1975 CHEVY EL CAMINO PICKUP TRUCK PROMOTIONAL FILM "A BEAUTIFUL VALUE" CHEVROLET 19964a

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    This color promotional film is about the 1975 Chevy El Camino. The film emphasizes the economy presented by the vehicle which it calls a "beautiful value." Copyright 1974. The Chevrolet El Camino is a coupé utility vehicle that was produced by Chevrolet in two periods, first in 1959-60 and then 1964-1987. Unlike a standard pickup truck, the El Camino was adapted from the standard two-door Chevrolet station wagon platform and integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body.
    Opening titles: 1975 Chevy El Camino, a Beautiful Value (:08-:42). Coil spring suspension for the El Camino. El Camino drives near a beach. A couple drive in the car. Power ventilation. The car drives into a marina. We see the inside of the El Camino as details and specs are explained (:43-2:26). Tailgate is lowered for storage. Shock absorbers. El Camino is backed out of a space. The car pulls onto a road. The car is immersed in an electrically charged primer. Double walled steel construction on the assembly line. The car is put together on the line. Front bumper cushion (2:27-4:37). Power steering. Three different types of V-8 engines are available. Specs are explained and animation shown. Chevy standard high energy ignition system. V-8 engine show and explained. Animation of the early fuel evaporation system. Air inlet system. Automatic transmissions. GM Proving Ground transmission test. Engine tuneup. Cars wheels on the road (4:38-7:03). El Camino rides down a curved street (7:04-7:26). El Camino options are explained, instrument panel is shown. Man drives the car and uses power door locks, a tilted steering wheel. A man leans on the car. The car is parked on a construction site. El Camino drives (7:27-8:49). End disclaimer (8:50-8:57).
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  • @jagboy69
    @jagboy69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I can still smell that vinyl on a hot day some 40odd years later!

  • @albear972
    @albear972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The mullet of cars. Business in the front party in the rear.

  • @TheRancher03
    @TheRancher03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I bought one of these "cowboy cadillacs" in 1974 after comparing it to a Ford Ranchero that was bigger but had a smaller engine. About the only complaint was ground clearance.

  • @CarsandCats
    @CarsandCats 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It's so weird that Chevrolet compared it to the Monte Carlo when the El Camino was really a Chevelle with a bed. The front clip even interchanges.

    • @josephmartinez8803
      @josephmartinez8803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The Monte Carlo (1st and 2nd generation) was based on a Chevelle platform.

  • @trevorjones7450
    @trevorjones7450 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wish I had one!! My older brother had one, he had the exhaust tuned so you couldn't talk to each other while driving it. WOW!! That puppy was Awsome Sounding!!

  • @donlove3741
    @donlove3741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Made my bones on Rochester's carburetors.
    When properly adjusted and maintained monojet to the quadrajet they worked real well.

  • @jonhohensee3258
    @jonhohensee3258 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The swivel seats are pretty cool.

  • @tomlangley6236
    @tomlangley6236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just had a thought, How badass would an El Camino be if it would've had the Monte Carlo front end?

  • @rosavola
    @rosavola 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The mullet of automobiles.

  • @Mr.EricMBlack
    @Mr.EricMBlack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:07 Neutral Drop old school

  • @Mark_Ocain
    @Mark_Ocain 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These were quite well appointed for a 75 model.

  • @terrancel108
    @terrancel108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Couldn't see the 400 or 454 coming with a 2 brl Rochester, seen some real nice beefed-up SS back in the early '80s.

  • @martywright1829
    @martywright1829 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome there are some getting around here in Australia some imported back in the day converted to right hand drive and some resent imports that are still US original. Australian design rules say that if an imported vehicle from another country is 30 years plus no modification is necessary as parts are unavailable for the particular vehicle anymore.
    Thanks periscope films love the old films and ads

  • @jason3fc
    @jason3fc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't tell for sure but this really sounds like Mr Turbo Encabulator himself, Bud Haggart!

  • @Enygma293
    @Enygma293 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will you upload more 80s us infantry footage ?

  • @mechanicman8687
    @mechanicman8687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My 68 is chevell and Malibu…. Which is now getting pimped out

  • @cyclonicleo
    @cyclonicleo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And to think GM had a modern El Camino at their fingertips, ready to go, in the Holden Commodore Ute. Instead, GM screwed over Holden, closed the factory in Australia and then pulled out of Australia a few years later. GM is on the nose here now.

  • @johnevans9751
    @johnevans9751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Did he add air to the license plate?

    • @terrygugel3803
      @terrygugel3803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think he said it had air shocks and that is where you put air in them for a heavy load

    • @SeanBZA
      @SeanBZA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Air over hydraulic suspension, so you added air when loading it, to get it back to level again. Basically pumped up the shock absorbers to give a stiffer ride when loaded. If you did not dump it you would find the rear was prone to bouncing around and stepping out in corners.

    • @davidgarris2513
      @davidgarris2513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SeanBZA no shit, but in the film it appears he adds it to a license plate bolt

    • @brentfisher902
      @brentfisher902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In the old days they used to have the gas tank filler cap under the license plate...so you could also add gasoline to (under) the license plate.

    • @ericmattinen4728
      @ericmattinen4728 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidgarris2513 That is where the air fitting was at. It replaced one of the license plate bolts.

  • @iilisette4225
    @iilisette4225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    wonder why I see the looks and features etc on older era cars and trucks and say I'd buy that! but I'd never consider spending my hard earned money on anything made with bloated tech and prices the anti freedom machines chained with debts and troubles and tracking

  • @SeanBZA
    @SeanBZA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes, fuel consumption was constant, along with top speed. Exactly the same range irrespective of loaded, unloaded, with a caravan on the back, or not. Top speed the same going up hill and down hill, with or without the caravan, though with the caravan stopping was somewhat longer. Could not go past the fuel station, without stopping to fill that tank though.

    • @rayjames6096
      @rayjames6096 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They had 26 gallon gas tanks so the range was in excess of 400 miles.

    • @SeanBZA
      @SeanBZA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rayjames6096 Not in all markets though, they had smaller tanks outside the USA.

    • @rayjames6096
      @rayjames6096 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SeanBZA It was only produced in the US and Canada.

    • @SeanBZA
      @SeanBZA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rayjames6096 BIL had one he bought well used here in South Africa, and it had a smaller tank, probably to fit into load regulations for the pick up market for it's size. 3 speed auto, he really wanted to find the overdrive for it, but was never able to afford them when they did pop up.

  • @Habs8691
    @Habs8691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Too bad they didn't show the S3 Laguna El Camino with the slant nose.

  • @ogami1972
    @ogami1972 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "almost flush...nearly level"...who was in charge of quality control?

  • @melrose9252
    @melrose9252 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These were nice trucks but this was a period of time where engines were down on power, way down.

  • @billhillyer334
    @billhillyer334 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shure wish that they could make a twenty twenty two model using the Camaro chassis classic lines
    make a prototype an see..
    Chevy just do it.. please

  • @johnp139
    @johnp139 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Their head restraints weren’t at the proper heights.

  • @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu
    @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cars from 73-85 were the ugliest and slowest cars ever made, with the exception of a couple Pontiac products.