I wonder if that guy with the dirty hands was a mechanic, or shelling walnuts?

The Dodge fin looks like a turtles claw with all those cheap looking nipple lights. The Buick fin looks like a fin should look. Sleek!

CHEVROLET equals, Cheap Hardly Efficient Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time.

I always liked the look of the 1955 and 1956 Fords a lot.

‘55 Hudson Hornet with Packard V8 for me :)

chevy wont tell you that first production cars have no oil filter...also ,,they brag about bonded brake lining..but wont tell you that after a few miles down then road the bonded lining can brake apart and fall off the brake shoe...or get cracked from heat ..and ford was using the y block design since 52 in the lincoln and larger truck use.....and chevy had NOTHING on the crown victoria ,,,NOTHING..i guess thats why they didnt talk much about it

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I love these old films, but please drop the ridiculous thumbnail and title. It’s just stupid and unnecessary. The people who are watching these films are not going to be attracted by this kind of stuff.

Did I just hear "kill-inder block"? Say what?

Even the worst car in 1961 is definitely better built and has a longer lifespan than any expensive plastic pile of crap they call a car nowadays.

Guess those new '50 bodies had teething problems! The irate customer is saying something about a broadcast center in Illinois... 😂

seems GM had this problem for ,any years ..brother had a 64 chevy that leaked water,,,dad had a 65 that leaked..my niece had a chevy corsica that leaked ,,buddy of mine bought a new chevy lumina ...at 6 months old had a window leak

Chrysler came up with and was right about a lot of things but not 6 volt.

I think if Plymouth removed the big chrome grill and did a grill like the 57-60 Plymouth cars it would be more popular than the 55 Chevys !!!!

Studebaker Champion for me :)

GM really fucked up with making the W Bodies FWD

Nissan Altima's mortal enemy has always been the Grand Prix driver.

I still want one, a 72 was my first car

The Altima is mopping the floor with the grand prix, the accord and Camry was more of its speed.

Our family car was a 1956 Chevrolet and my 1st was the 1961 Sport Coupe

I think these cars were good looking. But they haven't aged as well as the '97 to '04 Grand Prix which is a mild classic in terms of styling. That car was in want of more refinement (i.e. Mazda, Honda) not more styling gimmicks. The center stack is atrocious as well. Those grey buttons scream 1995.

I got the 65 Chevelle ss 283 4speed

If Pontiac thought the Grand Prix was competing with the Altima, that explains the ugly styling of the last Grand Prix... They really didn't understand the history and appeal of the earlier Grand Prix cars.

As equipped they are not giving the sales personnel very many advantages. I was expecting for them to have better counterpoints to highlight against the areas where the Altima has the advantage. Considering the superior power of the Altima's 3.5 why not have the GTP as the recommended comparison and leaving the GT for the 2.5 model Altima.

been looking for these! have any more gm training videos?

My dad traded in his two door Pontiac for a used 61 Impala 4 door hardtop, which had the rare factory AC that was a large rectangle hung at the bottom center of the dash with 2 pull out knobs that controlled fan speed and temp. We took those driving vacations every year (none were to Wally World though), one was from Miami to Houston, another year Miami to NYC. She never let us down. My dad's Impala was white, with the side stripe an aqua blue color, along with a blue interior. When he finally decided to trade it in, he bought his first new car, a 1971 Impala sedan in that butter color with a gold interior...

"HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED"

This generation GP was such a lousy looking car, amateurish styling. They were pretty good cars but interiors were very cheap and bland feeling.

If i was in the market for a new car in 2005 I would be looking at Toyota or Honda, definitely NOT a G.M. I currently own a 2005 Chevrolet Classic and a 2006 Buick Lacrosse definitely not G.M.s finest hour.

If I was in a Pontiac showroom in '05 looking for a 4-door I'd go home in a Vibe GT with the Toyota 2ZZ engine and 6-speed manual. None of their last sedans except maybe the G8 ($$$) appeal to me.

Battle of 430 credit score cars. I love it!

I had no idea they did these kinds of films for this long. Like it makes sense, but I just wasn't expecting it.

I really liked this gen and also the previous gen Grand Prix, specially the GTP and GXP versions.. It had slick styling and the 'Wide Track' look. GM spoiled their brands with too much rebadging and platform sharing, they failed to understand that mere rebodies on the same platform without brand specific powertrains and lack of quality interior materials wouldnt cut it. The lack of success for the Grand Am didnt help Pontiac, the Govt. bailout sealed the brand's fate.

I’m wondering if I’ll ever see a video of a 57-58 Plymouth where the host actually refrains from using the long ago overplayed “Christine.” There’s my challenge.

It seems odd that the car on the showroom floor doesn't have a radio in it. I thought they always wanted to show the cars with all the optional equipment to make the buyer want those items.

I'm midway through restoring a 55, though mine is the old reliable I6 manual Plaza. Those Flathead 6's will chug to the end of time and then some, mine gives me very little trouble, even having sat in a field for 30+ years, definitely the best part.

These were genuine baby Lincolns and a good value.

1963-1966 were the most well-built and beautifully styled Cadillacs ever. Four years of utter magnificence.

"Sir, I'm just trying to save you money by offering GM financing."

We still had our 1956 Chevy in 1961. It was only 5 years old but looked dated by 61. Cars aged fast back then.

Poor car just a rebody 53 belair

George bought it... Then the shit hit the fan when he arrived home. The wife asked where the kids were supposed to sit in it!

Don't be a fool George.. Buy a Tbird

I don't think $110K per year is enough for a new Corvette

The lack of a manual transmission with floor shift would seem to detract from the driving feel most sports car buyers would expect. The automatic transmission would in a few more years be what the personal luxury car buyers- the Studebaker Hawk and then the very successful 4 seat T bird expected.

Slushbox Powerslide tranny, no rollup windows., no hardtop. If you live in rain prone areas, not such a great car. By 55, those things and the V8 made it attractive. 3 speed on the floor until 57 with a new 4 speed.

In its first three model years the Corvette was a very slow selling car. 300 units produced in 1953, 3,640 for 1954, and only 700 copies for 1955. Sales were so bad GM considered ending production and then in 1955 Ford came out with the Thunderbird. In 1955 Ford sold 16,155 Thunderbirds. GM was not going to be shown up by Ford so they doubled down on the Corvette. Eventually the Vette became the most successful American made sports car.

So, a man who is 45 in 1954 was born in 1909. Puts it all in perspective.

10,000 a year please take me back .. to 1954

I’m a ford guy but once owned a 61 impala, I loved the impala, my Dad owned a 1960 Ford, I owned a 66 Galaxie but I feel remembering and driving the 60 Ford I can say I am also familiar with the CT Ford, wish I had a 61 Ford and Chevy now though,I’ll take a 352 ford and special order the tranny and rear, lighten it up add a few bolt ons, ( I know what about the 390) I’m on a budget, I’d put some craters on the Ford then the Chevy? I’d take a BelAir with the 348, ad a few bolt ons special order tranny and rear ( what about the 409, ) the dealer gave me a sweet heart deal on the 348, now I have near equal ford and Chevy for cruising I’m a happy boy, but now back to reality