1978 Plymouth Arrow Vs Datsun B210 Ford Fiesta and Toyota Corolla Dealership Sales Film ( Restored )

This 1978 Plymouth promotional film, titled " 1978 Plymouth Arrow Vs Corolla, Datsun, And Fiesta ", was sent to Plymouth car dealerships to be used as an in-house Sales personal training film. Sales Personnel were to show the film to potential buyers prior to the test drive. The film highlights technical aspects and features of the new model year.
This film color restoration came out very well, but the magnetic audio track has some serious issues. The sound fades in and out with severe tonal changes. I made the best attempt I could to make it listenable so please don't comment on the bad audio track. The Music was altered due to copywrite restrictions.
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 Kodak Model B Movie Film Cartridge. The film came printed on magnetic sound Eastman film stock. After removal the film was cleaned, repaired, and spooled onto a standard film reel. The scanning to digital process and basic color correction was performed on the Lasergraphics Scanstation motion picture film scanner system in 2k resolution. Excess film grain noise was removed, Image sharpening. and color correction was performed in multiple processes utilizing Neat Video and DiVinci Resolve. The next step excessive dust marks and scratches were removed with Neat Video. The film was then upscaled to 4K resolution utilizing Topaz AI software. In 4K, the final color restoration was performed with Davinci Resolve. Finally, the film was downscaled back to 2k for uploading to KZbin. As I work on these films, I try to improve the process as I go along. Thanks for watching.

[@HomerJ1964]

I wasn’t aware that mirrors could be youthful or snappy. Love the coin holder in the missing gauge pod too.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

that is not the first time or the last that the manufacturer had multiple uses for one slot

[@TheFrankman711]

i had one...was a great car

[@epcothorizons9316]

I don't know why but I always thought the Plymouth Arrow was a great looking car. Especially for 1978 standards of malaise car design.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

the style was ahead of its time

[@christianheidt5733]

Looks like a mini cuda

[@OfficeofImageArchaeology]

I can’t say I ever worked on one of these in my mechanic days. The color turned out great.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

my best friend had one. i learned how to drive a stick in it.

[@jameskaufmann7424]

We had a Fire Arrow. What a great little car.

[@sooverit5529]

That music fit this film perfectly, great job. Nice video.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

tried to find music to closely match the original feel of the film. glad you enjoyed it

[@dressshoeguy]

My older sister had a Plymouth arrow as her first brand new car. It was in Apple green and had plenty of good options it was truly dependable for her and I recall she did not mind the color considering her previous ride was a 1972 Chevy Vega Kammback. The Vega was kinda good looking but it was a piece of crap mechanically speaking. That was the only American made car she ever had.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

for its time they were decent little cars

[@threeer02]

Had a ‘78 GT in this exact color! Just add the arrow hood graphic and it’d be mine!

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

"Captive import" made by Mitsubishi in Japan.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

they were fun little cars, i learned how to drive a stick in one

[@johneddy908]

...sold there as the Mitsubishi Celeste.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

These were built by Mitsubishi along with the Dodge Colt. They were everywhere in the early 1970's and proved to be really reliable. They also a small truck to compete with Datsun Toyota Mazda . It was sold by Plymouth dealers with the same Arrow name and by Dodge dealers as the Dodge D50.

[@foxy1960]

In the uk they were called the Celeste, Me and my brother both had one. my brother worked at the mitsubishi parts warehouse and would bring me parts if I needed them . Once gave me a set of twin webers for my car that had been returned. What a difference they made. I would have one in a jiffy over todays over complicated junk

[@anibalrivera485]

I owned datsun 78 B210 5 speed standard my first legit car in puerto Rico awesome car never a problem and i had the mitsubishi criket hatchback 78 standard too also a great car in the 70's 😎✌️

[@beauhughmont9219]

Silent shaft.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

something now used in many engines

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

How crazy! I drove all those cars way back in the mid 70s!😂 I definitely would have picked the Toyota’s over the Arrow anytime! But the Arrow was cool looking too! My Dad and brothers and sisters had Toyota’s and Datsuns back then! My cousin had an Arrow! How ironic, I get to watch a comparison of them cars over 45 years later!😂aahh the memories! Also funny that you still see Toyotas, but you’ll be lucky if you find an Arrow now! Is like finding a needle in a haystack!

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

The last thing any buyer should have wanted in a subcompact at that time was an automatic transmission.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

gutless

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

@@theemulsionalchemist5688... and also reduced fuel economy because of the typically inefficient 3-speed automatic transmissions at that time.

[@saxongreen78]

@@SpockvsMcCoy My Datsun Sunny had a 2-speed Jatco automatic when I bought it...utterly dreadful - dangerous on the highway: I replaced it with a 4-speed manual from a wreck...transformed the car into something magic!

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

@@saxongreen78 Which model year?

[@saxongreen78]

@@SpockvsMcCoy 1973...last of the square bodies.

[@kc0lif]

my first car datsun b210 hatchback.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

even those are collectable now

[@TheRealMoto_YT_est.2019]

Before KZbin, there was car comparisons in Cassete!

[@citymedic406]

Very underrated car. My wife bought a Mitsubishi 3000 GT brand new in 1995 and I despised it since it was a Mitsubishi. Well 27 years later we still have it and a 17 Outlander Sport. Both are bullet proof reliability wise so I have no doubt the older ones were the same.

[@JohnShinn1960]

👍👍

[@saxongreen78]

I had the 1973 (square) Datsun Sunny...it was a sweetheart and I miss it terribly - but the Mitsubishi Lancer (Arrow) was an even better car: more solid body, more power, better handling.

[@nlpnt]

Clearly the Japanese cars were of the same category and era, and their designers were looking over each other's shoulders to the point the filmmaker mistook the Toyota and Datsun at 5:37 (or did you have to reuse that footage because the Datsun's was so damaged as to be effectively missing). The Fiesta was a generation newer and benchmarked against other FWD European cars specifically the Fiat 127 and Renault 5. Mitsubishi's answer would come for '79 with the FWD Colt Hatchback/Plymouth Champ.

[@theemulsionalchemist5688]

The footage was all fine. The problem was in the Magnetic soundtrack. Not sure what happened to it but, maybe in the manufacturing process or it could have gotten exposed to a magnet. The Plymouth Arrow was manufactured by Mitsubishi

[@kmart3697]

Plymouth arrow is build in japan by mitsubishi

[@landyachtfan79]

5:36......................"The Datsun B-210 GX hatchback is a tough competitor"..............shows the Corolla SR-5 hatchback.

[@LearnAboutFlow]

5:37 min. "The Datsun B210, shown here with the Corolla exterior option . . ."

[@mikefromvernon]

I can't help but think how today these cars would be considered death traps and millennials would not even think about driving them. Safety features started and ended with seatbelts. Manual steering and brakes were standard. ABS, traction control, rear view camera's, automatic braking & cruise control the stuff of science fiction. When I think back to my base 1980 VW rabbit I drove that car and think today I'm auto piloting my newer car.

[@utuBrV1oI]

How many affordable entry level 2(TWO) door cars are avail TODAY for cash limited singles & childless couples, much less much more affordable stripper cars - build as you prefer - even without a/c, p/w, cruise, etc.?! Granted, these cars in the videos did not last long -due to rusting - but could last very long in South Calif, or if you simply did not drive em in bad weather in other areas.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Right, I bought my 1974 Datsun pickup new making 3.00 dollars an hour working in the stock room at K Mart.

[@megalomotors]

Were these shown to buyers or just to salespersons to get familiar with selling points? Because it sort of gives the strategy away if the buyers are the audience. In any case I'll take one of each, and I won't even top my credit card limit!😂

[@bribri2694]

I had a 77 Arrow GT. It was a fun car until it got T-Boned.

[@bobt5778]

00:50 A jet engine - hope it had the brakes to match!