Chevrolet Advertising Commercials (1955)

Ten short theatrical "screen ads" promoting the 1955 Chevrolet models.

[@mikeandroryinmich]

Our cook in the cafeteria had a '55 210 with Power Glide and she was there every day. It never failed her. Her's was green. Even though she is long gone from Clarenceville and from the earth, I can still see her driving up and parking it. She would then exit and lock her door, go into the kitchen and make all kinds of good things for the students to eat. :)

[@catfish24]

I can remember our science teacher pulling up to our school in a brand new 68 green two door hard top Chevrolet impala

[@llanamejia]

It is a shame the industry no longer employs the two tone exterior painting. Cars look gorgeous that way

[@Symblotic]

Car companies today doesn't think about style at all, only safety. That's why every car looks the same, a rolling egg with wheels.

[@notnamed2519]

+Symblotic agreed

[@101Volts]

+Symblotic Fuel efficiency is also in mind these days, though off the shelf cars still aren't as fuel efficient as they can be. They don't even have skirts on the rear wheel wells, on a pickup truck that would be a big increase.

[@artbourgeois5392]

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[@ReroutedYearAD]

@@Symblotic The Donut covered this since you posted that. The lack of color is at least primarily because we have been I economic recession for a long time.

[@EricJamesHanson]

Indeed, the '55 was new from road to roof: frame, body, suspension, OHV V8, proportions, enlarged glass area. This car is still loved today.

[@RealmsofPixelation]

When auto makers gave a damn.

[@orkycathcart6397]

SO MUCH UNLIKE THE SHIT THATS BEING PASSED AS CARS TODAY !!!!!!

[@jonathanweimane6926]

How about Tesla?

[@cowerdnerddespacito9518]

Hey remember it’s the government’s and imports fault the gov’t safety and smog laws and imports for just being high quality and low price

[@Kinseydsp]

And you could go anywhere You wanted without the New BS.

[@234dilligaf]

I dare anyone to have a drink every time you hear the word "New" in this video.

[@ronnaldoleary1372]

43 different interiors!!! Today you have black and ....... well black

[@davids.7567]

I'm only 16, but I've been longing for a classic car myself!

[@_modiX]

I love the look of the old Chevrolet cars and I'm only in my mid 20s. I wished they would revive the look and feel in new cars, it's a shame. Most cars today look like garbage on shape and form.

[@ruffinjd6231]

That's why Ford and Chevy are both quitting production of most of their sedans. No one wants them anymore.

[@Davelement]

Well I'm glad you like it. I have a '55 mint black on black no post that I bought from a family estate thinking I can't let it leave the family. At the same time I thought it was a really bad financial decision because all the guys interested in old cars are dying. I love the car, but I hope some day if shit hits the fan financially, I can get my money back.

[@lacuevadegolum9448]

@@Davelement i may be interested I'm from Mexico

[@larryshaver3568]

This film has beautiful color

[@TheInkPitOx]

Back when new cars really were different each year.

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

Just think back in 1955 we had balance budgets in this country. We did not run a federal deficit until 1961. We were building the interstate highway system. Everything was made in America. Everything made overseas was junk. I remember going to the five and 10 cent store looking at Japanese toys. We used to say everything made in Japan was junk.

[@kurtperleberg3478]

Any Thing Made In Japan Today (Except Toyota Cars And SUVs And Trucks And Honda Cars And SUVs And Video Games) Suck.

[@garywood9525]

Ah, the good old days of cheap gas and record employment with homes you could afford with just one paycheque.A neighbour had a 56 Ford,57 bel air 2dr htp, 59 impala convt, 59 rambler, and then later on a new 67 Mustang. GM started the trend to Trade-in every couple of years as the status symbol and buy the newest technology.

[@YOUGOTIT210]

I owned a 55 belair, 2 door post, V-8. If you will notice the 2 door hard top in the video, it is the same color as my 2 door post. I owned it from 1962 to 1965 and sold it while i was in the service to a guy who put a larger engine in it and wrecked the car. It was a beauty. GM had 5 different brands. The entry level was in this order: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and top of the line Cadillac.

[@Fullthrottle440Garage]

now that is a REAL car right there! not like the absolute CRAP today. drive your classic. 'cuase lifes just better in a classic. p.s. I drive a '72 pickup.

[@deagol43]

At least a '72 came with seat belts. The '55s offered them as an option, but I bet not too many ordered them. In '56, Ford promoted safety with a number of features, like a safer steering wheel, and advertised that fact. People figured that any carmaker who promoted safety MUST build a poor car, and they stayed away in droves, despite the '56 Ford's styling and features matched Chev's almost exactly.

[@Fullthrottle440Garage]

Barrie Templeton you got that right. also the fords came out with there stronger shatter proof glass that they demonstrated by throwing a bowling ball at the window, which also drove people away.

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

Hey, what a coincidence

[@101Volts]

+Barrie Templeton I wonder why people thought that. "Oh look, they're promoting a safe car. How stupid! Clearly it's better to die impaled on the steering column than to live another day." I'm sure a lot of people before, during and since then who ended up in a wreck weren't really planning to do so yet they ended up in one anyway. Even I came close to hitting a deer once.

[@khalil9611]

Barrie Templeton: The point is Chevy offered seat belts... Don't get angered about it! They could've chose to not make seat belts at all and end up like Buick and the others...

[@eneidaparra3727]

El Chevrolet Modelo 210 de 1955, ha sido muy codiciado por lo practico y funcional. Gracias

[@joeessid6231]

I suggest watching ALL of these at once. I hope they paid that announcer a lot to read that copy. By the end of the 10th commercial I was chanting "Plenty of power with our Turbofire V8 and two new blue-flame sixes!" He probably went crazy and never worked again, if he had to do all of these on the same day.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

A little whiskey to soothe his pipes, and he was good as new!

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Back when cars had style and car companies actually tried to make cars last.

[@rubber20021]

Back in the day when things were simple , reliable, and American made!

[@rubiconnn]

These things wouldn't even make it to a hundred thousand miles before they fell apart and needed constant tuning. Now cars can do 300,000 miles no problem and fuel injection never needs adjustment.

[@orkycathcart6397]

@@rubiconnn THEN YOU DRIVE THEM SINCE THIERR AS FUGLY AS YOU ARE !!!!!!!!!

[@orkycathcart6397]

@@rubiconnn AND YOUR TALKING CHEVYS , WHERE AS FORDS LASTED A LIFETIME WITH NOT A PROBLEM ANYWHERE !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rubiconnn]

@@orkycathcart6397 You okay old man? You forget to take your meds?

[@ReroutedYearAD]

@@rubiconnn you may not need to adjust fuel injectors, but you can. And many people still prefer performance.

[@georgemartin1436]

That red convertible is so cool..

[@101Volts]

Yeah, I know cars from the 1950s are easy to work on. So is my Grandpa's 1941 Dodge Truck. I still don't want to wreck in a car like that even if I'd like to drive one, and if I end up with that truck and work on it, it's getting seat belts - if I plan on driving it.

[@JT-SE-OHIO]

I miss the two tone paint and being able to see all four corners of the car instead of guessing where there at on today's cars. My Uncle bought his first new car in 1955, it was butterscotch and cream color. He was really proud of that car. He washed and waxed it all the time. Every time he did it seemed to get shinier. He traded it in on a new Buick in 1960 and then in 1965 he went back to a new Impala.

[@rsanchez1669]

build quality, materials and steel used will never be the same. my new truck isnt even close the sturdiness of my 57

[@glennarrington8419]

Never be another car that gets the notoriety as 55 chevy

[@Lousybarber]

Two tone paint, a nice selection of interior colors and if you did not like this year's styling, wait for next year's model. It would look different and be all new.

[@brandbryce]

What’s new? EVERYTHING!

[@charlesmichael9188]

MOm had a 2 tone white and turquoise 2 door BelAir. It was loaded, and a beauty.

[@tomfields3682]

The one I wanted to buy in highschool was tutone too, blue and rust.😅

[@goyeabuddy]

they're right, a huge difference over the '54 Chevy! 1st yr Chevy introduced the 265 cubic inch, V-8... the 283 cubic inch came out in '56 & was probably the most reliable Eng. Chevy ever built... I have a '65 chevelle with the 283 & its still going strong here in 2015!

[@Holiday48000]

the 283 Cubic Inch Chevy engine did not come on the market in till 1957. The 265 was the V-8 only choice, it came in 2 versions the two barrel single exhaust and the Power Pack option with 4 barrels and dual exhaust in 1955 & 1956

[@goyeabuddy]

John L you are right john, the 283 did come out in '57.. so much for relying on my memory! lol

[@jerrycaughron7378]

Where is Dinah? She should introduce that Beautiful car! With her looks and Stunning voice!.

[@guido0582]

now thats a car!!! not like the shit we have today

[@margegsell958]

My first car was a ‘55 Belair with a 265 V8. It had 2 speed pier glide and power brakes and steering. I well remember getting gas for 17 cents a gallon and you got eagle stamps too.

[@charlieharper4975]

My first car was 55 Chevy. Syncromesh transmission? Ha-ha! Blue flame engine? Ha-ha! 235 stovepipe with oil bath air cleaner. When she finally died she went straight to the junk yard. But, yeah, easy to work on. Anyone could be a backyard mechanic back then. 43 interior choices? Now your lucky if you get two - black or gray. You also had a couple of dozen paint choices. Now, in an econo car you get 5 or 6. But cars were bare bones back then. You got a heater and a vent. Maybe a push button am radio with a single speaker in the dash. Power steering, brakes, windows? What were those? A/C? Ha-ha...... Oh, yeah, one thing they don't tell you about is the cast iron steering wheel. It was huge and in the summer it got so hot you couldn't even touch it after you started the car. And god forbid if you slammed it into with no seatbelt in a car accident. Those cars were real ovens during the summer.

[@camgnilpe9300]

FUCKING PUSSY!

[@TheWambofilms]

Take a shot everytime the guy says “new”

[@ReroutedYearAD]

At 1:00 he says it 14 times, not counting the written 'new' on the pad at opening. You may as well just chug a gallon.

[@dietomorrowig1860]

50' : adverts taking about mechanics Today: talking about gizmos 🤫

[@johnhiram1207]

I had the basic model with 2 doors and 6cyl 3 speed on the collum. That car ran and ran. One tough car for sure. Sadly it died of rust rot but engine ran like new. That was one of my favorite cars and have some great pictures. It did ride good and handled great. It was used when I got it at 10 years old!

[@camgnilpe9300]

I SMELL FUCKING BULLSHIT!

[@davidphenix901]

Not the crap junk they have today

[@geoben1810]

My God! The two tone blue and white coupe and the convertible were absolutely gorgeous! I was born in 1956 and there were still a few of these magnificent machines on the road when I was a little kid growing up in the 60s. Too few, these, along with the '56s and '57s were all mostly gone by the time I was old enough to drive. Now I can't afford to buy one of these beautiful classics. 😣

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

Wow, I didn't know they cared about gas savings in the 1950s.

[@Davelement]

Me too

[@BonafideToolJunkie]

@@Davelement probably 25 cents a gallon back then.

[@ReroutedYearAD]

@@BonafideToolJunkie may have been in some places. My mother was born in 1969 and remembered gas being a quarter a gallon.

[@bertgrau9246]

@@BonafideToolJunkie I bought gas for 25 cents a gallon in 1972 so I would think gas was closer to around 17 or 18 cents a gallon in 1955 . a lot of folks didn't make a dollar an hour though.

[@asslowshop396]

Found one of these, abandoned next to a house that was also abandoned while I was hunting a few years back. I don’t know what year it was, but it was all rust, no paint. I’m guessing there used to be a road there way back then. Everything was left in the house. It’s almost like everyone left in quite a hurry, there where children’s books from the 50’s and such. There was an apple tree by the house. Still thriving. It was sad to see that beautiful Bel Air just rot. There was no way to get it out. There was a road… but it was up a steep incline, and it turned a major left onto a left degree incline. So you where leaning left right on the brink of flipping. Sad. I think about it every day.

[@davidhughes1890]

Father had a chocolate brown 55 Chevy two door. The 55 Chevy was the best styled auto ever made.

[@toddbob55]

GM products have been junk for 30 or more years AC DELCO parts are garbage these old chevys were decent though.

[@lray1948]

Can't help but notice the torpedo shaped pointed center of steering wheel, aimed at the driver's sternum. Safety was not a great concern in '55.

[@antonioederlopezlopez7341]

People were not stupid

[@manonmars2009]

Turbo Fire V8 engine, without the turbo. Now that's quite some engine!

[@camgnilpe9300]

it did not say turbocharged . fucking 21st idiot!

[@camgnilpe9300]

21ST CENTURY IDIOT!

[@sleepyrasta420]

My dad was born in 1955

[@johnturbo7714]

I love the look of the 55 myself, that's why i bought one.....

[@thebestisyettocome4114]

Outstanding video. Thanks 👍

[@wjksea]

They were eye catching. It was an exciting era, the golden age of the middle class in the United States. The standard of living and gone down and the population has gone up. The United States has lost much ground for the majority of its citizens. In spite of the nostalgia, these cars were not as safe in a collision. See 2009 chevy malibu vs. 1959 chevy.

[@lestersabados1306]

Why dont they make new cars that are modern that look 50s retro

[@catfish24]

This is one of the best looking cars ever made. I all ways wanted one a two door hard top.

[@tomfields3682]

Disagree. The 56 was the best of the 50s.

[@sherifmohsen1974]

Just a response to some of the commenters here. I had a 4 dr sedan Bel-Air in Egypt. it actually DID have an oil filter, but actually it was a big donut filled with motor oil at the air intake and the intake air would be directed down to the oil in the donut before going up into the engine, trapping dust before going into the engine. Middle east option perhaps?

[@camgnilpe9300]

BULLSHIT PERHAPS!

[@fabianobernardes8656]

Lindos !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@VinnyDaQ]

I'd love to have a black '55 coupe like the one Harrison Ford drove in "American Graffiti" !!

[@tomfields3682]

Um, wasn't that a 58?

[@13thmistral]

Drove my chevy to the levee ?

[@sjalana1]

I love 55 chevy it will be an honor to have one of this.

[@louisbrizzolara824]

Your content is dominated by GMC hype. Why continue to call yourself the US Auto Industry?

[@travisslaa7562]

love this car

[@hagbard72]

I want some of them there blue flame sixes.

[@charliethornton2891]

The best looking car made

[@chriswright8464]

My Dad had 55, 6cyl. Belair, Green . My Mom wanted a creme colored roof so my Dad had it painted. It was a Good family car.

[@Handiman544]

"Turbo-fire"...."Blue Flame" " Motoramic" "Touchdown Overdrive", "Super smooth Powerdrive" ...LOL. Didn't you just love the catch phrases they used on us back then. They do it now but it's more sophisticated less "silly." I mean come on...what the hell does "motor-ramic" really mean????

[@camgnilpe9300]

IT MEANS RAM IT UP YOUR 21ST CENTURY PC ASSHOLE!

[@MaverickWindsor351]

i know where a 57 bel air is.I also know where a 55 belair is.Along with a Chevy || and a rambler Marlin fastback.

[@mikeatkins231]

compared to the shit they make today

[@christofour217]

It's got instamatic overdrive.!!! lol

[@coolstang609]

Thanks for the videos! I did not know that they had color shows in the mid 50's. That's cool.

[@deagol43]

These were commercials shown in (usually) drive-in theaters. Colour TV was pretty rare in '55.

[@coolstang609]

Oh OK.

[@fromthesidelines]

Yes, these were shown in movie theaters and drive-ins, with a "local dealer's tag" attached at the end {"See the new 'Motoramic' Chevrolets for '55 at Bob Jenkins' Chevrolet- 1418 Mansfield Avenue, in Clifton."}.

[@Peedmypantaloons]

Although NBC broadcast color programs and Dinah Shore was on NBC and sponsored by Chevy. Our TV was a black & white though.

[@sandrasnider6077]

Anyone know what a 1955 Bubble Maker is? I have one .

[@101Volts]

Oh brother. I realize it's all fine and dandy to have a car I like which serves me well, but really... "First Date"? I'd need to keep that car to "Keep going steady", sorry. I realize too that people want to sell their cars but don't do this to me, please. P.S. Possessions are all in the realm of possibility of being damaged, destroyed and stolen. Sorry, it's true. Of course you can keep numerous things in great shape by caring for them, sure... But in the end it's still a possession and you don't control its fate after you die.

[@d23g32]

Whaaaaat?

[@chriswright8464]

Pops had a green one with a cream roof.

[@americancitizen2247]

The ad for the convertible at 6:17 - looks like Timberline Lodge in the background. One of FDR's WPA projects.

[@theprimalpitch190]

Apparently it's NEW!

[@gailbrown6133]

I had one and I loved it.

[@mattcrooke8321]

1955 “43 wonderful new interiors to choose from” 2024 “interior choice? Sorry? It’s grey seats and grey plastic dash”

[@juliojuliocesar8577]

A super maquina

[@robertansley6331]

What is a _MOTORAMIC_ Chevrolet?

[@davidstaudohar6733]

❤️🦅🇺🇸 see the USA in the Chevrolet , What happened to GM ❓❓❓ Nixon's deregulation put us under ‼️

[@bobt5778]

I hate to say it, much as I love old cars, but I think today's cars kill these in terms of fuel economy, handling, comfort, and safety. My last 14 yr old Camry didn't leak, squeak or rattle! Never mind the rust factor of the oldies! And so much power out of small engines these days, and without sacrificing fuel economy - it really is amazing. Unfortunately all cars today look the same to me, but my Dad probably thought the same thing back when I was young.

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

@ 6:52 Luxury Interiors? If that was one of the "even more luxurious interiors", what did the entry level look like, Park Benches/folding Chairs?

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

The Bodies were ugly, and the Paint schemes/colours were hidious/horrible. They really don't look much better or advanced than the Model T. It took another decade for the car's appearance to improve. The Chevy SB didn't even have and Oil Filter on it that year. After a few minor engineering tweaks, that engine went to becoming one of the best engines ever mass produced

[@MegaTmarshall]

This was considered to be low cost motoring in 1955??? Obviously our standard of living has significantly gone down the drain in America over the last 55 years. Now all that we have are econo-boxes and SUVs = Stupid Useless Vehicles to choose from. If you go for a Japanese car, you'll have to be satisfied with a car that's powered by a weed whacker motor that looks like an egg on wheels.

[@tomfields3682]

I was gonna buy one of these for $300 when I was in highschool, but my parents said I had to buy my own car insurance which was more than the cost of the car 😢

[@stasstasov3324]

Ага! Вот с какой машины ГАЗ13 срисовали! :-)

[@beenbeatenbybishops5845]

They sure got a lot off mileage out of that puke blue 210 4 door in the commercials presented in this collection.

[@hd4100]

I have this incredible feeling of déjà vu

[@rohitvenkat7433]

0:45

[@goattactac8790]

1955年にアンティ・ダイブのサスペンションとは！いかにアメリカが進んでいたことがわかります。凄いな。

[@dinkydober]

Prius is a pathetic attempt. Our Chevy Volt is the way to go! Prius drivers look at us with envy, hatred, scorn and loathing as we pass them going UP a mountain doing 80 MPH while they struggle to stay above 60! But back to the Bel Air. I'm sick of the 57 getting all of the credit and being the icon of the 50s. The 55 was the most popular and most sold new car of the 1950s. Thank god that Chevrolet didn't get involved in the fin wars and only produced two finned automobiles.(57 & 59)

[@dillysgirl4ever]

Actually the 1960 model had fins too - sort of. They were scaled down big time.

[@TrukSawitMainan]

Neuw car From Chevroleee

[@chriswright8464]

Pop's had a 55 Belair with the 6. Green with a cream roof.

[@guthrieoklahomachannel1]

FFV Four Fender Visibility! Man that is for sure and so cool!

[@rogozzy1]

Interesting that ads do not use Radio option and so much base models.

[@keachmister]

Four fender visibility yes, but I didn't see outside mirrors on any of them. Guess they didn't want to spoil that show car look.

[@pedrorivas9970]

Unfortunately, outside mirrors were an option in 1955. As an owner of a 1956, I can tell you that the visibility is awesome in these cars.

[@tomfields3682]

You could buy em at the auto parts store for a couple bucks and screw it on your self.

[@keachmister]

Or JC Whitney! The go-to catalog of all time. ;)

[@tomfields3682]

@@keachmister That's the one! I couldn't think of the name of it. Remember how they sold those light up brake lights you could mount on your rear window ledge that were shaped like a middle finger so when you stepped on your brakes you gave the driver behind you the finger?😂😂

[@brendang673]

Gotta love this made up terminology like "turbo fire V8", "blue flame 6", "motoramic", "powerglide", "sweep sight windshield", and so on.

[@Tyler_Owen23]

They really knew how to make things sound cool in the 50’s.

[@neildickson5394]

55 Chevy looks like a Checker cab.

[@jackli1485]

Thanks for upload

[@trr5291]

In color is nice. You get to see what color the cars are.

[@peloi111]

I don't think this car is new enough for me

[@MarkMeadows90]

Love the 55 Chevy. Popular car to "hop up"

[@James7796ify]

Neauww

[@FredPilcher]

It's motoramic!

[@IronClad292]

I love 1950's turquoise color, especially in two tone with white. I bought an old house once that still had the 1956 Signature water heater and it was the same turquoise and white color, LOL.......Oh, and the water heater still worked great. This was in 1996........

[@hejdiklump]

everything was fucking new

[@NotedName]

Nice recommendation youtube!

[@gls600]

Where's the infotainment system?