1965 Chrysler Vehicle Line Up Sales Features - Dealer Promo Film

[@davidallen5776]

The second half of the Sixties was great for Chrysler as a whole!

[@HITEKSTRANGER]

Spectacular cars ! What's not to LOVE ?

[@sooverit5529]

Elwood Engle really did a great job on these beautiful Chryslers. The 64 Imperial was his work, but was basically a re-skin, and was hampered by the out-of-style windshield carried over from the previous design. These new 65s didn't have those constraints. A very handsome car.

[@arnepianocanada]

*Engel*

[@melvinharris7859]

@@arnepianocanada Elwould Angle

[@bradhampton6457]

65-66 Mopar C bodies are awesome cars.

[@allenpinnix5241]

I love/own a 1964 Lincoln Continental Convertible-- but I also love the 65 Chrsyler -- beautiful!

[@gkachcivileng9234]

What elegant dressed people and beautiful big American cars, it's missing from today's all same motor cars. Fantastic American cars, CHRYSLER is one of the most elegant in that era.

[@johnscanlan6337]

My parents had a 1965 New Yorker station wagon - a truly great car!

[@TheItsmegp46]

Six passenger air conditioned comfort while cruising the interstate at 75mph. The best.

[@asd36f]

I have always liked the '65 Chrysler - the clean, sharp styling was so much better than the hodge-podge of mismatched features on the '64 Chryslers.

[@metalox88]

Our country was prosperous back then...

[@PhaQ2]

When I turned 16 I found a 1965 New Yorker for sale. The elderly couple that owned it decided it was too much car, for a 16 year old. Considering I had accumulated 21 points on my license by age 19, they may have been right... But I sure do wish they had sold me that land barge. She was a 2 door blue on blue with the 413 wedge.

[@D.Anderson]

My late father owned a 65 Chrysler NewYorker 4door hardtop Persian White and Black vinyl c pillers. It was the family car from 1967 to 1988. He bought it with only 87miles on it and 500,000 miles no troubles ever smooth quiet all original the AC was ice! I am 42 now I love those cars forever. I own a 03 300m special i still yearn for a 65 Chrysler.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Awesome video! I've always liked the 65 Chrysler Newport and 300.

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

would LOVE to have a '65 4-door New Yorker!! Dark blue with medium blue velour interior.. GORGEOUS cars!

[@tazmod7272]

I had one of it’s niece or nephew. A 1964 Dodge Dart with the 170 slant 6 and shift on the column.

[@tombrown1898]

Handsomest Chrysler ever, like International School architecture. They could have been styled by Mies van der Rohe. Elwood Engle at his best.

[@jamesslick4790]

Competing cars, Equally "squared off", Like the Buick Electra, with a SLIGHTLY "swoopier" look, Or Lincoln with a more closed in, formal look,may get the attention today, But the 1965 Chryslers were SO "in tune" with the ("International Style) architecture of office buildings of 1965 - What upper or middle management guy could resist!

[@that70sguy33]

absolutely love the video, Mr. George, it's a shame these awesome cars aren't as popular as the overrated 57 Chevy.

[@johnmiller9024]

1970's Enthusiast the reason for that is there aren't anywhere near as many of them

[@plymouth491]

@@johnmiller9024 That doesn't seem to be the reason. GM just tends to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

[@alanstrong3295]

Roomy, comfy, dependable. Something to be delighted with. Now give the company CEO a ride to his or her next business meeting.

[@keepout7439]

Awesome video, thank you very much 💯💪👍👍👍

[@soulwagon1251]

My very first car was the 65 new yorker. It had a 413 ci 4bbl engine. It was an enormous land barge. I think the front bumper on the 65 is heavier than the car I drive now. fond memories of summer nights and good friends.

[@jamesfox2579]

Beauuuutiful Car!💕

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

So sad what happened to Chrysler. They used to make great cars.

[@TomSnyder-gx5ru]

The '65 Chryslers made the '64's look ten years old to me - I imagine more than a few people that bought a '64 Chrysler wish they would've waited another year. The other times I saw such differences in one year was with the '58-'59 GM cars and the '60-'61 Lincoln Continentals.

[@SpyroTDragon]

I was born in 65. I have for 31 years a 1986 Dodge Aries (original owner) and for 12 years a 2005 Dodge Dakota (original owner)

[@aaronwilliams6989]

Awesome!

[@Normanx964]

Perfect year.

[@Timbrock1000]

Hmmm. Cars back then had features we don't see today.

[@fairfaxcat1312]

You are watching a dealer information presentation. It is a film strip with voice-over. It is not a network TV commercial. The idea is to help the dealer sell the automobile to the customer. The car the dealer will be selling is the Chrysler automobile. The more Chrysler automobiles the dealer sells the more money he and everyone will make.

[@metalox88]

Sell the salesman!! The salesman has to be totally sold.

[@obus7800]

I was paying anywhere from .25.5/gal. (gas war price) to .39.9/gal. at the time...AH, the GOOD OLD DAYS!

[@34Packardphaeton]

... which, here in 2021, I am afraid to buy a car like this (gas prices) . . . . .

[@plymouth491]

@@34Packardphaeton That's what we get for defending free market capitalism and rejecting government regulation. Meanwhile, my Fiat 500 gets 37 MPG so I'm not really feeling it.

[@34Packardphaeton]

@@plymouth491 ... I guess that I'm a pessimist in that I figure that it's inevitable that I get "tee-boned" by some careless or drunk driver.. and the more steel around me tends to "improve the odds". .. My daily driver is a '89 Chevy Caprice (w/ fuel inj.) and I get a bit over 21 mpg... so I don't mind.

[@edpoe4622]

@@plymouth491 That's okay, the pain with a Fiat comes when the drivetrain explodes.

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Backup lights "optional on the Newport and 300." LOL!

[@jamesslick4790]

Floppy disks optional on the 1981 IBM-PC! LOL!

[@anthonymusumeci5455]

Tomorrow I'll buy one

[@qualin1974]

It's kind of jarring to see that there's no shoulder belt, no headrest for anti-whiplash and these cars had lots of knobs sticking out from the dash. The cupholders are kind of a joke, unless one is only using them while standing still. How times have changed... Probably for the better! Still a beautiful car.

[@1911beauty]

I think I might want a 65 Chrysler.🤣

[@Doobie1975]

Did the Newport compete with cars like Oldsmobile Jetstar 88, Mercury Monterey and Pontiac Catalina as well as the Chrysler 300 competing with cars like Mercury Marauder and Buick Wildcat as well as the Chrysler New Yorker competing with cars like the Buick Electra and Oldsmobile Ninety Eight?

[@larryhawkins3294]

I acquired price lists of most American cars from 1966 thru 70 when I was a teenager. The base price of a 66 Chrysler Newport was significantly higher than a Catalina and the Monteray. The Newport was more price comparative to a Pontiac Starchief Executive, Buick LeSabre Custom, and slightly higher than an Olds Dynamic 88. There was a significant price gap between the 66 Newport and the 300. The 300 2 Dr hardtop started at $3600. You had to pay extra for a floor console and the 440 V8. Comparably equipped the 300 was priced with Olds 98 and Buick Electra 225. The Town and Country Wagon comparably equipped was priced slightly above a Pontiac Bonneville wagon. The New Yorker was equivalent in price to an Olds 98 Luxury Sedan and a Buick Electra 225 Custom. Chrysler did not have a vehicle that was directly price competitive to the Pontiac Bonneville, Buick Wildcat Custom or the Mercury Park lane until they introduced the Newport Custom in 1967.

[@larryhawkins3294]

In 66 their was only one Town & Country Wagon and it had the interior trim of the Newport. The letter series of the 300 was discontinued. The Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country was the most expensive regular production wagon by a US manufacturer. 65 was the final year for it. The 300 letter series the "L" in 65 was the most expensive Chrysler line in 65.

[@postal_the_clown]

What dealership is located close enough to Toon Town @6:30 to be part of the test drive? And does ink easily wash off of their "buffable acrylic lacquer?"

[@davidcampbell1899]

I liked the 65 Mrecury line better, especially the Parklane Marauder line

[@scratchdog2216]

I'm a 1965 model year.

[@terribelbliss9646]

When did the 440 come out. I thought it was 65, this add has the 413 as the big engine.

[@Doobie1975]

1966 was the first year of the 440

[@elisaalfaro5542]

Terri Bel Bliss on

[@jameshicks2836]

66 for the 440

[@plymouth491]

He's not talking about the car's wheelbase at 00:50.

[@andrewdalessandro9277]

My first car 65 New Yorker 6 window sedan. Looking for one now

[@walperstyle]

Anyone know where I could get someone to build a Wiring Harness for one of these? Starting to have some electrical issues, would love to re-do everything.

[@maximuswedgie5149]

walperstyle it’s called “ painless” wire harness. They sell em for old Mopars

[@plymouth491]

Year One would have them, I'd imagine.

[@JohnShinn1960]

👍👍

[@petermainwald6413]

the '65's were very dowdy and old people looking..

[@TheItsmegp46]

Must have been a lot of old people back then. Sales shot through the roof over the 1964's.

[@williamg2552]

NEWPORT, 300, and NEW YORKER. THOSE are *ALL* of the THREE CHRYSLER MODELS for 1965. NOT *IMPERIAL* . IMPERIAL WAS IT'S *OWN* MAKE...*separate and distinct* from CHRYSLER...PERIOD. (If it HAD been a Chrysler, it would be on this video !!) IMPERIAL also has its OWN MODELS: The CUSTOM, The CROWN, and the top-line LE BARON. WHY would IMPERIAL have it’s OWN models… if it ITSELF was a MODEL ? That simply DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE !!

[@johnmiller9024]

Elwood Engel design

[@petermainwald6413]

@ 0:46 just screams for a punchline

[@Merti63]

PETER MAINWALD "It is three inches longer in '65."

[@jaygatz4335]

IMO, 1965-66 were the apex of Chrysler styling. The fuselage styling of '69 and later was unfortunate.

[@plymouth491]

I'd disagree, saying that the 1956-1959 Chryslers were that apex. I really like the fuselage Chrysler products; the two door models were beautiful, especially the Plymouth Furys. The 1963/4 turbine car is also sublime.

[@jaygatz4335]

@@plymouth491 Thanks for your response. The late 50's Chryslers were exciting and dared the other companies to get with the program. However, the '65 showed a refinement, elegance, and proportions that looked good from any angle. The Imperial of that year also had a very sophisticated stamp on it. They weren't wild, but the shapes and lines were very well thought out. As for the fuselage styling, it brought Chrysler's styling from sophisticated to cheap-looking. High belt lines, smallish-looking glass areas, and overall bulkiness brought them down a few pegs (the same thing happened to Cadillac in '67). The bumper shapes were interesting, though. I guess we all have our favourite years and approaches.

[@orange70383]

Nice tongue-in-cheek size reference at 0:43, I'm sure plenty of jokes were made about it.

[@LearnAboutFlow]

Well, she did kiss him at the end

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Clearly this is a dealer information filmstrip. The idea is to help the dealer sell the automobile to the customer. The dealer will be selling the Chrysler automobile. The more cars the dealer sells the more money the motor company will make. So this motor company-authorized production is not entirely altruistic. Technical information such as “prospect”-the narrator uses the word maybe a dozen times-“cowl,” and the special fitting of the shocks is meaningless to the woman in the pink pillbox dress. Ads today focus little on the features or the merits of the product. Instead they focus on how the product will affirm the customer’s identity and sense of well-being. Even in the mid-60’s automakers were moving toward the affirmation of the customer and away from the product itself. Remember: “the Dodge Rebellion wants you!” So all these little fine points on the features were to help the dealer close the deal for someone already on the edge of deciding. Everyone in the motor company’s orbit makes more money when the dealer sells the automobile. Even the custodian who cleans the toilet at the local dealership will depend on the dealer selling the automobile.

[@HITEKSTRANGER]

I'll take 1000 .

[@brianlinke1856]

Would any women today get in a car (alone) with the salesman (a man she knows nothing about) and drive off....really? Perhaps 1965 was a more trusting, less risking time and place in Am.?

[@caljn1]

00:46 HA!