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This color educational/promotional film is about how much better a 1974 Chrysler Dart and Duster are compared with a Chevy Nova and Maverick. It was made in 1973 during the Oil Crisis and looks at "smaller" cars that Americans are predicted to buy.
Titles: Chrysler Motors Corporation (:09-:18). Wink Martindale, the game show host, hosts this. He talks to the camera. Dodge Dart is shown driving, followed by the Plymouth Valiant Duster (:19-:37). Opening title: DART AND DUSTER COMPARED WITH NOVA AND MAVERICK (:38-:41). Plymouth compact cars are shown. A car backs into a space. A hood is open for inspection. Parts of a Chrysler are shown separately. Mechanical vs electronic parts shown. Under the car, a suspension is shown. A mechanic works under a car (:41-2:19). A mechanic puts a car together. Dodge Dart bumpers compared to a Chevy Nova or Maverick. A 1974 Dart Sport races down the road. On the screen: Dart and Duster Automatic transmission doesn't need service under normal driving conditions but a Chevy Nova needs to have fluids and a service filter replaced at 24,000 miles. Maverick requires a band adjustment at 12,000 miles. Dart and Duster spark plugs replace at 18,000, Nova at 6,000 with leaded fuel, 12,000 with unleaded and a Maverick at 12,000 miles. Dart and Duster lubrication required at 36,000, a Nova at 6,000 (or 6 months), and a Maverick at 36,000. Three drivers exit their cars (Plymouth vs Chevy side by side) and open the hoods (2:20-4:04). Maverick has a different placement for their hood making it unbalanced. The cars open their trunks. Duster has lots of space and the spare tire is under the panel for more space. A Nova with its open trunk doesn't have lots of space, Maverick's trunk is smaller as well. Inside a Plymouth looks nice and polished when compared to a Nova and Maverick (4:05-5:59). Plymouth gauges. A foot presses a brake. Close on brakes. Interior of Plymouths. Armrest in a Plymouth. Three speed wipers in Plymouths only, rear window defogger also available. A sunroof is an option as well in a Plymouth. Close on AC unit
(6:00-7:26). Compact Plymouth Sedans come down a road and park. Other features for Plymouth's include: Vent windows, 2 positions on doors. A Dodge Dart goes down the road. Plymouth offers the following: electronic ignition is standard, manual disk brakes, torsion bar suspension. Other cars offered: Plymouth Scamp and the Dart Swinger. A Dodge Dart and then a Plymouth Valiant drive down the road (7:26-8:57). Title card: Extra care in engineering…it makes a difference, followed by an end disclaimer (8:58-9:25)
The original Plymouth Duster is a semi-fastback two-door coupe version of the compact-sized Plymouth Valiant automobile that was marketed by Plymouth in the U.S. from 1970 to 1976 model years. The Dodge Dart is a line of automobiles marketed by Dodge from the 1959 to 1976 model years in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets.
The Dart name originally appeared on a 1956 Chrysler show car featuring a streamlined body designed by the Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Ghia that was later modified and renamed the Dart Diablo. The production Dart was introduced as a lower-priced, full-size Dodge in 1960 and 1961, became a mid-size car for 1962, and then was a compact from 1963 to 1976.
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