car!!! Shit to parallel park but fun in a straight line!
LOL "Special Tuned Rubber Mounts" and a "Smart Rear Spoiler" I had a 79 RS, don't remember my rear spoiler solving any math problems.
I would love to buy it now!
A friend in high school had a Berlinetta Camaro but I’m pretty sure it had the Buick 3.8 V6 in it. Maybe it was an ‘80 or ‘81.
Dragon Bones The luxury Berlinetta came standard with an am AND fm radio!
Brian Puente Very luxurious! Hers was silver with a black interior and actually had power windows! It was slow as molasses as well...
Yeah I think they got that spec wrong in the vid. After the demise of the 250 6, they used either the Chevy 229 or Buick 231. I've never seen a 4.1 in a Camaro.
I just watched an episode of Wheeler Dealers, and Ed had to tackle one of these beasts. The 350 V8 only had 150 hp... choked by emissions.. the CA version I’m surprised had enough power to get to 60
It's telling when you can hop in a late model 4 cylinder Camry and blow the doors off these '79 Camaros while using 1/3 the gas. My V6 is even faster than a 66 Camaro SS.
@Justice Boofer A '79 4 cyl BMW made these Camaros seem fast. 12.2 seconds to 60 vs 9.4 for the Camaro Z28. Only the 4.1 Camaro was slower at 13.1
That would have been okay power in the Chevette.
At the same time Honda was building the CVCC engine that had none of that
If you think the 350 was bad, the 305 was even worse.
This is equipped! It has wheels,. Steering wheel . Spring selected by a computer, which is an improvement from the traditional method of selecting springs which is scissors paper rock. A smart spoiler! I hate those stupid spoilers you normally see.
all kids that went to high school in the 70's wanted a Z28, black with white stripes.... but most got a chit box chevette........
The way the announcer smooths his voice to talk about the Berlinetta
Thank you for the video.
When they were showing the Z28 all I could think of was "MAKE UP YOUR MIND DUDE-IS HE GONNA SHIT- OR IS HE GONNA KILL US?" Then when the guy was working on the chevette in the driveway all I could think of was MY DAD IS A TELEVISION REPAIR MAN HE HAS ULTIMATE SET OF TOOLS lmao
awesome
I want the red and black Camaro or the yellow Z28. Where is my nearest dealership where I can order one?
By this point, the front end grille and headlight bezel styling of the camaro was 6 years old and was just a slight update to the 70-73 camaro's front end styling and thus looked horribly out of date especially when you consider that the Firebird's nose had been significantly updated and made more modern looking multiple times by this point. The monza sport hatch front end previewed the look of the next gen camaro and was a far better looking car all around. Of course, the underpinnings of the Monza were from the Vega, so no matter what, you can't win.
The chevette origin it was in brazil at 1973 until 1993 it's a terrific car
I wish I still had my 79’
I wanted a new 79 Camaro, but couldn't fit it in the budget. Bought a new 79 chevy monza instead. Fair winds and following seas to all.
Ooooh man! A 79' Monza? 😣 I'm sorry. Those were awful, just awful cars. GM was in deep crap back then producing crap cars like the Monza.
@@albear972 Easy!.....we didn't know yet! :)
@@albear972 Sorry you had a bad experience with a 79 Monza. Mine was nice, never a problem. The v6 was quite the upgrade for me as I had traded in a 76 Mazda 808 2 door coupe 4 cyl (that I learn how to detail on). Went to an 82 Trans Am, traded to a 83 Trans Am 25th Anniversary Daytona 500, then an 89 IROC-Z, and a bunch of trucks. Best to all. Ooorah!
a monza spyder in 1979 was cool when you would drop in a 400 small block 4 spd!!
Hopefully you got the six cyl.
I had a Mustang II with the four banger and I could run faster than that car.
We had we I should say my parents had an 89 T top standard Camaro
Who thought that 2 tone paint scheme on the Rally Sport was a good idea? Yikes. The '79 Camaros were sweet though. As for the Chevette... no comment lol
In November of 1977, I walked into a Chevrolet dealership in Houston, and ordered a 1978 Z-28 from the factory. It was maroon with a tan cloth interior from the Camaro LT. I chose the gold striping, adjustable driver's seat, rear window defogger, and radio delete. I chose not to get the T-Top, as it was a dealer-installed option, and was known to leak and rattle. Drive-out price was $7,750...$223.94 a month. I loved that car, but build and finish quality were abysmal.
They were made in Van Nuys...
Had 1979 Rally Sport lots of fun and chick magnet.
Boy...have things changed !
Computer selected springs.??
My first car was a 79 Camaro. Wish I would have kept it.
The Z28 was a great looking car..still is..too bad they are all freaking gone or cost more than they were ever worth here
Can you upload a video about the Corvette?
175 thunderous horse power.
I had a 79!
Nothing goes round corners like a British car!!!
Video: buy it!
Me: don’t mind if i do 😂
I had beakers on all 4 of my chevette wheels
These chevette are made in brazil or in the USA?
3:44
barely overtaking the lawnmower.
Well it's a junkmaro!
And the new camaro comes standard with interior trim with ..no Uv protection ..and rear seat carpet that is cut to short,and falls out of the lower back and sill plates...
Man, that Camaro rear end without a spoiler is uh, yeah. Never liked the looks of it and it doesnt age well.
🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈
I like the Rallysport. Has bigger motor.
My Uncle had two Chevettes. They both did not last to see 1995...
Had a 79 z with t tops and a mullet. We made fun of the chevette back then too.
Those Camaro's were gorgeous.
Like sculptures.
A 2020 Camaro looks like a bit of a slug in comparison.
An attractive slug - but a slug nonetheless.
Gee, which one should I get - the Camaro or the Chevette.....???
😂
Iv all ways wanted to take a Chevette to a guardrail on the edge of the road and purposely try to roll it.
Que up the Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon album on Quadraphonic 8 track
Reason number 1:*IT'S A CAMARO*
I want to sample some of this music on here
I wonder what happened to the cars in this video
the only fuel effecient chevettes i was ever around were the ones i hauled on a trailer
Its quality
I had the berlinetta and it would fry you like a egg in summer
does the mustach come with it?
Body by Fisher 👍🏾
I forgot about the Berlinetta
I need the luxury o a Chevette . Sign me up!
Went from _far out_ to _square_ real fast.
A car that comes with a DIY service manual... From a time before they better figured out nickle and diming.
My Father in law at the time (who worked at a GM dealership) called the Chevette "a 35,000 mile car".
Mr. Goodwrench was not pleased!
I dare ANY car manufacturer of today say "Easy to service" in any of their advertising. The only crap you hear is the phrase DOT COM every few seconds.
I had a 78 RS camaro when I was 19 years old black on black nice car.🇵🇹🇺🇸 chevettes were crummy cars.
_Chevette_ Standard™️
I'll take the berlineter
How about taking a spelling class?
@@Icutmetal yes I know was going to correct it but couldn't be bothered
Papa Oscar Sierra.
I wanted a Camaro, but I got a Chevette. 😢
And the car still rusted out so bad.