1974 Chevy VS Ford Trucks side by side comparison dealership promotional training movie film

This 1974 Chevrolet promotional film, titled " Chevrolet Trucks 1974 Pickups Comparison ", 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.

[@220Hawkeye]

Pretty cool find. Love it.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

glad you liked it. will be posting more soon

[@puropaisa3836]

I like both

[@sonnypippin8061]

Yeah you would like Ford.... I've had too much crappy luck with Ford products and that's why I'd have to decline to own any Ford products and that's that..

[@1983jblack]

Yet they wouldn't mention Ford's Supercab introduced in 1974. GM had no answer until 1988. While the F100 couldn't win in 1974, Ford won the GVWR back in 1975 with the introduction of the F150 at 6050 lbs over Chevy's still 6000 lbs. This way, it was much more of a fair fight. Plus, people knew a better deal and idea when they saw it from FoMoCo which is they haven't been outsold since 1976 (And I know that just pisses off so many Chevy people because Ford is #1 in trucks)

[@the_great_psycho]

because some people are too stupid to see the good and the bad thats why ford went up in sales

[@RhinoXpress]

I got to admit Chevy had the best full size trucks in the 70's, but then got lazy and kept the same design all throughout the 80s up until the very tail end of the 80s. But by that time ford long surpassed them as the number 1 sales leader in full size trucks.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

no one wants to buy a new truck that looks just like the old one. even truck styles now change every 3 or 4 years

[@robertcarter9056]

The chevrolet rust out lot more than the ford did in the 1970s I like the looks of the ford better myself to the chevrolet looks like a square box more style ford become square box in the 1980's to

[@spinb]

4 out of 5 ping pong balls agree: Chevy is the better truck.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

as Forrest gump would say

[@alexandergillingham2592]

Yes it is

[@FatTracksMusic]

Woah where did you find this?? Great video!

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

these films were sent to the dealerships as in house promotional, just like a stack of brochures. there are still plenty of these around but nobody else is seems to want to take the time to transfer them to digital. the films come in a cartridge made by technicolor.

[@FatTracksMusic]

@@theemulsionalchemist5688 Got it, makes sense. Thanks for the reply!

[@ecymbura31]

It’s honestly amazing how many features the Chevy had in 74. Not surprising that the Ford was such a low quality truck in comparison lol

[@weskirkland5850]

Having worked on all 3, GM was newest, ford 5 or 6 years behind and dodge 10 years behind. engine compartment in that ford looked like a 65 chevy did.

[@toddbob55]

I own a k-10 Chevy and i can tell you the frames are prone to cracking...... Ford had better frames / Chassis both are good Trucks but the Fords were just tougher trucks.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

I think the steel on the ford frames was thicker

[@johnpeters9793]

There's kits to reinforce the cracked gm frame at the steering box....also a common site to see the chevy hoods bent in the middle along the outside edges.

[@the_great_psycho]

​@@johnpeters9793sounds like something someone with no brain to think says why ? because if you thinked more ‏‪ you would notice the middle was the crumple zone so you wouldn't get decapitated in an accident

[@GenderSkins]

Yep seams Chevy was saying we was all fat even back in 1974! As if they was not saying that, then they would not need to point out the large amount of hip room they had. lol

[@flight2k5]

Damn, trucks were light back then

[@kevinrichards3288]

1973 was the first year for both those third generation Chevy C/K series pickups & sixth generation Ford F-series pickups. 1979 was the last year for the Fords but the Chevys on the other hand were still in production up through 1991, except the half ton & three quarter ton regular cabs were discontinued in 1987 & the one ton regular cabs were discontinued in 1989. In 1987, Chevy changed their C/K series to R/V series so they wouldn't confuse people with the new fourth generation C/K series pickups for the 1988 model year which were only regular & new optional extended cabs at the time because the crew cabs with the third generation body design were still in production up through 1991. In 1988 & 1989, two different body designs on the one ton regular cab pickups were in production which were the third & fourth generations.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

you are an encyclopedia, thanks for the information

[@kevinrichards3288]

@@theemulsionalchemist5688 not to forget the seventh generation Suburbans & second generation Blazers & Jimmys were also produced from 1973 - 1991. Those third generation C/K series pickups were the first Chevys & GMCs to have an optional bigger cab which was the crew cab introduced in 1973 & they were only available on three quarter ton & one ton models & all had the long wheel base & the only pickup box that came with them was the 8ft long fleetside one, unlike the crew cab pickups today which are also available on half ton models with a shorter wheel base & pickup box.

[@kevinrichards3288]

@@theemulsionalchemist5688 1974 was the first year for the Ford extended cab pickup which they called a super cab back in those days. Rewind to either 1965 or 1967 which was the first year for the Ford crew cab pickup.

[@phillipanderson2607]

The twin I beams on the Ford where terrible. I had a 1974 f100 and at about 50 miles per hour the front end would bounce up and down and shake the whole body of the truck. The Chevy had car like steering which was smooth and better steering. Even when the Chevy had over a hundred thousand miles , its steering was still smooth. It took awhile but Ford realized the twin I beams where junk and finally dropped that idea.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

I hate the twin I-beam suspension. ford held on to it to I believe 2016 and some 2017 vans. I keep my distance when driving next to one hopping down the freeway

[@robertmoulton2656]

Dad had a 74 Ford 3/4 ton with I beam and a 390cid . It was a good truck on our farm . But we are GM now . Dealers (sales and service) make the difference and the local GM is excellent

[@johnpeters9793]

Ford still uses T-I-B.....extremely durable works fine.

[@johnpeters9793]

@@theemulsionalchemist5688 Better stay away from all econoline ambulances and class C motorhomes, then.

[@robertmoulton2656]

@@johnpeters9793 I don't mind I beam but the econo line one ton fifteen passenger van we had was a death trap . The balance point was terrible. I've driven GM 3500s and they where much better

[@davidgarris2513]

Funny how Chevy doesn't even mention Dodge, Jeep, and International. Just a guess but I'm betting that the TOTAL sales of the Chevy/GMC twins surpassed the combined sales of ALL other makes including the imports, other than Ford. Will someone please verify this? 🐶🐶🐶

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

ford was their main competition. they did make a few films comparing them to dodges. I do have some dodge films comparing them to chevy and ford. i just got back a dodge one, will post it soon

[@martinmarin841]

I buy it

[@lelandfranklin3487]

Just remember how quickly they all rusted out...

[@alexandergillingham2592]

Chevy

[@federicobijarra3093]

Ford y chevrolet!!!!

[@federicobijarra3093]

A quien le gusto mi like

[@MidwestOptimist]

Chevy trucks rusted away so much faster than fords. The chevy hood is flimsy & bends. The chevy axle is lighter than ford. Most of this is bullshit. Payload is the same. The ping pong ball test is pure stupidity.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

I think it's a riot

[@mamz1404]

اللهم صل وسلم وبارك على عبدك ورسولك محمدﷺ

[@flight2k5]

Muhammad is in hell.