1966 Chevrolet Impala Commercial - Introduction

In the 1960's, Chevrolet using it's advertising agency Campbell Ewald produced some very impressive introduction commercials. These commercials would air in prime time in the end of September or October from most car companies. They could be, sometimes 2 to 3 minutes long. There are several versions of this commercial, one is much longer.
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[@xxerggher2667]

The most beautiful cars were made in the '60s.

[@telcobilly]

Agreed! My mom had the almost identical car except hers was the '65 with the Corvette taillights..

[@jeffrobodine8579]

The wild and swingin' 1960's.

[@DavidBugea]

The amount of money Chevrolet was able to spend on advertising in those days is staggering. The 1964 Monument Valley spot - and this one - doubtless cost a small fortune to produce.

[@mikewest6569]

GM was selling cars back then like they were a nickle a piece.

[@louismurray9708]

Hi If you look at the exaust manifold and air cleaner must be a 396 2 barrel...

[@VegasProductions1]

Now a days this would all be done in a computer.

[@keithphillips211]

All 396 engines came with 4 barrel only on the Impala @@louismurray9708

[@digitalfootballer9032]

I saw the most remarkable thing in an old episode of the A-Team the other day. An early 80's style Chevy Impala they were being chased by hit an embankment and flew into the air, momentarily transformed into a Pontiac Parisienne briefly while airborne, then back to an Impala when it hit the ground. Neat trick 🤣🤣🤣

[@rightlanehog3151]

Yes, that was the 'Chevy to Pontiac mid-air package'. It was an optional extra on the Caprice. I think that sold for $240 though you could always try to drive a hard bargain to get it down under $200. I have no idea what it cost on an Impala.

[@VegasProductions1]

@@rightlanehog3151 it’s almost as good as the Challenger to “Camaro” package which quickly transforms your Challenger into a “camaro” before or during any wreck. You can see this showcased in the movie Vanishing Point (1971)

[@johnmcmullen456]

Just like how many times a newer car turns into a much older model when going over a cliff, and for some reason explodes in mid air.

[@paulnicholson1906]

This explains a lot. I didn’t realize they were dipped in salt water before they were put together 🙃

[@ronaldrime5286]

Chevrolet can absolutely build one for me. Just like the one in the ad.

[@rightlanehog3151]

I believe Chevrolet dealers took over 1 million orders for full-size Chevys that year.

[@alangee79010]

I was waiting for Darrin from Bewitched.

[@groovy1937]

I was thinking the same thing!😀

[@sterlinsilver]

I remember seeing some sort of dealership film where it showed everything that went into making this ad, all the custom work it took to pull it off. It was really neat. It was saying stuff like "and to get people into your showroom, here's a look at some of the ads we'll be airing soon" I remember them Talking about how that exploding Chevrolet at the end was custom made to explode as easily as possible!

[@jamessawyer8889]

With the exception of the couple in the commercial, that was from the Impact 66 film that had Lorne Greene speaking for Chevrolet

[@JohnShinn1960]

The making of the ad: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV7CY3iLeLBppa8

[@JohnShinn1960]

@@jamessawyer8889 Impact 66 Americana vintage film: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lafEYYiYg7l3arc

[@douglas1982b]

I had a 65. One car I wish I still had. It had 3 round tail lights one each side but very similar car .

[@telcobilly]

You had the better one than my mom did. Hers was a four-door with baby moon hubcaps and two round taillights on each side to differentiate that we had the budget model. Great car though. She purchased it to replace our rambler station wagon that rest at the pieces in New England.

[@poky1958]

My Mother and Step Father bought a 1966 Chevrolet Impala in 1969 or 70. White four door with black vinyl upolstery and it was great

[@jamesanderton344]

Clever. The 66 Chevy was a strong seller, but the 66 Galaxie was a beautiful car...

[@denniswoodbury8599]

Bewitched vibe. very cool 😎.

[@BELCAN57]

My parents had one just like that. Nice, simple car.

[@brianconyngham4306]

Very cool ad, advanced for its day. The Impala isn't bad either 😍

[@johnfachy393]

This is great!!

[@vincentmistretta5428]

Had a 2dr '66 Caprice w/283 miss that car!

[@joserafaelgrangefuenmayor7744]

Me gusta el carro

[@sagaldamez777]

beautiful commercial thanks...😍

[@scorpio8716]

LOVE It!!!!thanks

[@digitalfutur]

GM sold over 1 million Impalas (all models) in 1965, a record that still stands today. So yeah, they could afford to spend lots of money on commercials. The styling of the Ford Galaxy 500 was square and blocky in comparison, on reason its 1965 sales were ~550,000.

[@AngelHernandez-ls5wr]

Nice commercial...👍😁

[@charles1964]

My old man had a turquoise '66 2Dr with a 283 when I was a kid

[@douglas1982b]

I had a 65. 4 door, teal ( turquoise ). Also had the 283. Miss it

[@charles1964]

@@douglas1982b Is Teal the actual color? GM had that, and the Blue that were both kinda metallic and looked great on that body style. My older brother had a dark red 1963 Impala SS with the 327 around the same time. When I think back to the cars we had in the early 70's but they were just used cars. My old man had a black '64 Marauder that I remember too, even some of my neighbors cars would be high zoot rides today...

[@douglas1982b]

@@charles1964 i can't remember exactly what they called it. But it was fairly common

[@douglas1982b]

@@charles1964 ARTESIAN TURQUOISE if I'm correct.

[@charles1964]

@@douglas1982b Lol...I just googled the paint code., Artisan Turquoise, Willow Green, like the car in the video, and Marina Blue seemed to be popular choices on Impala's and Catalina's

[@elmochomo8218]

Better than those stupid “real people not actors” ads

[@VegasProductions1]

Instead this is “real cars, not computers”

[@davevirag5423]

😍!

[@kj475]

Think Bewitched.😉

[@briank.8925]

The steering wheel came from so far away, it ran out of energy to attach itself.

[@JohnShinn1960]

Gosh I'd have thought I'd remember this for sure but I don't. Nice one Mr. Tramain! 👍👍 The making of the ad: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV7CY3iLeLBppa8

[@loumontcalm3500]

The only problem... they couldn't improve on perfection from '65

[@keithphillips211]

Wrong, 1966 models were just as attractive as the '65s!

[@loumontcalm3500]

@@keithphillips211 -not in my opinion. First year designs were, with rare exceptions, the best. Then it's "change for the sake of change". The front end and taillights on the '66 were bland compared to the '65. It's not unattractive, just not as striking as the '65. I'm not really a "Chevy guy", but I rate the '65 Impala as the best looking full size Chevy ever built.

[@johnsimun6533]

I thought she was a Plymouth Fury, not a Impala?

[@007fredh]

The car in the video doesn’t look like it has the 66 impala fastback like mine had this looks like a caprice.

[@OsbornTramain]

There were numerous roof styles available on the Impala. It says Impala on the Fenders and the Announcers calls it an Impala too.

[@johnmcmullen456]

The 4 door model like in the video would not be a fastback.

[@peterdaniel66]

So thats why they rusted so badly...

[@PtolemyJones]

Seems heavily influenced by Bewitched.

[@jasper2207]

They were sponsors of the show. If you watch, they drove nothing but Chevy’s.

[@williamflack5767]

Elizabeth Montgomery and Bill Asher, the director of the show, they got cars to drive. Asher, a Vette, Liz a Station wagon. To go with her Jaguar. She was beautiful. Great show...