His first trailering car didn't, but his second did. Power front disk was available on either, but with everybody else having drums, there was a lot more room to stop back then. We tow a 980Lb. camper with 4wheel anti-lock disks (Where's the challenge in that?)
Very nice film. I thought it strange that the Kingswood Estate was not shown except in some of the literature stats. The 73 Olds film shows the Custom Cruiser as a tow vehicle.
these films were made quickly and not everything was available. they had to be shot, edited, reproduced, and shipped to the dealerships usually withing a month and some before the new vehicles release.
It's great that the films are being uploaded and conserved in a different place too. I remember watching this and a few other films about a year ago on a different channel. Keep up the great work
Thanks a lot. they are out there. unfortunately, due to their age and the fact that these were never intended to live past the next year, most are in very poor condition. Most the color is almost completely faded away to nothing. that is why some look better than others after restoration. I was lucky enough to pick up about 50 1973 Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Cadillac films that came from a dealership in Washington state. Due to the cold climate, they have almost no color loss. Hope to start getting those up within the next few months.
The 1972 Chevrolet sales training films are among the best I've ever seen. Really upbeat, good pace, good music and well written. Of course, they were primarily intended for salesman's training purposes but could be shown to prospective customers too. All are worth watching.
Different era when passenger cars instead of SUVs or pickups were used to pull larger trailers. Airstream models then and now are the status symbol of trailering. An optional big-block 454 V-8 with trailering package was necessary in that 1972 Caprice. By the early 1980s the Caprice only had low powered 5.0 Liter V-8 and was unsuitable for a trailer that big.
@@theemulsionalchemist5688 The big block V-8s of that era had a lot of horsepower and torque....so it doesn't matter whether the trailer was towed by a car or truck. However, the 1972 Caprice in that film is sitting low in the rear..unsure if that particular car had stiffer rear springs. My Grandfather's 1972 Chrysler Newport rode high in the rear because it had a tow package installed.
@@theemulsionalchemist5688 The 1972 Nova had an optional 350 V-8 which is probably why ...but a 4,000 lbs trailer would still put a lot of strain on its smaller unitized body.
the nova seems dominated by that trailer...a little of the tail wagging the dog...prob a Chevelle would have been better. But I'll take the BBC Caprice, pls
I laugh at people in my area, they seem to think a jeep is a tow vehicle. you should see the size of some of the boats being towed. diesel trucks are for towing
Back when cars would turn the new piles of plastic and tinfoil sideways when you actually tow something with a car properly not having to resort to a truck right away good video your channel is awesome
Such a great video, thanks for the upload
Thanks for watching. I can’t stop watching these myself and had to share them.
Ahhhhh!!!! -Vintage Towing!
Dad towed a 1400 Lb. Pop-Up camper with 4 wheel non-boosted drum brakes!
The leg muscles that man must have had!
bet it didn't have power steering too. we are so spoiled today
His first trailering car didn't, but his second did. Power front disk was available on either, but with everybody else having drums, there was a lot more room to stop back then.
We tow a 980Lb. camper with 4wheel anti-lock disks (Where's the challenge in that?)
Very nice film. I thought it strange that the Kingswood Estate was not shown except in some of the literature stats. The 73 Olds film shows the Custom Cruiser as a tow vehicle.
these films were made quickly and not everything was available. they had to be shot, edited, reproduced, and shipped to the dealerships usually withing a month and some before the new vehicles release.
It's great that the films are being uploaded and conserved in a different place too. I remember watching this and a few other films about a year ago on a different channel. Keep up the great work
Thanks a lot. they are out there. unfortunately, due to their age and the fact that these were never intended to live past the next year, most are in very poor condition. Most the color is almost completely faded away to nothing. that is why some look better than others after restoration. I was lucky enough to pick up about 50 1973 Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Cadillac films that came from a dealership in Washington state. Due to the cold climate, they have almost no color loss. Hope to start getting those up within the next few months.
The 1972 Chevrolet sales training films are among the best I've ever seen. Really upbeat, good pace, good music and well written. Of course, they were primarily intended for salesman's training purposes but could be shown to prospective customers too. All are worth watching.
yes exactly, I have plenty more to post from the 1970's. t think they are a hoot
Life was really good then. I remember it.
Almost a long-lost era.
You don’t see cars pulling trailers anymore.
Man, these were the days.
Different era when passenger cars instead of SUVs or pickups were used to pull larger trailers. Airstream models then and now are the status symbol of trailering. An optional big-block 454 V-8 with trailering package was necessary in that 1972 Caprice. By the early 1980s the Caprice only had low powered 5.0 Liter V-8 and was unsuitable for a trailer that big.
one of my favorite films is the long, long, trailer . there really were people towing trailers that big with their cars. thats crazy in my opinion
@@theemulsionalchemist5688 The big block V-8s of that era had a lot of horsepower and torque....so it doesn't matter whether the trailer was towed by a car or truck. However, the 1972 Caprice in that film is sitting low in the rear..unsure if that particular car had stiffer rear springs. My Grandfather's 1972 Chrysler Newport rode high in the rear because it had a tow package installed.
@@SpockvsMcCoy no they didn’t
I remember seeing a Volkswagen Beetle with a 5th wheel on the roof pulling a trailer!
there were some crazy ideas put to the road then
love the airstream. need a big heavy tow car, wagon, suburban, pickup, big block engines
Crazy that back then a car was all you needed to tow. Nowadays you're lucky to find a car that can tow over 2k lbs
Because when I think tow vehicle, I think Nova
why not? only problem towing with a Nova i think would be the limited brakes of their times
They don’t give grandpa 400hp anymore.
Hauling a 4000lb trailer at 72mph with a 3400lb unibody nova???
White knuckle ride.
yes, a bit of a push
when a car could pull the load of a one tone truck....crome glasses cigeratte and 454 under the hood....
Chevelle/Malibu with a 350 V-8 rather than a Nova would be a better choice for a medium-size 4,000 lbs trailer.
the nova was really to small to tow anything over 2000lbs but now i see people towing 5000 pound trailers with jeeps .
@@theemulsionalchemist5688 The 1972 Nova had an optional 350 V-8 which is probably why ...but a 4,000 lbs trailer would still put a lot of strain on its smaller unitized body.
the nova seems dominated by that trailer...a little of the tail wagging the dog...prob a Chevelle would have been better. But I'll take the BBC Caprice, pls
I laugh at people in my area, they seem to think a jeep is a tow vehicle. you should see the size of some of the boats being towed. diesel trucks are for towing
That caprice is a truck in a cars body. Don’t build cars like that anymore
full frame cars are a thing of the past
She's pretty
I am secretly attracted to trailers too
Back when cars would turn the new piles of plastic and tinfoil sideways when you actually tow something with a car properly not having to resort to a truck right away good video your channel is awesome
thanks, glad you are enjoying these films. more to come