1979 CHEVROLET CAPRICE & IMPALA, MONTE CARLO & SUBURBAN PROMO FILM XD12964

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There are three color promotional films about the new Chevy products. The first is about the new line of 1979 Caprice & Impalas (and was made in 1978). The second is presenting the 1979 Monte Carlo (and was made in 1978). The third is about the 1979 Chevy Suburban (and was made in 1978).
Title: REASONS TO BUY 1979 CAPRICE AND IMPALA (:08-:17). A couple walks out to the new Chevy Caprice Classic. The new Popular 2 door Impala drives on a highway. The Caprice Classic sits in a driveway of a fancy home. Close on the new grill, tail lights, wheel covers, the body. Inside the interior of the car. The 1979 Caprice drives. A woman gets out of the car. A woman puts groceries away in it
(:18-1:37). The new Caprice Classic Station Wagon drives near water. Interior of the car and the room for people to sit. Storage space is shown. A guy loads it with fishing equipment. A boy put valuables in the car. More interior of the car followed by men putting the car together on the assembly line. A businessman drives along. The body of the car is put in special liquids to preserve the car's appearance (1:38-3:07). Two men who are testing the Caprice put rubber balls in water attached to the hood, on the seat, and on the wheels. The wheels move and shake but the rest do not. Under the car is shown in motion and we get a look at the suspension. Close on the tires as they drive. Close on the engine. Long recommended maintenance intervals are shown on the screen and explained(3:08-4:09). Comfort tilt steering is a new option, as is split seats, power windows and door locks, a new am/fm radio with cassette playback. Shots of the car driving and people driving the car. The car sits with the door open waiting for a driver (4:10-5:09). End disclaimer (5:10-5:17).
Title: REASONS TO BUY 1979 MONTE CARLO (5:33-5:42). The Monte Carlo drives on a road. Different shots of it moving from many angles. The car parks. A man opens the door for his woman. The cars drives (5:43-6:26). A different type of the Monte Carlo - the Landau, shots of the car, the body, the doors, the wheels, steering wheels, power brakes, sport mirrors (6:27-7:06). Monte Carlo drives fast. It has a body by Fisher. How the car is made on the assembly line is shown. The car weaves through traffic cones. Close on the suspension and the tires. The car goes through a cone obstacle course. Close and explanations of the engines. Long recommended maintenance intervals are shown on the screen and explained (7:07-8:33). The Monte Carlo is shown getting primer and wax sprays on the assembly line. Close on the finished trunk. The car drives along. Close on the seats, clock in the dashboard, other features are shown. 3 people pack the trunk to show how big it is. A woman enters the passenger seat. A woman sits in the backseat. A man gets in the drivers seat (8:34-9:59). Other options include: power seats, power windows and door locks, steering wheel that tilts, sound system, remove glass roof panels, AC and more. The car drives down the road The car sits with the door open waiting for a driver (10:00-10:51). End disclaimer (10:52-10:59).
Titles: Chevy Trucks. 1979 Chevy Suburban (11:23-11:38). The Chevy Suburban drives down a dirt road. A test is being conducted: rubber balls in a can attached to the side of the hood and on the wheels. The wheels move and shake but the rest do not. Under the car suspension shots. The body is shown with just the suspension. Full foam seats are shown separate. A suburban drives through water and mud (11:39-12:53). The truck being built on the assembly line is shown. The body is submerged in primer. Enamel is applied. Wax is sprayed into the doors. The suburban drives down a road. A diagram shows parts of the truck. The truck drives. Information on the engine (12:54-14:22). Special features of the truck are shown: comfort tilt steering, Air conditioning, cruise control. A little league teem enters the truck. 2 men move an optional seat. The truck tows a trailer. The truck speeds along a dirt road (14:23-15:35). Chevy gold logo followed by an end disclaimer (15:36-15:47).
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@ChrisfromGeorgia 4 жыл бұрын

When I was a Little Dummy my Mom bought a brand new 1979 Caprice Classic. On one beautiful afternoon she stopped by the store to get a pair of shoes. I was bored sitting in the car, so I decided it would be a good idea to make indentions in the headliner with the tip of an umbrella. Needless to say, she wasn't too happy to see the modified headliner. My dumb butt wasn't able to sit down for a week after the whooping I got! Oh the memories...

@Pulsatyr 4 жыл бұрын

My first car was a '79 Caprice Classic. It had a fantastic ride quality, was super easy to maintain and was solidly built. My friends all teased me about buying an old man's car, but whenever we went anywhere, we took my car. My friend, Tony, usually fell asleep in the back seat. He called it a rolling Lazy Boy. The A/C worked perfectly right up till the day I sold it in 1993. The next owner (one of my friends who teased me about the car) only had it for about a month until his neighbor bought it for his daughter. She was soon after hit head on by a drunk driver. The Caprice was totalled, but she survived. I miss that car, it was a gem.

@joeloomis3425 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 79 t Bird landua..think I'm spelling that landua rite? Anyways but it was a comfortable ride for sure I kept it clean an I had some Chrome mod rims on it loved that bird!!..But ur rite there was just somethin bout my buddy's Cutlass that just rode like ya said like a lazy boy on wheels!.lol So true..same wth my older brothers big 4door caprice he had for a little while..I use to grab it an take it to work on his day off..I remember one winter mornin Heater roaring exhaust was half off just a rumbleing down the road Coffee in hand almost put ya to sleep it rode so good!! an the ole back road after work too barley pop in hand lol them was the days..Love them old Chevs!!

@jaredwblack 4 жыл бұрын

Me, too. My first car was also a 79 Caprice Classic. 350 V8 with a 4 batrel carb. I don't actually know how fast it could go, because the speedometer only went up to 120 mph! No air conditioning, though. Mine was very basic. Crank windows, basic radio, etc. Too bad that special electric zinc primer didn't protect it from the Michigan winters, though, LOL!

@jagboy69 4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't the caprice back then the same car as the Cadillac Seville? I remember when caddy went and screwed the seville with that POS HT4100 engine and sliced the trunk off. Good road car, but butt ugly.

@skiterbite 4 жыл бұрын

79 caprice sta wgn was my pimp mo-bil, elec everything. Could pull my trailers and campers anywhere, snow chains on, jeeps owners would blink twice. Gave it away to a nice guy in the Austin Tx.

@Pulsatyr 4 жыл бұрын

@@skiterbite those cars could pull. I once saved my buddy's mud racing truck from the bog when pick-ups failed. I think one door had as much steel as there is in an entire car today.

@Aman-fv5if 4 жыл бұрын

God these cars are elegant looking, so much chrome and detail everywhere.

@flight2k5 4 жыл бұрын

Aman I think I just threw up a little.

@Aman-fv5if 4 жыл бұрын

@@flight2k5 Good for you. 😂

@williamflack5767 28 күн бұрын

I had a 79 Impala. Dark blue. Lite blue top. Cruise, tilt column, power door locks. 305. AM FM stereo. A/C . Blow you out. Digital clock. Not in Radio. In the dash. Remote mirrors both sides. Trouble free car. Wish I had gotten the 350. Had the light group. GM

@andygrew4832 4 жыл бұрын

An electric clock AND the option of paying more for FM radio?!?! What a time to be alive.

@broeheem2804 2 жыл бұрын

LOL $1.18 extra...... there went groceries for that week.

@chrissnyder3430 4 жыл бұрын

79 Monte Carlo. Damn I still want one. Beautiful machine.

@chrissnyder3430 4 жыл бұрын

It has tilt wheel, air, and an ELECTRIC CLOCK!!! HE'LL YA!

@maryjeanjones7569 4 жыл бұрын

Chris Snyder- It was an awesome car. It drove like a cloud, you could parallel park it with one finger because the steering was amazing. Loved opening the sun roof and hitting the highway.

@frankthetank9346 2 жыл бұрын

Good taste Mr. Snyder 👍

@northwest8634 4 жыл бұрын

Had a '77 Impala. It wouldn't quit. Wish I hadn't sold it.

@robertortiz8540 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 1974 Chevy Impala 2 door Custom Coupe 2 ton color like a Highland Green & Lime Green inside was the vinyl interior seats with plastic covers it had power steering, power brakes, AM & FM Radio with eight track tape power windows, and your 350 engine 2 barrel carburetor I also liked the big number dash board but I wish I hadn't sold it I should of kept it.

@bryanpittman886 4 жыл бұрын

North West you can find anotherone online just type in the year you want

@hammerthor6441 4 жыл бұрын

Those were real cars.

@95blahblahhaha 3 жыл бұрын

Those were the absolute lowest point of American automobiles EVER the cars were built like trash handled like boats and had a HUGE engine but less than 200hp got maybe 10mpg😂😂

@hammerthor6441 3 жыл бұрын

@@95blahblahhaha I had a 76, overall a great car.

@95blahblahhaha 3 жыл бұрын

@@hammerthor6441 without a doubt reliable but also a perfect example of what drove people to foreign cars

@hammerthor6441 3 жыл бұрын

@@95blahblahhaha I think that the ford fiesta, Chevrolet vega, dodge omni had more to do with it than the caprice

@95blahblahhaha 3 жыл бұрын

@@hammerthor6441 true and they made those cars because they knew the Japanese were coming. But also a 70s Toyota Corolla had better build quality than a 70s Cadillac

@Sammydx1 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the 2 door Impala. Still looks sharp in 2020

@Sammydx1 Жыл бұрын

And in 2022

@balkanca 4 жыл бұрын

I had an '80 Caprice Classic with the 305 for my first car, and boy do I miss it dearly. Although GM quality went downhill compared to that car's predecessors - collapsing sunvisors, snapping outside door handles, sagging headliners and door straps that would snap off to name a few - these cars had character. They kept running no matter what you threw their way, and while the ride isn't considered great by today's standards - where everything built just has to handle like a go kart - it was smooth as silk and more comfortable than a living room sofa.

@mharris5047 Жыл бұрын

I had a 1982 Buick Electra which is pretty much the same as the Caprice except for softer seats, a little more room to sit (front and rear) and a slightly longer body. I also had a 1983 Lincoln Town Car. I miss both -- I always liked driving the full size, body on frame, rear wheel drive cars. My brother crashed my Electra in the early 2000's. I had the Town Car right up to 2005 when at about 260K miles the wiring harness started shorting out and causing the car to die going down the road. By that time my father and I were both too unhealthy to even attempt replacing a whole wiring harness (finding a professional mechanic to do it is nearly impossible as it is an extremely difficult job and in this case the whole harness had to be replaced) so I dumped the car. The motors on both were still in excellent condition even with 250K plus on them, I kept the maintenance up on both cars and usually the body rusts away before I have problems with the engine and transmission. I no longer drive but still own a minivan for people to drive me to appointments, shopping, etc. and I need to think about replacing that soon, the engine and transmission are in excellent condition (as far as I can tell) but the body is in horrible condition.

@googleusergp 7 ай бұрын

My grandfather had a '79 Caprice four door with a 305 V8 and I did extensive work and maintenance on it in the 13 years he owned it. He bought it used in 1983 from my dad's company with 78,000 miles. When I sold it for him in 1996, it maybe had 115,000 miles on it. In 1991, the timing chain went bad and for under $100 I replaced the timing chain and gears, related gasket set, fuel pump, water pump, hoses, thermostat and belts on it. I made him a bet that if it didn't start after I fixed it, I would buy it from him. If it did start, he had to buy us lunch. I got it all back together and with the first shot of the key, it fired right up. He then used it for five more years with me doing nothing more than routing upkeep on it. Early on in its life, it had the camshaft replaced before he got it as those years were notorious "flat cam" years. Parts were readily available; it was easy to fix and drove very well. I sold it to a guy that got locked up the next week after he bought it and wrecked his other '79 Caprice, as he was a drunk driver. My grandfather paid $1000 for it in 1983, and I got him $300 in 1996 for it. He was hit with it twice or three times and each time, the other insurance company paid out, so by 1988, the car had generated a "profit" by being totaled out. The last time it got hit, I put a used trunk, taillight, and marker light extension on it. As they came from different cars, they were different colors. My grandfather didn't care until my grandmother told him in no uncertain terms that he was not to park that "POS" in front of the house. He asked me to paint it a few weeks later, which I did. LOL. It was a great car and I even remember the VIN number and plate number of it. It was 1 for Chevrolet, N for Caprice Classic, 69 for four door sedan, G for 305 V8 with two-barrel, option code "LG3", 9 for 1979 model year, J for Janesville, WI assembly and the rest was the production sequence. The Janesville plant operated from 1919 to 2008. His was code 22 Light Blue with a light blue vinyl interior trim. It has basic options of automatic, the 305 V8, power steering and brakes, AC, AM-FM radio and rear defogger. That was it. It was the first car with air conditioning that my grandparents owned. My grandmother lived until 87 and died in 2002 and my grandfather lived until 101.5, passing in 2012.

@user-xj4jh8ho4x 26 күн бұрын

They were the best cars for the time. You cannot buy anything now that is as reliable as these Chevys

@googleusergp 26 күн бұрын

@@user-xj4jh8ho4x Simple Simon cars and easy to fix.

@79PrymeTyme Жыл бұрын

I have a 79 Impala in my grandmother's backyard I bought in 2000 when I was 19 that I still have to this day.

@bansheemania1692 4 жыл бұрын

When car's where Still Car's

@adamwelker1446 4 жыл бұрын

I miss my 77 impala wagon but it was a rust bucket but rode like a caddy@

@frankburns8871 4 жыл бұрын

...and apostrophes meant nothing.

@MySparkle888 4 жыл бұрын

I watch videos like this and get nostalgic over these cars since this what was around when I was a kid. I wish for a time when these cars make a comeback but then remember this was the height of the malaise era. Nostalgia makes you forget the bad memories of these cars like not starting in the winter making you late for work, rusting out in three years causing bumpers falling off, big V8's with less power than modern 4 cylinder, and Rube Goldberg Contraptions that were called emissions systems. I forget all these bad memories and only remember the good times with these cars of the past.

@Aman-fv5if 4 жыл бұрын

None of the issues here are restricted to just malaise era American cars.

@TEverettReynolds 4 жыл бұрын

I agree Anthony, having grown up in the 80s, and driven and repaired my fair share of mid 70s automobiles, there are really solid reasons why these cars were considered rust buckets and pure junk at the time. My parents had a 70s Vega with the shitty aluminum engine that broke and they got screwed by the dealer and lost the money they paid because it was "used". I had many 70s cars that were sometimes less then 5 years old with rust coming through the fenders and into the trunk... The American car companies made it easy for the foreign cars to come in and eat their lunch.

@jameswillett7186 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 1979 Buick Electra 225 Limited Coupe. I bought in late 1987. It was 9 years old. No rust. When I sold it 2 1/2 years later it had a little rust on the hood where the paint had peeled off. The late 1970's was NOT the malaise era. The malaise era began when the auto factories started closing permanently en mass in 1980. The late 1970's were the last hurrah for auto manufacturing.

@markross9781 4 жыл бұрын

@@jameswillett7186 I totally a agree with you James. I had a few mid 70's to late 70's auto's both American made they was no rust on either both had V8 engines. I have to disagree with Everette. A car rusting out in 3 years from new built in North America?? Sorry I never saw it.

@75aces97 3 жыл бұрын

We had a 1978 Caprice, which held up pretty well considering the punishing conditions, but yes, GM cars from that time were notorious for rusting out. I don't know if they were just stingy with the paint, but for some reason Oldsmobile seemed to be the worst offender. 3 different relatives of mine owned Cutlasses (one 2 door, one 4 door, one wagon) from 1978-80 model years, and all 3 rusted at the bottom by 1983. Anecdotally the Chevy models lasted longer among people I knew.

@papabits5721 4 жыл бұрын

I had one of these, they would run forever

@flight2k5 4 жыл бұрын

papa bits where are they now? 🤣😂

@seoulkidd1 4 жыл бұрын

When GM ment something

@scdevon 4 жыл бұрын

That ended in 1973 for all American cars. 1973 was the last good year for a really long time. 1971, actually. The government had neutered everything under the hood by 1974.

@solidbreed9767 3 жыл бұрын

@@scdevon Yessir

@MuElBlazin 7 ай бұрын

Watching this because I’ve had my 79 Glasshouse for 15 yrs and it’s a savage.

@teeroh99 4 жыл бұрын

The Suburban sure was a beast back in the day. I remember that generation. Seeing it here, it looks so Spartan.

@nlpnt 4 жыл бұрын

Compare the Suburban's option list with a Chevette, the only comfort/convenience/"luxury" option on a fully-loaded Suburban that you couldn't get on a Chevette was rear air conditioning, which is hardly necessary on a small car anyway. If you wanted things like power seats or leather upholstery you'd have to buy a mid- or full-size car that was a *car*.

@teeroh99 4 жыл бұрын

@@nlpnt Such a different time.

@nlpnt 4 жыл бұрын

@@teeroh99 Also, the base Suburban was even more Spartan than the base pickup - I've ridden in both as a kid, my dad's '79 GMC Sierra (regular cab of course) had a metal headliner that was at least double-skinned, girl in my class's family had a Suburban where if you looked up you'd see the metal support ribs and then the outer roof itself, fully painted but that was it! (I guess if they thought the customers would accept it GM would've left it in primer at that!)

@teeroh99 4 жыл бұрын

@@nlpnt I remember seeing that sort construction. Don't remember the model, though. It might have been a work van. My uncle had an old Jeep Wagoneer (late '60s or early '70s) that I got to drive as a teen on a few occasions. That was an experience. I was just happy to be given the keys to any car at that age.

@ricklachowicz8288 4 жыл бұрын

Bought a 79 Nova brand new, straight 6, drove 249,000 miles over 20 years. Gave it to my stepson, was still running. PS: last year of the Nova; only one with rectangular (not round) headlights.

@aarongranda7825 4 жыл бұрын

Rick Lachowicz yes, it was replaced by the wonderful Citation!

@JoshHefnerX Жыл бұрын

Of all of the cars that have come and gone I miss my 79 Impala aerocoupe the most. Loved that car.

@unclesaluki 4 жыл бұрын

1979 Monte was my first. All the options.

@frankthetank9346 3 жыл бұрын

Not exactly my first, but my first classic car also was and still is a 1979 Monte Carlo, all red, in- and outside. Bought it 2019, all original in perfect condition. Nearly impossible to find today, because they almost all have been pimped with fancy rims and stuff or built to lowriders. Mine definitely will be kept all original. Greetings from Germany

@alexp362 4 жыл бұрын

Mom had a 79 bronze 2 door caprice like the second car they showed. Unfortunately in Massachusetts the corrosion resistant treatment was useless.

@onemoremisfit 4 жыл бұрын

They rust away so fast you'd never know they put any effort at all into corrosion resistance.

@digitalfutur 4 жыл бұрын

Glad the computer told them that bigger load ratings get bigger brakes ! lol

@kennyswonger5227 4 жыл бұрын

Chevy always were the best cars ever made.I owned one myself. 30 years ago.I still wish I owned 1 again today.great style looking car.go Chevy.

@luisguevara7402 4 жыл бұрын

Caprice was the best car ever made.

@jalapenochomper 4 жыл бұрын

I was an early teenager when these were new. My buddy's stepdad had a baby blue 4 door. One day he was driving my buddy and I to school. Driving way too fast on a washboarded dirt road the ride was so smooth. Then he opened up the small block and put it into a full drift. I was hooked! Have loved these ever since.

@frankthetank9346 3 жыл бұрын

1979 Monte Carlo. Maybe not the greatest or most popular car ever built, and exactly rare because of that today. My 42 years old and all original baby in perfect condition is still so much fun every sunny weekend. Thanks a lot for posting this amazing footage 🙏👍!

@Mark_Ocain 4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh the disappearing days of the Detroit chrome mountain. I miss chrome bumpers and grills. I don't miss the boat like handling though - they sure were comfortable but they used to wallow and wander a little.

@Mark_Ocain 4 жыл бұрын

@@agems56 yeah 70 mph should be around 110 KPH like in Australia when they changed over.

@Crazysonicccc 3 жыл бұрын

Man Looking back at this video makes me remember my childhood some of the best memories I had with those cars I wish GM could reproduce them again Exactly the same way I wouldn’t change a thing

@muammeryacob7690 4 жыл бұрын

I still remember how I feel when i be inside an American car of that time and smell its interior sitting beside my father or my older brother when they drive it but it was Buick lesabre 1979 and I was 6 years old in that time, great memories that will never be forgotten, RIP my father and my brother.

@tholmes2169 4 жыл бұрын

I'd take the Suburban. Those '73 to '91 Suburbans were beasts. We had two of them, both went well over 200,000 miles.

@buckgonsalvez384 4 жыл бұрын

The SUB or the full-size Caprice wagon any day over those crossovers .

@georgegeorgepht 4 жыл бұрын

My first car. Got it in the mid 90s for 500$ out of the Seattle times news paper. Changed the oil, detailed it, new plugs and wires , racing steering wheel and a new cd stereo. I was rolling! 😂 Ghetto gliding in my 79 impala.

@meatfoot4803 4 жыл бұрын

Incredible the memories this brought back! Tysm for this

@plumerjr 4 жыл бұрын

78 Monte Carlo(pretty much the same except taillights) was my first car. Chrome bumper strips disappear or fall off pretty quick,lol. Nice ride. Still love GM G-Body cars.

@mgrella63 4 жыл бұрын

The Caprice Estate Wagon was Absolutely Gorgeous!! It came with a 350 4 bbl. It rode like it was floating!! What A Car!! I wish I could go back in time to buy a new one, The Monte Carlo was Beautiful!

@stevewilson7857 4 жыл бұрын

Same car that broke down three times on a vacation when I was a kid. Good times.

@arn7992 4 жыл бұрын

My Dad had a 79 Suburban from brand new until he sold it in 2010. A lot of memories!

@fordlandau 4 жыл бұрын

Great lookin automobiles. Rented one in LA in 1981. Was beautiful on the freeway.

@fernacee6493 4 жыл бұрын

my mom & dad had the 79 Monte Carlo I the early 80' s, sunset gold with the corn bread interior, cream vinyl top, white walls with the chrome spoke hub caps, still my dream car till this day💯

@dankwartdenkhardt708 4 жыл бұрын

What a charming and cozy advert

@andromeda9340 4 жыл бұрын

These cars today in this condition is probably worth a fortune😆

@thetreblerebel 3 жыл бұрын

Grandma had a gold caprice with blue valour interior. Long gone car..as most cars are from then

@garysimmonds1219 4 жыл бұрын

My first new car was a 1980 Caprice Classic Coupe white on white with claret (burgundy) interior and wire spoke wheel covers, man what a ride. There’s just nothing quite like your very first new car after driving $500 used cars for years. The wire wheel covers were soon stolen though in spite of having cheesy locks installed.

@Pulsatyr 4 жыл бұрын

I learned to drive in a '77 Caprice and a '75 Lincoln Towne Coupe. I think you could hide a Chevy Cruze in the trunk of either one. Just don't try to find a parking spot for the Lincoln, each door was about 8' long and weighed as much as a full dress Harley. If you could pass the maneuverability test with that, you could parallel park a Navy destroyer. What a beast!

@jnichols3 4 жыл бұрын

I did not know that they had inline-6s in cars in 79. I learned something.

@painterboy454 4 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing a brand new 1979 250 cubic inch straight six in an Impala at a Toronto Chev dealer. Had three on the tree manual transmission. This engine also came in the Suburban. Couldn't imagine what the acceleration would be like with 9 passengers, lol.

@jnichols3 4 жыл бұрын

Love inline engines in older vehicles. Actually fun to mess with. Lots of room to work. My brother had a 79 Custom Deluxe with the 250 CID. This is when "Silverado" was a trim package, and not a name for the entire truck line. I had an 83 F100 with the 300 CID. Maintenance was actually fun.

@buckgonsalvez384 4 жыл бұрын

The Chevrolet wagons reminds me of my Parents, Pontiac Parisienne wagons all the same just minor outside cosmetics and trim levels .They were pretty strong and durable cars back in the day and yes very comfortable to drive and ride in .

@mohanadismail8634 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video nice cars nice voice wow nice time I wish I was in that time and rich thanks for video

@vaniakrystal388 4 жыл бұрын

Lo cierto es que combinaba funcionalidad y elegancia...una marcha muy suave ☺️😍

@jlh4jc 2 жыл бұрын

Mom and Dad had a 77 White Caprice Classic with the plush red interior. I remember how comfortable the back seat was. You could fall asleep on it during road trips.

@highspeed1865 4 жыл бұрын

I had the wagon back when I was 16. A 79 back in 1990. They were everywhere then.

@pantherplatform 4 жыл бұрын

I love that wagon. I bought a 1980 Caprice classic from a neighbor for $75 years ago and still have it. Only problem was the rusted out emissions system on the exhaust manifold which made some bizarre noises. Still got it tho!

@stclairstclair 4 жыл бұрын

Panther Platform , Now that it is no longer required to pass emissions you can eliminate a lot of the emissions crap.

@pantherplatform 4 жыл бұрын

@@stclairstclair the rust eliminated most of it already. I haven't started it in over 15 years but it ran pretty good the last time. Its a dark maroon with big ol patches of rust on the side similar to the way most Chevy's from those days rust. The red squirrels seem to have made it their headquarters...

@stclairstclair 4 жыл бұрын

Panther Platform I'm an old GM mechanic, so It it has the 350 save it if you junk it, some of the 305 had heads that were worth saving too, the motor should be saved.

@pantherplatform 4 жыл бұрын

@@stclairstclair it's not going anywhere. I think it's got a 305 in it. I got an old suburban awhile back with a 400 something cubic inch engine. I drove it here and it ran okay. It's even got rear ac. Got an old gmc flatbed with a v6 in it. It's pretty old too. Gots tons of parts

@stclairstclair 4 жыл бұрын

Panther Platform , Take a look at what people are getting for those motors and parts, going up a lot.

@johnreese7291 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 1984 white Chevy Caprice. It looked just like this. I bought it in 1994 from an older lady. It was in mint condition! It only had 45k miles it. Till I got car jacked.....it literally saved my life....We hit Directly into a cement wall. No breaks because I was being strangled from the As$wipe in the back seat. I had my seat belt on. They did not. I was hoping they didn’t survive but they did. That’s the short version. If that were to happen in my 2017 Hyundai ELANTRA I have now I would have been killed instantly.☠️💀 I am in the process of getting a bigger vehicle.

@ducklord3921 4 жыл бұрын

Rip impala

@andromeda9340 4 жыл бұрын

Last car rolled of the line today.shame

@effend446 9 ай бұрын

This is when Chevrolet (and GM, for that matter) truly put quality cars and trucks on the road.

@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary 4 жыл бұрын

My friend's mom had a 2 tone ruby red 4 door Caprice Classic with the super cool Honey Comb Mag wheel design when we were kids.. I fell in love with that car.. It looked very classy and was really comfortable inside.

@juan833blue 2 жыл бұрын

This was the real Chevrolet back then unlike Today.

@jeffreygriffin7248 4 жыл бұрын

Cassette tapes wow I sure miss these days because now you can't even get a CD player in the new cars now! Lol

@angelo_giachetti 2 жыл бұрын

I drove some 1977 to 79 Caprices and they were nice handling quiet cars.

@Williejarge 4 жыл бұрын

I had the 1978 Station wagon. It was the best car I ever had in my life. I traded a 1980 Pontiac Phoenix for it and even give the dealer a extra 1000 bucks for it.

@nj2mddude205 4 жыл бұрын

I sure do miss those velour interiors. It's much more comfortable than leather and modern cloth. Also, those large seats were cozy, almost like a sitting in a lazy boy chair.

@joserobinson8419 4 жыл бұрын

I remember I had a two door 🚪 Buick lesabre landau with a 350 Buick engine and transmission 4 B barrel and hit the gas ⛽️ pedal and burn rubber loved it

@jonwilson3821 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Monte Carlo's.... ugh wish i could find one

@johnnyhawkins43 4 жыл бұрын

I as of right now saving up for his79 Caprice 2 door, 2 tone paint job and it was garage kept and really took care of!!!!!!!!!

@bj383ss 4 жыл бұрын

Man what a great video. I wish my Caprice was factory fresh. I did not know they had Zinc primers. My car has no rust except around the rear of the trunk.

@bloqk16 Жыл бұрын

I find it amusing with how Chevy was making the Caprice look like a Cadillac with the body lines; front grille; squared headlights; and two-tone paint.

@windwhipped5 2 жыл бұрын

Whos watchin this on a Monday night in July in 2021..

@jessa9270 2 жыл бұрын

I had a 79 Impala with a straight 6 cylinder with powerglide transmission what a smooth ride. I regret selling that car!

@MarkPalmer1000 4 жыл бұрын

I had several GM B and G body cars as daily drivers, all had great character and personality to them. Although they were tough and cheap to repair, they weren't great cars by any stretch. Nearly everything you would touch in them fell apart constantly including door handles, windows falling off tracks, plastic pieces rotting in the sun, falling headliners, etc. In the northeast the bodies often rotted pretty badly by the time they were 10 years old.

@ronsmith9251 4 жыл бұрын

Those wagons are so cool

@WayneTheBoatGuy 3 жыл бұрын

I had a 77 Caprice and an 83. They were good, cheap used cars in the 80s and 90s. My dad had a 79 Monte Carlo. He bought it just for the looks.

@TommyRibs 4 жыл бұрын

My mom had a two door 1979 Impala. It was a great car.

@mannylsxlandu8663 3 жыл бұрын

This car was ahead of his time. Love this car!

@snappybabby4646 Жыл бұрын

Look at that cushy, comfortable ride system. Would love that.

@countd5955 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastically lustrous array of exceptional automobiles.

@bilbobaggins4710 4 жыл бұрын

Exceptionally crappy

@DAUltimateSACRIFICE 4 жыл бұрын

These videos and other American automakers promosshould be played during this time of the cornoa crisis.. to remind us how we did shit ourselves.. took full pride in our own work and craftsmanship.. not nursing off the tits of anything imported.. and least of all not totally dependent... go to your local junkyard and neighborhoods... pull them from the weeds and build again...

@joshhoman Жыл бұрын

Those Monte Carlos had flimsy roof structures. I went to a junkyard one time, and just for fun got on top of one and simply flexed my legs up and down on top of it and caved the roof in good.

@mnmountainman9343 2 жыл бұрын

Man what I'd do for a classic....leg room 🤔head room🤔.... SOLD!!!!

@JorgeRodriguez-xk6fv 4 жыл бұрын

My grandpa and my dad had a caprice. Great cars

@curtssallee9807 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest cars ever made....

@markk3652 4 жыл бұрын

The corrosion protection bit made me laugh out loud! Had a 78 c10, 79 caprice classic, and an 89 suburban 3/4 ton. None of those survived Chicago winters. They simply disintegrated from the salt.

@tacomas9602 4 жыл бұрын

it's like they designed then for Arizona summer and Florida winter hahahah

@onemoremisfit 4 жыл бұрын

I'm in northern IL restoring my 2002 Avalanche, the flippin' frame rusted through, so I bought a new replacement frame from GM for $3 grand. They dipped it in black wax and they tell you that wax gives corrosion protection. I'll tell you right now, that wax dip is only good for southern California, a Chicago-style salt spray will wear it off in about 7 years. I stripped the wax off the the outside of the new frame and painted it with urethane. The wax dip is only good for the inside of the rails. And man, that was a tough job getting that wax stripped off and getting the metal clean enough for paint, it took months of putty knife hand scraping and solvent wiping, scraping with screwdrivers in the tight spots and pocketed areas where the suspension mounts, getting every trace of wax out so paint will stick, and that was with the bare frame on a rotisserie. You'd never get that job done right with the frame under the truck. BTW, remember the blizzard of '79 with Chicago mayor Mike Bilandic getting the blame and Jane Byrne getting elected as a result?

@steveb9151 Жыл бұрын

3:03 Man, it took a lot of balls to pull off that experiment!

@vladimirprovotorov580 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful cars.😊

@benedictrehiesi5166 4 жыл бұрын

I daily drive a 1986 chevy caprice and this video makes me feel old xD

@BrittishCats 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Now I know the service schedule for my Cappie. 😊

@wernerbloemwagen6878 4 жыл бұрын

Those Suburbans still looks good. Imagine : a 7.4 litre V8!

@richardnunez3474 4 жыл бұрын

End of an era never to be seen again in the automobile industry.

@steveb9151 Жыл бұрын

5:38 In the 1970s, the voice of Alexander Scourby was everywhere - from narrating the Bible to selling Chevys.

@bluexiong3492 4 жыл бұрын

When America was still a great country with classical voice and car were build worh pride.

@NELSONG12 4 жыл бұрын

My dad had the 2 door caprice and a wagon. Great cars!

@blakespower 4 жыл бұрын

you know what I liked about car shopping in the 70's, of course I was a kid and I went with my mother, but the salesmen would give you the fancy glossy pamphlets with photos of the car like a small coffee table book. but it was great photography very seductive.

@UncleZhou49 4 жыл бұрын

To think at one time these were the best selling cars in America.

@MrCozin-kd9mb 4 жыл бұрын

I need to find a way to go back in time! OMG.

@paulinobenito6905 4 жыл бұрын

Wow is a beautiful cars 👍

@Chrispbacon99 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 79 monte carlo.

@markjohnston3502 2 жыл бұрын

Monte Carlo for '79. I've always wondered why the front/back bumpers were plastic while their platform-mates had all-steel bumpers.

@andrewcrane2786 4 жыл бұрын

Those are nice cars back in the days. My dad use to have one.

@washburnfan8835 3 жыл бұрын

Currently own a 79 Impala and can attest whatever paint they used was superior as my paint is still attached and original.

@matthewbanta3240 3 жыл бұрын

This is before they figured out how much cheaper and more efficient it is to bound all of the optional equipment to a handful of trim levels. So you could go to the dealer and order the car any way you wanted. You want the premium stereo with the cheap speakers? Power steering but not power brakes? Power door locks with wind down windows? No problem! So it is funny that they list the standard equipment as things like tires and carpeting. You want anything else then you are paying for it! It is also funny that they spelled liter the European way. This probably one of the first years that they listed the engine size in liters as well as cubic inches. Also, the anti-corrosion was a big deal. When I was a kid, if you lived somewhere where they salt the roads in winter then all cars older than 5 years or so would be rotting away with rust holes. People sometimes bought crappy cars just for driving in the winter. Around this time, they figured out how to make car bodies last even in snowy climates.