Me too, and I’m from England. Is it too late to vote for Hoss in your elections? He would be upright and for the true American way. Or maybe Jimmy Stewart?
My Dad took me to local car dealership to see Mr. Blocker who was there to sign autographs. He picked me up ( I was about 3 ) and I asked him where his guns were...He said, they’re back at the Ranch. Great memory, priceless.
Michael Landon told the funniest story about Dan; he fell off a horse and broke his collarbone, the bone was literally sticking out of his shoulder, Dan told a stuntman to just push it back in. He did and Dan said “Damn! Feels better than before I broke it!”
Don't know what year it was , I was around 64 or so , I lived in Richmond Virginia, there was a new Chevy dealership opening , for the grand opening Dan Blocker was there , my dad took me to see "hoss" . He shook my hand and talked to me for a long time , my hand disappeared in his as we shook hands , to me as a little kid , he looked like a giant. He talked to Dad for a long time too . Answered every question we asked and I think he really enjoyed it. I'm hitting 70 now but I will always remember "Hoss" .
@@barryminor6245 Most likely both . He was "riding the payrool", but most likely strongly Believed in the Products also....made me a believer / have been using Chevrolet products ( 98% of the time) for the last 42 years.
@Gus VanHorn Yeah, the Vietnam draft almost got me. Such a wasted war & all the lives lost (for what)! Some things never change - wasted wars & corrupt politicians!!!!
Sticking to the subject matter of the video, 1964 was an *excellent* year for the U.S. motor vehicle industry, which had many, many American breadwinners working on their assembly lines.
I gotta admit, Hoss Cartwright did a great job in this commercial. While the advertising agency wrote the script on what Dan Blocker said, Dan came across in a believable and honest way. Gosh... it makes me wish it was 1964 again so I could buy one of those trucks when they were new, and Dan Blocker could sell one to me.
breakawaymotorsports, I agree. I love these old trucks for the same reason. Too bad they now make ugly, aggressive-looking trucks for impatient, power-hungry people with huge egos who like to bully and tail-gate.
@@scootergreen3 adding to your right on comment, 4dr pickups with only one person in the cab and not hauling in the bed with a payment as large as a mortgage
@@vichy7661 Yes, vichy76, You are So right. I also see 20 year old girls dragging main in these things and people in general who use their big pickups as cars going everywhere in them and driving up the cost of gas prices. They are not using them for what the purpose of a truck is Thanks!
I like how Dan Blocker is dressed in 1880s style clothes, talking about a 1964 line of trucks, and I’m watching him in 2020. And you’re reading this comment in...
Still have a 65 K10 short step side. Pretty much retired to a sunny weekend driver now. The old 292 with a 3 on the column still hauls a few 2 x 4s and a few bags of feed once in a while.
@@dhart8451 depends what you value in a truck. I'd rather have something simple that looks good and is easy/cheap to repair than a truck so expensive I'm afraid to scratch the bed and needs to be dealer serviced.
Yep, those were the good old days. Had to rebuild the engine after 70,000 miles and got 6 mpg. No safety features and rust is guaranteed. Todays trucks are mych safer, more powerful, more comfortable and reliable, not to mention capable. The one area the 60s had the current generation beat is styling. Man, that corvair pickup was sweet! Actually, all the trucks looked better then.
@@piratecat4519 both loveable characters. The set of Gun Smoke still a working movie studio called the Melody Ranch. It north of LA in the town of Santa Clarita. It is closed to the public but opens once a year for the Cowboy Poetry Festival. As you walk around it so many parts of it are familiar. The saloon, the jail, Doc’s steps still come down the side of the building. Its give you a déjà vu feeling walking around it. I remember sitting on the couch with grandma watching Gun Smoke. She was a huge fan of any western on TV. Everything stopped so she could watch her show. Fond memories of a simpler time.
Back when the only people who bought trucks had a reason to. Contractors, farmers, etc. There was no such thing as a luxury truck. Now everyone drives a luxury truck and never uses it to haul anything.
I know right everyone of my neighbors own a truck and the never use it as a truck the most they do is let them sit and collect dust while here I am driving a 2005 dodge ram 1500 single cab 8 ft bed manual windows no power windows, mirror's, door locks and I'm just like it must be nice to spend 50,000 on a truck and never use it as one
@@dalehummel4225 oh ya my mom is like that be ashamed to get a scratch on it, I take my truck or when I use to have a car everywhere even off roading, nothing crazy but other people are afraid to use the full capabilities of there vehicles
Me too! A classic. In the early 70s first learned to drive a '64 Chevy 3/4 ton with a 283 V8 and granny 4-speed. It was used on a South Texas cattle ranch and could easily haul a fully loaded gooseneck cattle trailer. Later, the rancher (my Dad's best friend) traded it in on a late 80s Chevy Silverado 3/4 ton with a 454 V-8 automatic. The rancher complained bitterly that although the newer Chevy was more comfortable and had more amenities it didn't tow nearly as well as that old barebones '64 did with that mouse motor.
How many auto commercials today actually tell you about the engine or suspension details. Most people couldn’t even tell you how many cylinders their cars have.
It is true. I am a customer service agent and I schedule high end vehicles for maintenance. People do know about the electrical gadgets in the car, but nothing about what is under the hood.
@@The_Dudester yeah it's sad when you think about it. I remember watching an episode of the Amazing Race a few years ago where one of their tasks was to take apart the bell housing of a transmission and several of the teams didn't even know what that was and some didn't even know the right tools to use
@@austinpricer8207 For me, it started with lawn mower engines, then I was taught how to rebuild carburetors. From that to axle work (bearings, brakes, etc.). Finally, to rebuilding an entire engine. With that said, don't ask me about fuel injection. Once that came into play, I knew zero, zip, nada. A mechanic told me that it is the same as an old engine, only the "overhead" is different. Scheduling high end cars, I have learned a lot about sensors. Sometimes, when I get questions about the inside panel I fake it. Scheduling those kind of cars has taught me never to own one of those kind of cars because it is actually about being part of a lifestyle (if you have to ask the price, you can't afford it). I have a dealership looking for a 71 Ford Maverick for me because that will be my next vehicle.
As a kid, Sunday nights were a family time....Bonanza was a huge part of that! Dan Blocker was a big part of Bonanza...a different time for sure! Never much on Chev trucks, but who can afford a new one today!
Yeah... and Vietnam was about to happen, black people were still getting lynched and women couldn't get a divorce without a man's permission and the trucks last 40K miles before falling apart.
Back when Merica was based on trucks, cars, testosterone, red blooded American stuff right here, Hoss was the man! Damn........what happened???? How did we get here ???
It's a multi-ethnic banana republic economic zone. Only exists for the rest of the world and Israel to take advantage of now. Our election fraud has proven that for anyone still doubting.
I had a 65 custom . It drove like a car and hauled like a car. The rear swing frame went under the axle , great for getting hung up . Definitely a grocery hauler .
Dan mentioned the trucks alternator charging at idle. I've rewired several tractors and installed GM 3 wire alternators that will charge 14 volts at idle, especially good feature since tractors have low RPM engines.
Simple retro vehicles styled like this would sell like hotcakes! Everything now looks like a Tylenol capsule on wheels! Zero character. In early 60's my grandparents nicknamed me Hoss after him. Proud of it too!
We used to love across the street from Dan. My dad said he used to see him driving a small 2 seat Mercedes Benz. I was too young but imagine Hoss stuffed into a convertible 2 seater. He probably had to have the top down to drive it
I recall seeing a photo from around this time period of Dan Blocker in full Bonanza garb riding a mini bike on the back lot of the studio. It was hilarious and I never forgot it.
I can picture one of today's "petunia's" going up to Dan Blocker, eyeing him up and down, then asking him, "So.......... are you REALLY a 'Hoss' Big Boy???" ............. Blocker would knock his teeth out!!!
My old man was a producer at Campbell Ewald the ad agency in Detroit that had the Chevy account in this era. One of my earliest childhood memories was meeting Dan Blocker in his Bonanza garb, with total astonishment that he was the same person that came in on our B&W TV...I asked him if he was gonna shoot me. He was very kind and said no, but my memory fails me from there. I was a small child.
6 cylender and three in the tree, I learned how to drive a stick in a '64 Chevy truck back in '71. I was seventeen years old. I miss the truck, but I miss Dan Blocker more...
@@danmyers9372 just because they sell more doesn't mean they better than any other truck. All trucks has their major pros and problems (cons) to me and my family we have better luck with the bowties than the blue ovals in terms of engine reliably and fuel efficiency which matters to me than looks and substance.
@@danmyers9372 Did Ford trucks outsell GM in '64? Maybe, but it wasn't because Fords were substantially better. GM built a decent truck back then, and did until around the 90's. And neither should brag about outselling Dodge. They outsold IH as well, does that mean IH was crap?
They started building junk, long before that. Though, even the junk was better, before they started putting computers in everything. Now, instead of cars with computers, we've got wheeled computers, encased in cheap plastic. I don't think I've seen a real truck, of any size, manufactured in over 2 decades.
@The94GTC I assume that you are referring to the creation of the EPA? The EPA is part of why I like my vehicles to be post-war, pre-Nixon. I like the bold styling of the period, and the minimal government intrusion.
@@donculp9563 There are many models, made in that time frame, that I would much rather own, than anything produced afterwards. They were still making comfortable interiors, during that time. Cars had real headlights, that could be changed easily. Batteries were easily accessible. You didn't have steering wheels with 40 unneccessary buttons, and airbags weren't required. Mainly, though, most models were easily and inexpensively maintained. You didn't have to kidnap a computer hacker to keep your wheels turning. My preference is vehicles made from mid-50's to early 70's, but I can deal with 80's era vehicles.
Todays tailgates have more parts than an entire truck from the 60s.
Dan blocker sure does make a damn good commercial❤
I believe anything Hoss Cartwright says 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🍺🍺🍺🍀
Me too 😎
Bonanza
Jose; great show.
and that right there sold some trucks !!!
Me too, and I’m from England.
Is it too late to vote for Hoss in your elections? He would be upright and for the true American way.
Or maybe Jimmy Stewart?
My Dad took me to local car dealership to see Mr. Blocker who was there to sign autographs. He picked me up ( I was about 3 ) and I asked him where his guns were...He said, they’re back at the Ranch. Great memory, priceless.
Michael Landon told the funniest story about Dan; he fell off a horse and broke his collarbone, the bone was literally sticking out of his shoulder, Dan told a stuntman to just push it back in. He did and Dan said “Damn! Feels better than before I broke it!”
@@jennifersman7990 That's a damned tough man! Don't see guys like that now in Holly wood.
@@kaylamarie8309 Well, you do. They’re called stuntmen
@@jennifersman7990 i stand corrected 🙂👍
LOL😆. Good story
Don't know what year it was , I was around 64 or so , I lived in Richmond Virginia, there was a new Chevy dealership opening , for the grand opening Dan Blocker was there , my dad took me to see "hoss" . He shook my hand and talked to me for a long time , my hand disappeared in his as we shook hands , to me as a little kid , he looked like a giant. He talked to Dad for a long time too . Answered every question we asked and I think he really enjoyed it. I'm hitting 70 now but I will always remember "Hoss" .
Ah, the year I was born. I'm so thankful for the generation I grew up in. Best cars, real women, incredible music.
Sadly, all gone never to return.
I remember when you had a minor fender bender and it did not cost thousands of $$$, back when vehicles were made of metal and not plastic.
Dan Blocker (our beloved Hoss) knew how to promote goodness, kindness, and American engenering. What a Great man! We need more like him today.
Was it him, the advertising people or possibly both?
@@barryminor6245 Most likely both . He was "riding the payrool", but most likely strongly Believed in the Products also....made me a believer / have been using Chevrolet products ( 98% of the time) for the last 42 years.
Wow Dan Blocker Bonanza and Chevrolet. 1964 was a good year.
Yeah, a year before LBJ and McNamara invaded Vietnam which lead to a second civil war in the USA...not to mention over a million lives lost.
@Gus VanHorn
No doubt.
Nice... Hoss. At the wheel
@Gus VanHorn Yeah, the Vietnam draft almost got me. Such a wasted war & all the lives lost (for what)! Some things never change - wasted wars & corrupt politicians!!!!
Sticking to the subject matter of the video, 1964 was an *excellent* year for the U.S. motor vehicle industry, which had many, many American breadwinners working on their assembly lines.
I gotta admit, Hoss Cartwright did a great job in this commercial. While the advertising agency wrote the script on what Dan Blocker said, Dan came across in a believable and honest way. Gosh... it makes me wish it was 1964 again so I could buy one of those trucks when they were new, and Dan Blocker could sell one to me.
Too bad GM doesn't make simple,solid working trucks like this any longer.
I know I would hate to have a new truck that doesn't wear out after one hundred thousand miles!🤣🤣🤣
@@earlycuyler8719 Nah, change the oil regularly and those old engines lasted forever. Super simple and easy to work on too.
breakawaymotorsports, I agree. I love these old trucks for the same reason. Too bad they now make ugly, aggressive-looking trucks for impatient, power-hungry people with huge egos who like to bully and tail-gate.
@@scootergreen3 adding to your right on comment, 4dr pickups with only one person in the cab and not hauling in the bed with a payment as large as a mortgage
@@vichy7661 Yes, vichy76, You are So right. I also see 20 year old girls dragging main in these things and people in general who use their big pickups as cars going everywhere in them and driving up the cost of gas prices. They are not using them for what the purpose of a truck is Thanks!
I like how Dan Blocker is dressed in 1880s style clothes, talking about a 1964 line of trucks, and I’m watching him in 2020. And you’re reading this comment in...
@buck snyder 🤣🤣🤣You’re supposed to wait a couple of years man!!
2017
problem?
@@user-sv3tx9gm6u 🤯 mind blown
2020 His Bonanza outfit
@@myronbedner5163 Heck yeah. Hoss Cartwright is a legend. Even in 2020.
Hi still have my 64, see the USA in your CHEVROLET. She's real fine my 409.
As someone born in the 90s I wish I was born when you were
@@nos4me
No you don't. We had to live through the Vietnam war which tore the country apart. Trust me, you wouldn't want to be in this era.
Lucky
@@johna.4334 Lol. That was a quaint hiccup in hindsight.
@@gg5115
58,000+ dead Americans plus a civil war brewing at home is not my idea of a "quaint hickup".
Still have my K10 283 4spd. Been getting it done for 56 years now. Wish we were back in 1964.
Lots of us wish you were back in 1964
Still have a 65 K10 short step side. Pretty much retired to a sunny weekend driver now. The old 292 with a 3 on the column still hauls a few 2 x 4s and a few bags of feed once in a while.
God, do I miss those days in so many ways!!! Please God, take me back there!!
The past always looks better
Now those were Trucks, big Strong Dependable. You don’t see them like that Anymore.
What a stupid comment. Those trucks are junk compared to what is built today
@@dhart8451 depends what you value in a truck. I'd rather have something simple that looks good and is easy/cheap to repair than a truck so expensive I'm afraid to scratch the bed and needs to be dealer serviced.
@@dhart8451 Yeah but they were also simple and easy to fix so double edge sword.
Because theyre junk rust buckets
@@mikejripley1738 that's what you see when you look at anything from the past with naive modern eyes.
Who would have thought a rear-engined pickup truck would work, but that rampside Corvair was pretty innovative for it's day.
Volkswagen had those two, from the van platform, in the 50s.
Those were the days!!
Is that you Archie(Bunker)
We can bring em back....Trump 2020
Yep, those were the good old days. Had to rebuild the engine after 70,000 miles and got 6 mpg. No safety features and rust is guaranteed. Todays trucks are mych safer, more powerful, more comfortable and reliable, not to mention capable. The one area the 60s had the current generation beat is styling. Man, that corvair pickup was sweet! Actually, all the trucks looked better then.
@@martytruelove5026 lol
I loved Dan Blocker. The shows that featured his character, "Hoss," were always the best.
Hoss Dan Blocker my favorite TV character went I was a young little boy. He died way to young but we still have him on film. So he lives on.
I liked hoss but I liked Festus better.
@@piratecat4519 both loveable characters. The set of Gun Smoke still a working movie studio called the Melody Ranch. It north of LA in the town of Santa Clarita. It is closed to the public but opens once a year for the Cowboy Poetry Festival. As you walk around it so many parts of it are familiar. The saloon, the jail, Doc’s steps still come down the side of the building. Its give you a déjà vu feeling walking around it. I remember sitting on the couch with grandma watching Gun Smoke. She was a huge fan of any western on TV. Everything stopped so she could watch her show. Fond memories of a simpler time.
@@haydenlogston2164 good ol days for sure.
Back when the only people who bought trucks had a reason to. Contractors, farmers, etc. There was no such thing as a luxury truck. Now everyone drives a luxury truck and never uses it to haul anything.
People buy trucks today because the government regulated big cars out of existence.
I know right everyone of my neighbors own a truck and the never use it as a truck the most they do is let them sit and collect dust while here I am driving a 2005 dodge ram 1500 single cab 8 ft bed manual windows no power windows, mirror's, door locks and I'm just like it must be nice to spend 50,000 on a truck and never use it as one
@@dalehummel4225 oh ya my mom is like that be ashamed to get a scratch on it, I take my truck or when I use to have a car everywhere even off roading, nothing crazy but other people are afraid to use the full capabilities of there vehicles
You gotta understand that Muffy and Buffy's idea of off- roading is pulling into their driveway...
@Calypso Eros yeah i see those. Worst thing they encounter is a bad pothole around here. What a waste of a quality suspension.
Now that's a commercial you can understand. Not this new crap, like Subaru "Built with Love". What the hell does that mean?? 😆😆
Love makes babys and or divorces. Not cars. Sorry Subbooboo.
Built with love and an engine that'll blow at 150k
@juana washington Best answer yet.
@juana washington -Back in '64, they would've gotten fired with NO love LoL!!!
I’m pretty sure I don’t want to know!
I really miss the sixties. It was a time when you could dream.
Back when you could do an oil change without taking
the Engine out.
Me running 🏃♂️ outside to hug my 63 chevy.....such a beautiful truck 🚚 😍
We'll never see days like those again 😥
That was a two minute commercial! Dan Blocker made a GREAT Sales Representative for Chevrolet Trucks!
And he had his own Restaurant chain - "Bonanza Steakhouse" - he loved his Steaks! Rare I hope!
64 3/4 ton is what I learned to drive a stick in with dad. Thanks dad. :)
The old 3 on the tree.
@@1337penguinman A 3/4 ton would have been on the floor.
@@kennethsouthard6042 4 speed AND AM radio!
@@seththomas9105 Or as we called it, 'AM AM Notrack'
Me too! A classic. In the early 70s first learned to drive a '64 Chevy 3/4 ton with a 283 V8 and granny 4-speed. It was used on a South Texas cattle ranch and could easily haul a fully loaded gooseneck cattle trailer. Later, the rancher (my Dad's best friend) traded it in on a late 80s Chevy Silverado 3/4 ton with a 454 V-8 automatic. The rancher complained bitterly that although the newer Chevy was more comfortable and had more amenities it didn't tow nearly as well as that old barebones '64 did with that mouse motor.
How many auto commercials today actually tell you about the engine or suspension details. Most people couldn’t even tell you how many cylinders their cars have.
It is true. I am a customer service agent and I schedule high end vehicles for maintenance. People do know about the electrical gadgets in the car, but nothing about what is under the hood.
@@The_Dudester yeah it's sad when you think about it. I remember watching an episode of the Amazing Race a few years ago where one of their tasks was to take apart the bell housing of a transmission and several of the teams didn't even know what that was and some didn't even know the right tools to use
@@austinpricer8207 For me, it started with lawn mower engines, then I was taught how to rebuild carburetors. From that to axle work (bearings, brakes, etc.). Finally, to rebuilding an entire engine.
With that said, don't ask me about fuel injection. Once that came into play, I knew zero, zip, nada. A mechanic told me that it is the same as an old engine, only the "overhead" is different.
Scheduling high end cars, I have learned a lot about sensors. Sometimes, when I get questions about the inside panel I fake it. Scheduling those kind of cars has taught me never to own one of those kind of cars because it is actually about being part of a lifestyle (if you have to ask the price, you can't afford it).
I have a dealership looking for a 71 Ford Maverick for me because that will be my next vehicle.
If they still made ads like this my son wouldn't be driving a damn BMW
That makes NO sense.
0
Die hard bmw enthusiast..
@Tony Brown debatable
😅🤣
Back when the actual functionality of a vehicle was advertised... not the latest electronic tech BS gadgetry like it is today.
Amen
I just spent 2k to get the electronically activated 4wd working on my 2007. (Transaxle switch motor and computer that commands it)
As a kid, Sunday nights were a family time....Bonanza was a huge part of that! Dan Blocker was a big part of Bonanza...a different time for sure! Never much on Chev trucks, but who can afford a new one today!
What a gem of a commercial!! I'll take Hoss Cartwrights word for it!! 🤠
wow this is a while back when America was America
Yeah... and Vietnam was about to happen, black people were still getting lynched and women couldn't get a divorce without a man's permission and the trucks last 40K miles before falling apart.
@@TheMadPole your full of shit
@@onlythewise1 yep... everyone is nostalgic. But facts are facts.
@@onlythewise1 *you’re
@@TheMadPole lololol
Man, what a godly man. The fathers favorite at his age of 55
I was born in 78 man I wish I could go back to that time
Back when Merica was based on trucks, cars, testosterone, red blooded American stuff right here, Hoss was the man! Damn........what happened???? How did we get here ???
democrats
Communist hethens (democrats)
Democrat's and socialist. Ruining the country. Back then people worked for stuff. Now everyone wants everything free.
No freaking shit
you are living in a dream world. That world was just a facade
I was nine years old i wish going back to those wonderful days💖
Big dan blocker. Classy dude.
An amazing time capsule....Dan was The Man back then. Thanks.
I remember when the US was a real country.
That only means your old . So do I .
It can be brought back.. Vote Trump in 2020
Amen.
@@stevehoward3049 I did
It's a multi-ethnic banana republic economic zone. Only exists for the rest of the world and Israel to take advantage of now. Our election fraud has proven that for anyone still doubting.
I had a 65 custom . It drove like a car and hauled like a car. The rear swing frame went under the axle , great for getting hung up . Definitely a grocery hauler .
Dan mentioned the trucks alternator charging at idle. I've rewired several tractors and installed GM 3 wire alternators that will charge 14 volts at idle, especially good feature since tractors have low RPM engines.
Lot of the older airplanes got converted from generators to alternators for the same reason.
I like the side ramp on that Corvair van, don’t see anything like that today.
Simple retro vehicles styled like this would sell like hotcakes! Everything now looks like a Tylenol capsule on wheels! Zero character.
In early 60's my grandparents nicknamed me Hoss after him. Proud of it too!
We used to love across the street from Dan. My dad said he used to see him driving a small 2 seat Mercedes Benz. I was too young but imagine Hoss stuffed into a convertible 2 seater. He probably had to have the top down to drive it
I recall seeing a photo from around this time period of Dan Blocker in full Bonanza garb riding a mini bike on the back lot of the studio. It was hilarious and I never forgot it.
That's very disappointing. I would much prefer to see Hoss in a American made car
I would think Dan Blocker would have used 2 of those two-seater convertibles as roller skates! That man was a mighty big man!
Probably what killed him!
Perhaps but its documented he had a Chevelle w a hi performance 427. General Motors and Hoss had quite the working relationship
Miss those days
I absolutely love this commercial. Its awesome 👍
Well, Hoss said it, so that’s good enough for me. I’m gonna go get me one of those new 1964 Chevrolets the first chance I get!
You wouldn’t dare slam a door on a Chevrolet pickup like that nowadays
*1:26* _That side-loading ramp tho!!_ 👍
I can picture one of today's "petunia's" going up to Dan Blocker, eyeing him up and down, then asking him, "So.......... are you REALLY a 'Hoss' Big Boy???" ............. Blocker would knock his teeth out!!!
No he wouldn't! He'd turn em around strip him down, bend em over and show em what kind of man he's NOT!
@Electronic Adventures - Keep talking "Buttercup" ... You amuse me ..
This guy plays on gunsmoke one of the greatest classic tv shows
Buys his parents a 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser.
He was and still is one of the best actors with huge charisma!
Wish I had that whole line up.
Love the Early 60s cars and trucks
Y
Miss that humble man...and actor!
I miss my Silverado. I have a big shiny Tundra with all the bells and whistles. It was built in Texas by Texans. Yet, I still miss my Chevy. :(
Dan Blocker was an awesome actor in his day.
I actually remember that commercial from when it aired! I think I was either 6 or 7, and was fascinated by anything that had wheels or wings on it.
Miss ya Hoss. Thanks for everything.
We were so simple back then..miss those days..plus Hoss in a commercial..no better than that
I love how he pronounces it: "Chiv-a-lay".
He spoke 'Western' english.
When trucks were trucks and boys liked girls.
@@kirk7708 dilate Boi
OH YEAH!!!
There were definitely gays back then. They just kept quiet about it
@@04dram04 so correct
@@04dram04 it was a secret back then
I had a beat to hell 64 3/4 ton Chevy pickup. Drove it from 1980 until 1986 when it finally gave out.
It was a pretty good truck.
I was 3 years old when this was on , oh my gosh. Long time ago.
I can see little Joe driving around in the corvair van.
Oh come on, it wasn’t that bad.
This Joe is looking for a Rampside.
Back when GM made quality vehicles.
My old man was a producer at Campbell Ewald the ad agency in Detroit that had the Chevy account in this era. One of my earliest childhood memories was meeting Dan Blocker in his Bonanza garb, with total astonishment that he was the same person that came in on our B&W TV...I asked him if he was gonna shoot me. He was very kind and said no, but my memory fails me from there. I was a small child.
I would have been delighted to get a '57 Chevy Apache 3100. One fine truck.
This is the way we used to live.
HOSS just sold me a truck! Right Paw?😅
Dan was a big spokesperson for NICKY Chevrolet in Chicago. Home of the baddest Chevys ever made.
How times have changed
Guess you could say that’s a whole bonanza of Chevrolet’s.
But a pickup is essentially a motorized Cart,Right?
I got mine this year have a 400 small block racing engine in mine tho if anything runs into u, they or what ever hit u bounces off
Every one knew which bathroom to use back then too !
6 cylender and three in the tree, I learned how to drive a stick in a '64 Chevy truck back in '71. I was seventeen years old.
I miss the truck, but I miss Dan Blocker more...
Back when commercials were trying to be more than just meme generators.
I don't remember any pickup trucks on the ponderosa although there was some horsepower around
A commercial for a brand new truck that today is an 60 year old antique, so cool
That's the best commercial I have ever seen, Dan Blocker was a great guy.
CANT SAY THAT ABOUT THE TRASH HEAPS THEY SELL TODAY...
Did i mentiON COST?
Back when you could enjoy a cold beer while driving.
Dan Blocker, the 409, and engine sounds. what a great video
Back when America had pride in what they built and jumped at the chance to have a beloved cowboy promoting their product.
Cool video never seen this before.
before hamsters started driving , and no one repeating himself with alright , alright alright
Back in the good ol' days when trucks were built to last
A much beloved man for us 60s kids.
Way cool, thank you!!
Those Chevy trucks were better.
Better than what?
@@-fuk57 them Fords!
@Brandon McGowan - LOL, is that why Ford trucks have outsold Chevy, GMC and Dodge combined over the years? Consumers know the truth.
@@danmyers9372 just because they sell more doesn't mean they better than any other truck. All trucks has their major pros and problems (cons) to me and my family we have better luck with the bowties than the blue ovals in terms of engine reliably and fuel efficiency which matters to me than looks and substance.
@@danmyers9372 Did Ford trucks outsell GM in '64? Maybe, but it wasn't because Fords were substantially better. GM built a decent truck back then, and did until around the 90's. And neither should brag about outselling Dodge. They outsold IH as well, does that mean IH was crap?
Dan Blocker knows a great truck great commercial I love them old trucks Chev Ford Dodge
Can't even imagine a two minute commercial today.
Hop Sing should be in it bringing him coffee
Hop sing not bring coffee in truck! Hoss come get coffee from Hop Sing!
Back in the day where men were men and they didn't sit behind their keyboard and call people names why mommy paid their rent
@Tommy Tompsen nice my mom passed away 20 years ago
Real men walk, girly men drive
lmao projecting much?
Love my 64 fleetside. Some day I’ll put it back together, but for now it’s fun just to stare at😂😂
1960's Chevrolet vehicles were the best durable ones GM made
Ford and Chevy were neck and neck in the 60s
They sold out by 87' too much asian persuasion.
Bow to your OnBoardDiagostics Overlords!
Back before the big auto manufacturers started building junk after the '08 recession.
They started building junk, long before that. Though, even the junk was better, before they started putting computers in everything. Now, instead of cars with computers, we've got wheeled computers, encased in cheap plastic. I don't think I've seen a real truck, of any size, manufactured in over 2 decades.
They started building junk in 1980s.
@The94GTC I assume that you are referring to the creation of the EPA?
The EPA is part of why I like my vehicles to be post-war, pre-Nixon. I like the bold styling of the period, and the minimal government intrusion.
Any American car between 1983 and 1992 is nothing but junk (and maybe farther into the 90s). Sink ‘em and make reefs for the fish
@@donculp9563 There are many models, made in that time frame, that I would much rather own, than anything produced afterwards. They were still making comfortable interiors, during that time. Cars had real headlights, that could be changed easily. Batteries were easily accessible. You didn't have steering wheels with 40 unneccessary buttons, and airbags weren't required. Mainly, though, most models were easily and inexpensively maintained. You didn't have to kidnap a computer hacker to keep your wheels turning. My preference is vehicles made from mid-50's to early 70's, but I can deal with 80's era vehicles.
I sure miss the Bonanza family values!
My first car was a new 1969 Nova only $2,411.18 and it worked great at the drive inn
I bet most of those trucks are still running.
most definitely not.