Impact '66 Chevrolet Sales Film

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  • @redradiodog
    @redradiodog 7 лет назад +40

    This commercial has me so fired up, I'm going out tomorrow and buying a brand new 1966 Chevrolet! See the USA in a Chevrolet!

    • @TheOzthewiz
      @TheOzthewiz 5 лет назад +2

      Yeah, I was SO impressed by that glued to the dash "balanced coin" test, that Ford would not EVEN ATTEMPT, I putting my order in for a 1966 Chevrolet TOMORROW!!!!!!!!

    • @dondressel4802
      @dondressel4802 5 лет назад +4

      Just tell me where you can buy a brand new 66 Chevy I’ll be right behind you
      You have a time machine???

    • @walterweddle7644
      @walterweddle7644 3 года назад +2

      I want to go see the 1966 models and also check out The OK Used Cars.

  • @TexasBatDog
    @TexasBatDog 11 лет назад +5

    Mom had a '68 Chevy Malibu 4-door, 307c.i.d. 2-speed powerglide (family car). Dad taught me the maintenance procedures. Tune-ups, Oil Changes, Transmission Fluid / Filter changes, Brakes replacement and Rotors. Standard Ignition easy: Plugwires, Sparkplugs, Rotor, condensor, Points module, Distributor Cap and the car ran smooth. There was almost nothing mechanical on that Malibu that could'nt be performed by the owner. Great Car, I bet that "307 is still running today. I still miss my Father : (

    • @walterweddle7644
      @walterweddle7644 3 года назад

      My old man had a 72 Chevelle and I lost dad in 1993. The car however is in my garage today. Even I can work on that car. Wife's Toyota, I have absolutely no clue.

  • @gmerchant11
    @gmerchant11 10 лет назад +20

    These old comparos are so much fun to watch... back then, there were no rules or "truth in advertising" laws, so pretty much "anything goes" was the order of the day. I love ALL those car manufacturers and I'm pretty sure any one of them could be rigged to beat any of the others. General Motors was notorious for rigging test results (and sadly, it looks like they still are) but I grew up in a GM family driving all of sorts of full size Buicks, Olds and Chevy's and remember getting beat drag racing (for shame on me!) by plenty of Dodge Polara's and Ford Galaxie's!

    • @72Disco1998
      @72Disco1998 10 лет назад +1

      I know.

    • @romaboy5872
      @romaboy5872 9 лет назад +1

      +gmerchant11 Dude, What are you talking about? Chevy ruled back in the day. You should have had a V8 instead of that 6 cyl.

  • @darrellross1
    @darrellross1 11 лет назад +7

    Great film! This brings back lots of memories. My first 66 chev was the base model
    biscayne 6 cylinder 4 door sedan with 3 on the tree. [ thats a manual transmission]
    Bought it in 1971. My second was probably the most common 66 at the time, a bel-air with a 283 V8. Watching this I forgot how bad the gas milage was compared to
    modern full size cars. It's interesting to watch street scenes on YOU TUBE from the
    1950's and 60's and hardly see any cars older than 10 years. Even though these cars were easy and cheap to fix, we live in a society of planned obsolescence.
    Would I trade my new 2014 Honda Accord for this 66 Caprice? Not likely. These cars were not clean burning, didn't corner well and had few options we take for granted today. A/C was a very expensive $300 option on a $3500 new car!

  • @harryrez
    @harryrez 11 лет назад +13

    Its so interesting how GM Divisions use to compete with each other

    • @michaelweizer7794
      @michaelweizer7794 5 лет назад +3

      The truth is yes even within gm back in the day other gm division s
      Competed with each other. What your not saying is Ford vs .mercury or for that matter Plymouth vs Dodge. If you remember mercury did not have
      Anything like the mustang until the cougar came along inthe fall
      Of 1966. With Chrysler this inter
      Competition was between Plymouth and dodge whatever the one had the other one wanted.
      It was a historical that in 1967 the
      Dodge boys had an add that was
      Titled road runner that was for
      The 67 coronet art. But look what
      Happened for the68 model year
      The road runner was a new b body
      Budget muscle car for Plymouth
      Chrysler had to do the same with
      Dodge even though dodge had
      Both the sensational 68 charger and the coronet rt..what resulted
      Was another mid year model.the
      68 coronet super bee. So yes there was plenty of competition going on even within various makes of the big three.!

  • @critchley3819
    @critchley3819 12 лет назад +8

    I wish I still lived back then, sure was easier times

    • @justinturner2861
      @justinturner2861 4 года назад +3

      No it wasn't. It was much much harder.

    • @walterweddle7644
      @walterweddle7644 3 года назад

      And in high school study hall was a challenging hour with all those mini skirts in the room.

  • @VinnyDaQ
    @VinnyDaQ 11 лет назад +7

    I lived in San Diego from 1970-72, and I don't recall any Chevy II taxis....mostly just Ford LTDs.

    • @walterweddle7644
      @walterweddle7644 3 года назад

      I wonder if there's a channel that has the old show, The Streets of San Francisco, because just like to see the big Ford they drove and all those cars parked along the street.

  • @56cadd
    @56cadd 5 лет назад +1

    My first car . 1966 Biscayne, tan business coup. Plate # LAD 334. Traded in for a 1970 Tempest. Great cars long gone.

    • @walterweddle7644
      @walterweddle7644 3 года назад +1

      I'd be happy driving the 66 Biscayne over any new car made today!!

  • @MrShadow1993
    @MrShadow1993 10 лет назад

    My dad had one of those. What a tank. The beast took it all

  • @radiobill98
    @radiobill98 10 лет назад +4

    One of the local 'Gearheads' had a '67 Chevy ll with a 'Factory' installed 427 cubic inch 'Rat Motor' that literally shook the ground, when 'revved'! Metallic Blue, with a four-speed manual gearbox, and 4:56 rear end, this 'Beast' romped through the 'Quarter-mile' in just under 11 seconds in it's FIRST RUN! Nobody beat that COPO 'Beast' for quite a long while...

    • @VinnyDaQ
      @VinnyDaQ 9 лет назад

      radiobill98 Oh, to have that car today... : )

    • @romaboy5872
      @romaboy5872 9 лет назад

      +radiobill98 I know what you're talking about and tell that to gmerchant11.

  • @americanpatriot3638
    @americanpatriot3638 3 года назад +2

    6:33 "look how the Chevrolets wheel come right off the ground" the gimmick is the ford is a second behind so when they freeze frame you dont notice it on the chevy.

  • @senorkaboom
    @senorkaboom 11 лет назад +6

    Amazing how the Chevrolet beats all the competition hands down. It is more powerful, quiet, fuel efficient, well made, and just flat out better. Why, you would almost think that G M Chevrolet division put together this comparison. Golly.

  • @claytonroot806
    @claytonroot806 4 года назад +3

    14:17 It's interesting how much different the story was at the dragstrips!

  • @TheTruthResearchers
    @TheTruthResearchers 2 года назад

    AMAZING AD!!!
    THANK YOU!!!!!

  • @02chevyguy
    @02chevyguy 12 лет назад +3

    My dad used to work for GM, and we had a '66 Impala wagon with a 396 in it. It was loaded with extras (cruise control, electric windows, climate control heating and cooling), and one tough car. He custom ordered a '70 Kingswood (fancy name for Impala) wagon, but it didn't have quite all the extras as the '66 did. It was nice and all, but I liked the '66 a lot more. Only thing I didn't like about the '66 was the color. I don't know why he ordered it in white.

    • @walterweddle7644
      @walterweddle7644 3 года назад

      My friend's parent's also had a 1966 Chevy wagon and he talks of it often. They traded it for a 1969 Kingswood wagon and fortunately he still has it today. His folks long gone but that Kingswood is sharp especially with the 1962 one owner Nimrod pop up camper. I sure miss the station wagon cars.

  • @zxtenn
    @zxtenn 12 лет назад +3

    13 mpg at 40 mph, not much but still miss those days and the ever changing body styles, the ending is great

    • @walterweddle7644
      @walterweddle7644 3 года назад +1

      The dealerships kept new models hidden until the big night I believe in October of open house. My old man would take me with him to see all the new models on display. Hell, it was almost like an annual event.

  • @sodboy1111
    @sodboy1111 11 лет назад +1

    Great film. Do you have the rest of the film that shows the trucks and pickups? Would love to see that portion as well. Thanks!

  • @yakacm
    @yakacm 9 лет назад +6

    In the fuel economy run, just as the Plymouth is running out of gas, if you look in the review mirror you can see the image in the mirror change, showing that the film has been edited at that point, so it's obviously not one shot, wonder why they made the edit, was it perhaps that the Plymouth was doing a little too well in the test maybe?

    • @scottprendergast2680
      @scottprendergast2680 5 лет назад

      diecast jam they did the same edit in the end with the chevrolet- perhaps the Chevy would have kept on going EVEN-further if not for the edit?

    • @АртемОрлов-п7с
      @АртемОрлов-п7с 4 года назад +3

      i can say by owning a 66 chevy caprice with a 396, there is no such thing as fuel efficiency

  • @walterweddle7644
    @walterweddle7644 3 года назад +1

    Testing those new 1966 Chevrolets using Hewlett Packard to gather data. Small world.

  • @judyfeng5958
    @judyfeng5958 11 лет назад +13

    The reason there were fewer Chevrolets in the junk yards is not because they last longer but because fewer Chevrolets were sold. Ford sold more cars so of course
    more would end up in the junk yards (because more were used). Also, Chevrolet
    did the testing so of course the results would be in favor of Chevrolet. Just use
    comon sense.

    • @andyharman3022
      @andyharman3022 11 лет назад +6

      You're just so wrong about Ford outselling Chevrolet in those years.

    • @almodequindre8601
      @almodequindre8601 5 лет назад +1

      @@andyharman3022 Ford did outsell Chevy in 57 and 59 and 64. Most of the time Chevy outsold them but ever since the late 80s, Ford took the mantle and never looked back.

    • @extremedrivr
      @extremedrivr 5 лет назад

      @@almodequindre8601 But at least a Chevy driver like myself doesn't have to return on foot. Lol

  • @fidelcatsro6948
    @fidelcatsro6948 5 лет назад +2

    whos watching in 2019? thats it im buying a chevy from 1966!

  • @Wig4
    @Wig4 9 лет назад

    My father drove a NOVA in the period 1972-1974, on Curaçao. We're from Belgium, but that is to difficult to explain .. :-)

    • @Wig4
      @Wig4 7 лет назад +1

      Haha, it was in my childhood :-)
      I remember a funny-detail. The car was officially produced for (north) Canada sale. >>> = it had no AIRCO, but instead, reinforced capacity heating.... quite a JOKE for use in the subtropics... lol

  • @philstall6262
    @philstall6262 2 года назад

    WELCOME TO THE LUXURY LOVING 66 CHEVROLETS

  • @sharitcuello5026
    @sharitcuello5026 2 года назад

    Vaya buen video se ven Curiosos esos Chevy Nova SS de 1963 como Taxi en esos momentos fue la invasión de Chevrolet XD Y Ford en esos momentos sintió el verdadero terror pues Por la invasión de Chevrolet

  • @chriswright8464
    @chriswright8464 6 лет назад

    Dad, had a 66 Belair, Green with green interior. Manual breaks and steering and AM RADIO!!!

    • @TheOzthewiz
      @TheOzthewiz 5 лет назад +1

      @Chris Wright If your Dad would have gotten the Impala with the AM radio option, he would have gotten an extra speaker(1) for the back seat.

  • @vavon44
    @vavon44 8 лет назад

    i love them all ....

  • @94TahoeDude
    @94TahoeDude 3 года назад +1

    They literally used the rally car sequence in the Herbie the love bug movie intro...

  • @FredPilcher
    @FredPilcher 12 лет назад +6

    The '66 Impalas were beautiful-looking cars. What happened? Chevys today are the ugliest cars on the road.

  • @ncardaci57
    @ncardaci57 5 лет назад

    Cool video

  • @mrfordfan
    @mrfordfan 11 лет назад

    Did they have a 2bbl on the chevy during the fuel mileage testing? or what if rear gearing was different?

    • @ZeeboLaywicker
      @ZeeboLaywicker 8 лет назад +2

      i thought the same thing too..of the 3 cars, all had comperable v8s with comperable cubic inches with auto transes..but what was the axle ratio? that alone could spoil the test.

    • @extremedrivr
      @extremedrivr 5 лет назад

      @@ZeeboLaywicker Yeah it could. But all that aside, we gotta admit those MPG numbers for Big Blocks was very impressive at those speeds.

  • @BigEightiesNewWave
    @BigEightiesNewWave 3 года назад

    14:08 El Mirage dry lake High desert where I used to dirt bike I think this is.

  • @4thstooge
    @4thstooge 11 лет назад +3

    Near the end they lined up the Ford & Chevy. The Chevy won (of coarse) The Caprice had a 396 w/ a Turbo 400 trans no doubt and won. Had they lined up the Plymouth w/ it's 383 I think it would have smoked the Chevy. The big race off at the end, the narrator said that Caprice had a 427 engine ( Chevy's biggest engine) naturally it won. Most Chevy's of this era had small block engines with the lousy 2 speed powerglide transmission, and they were s-l-o-w. Very few had big block 396 & 427engines w/ the excellent Turbo 400 transmission.

    • @loveofchem
      @loveofchem 9 лет назад

      4thstooge "Most Chevy's of this era had small block engines with the lousy 2 speed powerglide transmission" Yes because you would have to order and pay Xtra for more engine and trans combos.
      I believe you are correct that the 383 would have dominated performance test,

    • @ZeeboLaywicker
      @ZeeboLaywicker 8 лет назад

      i still doubt that the chevy beat the gto cuz if it did, today they would be restoring 67 impalas and not gtos. u put a 67 gto 400 HO up against a 67 427 ss impala..hmmm....could be close but my money is on the poncho

  • @philiptucci2458
    @philiptucci2458 7 лет назад +2

    very nice cars

  • @blacksprinter8688
    @blacksprinter8688 6 лет назад +1

    3:35 the love bug opening?

  • @bradhardisty1652
    @bradhardisty1652 5 лет назад +1

    I want the 66 Impala Super Sport.

  • @zxtenn
    @zxtenn 12 лет назад +3

    Wow, never knew they used Chevy 2 for taxis back then? Checker used to be a popular taxi then

    • @walterweddle7644
      @walterweddle7644 3 года назад

      I've been in a Checker. As a kid, I thought what a safe tank. I see a lot of DeSoto taxi cabs in old 40s movies.

  • @MangoHombre
    @MangoHombre 11 лет назад +23

    85% of all Chevrolets ever built are still on the road. The other 15% actually made it home.

    • @blenheimears
      @blenheimears 10 лет назад +11

      You misspelled Ford.

    • @MangoHombre
      @MangoHombre 10 лет назад +3

      blenheimears Good try, but no.

    • @joeferguson2606
      @joeferguson2606 10 лет назад +6

      MangoHombre
      fix or repair daily, found on road dead...i could go on and on.
      .
      What is the difference between a Ford and a porcupine?
      Porcupines have pricks on the outside.

    • @dynodon8592
      @dynodon8592 10 лет назад +4

      ***** not to mention Obama bail out to keep the Chevy's and their unions going. I dont recall Ford (first on race day to add to your lame and completely worn out cliche) taking your tax money and investor money to bail them out.

    • @joeferguson2606
      @joeferguson2606 10 лет назад +1

      MangoHombre
      haha, too many funny

  • @galiffrey1
    @galiffrey1 12 лет назад +2

    GM desert proving grounds in Mesa, My grandpa worked there for 13 years. We used to go there a lot for open houses when I was a kid. Now its being demolished, sad.

  • @dondressel4802
    @dondressel4802 5 лет назад +2

    I just put my order in for a 66 Chevy chevelle SS
    396 motor with a 4-speed

  • @CJColvin
    @CJColvin 3 года назад

    I have the 67 Nova on my Gran Turismo game.

  • @stephenh.bunkybyrd2024
    @stephenh.bunkybyrd2024 4 года назад +1

    I'm buying the 396 for the dad mileage. They should bring it back in hybrid form.

  • @jimervin387
    @jimervin387 10 лет назад +4

    Interesting that Chevy would say they're better than fellow GM cars Pontiac and Olds. And what about AMC cars? Weren't they even considered to be competitive? Or were they too competitive for Chevy?

    • @Wig4
      @Wig4 7 лет назад +2

      ALL those GM cars were technically blunt CLONES, with a different cosmetic styling

  • @tanksoldierm5a148
    @tanksoldierm5a148 11 лет назад

    It is sick to see all the old in the scrap heap :(

  • @CristianLopez-xi4rt
    @CristianLopez-xi4rt 7 лет назад

    14:22 That last shot though.

  • @isaacsrandomvideos667
    @isaacsrandomvideos667 3 года назад

    Got a does ad for this

  • @surfacelaserena
    @surfacelaserena 4 года назад

    595.476 cars. never forget

  • @josephg41
    @josephg41 3 года назад

    Wow really sad all those cars getting scraped after only 10 years, no doubt most of them could've kept on being driven with minimal help. If i could get a 1956 truck running after sitting since 1987, they could get a 10 year old car back on the road again in 1966. What a shame

  • @WizardOfChicamunga
    @WizardOfChicamunga 11 лет назад +1

    Google Charles Pratt (Yellow Cab CEO at this time) and see what a scoundrel he really was. He was involved with Nixon.

  • @mendonesiac
    @mendonesiac 6 лет назад

    My dad drove cab in San Francisco for almost 30 years, and and they were almost always Ford Crown Vics.
    ( edit. But but I drive a Chevy, on roads much worse then what they show in the Sonoran Desert)

  • @decay21450
    @decay21450 11 лет назад +4

    Chevy II demise was more connected to marketing than engineering. Renamed the Nova, it lost market in the entire Spanish-speaking world. "No va" translates to, "does not go."

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 7 лет назад +1

      Why is it I've heard that's just an old myth, that "No Va" and "Nova" wouldn't mean the same thing...

    • @decay21450
      @decay21450 7 лет назад

      For sure, two completely different words...until you say them. You're correct in doubting the market effect, though. With all the nicknames Americans have invented over the years, from Tin Lizzie to VW Bug, it would be hard to put a $ value on market impact. I suspect there may even be a few Brit's buying Wankel-powered Mazda RX's.

    • @bwtv147
      @bwtv147 2 года назад +1

      It was a car sold with 4 badges. Nova, Omega, Ventura, Apollo, sold by every GM division but Cadillac. They were replaced by downsized front wheel drive models.

    • @bwtv147
      @bwtv147 2 года назад +1

      BOP entries later known as Phoenix, Cutlas, and Century.

  • @CNN_IRAQ
    @CNN_IRAQ 11 лет назад +7

    i love old Chevrolet i love USA wow I from iraq

    • @TomsChevelle
      @TomsChevelle 11 лет назад +2

      Do you have old Chevies in Iraq?

    • @CNN_IRAQ
      @CNN_IRAQ 11 лет назад +1

      no I have car toyota crown model 1985 very good Greetings to you

  • @billstevens3796
    @billstevens3796 8 месяцев назад

    These days people "need" a 6,000lb pickup with a 7 liter engine and a 12" lift to drive on roads like that.

  • @isaacsrandomvideos667
    @isaacsrandomvideos667 3 года назад

    The city looks like a toy, it’s so colourful

  • @MustangGuru
    @MustangGuru 7 лет назад +8

    On a quite night you can hear a Chevy rust

    • @zwild1160
      @zwild1160 6 лет назад

      You know what Ford stands for don't you? Fucking Over Rated Dodge

    • @extremedrivr
      @extremedrivr 5 лет назад

      @@zwild1160 Or Driver Return On Foot. Lol

  • @dh190852
    @dh190852 12 лет назад +6

    I'm not so sure about that.
    Many of the new import cars are competing for the ugliest car.
    The Nissan Juke I think is out front right now.

  • @andrewfeltz9445
    @andrewfeltz9445 Год назад

    Would have liked to see a tachometer on all 3 vehicles 😂

  • @markbreitenbach5083
    @markbreitenbach5083 2 года назад

    When longevity was the goal. Then came along Vega...

    • @bwtv147
      @bwtv147 2 года назад

      In ‘66 they were also still selling Corsair’s.

  • @mpfour4203
    @mpfour4203 4 года назад

    Where is that GM Corvair !!! 😂😂😂

  • @galiffrey1
    @galiffrey1 6 лет назад

    I just love the comments on this post. Guys are arguing over what is better, chevy Ford or Chrysler even though these car are 53 years old now. This video is for entertainment, that's it and you guys are acting like its politics. Get over yourselves. I'm a gm guy, but I wouldn't kick the Ford or Chrysler out of my driveway. They were all classics

    • @extremedrivr
      @extremedrivr 5 лет назад

      This was a fun video. I was impressed with the Fuel Economy test. Those numbers kinda shocked me for being Big Blocks.

  • @Georgatzis
    @Georgatzis 6 лет назад

    7.5 Liters per 80Km or 11l/100km thats cery good for that time

  • @John-pz6nm
    @John-pz6nm 11 месяцев назад

    Chevy II had a crappy front suspension like the Ford Falcon, Mustang etc
    The redesign in 68 with the sub frame and up graded suspension in durability and handling

  • @cowerdnerddespacito9518
    @cowerdnerddespacito9518 3 года назад

    I would definitely buy a Chevy if they showed me straight footage of them smashing up the newest Chevy and craping on Ford with a nice sounding narrator

  • @stephenstewart9242
    @stephenstewart9242 5 лет назад +1

    Bullfuck, I’ll take the sideoiler 427 Ford any day !

  • @h.snider2628
    @h.snider2628 4 года назад

    They didn't keep up with what was scrapped then or now 5:30...... BS !

  • @atulgokuyamaha7
    @atulgokuyamaha7 9 лет назад

    Planing to buy a Ford figo i am from India.....Ford is better now chevy is lacking behind sorry to say but its a truth..... :(

    • @mrd.6594
      @mrd.6594 8 лет назад

      What is a Ford figo? And since I live here in the states and worked for did for 15 years I can honestly say that Chevrolet is the better car than Ford excluding the Mustang and the f-150-250

    • @mrd.6594
      @mrd.6594 8 лет назад

      +Bad bad Leroy Brown
      The word chevy didn't go in where I work I was typing to fast...But outside of the Mustang 2 in the early 80's THAT was a piece of garbage. .but the 64 1/2 and up skipping the Mustang 2 nobody could touch those

    • @atulgokuyamaha7
      @atulgokuyamaha7 8 лет назад

      Bad bad Leroy Brown
      Ford Figo is a small Hatchback car........

  • @sharitcuello5026
    @sharitcuello5026 2 года назад

    Xd Chevy siempre en sus Comerciales luciendoselas XD

  • @scottymoondogjakubin4766
    @scottymoondogjakubin4766 4 года назад

    Gm makes vehicles that compete with other gm vehicles ! No wonder theres more gm vehicles on the road today than anyother make ! It would take toyota anothe 50 years ! 😂

  • @NightyFall
    @NightyFall 4 года назад

    3:30

  • @senorkaboom
    @senorkaboom 11 лет назад

    Ending is kinda bogus. The only car that you were told the engine size was the Chevrolet. What size engine was in the other cars and were they tuned to factory specs? But, this was in '66 and they all are now recycled into Hondas and Toyotas.

  • @DL-ry3qg
    @DL-ry3qg 3 года назад

    The reason is more fords where sold than junk chevy’s

  • @mauriciomj58
    @mauriciomj58 11 лет назад +1

    :-D:-D:-D:-D souch of rusty chevys,why they don't put the mustang on the race,that will b beat all those chevys like on this times 2013

  • @dennisleporte2327
    @dennisleporte2327 10 лет назад +2

    I might also add the Chevy 396 could'nt punch its way thru a wet Kleenex.

  • @CJColvin
    @CJColvin 3 года назад

    This is when Chevy used to make really great cars nowadays they make nothing but garbage.

  • @jeffring2023
    @jeffring2023 3 года назад

    They forgot to mention ford outsold chevy in 1957.

  • @OKFrax-ys2op
    @OKFrax-ys2op Год назад

    I’d rather have a 56 Chevy

  • @machia0705
    @machia0705 5 лет назад

    OLDSMOBILE

  • @MrStanderd5000
    @MrStanderd5000 4 года назад

    Lol they’re bragging about 13 mpg

  • @228vik
    @228vik 6 лет назад

    Well, I never liked it, tho my dad did

  • @abstractapproach634
    @abstractapproach634 7 лет назад +3

    Ford's better

    • @extremedrivr
      @extremedrivr 5 лет назад

      Why?? The driver has to return on foot. Lol