1972 Chevy Van Comparison to Ford and Dodge dealership promotional sales training film

This 1972 Chevrolet promotional film, titled " Chevy Vans ", was sent to the Chevrolet car dealerships to be used as an in-house Sales and customer training film. The film highlights technical aspects and features of the new model year. If you look up a different film I posted, titled "1974 Chevy Selling Monte Carlo ", you can see a rare glimpse of the film cartridge viewer that was used at the dealership where the customers and personnel were to view these films. The machine was made by Technicolor and called the " Chevrolet Mini Theater System "
This film came from my personal collection. This film was not downloaded from any website and is not reused content. This restoration is my work. The restoration process started with removing the super8 film from the Technicolor Cartridge. After removal the film was cleaned, repaired, and spooled onto a standard film reel. Next the scanning to digital process was performed on the Lasergraphics Scanstation motion picture film scanner in 2k resolution. This film was very red without almost no color left. The extensive color correction was performed in Davinci Resolve. Finally, the film was converted to MP4 format for uploading to KZbin.

[@jimbo2487]

If this Van rocken, don’t come knocking.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

give those shocks a good workout

[@fraomedinaii2095]

My dad had one with a 350 and 4-barrel carburetor that thing used to haul ass for a van and he kept it till the 90s

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

sounds like it served him well.

[@scarbourgeoisie]

This generation van sold so well for GM, that they had to add a second production plant in the mid 70's. An existing GM shock and radio components plant, located in a suburb of Toronto, was expanded (second story paint shop) and converted into vehicle production for the start of the '74MY as a sister plant to the Lordtown (Ohio) van plant. As vehicle production evolved into the 80's the Canadian plant built the cab only ("chop van" or "cutaway") along with the diesel (first year was 1982) and the extended (stretch) vans exclusively along with the more popular 110" and 125" wheelbase panel and passenger vans.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

that is some great information

[@pwrfl2357]

Little did they know people would be living in these in the near future...

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

I see people living in these every day on my way to work.

[@boataxe4605]

But which one can fit the most shag carpet and the biggest bed?

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

you will need to add a bubble back window and a couple been bags too

[@razoreyes45k]

Dodge Maxivan 1971-1977

[@joshandthejam7806]

I love my 79 chevy van.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

nice, now a classic

[@ChadQuick270W]

That sounds like Brad Crandall narrating. He was a host on NBC radio in the 1960s and 70s as well as narrator for several movies in the 1970s.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

it's possible, they don't give credit to the narrators. I wish they did

[@kevinrichards3288]

1971 was the first year for those generation Chevy & GMC fullsize vans.

[@21Piloteer]

Dodge too

[@christophereichorn7918]

Start make March 1970 but released in April 1970 until stop make June 1996 at Flint Mich.

[@charliepearce8767]

I'm an Aussie and still driving a Aussie van from the 70s. I had one as a 17 year old kid and still driving one now days at 61 .

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

Nice, glad to hear it’s still on the road.

[@johnmoreno3891]

By comparison with the other vans The Chevy Van is a better bet

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

hard to say, I drove a dodge van not a chevy. I liked them both

[@johnmoreno3891]

@@theemulsionalchemist5688 I meant in better cargo space

[@K-Effect]

7:15 I want them all

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

why not ?

[@moto5513]

I still have my 1977 G20 Chevrolet van that I bought new in February of 1977 ($6900). Still runs but I don't drive it too much.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

nice, take geed care of it

[@christophereichorn7918]

1971 cost $3,010.00 were new

[@marks6663]

the sliding door is so much more practical. Yet for some reason, all Chevy vans come standard with swing out doors and you rarely ever see a chevy van with the sliding door. I hate my swing out doors. It is the worst feature of my 2009 Express.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

I worked on one just a few weeks ago, they are still around

[@michaelflores2318]

The earlier models had only sliding doors Ford and Dodge you could get either

[@21Piloteer]

My 93 has the 60/40 side doors.

[@kd4pba]

Nothing says ice cream man like a Chevy van...

[@michaelflores2318]

They were Ford and Dodge vans for ice cream trucks were I lived

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

I have seen all types of ice cream trucks. even jeeps

[@michaelflores2318]

Had a 79 Nomad van the power steering went out had a 350 someone messed with timing because the firing order was not like it was suppose to the #1 was as the Pontiac firing order wanted to make it right but I sold it

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

hard to tell what happened, i saw many 1970's chevys with worn out timing gears. they covered the gears in plastic back then

[@mattdavis9601]

Your comment made me think of an alternate universe where Pontiac went headlong into the van craze by making a sporty street van version of the Chevy van. The ad copy would probably go something like this: "Introducing for 197# the new 'Trans Sport' from Pontiac; the first van to have Pontiac style, comfort, and take charge performance. It packs Pontiac's 2 bbl 5.7 litre (350-CID) V8 as standard equipment. A range of optional V8 engines are available, manufactured by various GM divisions, including Pontiac's 4 bbl 6.6 litre (400-CID) and 7.5 litre (455-CID) V8s. These are mated to a standard fast shifting Turbo Hydramatic™ automatic transmission and standard Positraction™ rear differential. No street van should be without Pontiac's Radial Tuned Suspension™. No Trans Sport is. Using computer selected springs, firm shocks, large anti-roll bars, and special high performance steel belted radial tires, this is one van that's made to haul more than just cargo. With bold Super Graphic™ decals, standard sport seats, standard Formula steering wheel, standard Rally instrumentation, standard heavy weight cut pile carpeting, standard Rally II wheels, available Snowflake wheels, available Custom Interior with center console, available Trans Am inspired aerodynamic body mouldings, available Delco AM/FM/CB stereo radio, and many more available styling, luxury, and convenience features available from the factory and your Pontiac dealer, this is one van that's as individual as you are. Trans Sport by Pontiac, 'The Great Van'. Pontiac strikes again."

[@peterdaniel66]

meanwhile you still see old dodge vans but rarely if ever see chevrolet or fords

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

Still lots of dodge motor homes. Worked on 3 vans this month and they were all Chevy.

[@kyboy5]

Dodge had the best drive train by far torqueflite and 318 or 360 can't beat that

[@randyhilger9114]

I still have my 1989 chevy still driving it.it is bigger then ford's and dodges I've had them all could always get more in a chevy.

[@christophereichorn7918]

Made from March 1970 until stop make June 1996.

[@stevemino142]

Chevy vans were always superior to any available competition then and now...ford and chrysler had nothing on GM in any segment imo regardless of payload...if the load won't fit it much of a load now is it? Anyways good video....todays Truck is chevrolet

[@Bobby-cm7vu]

Yup. My dad had a 2012 Chevy express van as a work vehicle, best van I've ever been in. I'd take one over a Ford Transit or ram promaster.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

glad you are enjoying these films, more to come

[@razoreyes45k]

Chrysler held 40% of the Van market during the 1970's. At any Van meet you attend today, the majority of Vans in attendance are Dodge Tradesman's.

[@stevemino142]

@@razoreyes45k probably because dodge was always the cheapest

[@randyreeder3417]

i hardley ever see any old vans on the road dodge,chevy ,or ford.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

There still are a few. I am a mechanic and worked on 3 oldies this month.

[@juliogonzo2718]

Don't see much of any vehicles older than about 20 years where I am. They all die of cancer from salt on the road.

[@michaelflores2318]

Ford has more payload Lot of small businesses bought Ford Econolines for their payloads 74 and before were small 75 was the first year they were much bigger

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

not every person liked the styling change. it made them easy to tell apart

[@21Piloteer]

75 Ford went to body on frame too.

[@new2000car]

Most tradesmen could go years without needing Chevy’s bigger doors in back and the sliding door, but it makes a great selling point. The front end they say is easier for service, and it looks so much better. Didn’t Ford copy this in a year or two?

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

everything that works great get copies

[@michaelflores2318]

My sister's brother and sister in law bought a 77 Chevy van with windows all around it it was a 3 speed on the column In a few years the transmission went out and they could not find a transmission any where so they junked it

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

most were automatics. I had a 78 dodge with a 3 speed. dodge also made a 4 speed and in the early 80's made a 5 speed

[@303nitzubishi4]

What a shame. Floor shift conversions were easily possible on these vans but finding someone that had the know how to complete the task was damn near impossible since most were sold as automatic

[@patrickmcgoldrick8234]

They weren't looking very hard, because that Saganaw -Muncie 3 spd was used in so many GM products at that time.

[@juansaladzar]

F_cking ads

[@juansaladzar]

You set your vid to monetize trying to get rich & sh_t brah