1973 CHRYSLER MOTORS FILM DODGE MONACO & PLYMOUTH FURY VS. CHEVY IMPALA & FORD GALAXIE XD12934

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4 жыл бұрын

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This color educational/promotional film is about how the 1974 Dodge Monaco and Plymouth Fury are better than a Chevy Impala or a Ford Galaxie 500. This was made in 1973.
Title: Chrysler Motors Corporation (:12-21). 4 cars drive along a road in a desert region. Title: Monaco and Fury vs Impala and Galaxie (:22-:38). Cars drive side by side then one drives alone. Introducing the 1974 Dodge Monaco and Plymouth Fury. The Chevy Impala and the Ford Galaxie are fast behind. Chrysler offers a longer wheel base, then from inside we get a pov shot of driving forward. Close on the bumpers that are integrated into the car unlike the Impala or Galaxie (:39-2:04).
A mechanic welds. Another puts pieces together. The windows are shown from many angles. The Impala and Galaxie back windows are shown. A man approaches the Plymouth's grill and touches them followed by the Impala and Galaxie. Inside the trunk. A man opens the gas cap (2:04-3:47). A Plymouth Fury tows a trailer. It then tows a boat. Under the hood we see the electronic ignition. Close on an electronic ignition. A chart shows ignition system recommended maintenance and cost comparison at 36,000 miles for the Dodge/Plymouth, Ford and the Chevy. Chrysler has a coolant overflow bottle, Ford doesn't. Electronic voltage regulator - mechanical vs electronic are shown. A man enters the Plymouth Fury (3:48-5:40). Dashboard with a man's foot on the gas pedal. The man opens a coin holder which comes from below the dash. A hand adjusts the air flow. Ash tray below the radio. The Ford Galaxie ash try is opened and has sharp edges. The AC unit of the Plymouth Fury is shown. A hand adjusts the vents. Pushes the AC on. Diagram shows upper level ventilation system. Vent window is opened. A man removes the face of the instrument panel. A hand replaces the fuse. A person reaches under the panel to look for a fuse. A man adjusts his seat (5:41-7:29). A man sits in the drivers seat and rubs an armrest and pulls it down. Close on a steering wheel. The gas gauge, the alternator gauge, a clock built into the dashboard. A man sits in a car (7:30-8:15). A 1974 Plymouth Fury starts driving surrounded by the Chevy and Ford. Hands on a steering wheel. 2 cars drive side by side. Torsion bar suspension system. Diagram explains what it added to the 1974 models. 2 cars drive off side by side. The 1974 Dodge Monaco and Plymouth Fury drive down a street (8:16-9:32). End disclaimer (9:33-9:43).
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@landyachtfan79 4 жыл бұрын

"It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters, so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say? Is it the new Bluesmobile, or what?"

@danjohnston3422 4 жыл бұрын

The very, VERY first thing I thought of myself. :)

@recnepsgnitnarb6530 4 жыл бұрын

Fix the cigarette lighter.

@robbiefrentz9427 4 жыл бұрын

landyachtfan79 Roflmfao.... god what a movie

@richardkluesek4301 4 жыл бұрын

had one myself as a daily runner for a very long time back in the day

@Mr.EricMBlack 4 жыл бұрын

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark out, and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it.

@jamesslick4790 4 жыл бұрын

The center glove box is a cool feature you won't see now, since every car has a console and what looks like the middle section of a 1990's Aiwa bookshelf stereo system in the middle of the damned dash!

@erickrobertson7089 4 жыл бұрын

I always thought Chrysler for many years built a better product than any other make but they did have their quirks... You could always tell who had a problem with the ballast coil resistor by the extra part left in the glove box. Hardest yet most obvious and easy to replace no spark situation you'll ever have. I miss larger full-sized American cars.

@Pisti846 4 жыл бұрын

OMG, I had the ballast resister issue on my Plymouth! At least it was easy to replace.

@tomtbi 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for keeping the videos flowing during tough times..

@robbiefrentz9427 4 жыл бұрын

I have owned all three manufacturers. And enjoyed them all . I will probably always will.

@jamesslick4790 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a GM guy (raised in a MoPar family, LOL) But I will say that Chrysler always did instrumentation right. REAL gauges! Even on the low priced models.

@MrZdvy 4 жыл бұрын

James Slick Although It is a bit weird that some models had an alternator gauge but not a temperature gauge.

@roosty6 4 жыл бұрын

My dad had a 74 Monaco and it was a great car. 360 2v had outstanding power and easy on gas. It never gave a bit of trouble until it was written off in a collision. It survived to become a demolition derby car. I liked it as well or better than the Mercury Grand Marquis that followed it.

@scottstrang1583 4 жыл бұрын

We had 74 Monaco with soft top. 360 2 barrel Carter. The bulk of my teenage driving was in that car. It seems to have so much power. It would burn tires from a standing start.

@Nunofurdambiznez 4 жыл бұрын

I'll take ANY of 'em.. love all the full-size cars from that year!

@PhaQ2 4 жыл бұрын

And today you'll find more Impalas still on the road than both the Galaxie and Fury, combined.

@johncronin7481 4 жыл бұрын

Chevy, the Hearbreak of America

@corymagnus7452 4 жыл бұрын

@@kyboy5 ..Nope...thing is Chevy was lower priced and sold more thats why you see more around..Mopar was always priced higher..

@ScrotieJohnson 2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesslick4790 yeah the b body chevrolets were the top selling full siyed car of the era. Same with the midsized cars u allways see cutlasses but the were the tip selling car in the use for like 15 years if u look on whats for sale u allways see more b body chevys and a body olds than the other gm variants.

@mharris5047 Жыл бұрын

@@jamesslick4790 Back then it was one of Chrysler's compacts or a really badly designed Chevy Vega if you wanted a "small" car (the Ford Maverick wasn't really a compact or subcompact car, I guess you could include the Pinto but back then it had the exploding gas tank problem). I had an uncle that drove a Chevy Vega, it needed a new engine at 40K and he dumped it when it needed a second replacement engine at 80K. Also, my ass didn't fit in it very well. I knew someone with a Valiant, too. He drove that car through at least 15 Michigan winters without major problems (he also drove it to the bar the day he celebrated his 100th birthday). I drove a 1967 Imperial almost daily back then and got to 1982 without major issues (I also had a couple of pickups through that time).

@Bubbasawyer1974 Жыл бұрын

Why lie? Dodge is superior

@Mr.EricMBlack 4 жыл бұрын

My uncle had one of these Fury's. It seemed 1000 miles away just to adjust the radio. Those cars were HUGE.

@mharris5047 Жыл бұрын

I had an uncle with a 1974 Fury four door sedan. It was a nice car and at least it passed the extra large ass test I give all cars when I ride in them.

@JClark-34695 3 жыл бұрын

I was expecting to see'73 models, not '74s. But I will say this: the '74-'78 were the best driving full-size Mopars ever built. Too bad they were introduced a few weeks before the first Arab oil embargo.

@paulsimon8269 4 жыл бұрын

Had a old Monaco...lead sled.Boss of the road in size...power steering power brakes...every thing worked even air con.Lasted 20 good years of driving.Beat that.under one grand.memories priceless.

@MrTheHillfolk 4 жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw the title , I'm all like cop shocks and cop tires and a 440 inch plant y'all 🤙

@gravelyman 4 жыл бұрын

And no catalytic converters.

@aboodmki3 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 Where was this said, I forgot 😞

@gabomann1 4 жыл бұрын

Back in 1982 I had a dodge1974 Monaco. It had cop motor, cop tires, cop suspension, California Highway Patrol on the sides and I was on a mission. Really !

@cdnpont 4 жыл бұрын

The 70's Chrysler Full size no doubt was a well engineered car, and sure, they might have been better in a few regards, but right or wrong, they always just felt cheap and not up to the level of the other two. That being said, I wouldn't turn a nice one down today!

@rja3226 4 жыл бұрын

In the 70's they were all so shitty and cheap as far as fit, finish and quality trim. A friend had a 73 basic Mustang. The wheel covers were so cheap. They were like aluminum pie plates.

@cdnpont 4 жыл бұрын

@@rja3226 Agreed.

@corymagnus7452 4 жыл бұрын

Nope,Chrysler cars felt better,no rattles and interior held up better.. I sold these in the 1980's as used cars and the GM/Ford's were usually missing parts..

@smartysmarty1714 4 жыл бұрын

I've owned all three of them. The Mop handled better than the other two, but the Chevys needed the least maintenance. Fords were just boxes on top of springs. They wanted to roll over on straight roads...

@TrpleAgnt2011 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, they were priced 10-15% cheaper than the other two.

@hounddog946 4 жыл бұрын

Those big back seats were great when playing house with “Sweet Mary Rotten Crotch”, my high school friend that was a girl.

@flight2k5 4 жыл бұрын

Oh boy you got that from a movie didn’t you?

@hounddog946 4 жыл бұрын

FUL. METAL JACKET-the late R. Lee Ermy.

@hounddog946 4 жыл бұрын

I’m not talking about laying around in the back seat; we got a lot accomplished if we were in the “sitting position”.

@jaminova_1969 Жыл бұрын

Mopar family! Dad inherited a 1969 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham / 383 2 BB that I learned to drive along with a Valiant (several) and a Dodge Demon. Grandpa had a 69 or 70 Ford Granada! After I broke my leg when I was 16, I went to look at 1972 Plymouth Fury w/ 400 cid big block and bought it from a farmer for $300!

@samueltaylor4989 4 жыл бұрын

The clock is certified to only be off by 2 seconds per day!!

@marks4374 4 жыл бұрын

Samuel Taylor that’s pretty horrible.

@davevirag5423 4 жыл бұрын

I am a Chevy Man and Damn Proud! Most people I know have always bought Impalas like my family and I! FROM 1958-2020, THE CHEVROLET IMPALA IS THE BEST SELLING DOMESTIC CAR OF ALL TIME, BAR NONE! Of These 1974 Full-Sized Cars mentioned in this film, the Impala is the only Car left in 2020, Today! Right now, I own a 2015 Camaro! This is Lucky Car # 7! I have owned 3 Monte Carlos, 1 Beretta, 2 Impalas, and now I own 1 Camaro! I could never kill any of my Chevys under any driving conditions! I would shift the automatic transmissions manually from 1st, 2nd, 3rd (Drive) and 4th (Overdrive) with no problems or issues! I have owned a Chevy when I started driving at 16 and I will end with owning a Chevy when I die! The Best Looking Cars Of All Time! They are Bullet Proof! If GM never existed, I would have bought the 1974 Dodge Monaco 2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe with the 440 Big Block V-8 and Dual Exhausts like the cops and The Blues Brothers had, over the Fords! My Father's side had always bought Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge! My Mother's side had always bought GM, which were mostly Chevrolets! My preferences and likes come from my Mom's side of the Family! I have always loved the Caprices, Impalas, Bel Airs, and Biscaynes my Mother's side of the Family bought, especially her brothers' cars which are My Uncles'!

@merc-ni7hy 4 жыл бұрын

i'ma diehard ford guy and will always be one ..my family has bought fords since ww2 and right up to this day ..i got my first car when i was 11...a 1965 mercury montclair ...i have owned 3 /65 mercs...a 67 merc a 71 marquis. a 72 lincoln ..a 70 maverick a 72 maverick a 72f100 4x4 a 77 ranger XLT 4x4 a 1990 mercury grand marquis a 82 ford granada ...chevy might have sold more cars then ford year to year but ford was right behind them..and the ironic thing is..for how popular a 57 chevy is today ..ford outsold chevy in 57,,,and in 59 as well ..and you can thank ford for your chevy camaro's...and your blazer's,,,and el camino's//ford was first with all 3 of these vehicles and chevy was caught with thier pants down and had to fallow ford ...and ford outsold the camaro BIG TIME...funny thing is..my dad worked for GM after the war...yet still bought fords..

@davevirag5423 4 жыл бұрын

@@merc-ni7hy Well at least we are not Traitors and do not buy stuff that originated in Asia! What the Hell did China, Japan, and South Korea do for You in America and Me in Canada? Our 2 Countries with the Allies defeated Japan in World War 2! I had Relatives die in that war! It would be like they Died In Vain if I bought something that originated overseas! They just dump a load of their stuff in our 2 countries and hardly buy our products from Our Nations! I work in a plant that makes parts for GM, Chrysler, and Ford! Most of my Family still buys GMs and the rest buy Chryslers, and Ford Products! Very few in my family buy stuff that originated overseas! If I had my way I would still have GM make a car like the 1969 Chevrolet Impala SS! The only year the Full-Sized Caprice, Impala, Bel Air, and Biscayne had a front bumper that went completely around the grille and the headlights! I had an Uncle with a '69 Bel Air Coupe with this front end! It looked Excellent! A lot of my relatives, and friends who were my neighbours bought these! I am looking at a 1969 Impala Convertible that my Father's friend has now! It has a Garnet Red Exterior (My Birthstone Colour for January) with a Black All Vinyl Interior and a Black Top! It also has a 327 V8 with Powerglide Transmission and is all original with no rust! It was bought brand new in the Province of Ontario where I live! He is thinking about selling it and I will jump on it when he is ready to make a deal and sell it to me! If I was into Fords, I would have bought a 1974-1976 Grand Torino like on Starsky & Hutch! One of my friends had a 1973 Grand Torino and he made it into a Street Machine and boy did it go! The Domestic Big 3: GM, Chyrsler, and Ford still make better looking vehicles compared to stuff originating from Asia which look like ugly and hideous bugs/insects/spiders! I bought a 2015 Camaro because it looks like the 1969 Camaro, which is one of my Favourite Muscle Cars Of All Time! Which also includes Chevelle Malibu SS, Impala SS, Monte Carlo SS, and Corvette! 👍🤘😎😍💓❤😁

@stevenames5037 4 жыл бұрын

My dad bought a brand new 74 Plymouth Fury III 400 2bbl powder blue with a white vinyl roof, we drove it till 1983 when my brother in law bought it, it had 200,000 miles at that time he drove it another 100.000 miles, the best car my dad owned, only 2 things he didn't like about it. The small glovebox that everything got messed up when closing it and the flow through ventilation, we lived on a farm and had to drive 4 miles of gravel road to drive to get to the highway in that time it was so dusty in the car you couldn't hardly see anyone in the backseat, he plugged if off no more dust.

@RADIUMGLASS 4 жыл бұрын

The fuse panel option was smart.

@scottstrang1583 4 жыл бұрын

I had a whole box of those super 8 sound movies in carts that were meant for a demo player. I'd take the film out and roll it onto regular super 8 reels. I was about 11 at the time and had a lot of fun watching those.

@socalltd 4 жыл бұрын

Would like to find that Galaxie 500. Last year for that Ford.

@jamesslick4790 4 жыл бұрын

An Idiot that used to date my sister had a '73 Galaxie...And it was a coupe! (I'm a GM guy, But Dammit, That was a purty dang car!)

@socalltd 4 жыл бұрын

got a 74 LTD myself for may years now

@smartysmarty1714 4 жыл бұрын

@@socalltd: Are you going to get rid of it after watching this video ?

@socalltd 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely No. love my Ford LTD. would not hesitate with any of these card on this film Got it for very little just for asking at the right time.

@area51isreal71 4 жыл бұрын

Chrysler Australia had better cars than GM (Holden) and Ford Australia too. The locally designed Valiant's engineering was light years ahead of the opposition. Lots of features like electronic ignition from 1973 on, double skinned boot (trunk) lid, standard disc brakes (from 1971 on) and superior six cylinder engines that gave V8 performance with the economy of a six. Huge radiators took care of the engine cooling in the cruel Aussie summers and the instrument panel showed not just fuel and speed like Holden, but temp and amps too. They were also the first with the VK Valiant to adopt hazzard flashers as standard and used their connection with Mitsubishi to install a column mounted stalk to operate the turn signals, headlight flashers, high and low beam and wipers and windscreen washers. Speaking of the VK Valiant, an Aussie magazine did a comparison between it, the HX Holden Kingswood and the XC Ford Falcon. The Valiant used a 245 cubic inch six which was standard. The Holden used a 202 which was their largest six and the Falcon was running a 200. The Valiant got 23.9 mpg, the Holden was 20.2 mpg while the Falcon got 17.9 mpg. The standing quarter mile had the Valiant cover it in 18.6 seconds, the Falcon one second behind and the Holden at 20.3 seconds. Like the adds here in Aussie said, "Extra care in engineering, it makes a difference"

@bobtepedino5661 4 жыл бұрын

The music is so cool!

@mattt198654321 4 жыл бұрын

Some of these Chrysler films are really reaching for comparisons. "Our bumpers are 2 inches shorter than their bumpers." Well lah-de-dah

@mattt198654321 4 жыл бұрын

Oh wait, the edges on the ashtray are rounded too. Well shoot, where do I sign?

@erickrobertson7089 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure they all were doing that with their wheelbases. Just wait until model years 77' thru 79' where the spokespeople make a federal case out of another square foot in the trunk. Its a big push to corner the serial killer and Mafia market.

@jamesslick4790 4 жыл бұрын

Truth be told, Making full sized RWD cars is what all three were very good at. All three were good cars, BUT since GM,FoMoCo and MoPar had this shit down to a science, and all three had a loyal pack of buyers, ALL of them HAD to "reach" to point out even the SLIGHTEST difference to woo any "fence sitters".

@scottenser464 4 жыл бұрын

Larger windshield makes you feel like you're in command .

@erickrobertson7089 4 жыл бұрын

@@scottenser464 They did, too. Nowadays those corner windsheild pillars where they plant airbags are a big blind spot. I believe the drivers who say "I didn't see him coming". They can't.

@marmaly Жыл бұрын

Apparently being 2 inches shorter makes for easier parking. And having the fuel filler on the side panel is inconvenient compared to having it on the back.

@davidallen5776 2 жыл бұрын

It was said that 1974 was a bad year for that big investment in new tooling, but in my opinionation, girth was still everything no matter who made it. And my bone headed peers were too busy lusting after all the Toyotas, Nissan and Mazdas - and even Porsches - of the world!!

@oscarwalton1188 3 жыл бұрын

Back in my high school days I had a 74 fury back in the late 80s I gave 200 bucks for it and it was probably the best used car I've ever owned thing was a tank

@kc4cvh 2 жыл бұрын

The unitized body or monocoque construction, while lighter than traditional frame & body design, has a noisier interior. The rubber blocks between the frame and the body provide substantial isolation from suspension vibration, it's another reason I like my BMW I3.

@timpriddy349 4 жыл бұрын

74-77 bodystyle........I had a 75

@noahbianchi1920 2 жыл бұрын

My whole life I thought Chrysler products were a joke. My wife really wanted a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Since Ford (the best brand of the 90’s) and Chevy had destroyed their suvs. I reluctantly agreed to a Jeep Grand Cherokee. OMG that is is an amazing truck. It’s a 2015 and has been 100% trouble free. It convinced me to buy a. 2016 Ram (I call it a Dodge) 1500. Chrysler makes the best products and I am a sold now.

@razvandobos9759 4 жыл бұрын

We need these back.

@joeseeking3572 4 жыл бұрын

Lots of Chrysler product videos (and filmstrips) where, of course, their product is always the best. And in some areas (handling) they often were best in class. But I've always wondered where did the GM and Ford comparison films go. Yes, I've seen a few - but not nearly as many.

@christopherconard2831 4 жыл бұрын

Ford made some, GM made a lot. But these old promo films weren't meant to last. Most were probably tossed in the trash 9 months in to the model year. Chrysler probably did more comparison advertising because they were usually the other guys. Regularly third place, sales wise, in a three man race. They had to remind people that Chrysler was an option when they were cross shopping GM and FoMoCo.

@johncronin7481 4 жыл бұрын

G.M. the no.1 recall manufacturer in the world

@tonychavez2083 4 жыл бұрын

The mopars were definitely better looking than other 74’ models.

@jimhaines8370 4 жыл бұрын

They show the electronic ignition but they forgot to show you the Cost or the pile of Ballast resistors and modules and pick ups you had to keep with you at all times HA!!!

@jimhaines8370 4 жыл бұрын

Eugene Piurkowski I work on cars as a profession and still do and you would be on the good side of that because we replaced a lot of all of those parts back in the day lots of no starts or loosing spark when hot etc.

@jimhaines8370 4 жыл бұрын

Eugene Piurkowski never heard that because it was a resistor and the horn relay wouldn’t limit anything

@erickrobertson7089 4 жыл бұрын

Usually the ballast resistor went out only once in the lifetime of the car. Cheap part, easy fix, easy to get to.

@leonardocarvalho4620 4 жыл бұрын

para quem nunca viu um....isso se chama "AUTOMOVEL".

@alexandremarcio420 4 жыл бұрын

Mercado americano e lindo demais difícil escolher um modelo predileto ate esse com grande de plástico demonstra muita qualidade 🐯🐯🐯🎺

@johnevans7006 4 жыл бұрын

Never mind how it took Dodge an additional three years to crib the Monaco front and rear from the 71 LeSabre 🙄🙄🙄

@jamesslick4790 4 жыл бұрын

Yes the 74 big Dodge WAS thee car for the aspiring '71 Buick owner on a budget!. I had a '71 Electra 225, I noticed this WAYY back when! They did this again in 1979 when the "R" body Plymouth and Chryslers "aped" the '77 LeSabre/Electra! To Be fair, the first Ford "panther" platform car (1979 LTD) stole their looks from the '78 Olds 88/98! GM got revenge in 1988 When The Cadillac Brougham offered the "premier" vinyl roof option, Looking for all the world like an '80 New Yorker from the side! LOL!

@stlrfn3190 4 жыл бұрын

Chrysler cars from that era had great engineering and design. The down side was very poor quality and reliability.

@corymagnus7452 4 жыл бұрын

Nope,these cars were reliable! Where did you come up with they were not reliable? You got that from a Chevy guy? The 318,360,400&440 ran forever.. Remember 5 digit odometer,meaning after 99,999 they rolled to 00,000..in the 1980's these cars had 200,000 miles on average! People bought one with 78,000 on the odometer,but it was 178,000 or 278,000 as they held up well,interiors,carpet didnt wear,pedals never wore out and people thought the 178,000 mile car was 78,000! My Dad put 350,000 miles on his 75 Dodge with no engine work,orig rear diff..Replaced the trans at 210,000 because I drove the car for 3 months and did brake stands and floored it all the time..He then didn't let me drive it and I fixed my car I had lol..Car never left him stranded anywhere!!

@saxongreen78 3 жыл бұрын

...and uninspired management - those guys were spending money they didn't have on dying market sectors and on styling which merely aped that of GM.

@OsbornTramain 3 жыл бұрын

The C bodies of 74 thru 78 were rock solid on quality and durability. Post 1978 R body had poor qualities, but the C Body and B Body had no quality issues...no reliability issues either in the C body, Volare and Aspen and Cordoba with the Lean Burn is a different story, but not the C bodies. On the ignorant Money Comment. Look at the financials, 1972 and 1973 were record breaking years for Chrysler Corp and it's profits. Again, you're lack of knowledge cause you to mis identify the issues.

@OsbornTramain 3 жыл бұрын

@@saxongreen78 "Dying Market Segment"? lol, were they suppose to be clairvoyant? Full Sized cars were 50% of the Market up thru 1973. Who know that Saudi Arabia and the other Arab Oil Countries would retaliate against the USA for it's support of Isreal? That's what killed this market segment. It's just bad timing, and frankly insulting to say it's management Fault. Totally unfair comment due to your lack of knowledge of history

@new2000car 2 жыл бұрын

Chrysler did copy the impala for this 74 model, this interior in particular is more impala like than prior years. It was a super nice interior that was finally competitive with Chevy. Great glove box, climate control, it was push button even. 10 ac outlets;, 2 for floor air, 2 for lap air. Even the central location of the push buttons was great. Remote passenger side mirror was way cool. The map lights were great. The tilt telescopic steering wheel with the thumb rim blow horn looked and felt great. Great transmission and engine also made this an awesome car. Electronic ignition was advanced too. These lasted a long time as someone noted, after the quality control issues were repaired after a few shop visits.

@dkt1976dt 4 жыл бұрын

I always loved those Big Chrysler Dodge and Plymouth cars, it's too bad that their Lean Burn system was troublesome.

@corymagnus7452 4 жыл бұрын

This model year didnt have them...Easy replaced and best emission regulation option,as you can convert it back for cheap and in 1 hour..Swap the lean burn distributor ,ecu and add a bigger carb and you had 100 more h.p! As lean burn robbed power!

@sutherlandA1 4 жыл бұрын

Why were they comparing the dodge (in Plymouth's market) to the ford and Chevy. I assumed dodge was more upmarket more in line with Pontiac and mercury, no wonder Plymouth died out with all Chryslers brands cannibalizing each other's marketplaces

@justinl9077 Жыл бұрын

Plymouth and Dodges of the era were essentially the same in terms of price and equipment. Plymouths existed to give Chrysler dealers something more reasonably priced to compete with Dodge dealerships. Back then there were Chrysler/Plymouth dealerships and then standalone Dodge dealerships. May have been dealers that sold all 3 brands in some markets. Competition is good. Notice Chrysler puts both the Plymouth and the Dodge up against the other makes? That means the customer has 2 options -- Dodge or Plymouth -- over the GM and Ford brands. And if locally Dodge and Chrysler/Plymouth dealers are both competing against each other, that means more buyers for Chrysler Corporation as a whole. It's like when Buick, Olds, Pontiac, Cadillac and Chevy all had their own V8s and competed against each other and Ford/Chrysler. All this muck racking meant more sales for GM as a whole -- no matter f the customer went with a '55 Buick Special or a '55 Olds Rocket 88.

@cacarotocacimbinha2905 4 жыл бұрын

Very goos. Comparison

@setobe2068 3 жыл бұрын

Dodge Mónaco of blue brothers

@Jimmyzb36 4 жыл бұрын

What’s a bumper? Where did it go?

@smurftums 4 жыл бұрын

A fuel filler accessible from the rear is convenient until you get rear ended...

@jalapenochomper 4 жыл бұрын

Or need gas...

@christopherconard2831 4 жыл бұрын

It was a good idea until you added a license plate. I always had to hold the pump handle at a weird angle. Filling often became either a spastic stop/start process, or you had to do it slowly.

@martinliehs2513 4 жыл бұрын

Or when towing the 2000 to 7000 lb. trailer. :-)

@papabits5721 4 жыл бұрын

The Monaco was a unstoppable vehical

@nlpnt 3 жыл бұрын

Impala is last seen at 3:03; it's mentioned a couple times later but the only competing car shown after that point is the Ford. Was the Chevy a private-owner car that had to leave the shoot early?

@loveisall5520 Жыл бұрын

Sadly, the 'fuselage styling' really hurt Mopar across all its lines. Nineteen sixty-nine was such a sad year for them.

@OsbornTramain 4 жыл бұрын

Great Find, but this is 1974, not 1973 The 1974 Model Year, the all new C bodies....been wondering if a file would turn up, thank you thank you!!

@stuartpickles6907 4 жыл бұрын

It says they are 1974s but this was made in 73 read the description

@leegraves8878 4 жыл бұрын

Don't new model years come out fall the previous year? Wouldn't waiting till the car was already out before promotional film is made defeat the purpose?

@OsbornTramain 3 жыл бұрын

@@stuartpickles6907 American Car companies Identify Automobile models by the Year with the year starting in the USA in September. September of 73 is the start of the 1974 "MODEL" year, They don't identify cars by the copyright year of a film or brochure. If you want to mis-direct people, you post 1973....and there's nothing in the description that says 1974, put on glasses.

@COYGunners 4 жыл бұрын

That Plymouth was quite a looker

@davef.2811 3 жыл бұрын

As I recall, that was a very popular car when it came out.

@COYGunners 3 жыл бұрын

@@davef.2811 I can see why.

@jimhaines8370 4 жыл бұрын

They also had that junk plastic body thermo quad Carter carb

@ImForwardlook 4 жыл бұрын

Best carb ever made.

@jimhaines8370 4 жыл бұрын

Do you collect them for the carb hall of fame HA

@robbiefrentz9427 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a great carburetor. Matter of fact the eldebrock carburetor is very much like them especially the early ones

@jalapenochomper 4 жыл бұрын

But that SOUND when the secondaries open...

@robbiefrentz9427 4 жыл бұрын

dieselcoondog That’s the sound of ozone layer dying 😀😀😀👍👍🤪🤪

@vr4787 3 жыл бұрын

That’s odd, Peter Gunn started playing all of a sudden….

@faschwank 4 жыл бұрын

The beginning of the end of Chrysler styling. Sad.

@95blahblahhaha Жыл бұрын

I bet that Impala is worth the most amount of money today🤔🤔

@moultra4622 4 жыл бұрын

O que teriam melhorado esses V8 seriam um comando duplo nos cabeçotes e a injeçãeletrônica. Menos emissões e melhores consumos e desempenho. Agora. Eram confortabilíssimos, todos eles...

@bk14nyc Жыл бұрын

They said the Dodge & Plymouth could be ordered with a Sunroof, but not the Impala… ok, I will just order my new 1974 Impala in a Convertible! Dodge or Plymouth has No Convertible for ‘74. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@charlieirvin5423 4 жыл бұрын

My Dad always had Chevy's I had Chevy Chevelle

@antoniobertantebertante8410 4 жыл бұрын

Eu assisti do morro do ferrazopolis em São Bernardo do Campo os carros desta montadora serem destruídos que estavam no pátio

@chadharmon5716 4 жыл бұрын

Brought to you by future owners of fiat 😆

@Pisti846 4 жыл бұрын

The Dodge should have been compared to the Buick, Oldsmobile and Mercury and let Plymouth compete with Chevrolet and Ford.

@pauljensen5699 4 жыл бұрын

Nice April fools joke tie-in to the "Blues Brothers".

@turiservice 4 жыл бұрын

El Dodge jamás será mejor que el Chevrolet y el Ford,.

@user-gl5ui7il8e 4 жыл бұрын

Плят, у них в 1973 такие навароты были в машинах, у нас автомобилей у 95% насиления не было!

@feoyjodido1372 4 жыл бұрын

AND the airbags?

@johncronin7481 4 жыл бұрын

You couldn’t melt a a mopar on me!!

@randydoan7536 4 жыл бұрын

had a 73 polara

@hertzair1186 4 жыл бұрын

...and then the oil crisis kicked in and everybody bought Mavericks, Vegas, Pintos, VWs and Toyota’s and Honda’s...

@merc-ni7hy 4 жыл бұрын

funny how chrysler never mentioned ford being the sales leader in station wagons...hell ford owned 42% of the wagon market all to them selves

@erickrobertson7089 4 жыл бұрын

What? Ford's No. #1 in the grocery getter market? Sounds awesome. They also have 100% of the Edsel market!

@erickrobertson7089 4 жыл бұрын

@James Murphy I miss my junk then. I miss being able to fix it more or less myself. I miss being able to look underneath or under the hood and being able to see everything and understand how its put together. I miss NOT having to hook it up (or pay someone) to a computer to figure it out. Sign me up for the junk. I'll gladly trade in what I have now.

@merc-ni7hy 4 жыл бұрын

@@erickrobertson7089 they also own the truck market,...43 years in a row is something no other truck maker on the planet can say

@merc-ni7hy 4 жыл бұрын

@James Murphy all what cars are junk???...let me guess...you own a kia???

@merc-ni7hy 4 жыл бұрын

@@erickrobertson7089 yes...and look how cool edsels are...aint yo ???

@saxongreen78 3 жыл бұрын

This design only lasted 4 years. The 'fuselage' C Body was still a fresh platform...but at this time Chrysler was intent on wasting scads of money trying to make their cars look more like GM products.

@OsbornTramain 3 жыл бұрын

Fuselage was 5 model years old, introduced in Fall of 1968. By 1973, they were out dated and needed to be replaced. Although the 73 Plymouth sold well, Dodges were tanking. The product live cycle in this period was 2 to 4 years, they were old and very out dated compared to GM and Ford. Additionally, it wasn't a expensive for Chrysler Brand to redesign since it only had one body platform to sell, the C Body! A Chrysler Dealer would have been pretty darn angry if they had to go one more year with a old Full Sized car since they had basically sold the came car from 1969 thru 1973. They were screaming for a new product. There were only three platforms at Chrysler Corp, A body, B Body and C Body. by 74, the A body was already 8 years old, B body was introduced in 1971 and as I mentioned C body 1969. With record sales for the company, it was fully expected to be a hit and gigantic seller, nobody expected the Oil Embargo and then recession of 75

@fairfaxcat1312 2 жыл бұрын

@@OsbornTramain You are correct, Mr. Tramain. You will have to acknowledge, however, that GM was able to sell the daylights out of the same body (Chevy Caprice and its upmarket GM siblings) for twelve years (1977 through 1989). No body style changes were apparently necessary.

@SpockvsMcCoy 4 жыл бұрын

The full-size Chrysler products from all divisions in 1974 - 1978 were weak sellers compared to FoMoCo and GM. A lot of problems with electrical components and lean burn carburetors plus overall low resale value and poor fit and finish. The 1974 - 1975 Imperial and 1976 - 1978 New Yorker were the best-looking but all the other models are completely forgettable. GM had the outstanding drivetrain...350 V-8 and Turbo hydramatic. But my favorite were the big cars from FoMoCo....the Lincoln Continental and Mercury Marquis were both exceptional.

@OsbornTramain 3 жыл бұрын

LOL No, Lean Burn wasn't even offered on the Gran Fury or the Royal Monaco until 1977 and not even on all Engines, it's last year for the Monaco and Fury and it wasn't even on cars in High Altitudes or California. Very few of these series of cars had Lean Burn, you're factually wrong. Additionally, Fords sales were weak too and it was due to the Gas Crisis and Recession, plus GM introduced an all new line of Full Sized Cars for 1977. Chrysler New Yorker and Newport Sales INCREASED in 1976 and 1977 over 74 and 75. There was nothing wrong with the quality of these cars.

@michaelflores2318 2 жыл бұрын

The last last generation of Imperial look like Dodge Dynasty and before that was a K car version That is no damn Imperial they are suppose be big I would take the 81 to 83 before the latest ones

@theboss3389 4 жыл бұрын

باخرة وتسير على طريق

@corymagnus7452 4 жыл бұрын

These were better built cars than the Chevy&Ford..

@ralphabreu5022 3 жыл бұрын

The Impala is best looking of all 3 cars the 2 nd goes to Galaxy

@Ctrl-XYZ 4 жыл бұрын

1974, not 1973.

@michaelflores2318 2 жыл бұрын

Chrysler's last year for the 440 was in 78 They should have kept making them GM still made the 454 and 455 and Ford still made the 460 Chrysler could have put them in their trucks and vans

@drpoundsign 26 күн бұрын

OPEC quadrupled the Oil Price, after the '73 Embargo. It doubled Again, in 1979-after the Iran Revolution. That led to cleaner, smaller cars that got Good gas mileage. Modern EV cars are not only Good for our Planet...they will ensure that Oil-Producing nations can no longer hold us Hostage. (Ditto states like Alaska and Texas...But...Too BAD.)

@joestocking 4 жыл бұрын

Ash tray ???

@christopherconard2831 4 жыл бұрын

It's what everyone called it, but I'm surprised they do in the film. In printed promotional materials it's called a cigar holder or cigar lighter. I guess a focus group decided cigar sounded better than cigarette.

@nnahoj123 3 жыл бұрын

I dont need vent windows

@bbb462cid 3 жыл бұрын

Fix the cigarette lighter

@metalox88 2 жыл бұрын

Chrysler would wait about 2model years behind GM then essentially copy and destroy the GM model and find all the weak points in the GM designs...

@alanstrong3295 4 жыл бұрын

Take an old Impala or Grandville over that.

@fairfaxcat1312 2 жыл бұрын

What we have here is another “anything you can do I can do better” dealer information presentation. The idea is to present information showing the superior qualities of the automobile the dealer will be selling against the competition. The automobile the dealer will be selling against the competition is the Chrysler Motors automobile. The Chrysler Motors automobile in this case includes two subclasses of Chrysler Motors automobiles, the Plymouth Fury automobile and the Dodge Monaco automobile. The more of these two automobiles the dealer sells the more money he and the motor company will make. Everyone from the motor company executives to the workers on the line to the janitor who cleans the toilet back where the dealership mechanics stink them up will make more money if the dealer sells the Plymouth Fury automobile and the Dodge Monaco automobile. Additionally the dealer’s wife and children will be able to eat food and pay the light bill if the dealer sells the Plymouth Fury automobile and the Dodge Monaco automobile. Finally, the dealer will avoid getting chewed out in the back room and possibly let go if he sells the Plymouth Fury automobile and the Dodge Monaco automobile.

@Elizabethandfamily 4 жыл бұрын

I like Impala and Ford better

@davidcampbell1899 2 жыл бұрын

Pay 1 bill and then try and DODGE the rest!

@haggenzlavzka2805 4 жыл бұрын

No mamen

@satanofficial3902 4 жыл бұрын

Where's Al Bundy's car?

@satanofficial3902 4 жыл бұрын

And... gotta love the perky background music. It's so... perky...

@erickrobertson7089 4 жыл бұрын

Al Bundy drove a Dodge Dart... I'm guessing that you drive a Dodge Demon.

@drpoundsign 26 күн бұрын

This was (Almost) the beginning of the END for Chrysler-along with the rest of the "Big Three." They had inefficient, polluting cars like MOPAR Muscle, along with ridiculously Huge cars; e.g. the Newport. Iaccoca turned things around with K-Cars and the Minivan. HE was an Ass, Too, However; he did Nothing to save autoworkers' jobs.

@jamesdelap4085 2 жыл бұрын

Unless you are a shorty.

@DanKirchner5150 4 жыл бұрын

GALAXY = MESS

@philmontejano5971 4 жыл бұрын

Mopar or Nocar

@damocastello5048 3 жыл бұрын

Gm. Stood for general mess

@metalox88 4 жыл бұрын

Great cars but a total styling ripoff of the Buick.

@azimmey 4 жыл бұрын

That is not a 73 fury.

@davef.2811 3 жыл бұрын

My neighbor got his before Christmas in 1973.

@johncronin7481 4 жыл бұрын

Cheapest interior of any car, famous for material splitting and fall apart, glovebox doors falling off

@corymagnus7452 4 жыл бұрын

Nope,you bought a 250,000 mile beat on one! GM always had missing door panels..Asian imports rusted in 6 months!

@OsbornTramain 3 жыл бұрын

You're confusing the 1979 Dodge and the Glove Box doors, I've a hald dozen of these and never has a glove box door fallin off, it's basically impossible, the Dodge St Regis of 79 thru 81 were notorious for Glove Box doors snapping at the plastic hinge. I've never seen seats in these split. My two 77 Royal Monaco both have their original seats with no splits and 100K. My 75 Fury had a bit of wear on the shoulder of the drivers seat and that's it. Nothing split and its 45 years old and 75K miles on it.

@jimjohns9595 4 жыл бұрын

Why do you feel you need to advertise Periscope films at the bottom of these videos? Is it because you are not allowed to use this platform for advertising and you are trying to scam somebody?

@syxepop 4 жыл бұрын

Jim Johns - I do believe they stated in a video 1-2 years ago that some UNSCRUPULOUS YT'ers STOLE some videos for THEIR pages and they had to put some serious WATERMARKS, so it'd easily identifiable if someone tried that again. This time "the Periscope bug" wasn't there, but the TIMER serves as a watermark there. (I love the "submarine sound" they have experimented with in some of their recent videos, as an AURAL MARK, like AT&T's)

@Pisti846 4 жыл бұрын

@@syxepop But the timer is sooooooooooo distracting.

@syxepop 4 жыл бұрын

@@Pisti846 - but since there are just TOO MANY UNSCRUPULOUS YT'ers that want to profit from some PUBLIC DOMAIN VIDEOS, which Periscope themselves barely make anything (they make it up on the VOLUME of videos and most of the money goes into preserving MORE VIDEOS anyway) they have to PROTECT THEMSELVES. I have seen myself certain YT accounts that use Discovery + History Channel entire docs as if those were in the public domain (which I am sure they aren't). Good thing Discovery and A&E aren't as possessive as others there....

@PeriscopeFilm 4 жыл бұрын

Here's the issue: Tens of thousands of films similar to this one have been lost forever -- destroyed -- and many others are at risk. Our company preserves these precious bits of history one film at a time. How do we afford to do that? By selling them as stock footage to documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. If we did not have a counter, we could not afford to post films like these online, and no films would be preserved. It's that simple. So we ask you to bear with the watermark and timecodes. In the past we tried many different systems including placing our timer at the bottom corner of our videos. What happened? Unscrupulous KZfaq users downloaded our vids, blew them up so the timer was not visible, and re-posted them as their own content! We had to use content control to have the videos removed and shut down these channels. It's hard enough work preserving these films and posting them, without having to spend precious time dealing with policing thievery -- and not what we devoted ourselves to do. Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference.

@jimmartin7881 3 жыл бұрын

@@PeriscopeFilm I can't stand the whiners! Keep it up, you're labor is very much appreciated.

@RADIUMGLASS 4 жыл бұрын

A plastic grill, don't like it.

@johncronin7481 4 жыл бұрын

Chevy the HEARTBREAK OF AMERICA