1970 Dodge Polara vs Chevrolet Impala & Pontiac Catalina Dealer Promo Film

[@bk14nyc]

I once owned all three Makes, (1970 Chevrolet Impala, 1970 Ford Galaxie, 1969 Chrysler 300) they were ALL GREAT cars in there OWN WAYS! 🇺🇸

[@joelpierce3940]

You must be a politician 😂

[@CJColvin]

They sure are brother, they look a million times better than anything you see on the road today.

[@paulcheek5711]

all 3 are far more beautiful than any today...

[@Neville60001]

Bullshit, they are.

[@CJColvin]

You got that right brother

[@zex7689]

My dad (Mr. Franklin) bought the 70 Impala.

[@MrZdvy]

Chrysler had some nerve back then bragging about rust prevention. When you lived in a cold wet climate these cars had rust holes all over within 5 to 10 years.

[@nonyabusiness6240]

Isn't that the same for most cars in those places?

[@christopherconard2831]

♪ Ziebart. It's us, or rust. ♪

[@MrZdvy]

Nonya Business correct, GM and Ford was just as bad back then, or still are...

[@HowardJrFord]

Dude, Chrysler products were not the slightest bit more rust prone than GM products, and were much better in that regard than Ford products of the era.

[@MrZdvy]

Howard Jr. Ford Basically all cars back then rusted badly, no matter what the factory claimed.

[@adamtrombino106]

My dad bought a 70 Catalina with the Executive option, from my great aunt. It had the 400 2 bbl. Car ran great, drove nice. Problem was the trunk leaked badly, to where my mother wouldn't use it for grocery shopping. And the water leaks, which were never pinned down, ended up where the rear fenders and trunk floor rusted out, and eventually the body to frame mounts gave way back there. Could never figure out where the water leak came from. Rear glass was resealed. Rear light lenses were resealed. Trunk seal was replaced. Even had the rear bumper taken off and all mountings were siliconed. And it still leaked. Guy bought it in 1983 for the engine and trans for $100.00

[@CJColvin]

The 1970 was the year of pretty girls in turtleneck sweaters, guys with huge sideburns, and men driving real American cars with vinyl tops.

[@JohnnyAloha69]

The Pontiac had the best chassis with dodge at the back end. That Pontiac nose is pretty fugly though! Funny how they mention the mileage rating of the polara but not the other two that both had bigger stronger engines.

[@jhancock1575]

My dad had the ‘70 Polara with the optional 383 4bbl. It would move out.

[@jayelbee1111]

Both the Chevrolet Impala and Pontiac Catalina were similar full size models built on the same General Motors B platform. They also shared the same platform along with Buick LeSabre and Oldsmobile Delta 88. The platform was also modified for the longer wheelbase for the Buick Electra 225, Oldsmobile 98 Regency and Cadillac Deville/Fleetwood.

[@lasuvidaboy]

I’m surprised they didn’t mention that Polara had crank operated wind vents that the GM models didn’t offer.

[@tomservo56954]

By 1970 vent windows were considered old-fashioned (the Polara lost theirs for '71)

[@lasuvidaboy]

Paul Duca Possibly also due to the cost. They were still offered on the Imperial and later New Yorker for several more years.

[@tomservo56954]

@@lasuvidaboy They were offered as options beginning in 1973.

[@LeopoldoNotarianni-rk9vv]

The Dodge should be compared to the Pontiac and Mercury. The Plymouth to the Ford and Chevrolet.

[@pennywise8182]

One thing they all had in common:that cheap belt molding.I hated that molding.In the northern rust belt states,most of the cars started to rust right where the clip was mounted on the car,leaving a nice little hole in the body.Any one of these classics looks much better without that molding.

[@paulsheehan789]

most catalina had the 400 c.i.d and the thm 400 trans.

[@andrewwanner6829]

The Pontiac front end does bring to mind the 58 Edsel.

[@diedonner299]

Says mom: “People are always hitting my doors!”

[@jakekaywell5972]

This was pretty good stuff for providing harried Dodge salesmen with enough material to sell these large-and-in-charge sedans to the Mr-and-Ms. Smiths of America. The real question lies in how well the AMC Ambassador would stack up to it. Personally, I would rather have the Kenosha Kadillac if only for the unique factor.

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

Dang, 18mpg on a V8 in 1970 🤔 what happened?

[@senorkaboom]

Glorioski, Zero. I wonder which car will come out on top in all the measurable areas? Golly, I am in suspense!!

[@jameskish4044]

A true "Battle Axe" of a car, by the time I could remember these things they tended to be old and rusting out (Buffalo, N.Y.) by 1988 I found a 1971 Plymouth GTX for $300.00 dollars in near road worthy condition...

[@landruatfestival]

What was "super light"? Was it a fog light type of option?

[@kingelvis7035]

IIRC, it was an early halogen type light, ten years before they came into fashion.

[@hugglescake]

In certain states, the light ran afoul of laws.

[@sooverit5529]

Odd that it is mentioned but not shown. A missed opportunity.

[@LearnAboutFlow]

Why is the white guy pretending to be Egyptian with a Chinese accent? Oh, right, the ad agency was located in the midwest. How times have changed.

[@nhra7110]

LMAO

[@orgami100]

He is just being groovy...👲

[@orgami100]

@@christopherconard2831 You mean like Mr. Yunioshi ( aka Mickey Rooney ) in Breakfast at Tiffany's..

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

He is acting like a Hindu wise guru. It was fashionable back then to delve in eastern mystics.

[@LearnAboutFlow]

@@AnthonyEvelyn LOL, I know what they were trying to do, it's just that Hindus aren't Muslims (thus no fez) and don't sound like Chinese waiters in a bad 1950s B movie. That said, he could have been part of the Christmas dinner scene in A Christmas Story.

[@paulcheek5711]

all are better than today's crap...

[@paulcheek5711]

@ucf1999 no sorry did neither todays cars suck...

[@CJColvin]

Amen to that brother

[@christopherconard2831]

Of all the things I miss from cars of this era, sweep speedometers are definitely not one of them. I never felt they were accurate. They also took up too much dash space.

[@rightlanehog3151]

My 1991 Grand Marquis had that type of speedometer and that may have been the last time they were in production.

[@kenbob1071]

Dibs on Mr. Franklin's daughter and the back seat!

[@20alphabet]

Both good cars!

[@deckerhand12]

Looks wise I like the Pontiac the best

[@kennethsouthard6042]

They must have not have sold too many of those "Superlights" as I don't remember ever seeing one.

[@Doobie1975]

for some reason I thought the 400 cubic inch V8 was standard on the 1970 full sized Pontiac

[@ahuehuete4703]

Also, gotta love how they fuss over protecting the parking lights, yet cars from that generation did a poor job of protecting occupants in a crash (see the video of the Malibu/BelAir test crash)

[@CJColvin]

I've seen the video and the 59 Impala has no engine in it, also the real true way of keeping yourself save from a crash is by paying attention, keeping you're eyes on the road, don't play on you're phone, and no distractions. Plus these cars look a million times better than anything you on the road today mate.

[@ahuehuete4703]

@@CJColvin Of course, don't crash in the first place. But if you do. those old boats weren't very safe.

[@CJColvin]

@@ahuehuete4703 But the 98-2011 Ford Panther cars are better built than what you drive mate.

[@petermata3161]

Polora was the original sport 4 door muscle car

[@davevirag5423]

The Impala is the best looking and is still around today! Where are the Polara and Catalina today? The Impala outsold both the Catalina and Polara! The Impala RULES!

[@davevirag5423]

I will take a 1970 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe with a 454 V8 thank you!

[@goodson6848]

I bought a '69 impala! Today, it can drive amazing!

[@davevirag5423]

@@goodson6848 Good to hear! Most of my family bought Impalas, Bel Airs, Biscaynes, and Caprice Classics. If they still made a 2 door Impala, I would still buy one! Last year was 1981. I drive a 2015 Camaro coupe now. What model of Impala do you have? A 2 door Custom coupe, Sport coupe, or a convertible? One of my friends has a 1969 327 V8 convertible in garnet red with a black top and black all vinyl interior.

[@goodson6848]

@@davevirag5423 i like that you and your family are chevy fans! Me too! Do you know something? I like to send you a email, and talk about our impalas, share photos and anecdotes. Do you like the idea? Well, if you do, my email is [e-mail] i live in Guadalajara Mex. My impala is a sport coupe, and it have the original transmission and original engine. Its a very rare impala, due to it have originally the 292cui, and it have original mist lights and peculiar emblems. Id like very much be your friend!

[@paulsheehan789]

you had a impala to get a thm trans.

[@tomservo56954]

The Catalina is more a competitor to the Polara than the Impala (or the Galaxie 500)

[@LeopoldoNotarianni-rk9vv]

True

[@joelpierce3940]

Funny, the Chevy’s are still around, Dodge are probably all Toyota parts. Also Impala and Pontiac have a frame.

[@tomservo56954]

I knew Chevrolet still offered Powerglide on full-size cars 1970...but understood Pontiac didn't.

[@1972Ventura455ho]

I thought the 2 speed was gone after '65 in the big Pontiacs.

[@diedonner299]

I gotta wonder what kind of disappointing experience soured his bittersweet salty youth

[@alanstrong3295]

It was seemingly a dependable car. If given Ziebart rust protection, it would last so much longer. Put a 440 in mine, plesse!

[@christopherconard2831]

These cars are from a time when trading in your car every 4, or so, years. If you planned to keep it for longer Ziebart was a necessity. Especially if you lived in areas with salted roads. Dealer "rustproofing" was a joke. Generally it did nothing for doors and quarter panels.

[@ahuehuete4703]

@@christopherconard2831- So true. Back then used cars from California and other low humidity, "no snow" regions commanded a premium because they weren't rusted out.

[@christopherconard2831]

@@ahuehuete4703 I moved to Florida in the mid 70s. You could tell a car's history based on the rust/paint fade patterns. Even though they didn't salt the roads, driving on the beach was still normal. Sand (with salt) or sea water would be dripping from the cars as they left. After a couple of years of this, some cars looked like the entire lower third had been dipped in acid. It got worse with early Japanese imports. Apparently they didn't understand the extent of salt use in the US. So they weren't so big on rustproofing. Combined with the thinner gauge steel used, they developed a reputation for poor body work because they rusted through so quickly.

[@paulcheek5711]

crowed? They would freak out at today's little match box "full" size cars

[@ahuehuete4703]

Well, that's what full sized SUV's are for now. :-)

[@paulcheek5711]

@@ahuehuete4703 I hate SUVs

[@ronaldrime5286]

Paul Cheek More room in one of the cars featured here than a minivan. I'll take any of the three shown over today's small, un-stylish vehicles.

[@CJColvin]

@@ahuehuete4703 Have fun in you're overpriced plastic eggshell crossover on wheels mate.

[@ahuehuete4703]

@@paulcheek5711 If you hate SUV's, don't buy one.

[@76v8jeep]

I'll take the Impala!

[@somersetdc]

Would be a little politically incorrect for today with the white doing his Indian schtick.

[@cargo4441]

Well my money in 1970 would be on a Mercury Monterey. 429 trip loaded. A real road king.

[@F6HemiCharger]

I need a Polara sedan for a road trip car.

[@loveisall5520]

You'd never see this kind of ethnic slur in today's marketing--at least not for long!

[@sirlordwhitman]

Oh geez, I'll take both them cars

[@will7its]

There was 3 cars.....

[@peterhogan9537]

Pontiac for 1970, this is the way it;s going to be.

[@davidallen5776]

The only thing that registers with me is going for the biggest sedan in the bunch!

[@ameerameer97]

احلا.سيارات.و.احلا.زمان

[@paulsheehan8185]

what didn't Dodge test there car against Pontiac and Mercury?

[@LeopoldoNotarianni-rk9vv]

That's the true competition

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

The Impala looks way nicer/pleasing.

[@petermata5488]

I LOVE THIS PROMO FILM IT IS NOT PC OR SJW EITHER!

[@BrendanMacWade]

I forgot this was the Dodge flagship sedan of the era

[@stevenikazy2943]

Dodge Monaco.

[@will7its]

Yawn.......

[@2006gtobob]

Leaf springs, yeah.

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

Lets go!

[@xx-vq7pw]

Great comparative ads

[@will7its]

Made by chrysler.....

[@mariop4237]

Pontiac is better ✔️

[@CJColvin]

Gotta love Pontiac, not only Pontiac was GM's Mopar but also America's BMW as well.

[@tahcogunworks]

Lol so non PC with the indian guy. I love it.

[@PJAvenger]

I'd buy because the women like the grille! I buy all my cars for grillzzz

[@justenough730]

I watched a test drive of a 69 impala with a 396 and the reviewers weren't. I'mpressed by the Chevy's quarter mile speed of 69 MPH,he was asked if was surprised by how slow it was and he said no, and that he was surprised it would even go that fast

[@will7its]

Probably had 2.78 gears like all these big boats......

[@christopherconard2831]

Time for "bing".

[@Lousybarber]

Those Mopars had the worse sounding starters in them. My family drove either GM's or Fords. Every time I heard a Mopar engine start I thought something was loose under the hood.

[@somersetdc]

I always liked the sound of the Mopar starters. To me, they sounded a little like the car had just sneezed. I've been told that they sounded like that because they were calibrated to put less wear on the starter motor...don't if that's true. But to me, the sound of an old Molar starter is pleasantly nostalgic.

[@martinliehs2513]

E-rip-rip-rip... That sound was very familiar to me. It seems that everyone we knew in the early 70's had a Dodge or Plymouth with the barking starter.

[@kingelvis7035]

It was supposed to be a selling point that they had faster starter motors.

[@tommyreid2317]

They were gear reduction ,which all cars went to later

[@retrounderground1]

A Mopar starter sound effect was used on a lot of tv shows back then regardless of the make of car. I think they were still doing it in the 80s and perhaps even beyond

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Automotive News printed it. Additionally what is the bespectacled guy with the funny hat and jacket, trousers which are several inches too short, and uttering strange philosophies in a foreign accent trying to prove? If I were trying to sell the car I wouldn’t want him within a hundred miles of my customer. I wouldn’t have him doing anything at my dealership. I wouldn’t even have him trying to evaluate which car is best.

[@kingelvis7035]

He's supposed to be a comic foil.

[@RandyTheWildHorse]

I will take the Chevrolet Impala 2 door.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Lies nobody had a powerglide by 1970. TH-350/400

[@cjr3559]

Always preferred the clean Chevrolet front end. Pontiac was too busy looking and never liked the ‘Frankenstein’ look of the Dodge.

[@teresa67factoid95]

I like the Pontiac best.

[@djbryanladd]

I owned the impala. Much better a car..

[@tombob671]

That guys real name is Mr. Sheyut Yurazz

[@Scalihoo]

3 boats but I'd take the chevy

[@ahuehuete4703]

Gotta love how they bragged about having leaf spring rear suspension. Those were different times. By today's standards all three of those cars were boats and had abysmal handling.

[@pennywise8182]

Frank K ......And in 30-40 years the junk they make now will be made fun of......So I'd rather have a car that has a real live axle leaf suspension with rear wheel drive than some front wheel drive coil spring econobox.......In 40 years we'll all be floating in our air ride equipped hover cars and look at front wheel drive as "What were they thinking?".......If hovercars ever come to fruition,you'd be able to have the biggest car possible and still get excellent fuel economy comparable to todays mini aero jelly beans that they call cars.

[@ahuehuete4703]

@@pennywise8182- I wouldn't want a FWD econobox either. But there are plenty of RWD cars with independent suspension in the rear, and they run circles around those 1960's boats. Even Jay Leno, who has a few 60's boats in his garage, admits they handle poorly. When I think of leaf spring suspensions, I think of a Conestoga wagon and not a modern automobile.

[@Drchainsaw77]

If you want someone judging a 1970 car by 2019 standards, go waste your time with that Doug DeMuro schmuck.

[@CJColvin]

Have you heard of a restomod before mate.

[@ahuehuete4703]

@@CJColvin Yes, I have. But we aren't talking about restomods, we're talking about original 1970's cars.

[@paulsheehan789]

steering on chrysler corp. cars was too light and virtually no roadfeel.

[@georgejennings8026]

Beginning of the crapiest decade for cars and music .

[@JackF99]

Little did they know quickly and sharply the Sizzling Sixties culture would disappear...

[@Doobie1975]

If I were to own a car from the 1970's it has to be from 1970-72

[@CJColvin]

@@Doobie1975 I agree brother and it has to be American made as well.

[@paulpeterson4311]

God this is DISGUSTING!!!!

[@sooverit5529]

Oh lighten up!