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Galaxie 500 could climb stairs and jump small hills and keep going

After 58 years of careful consideration, I have determined the Malibu wagon with a 283 2 barrel, 4 speed manual and posi-traction will be my choice. Naturally, the most heavy-duty suspension available will be added to the chosen powertrain. 🤩

The Ford LTD had the best ride comfort and the best trunk layout (Mercury Marquis and Lincoln also excelled for the same reasons). Body construction was better on the Ford with Chevrolet having the slam it hard doors. Also, the LTD Brougham was more plush inside than the Caprice. The Chevrolet only excelled with their drivetrain. 😮

Plymouth, has electronic ignition, not offered on Ford or Chevy.

400 was std. engine in California.

Bel Air, was offered as a two hardtop in Canada.

Not gonna lie but the Plymouth front end looks bad ass.

Chevy's Colls Springs offer a smooth ride in all conditions.......but it can't compare to the road handling and performance of the Plymouth's Torsion Bars and Rear Leaf Springs......they ignore it totally......it's why the Plymouths were sold in high numbers for Police Cars. The Chevy Wagon was better than the Country Squire in many ways, so much so, this film focuses only on that comparison. The Plymouth Wagon was pretty darn good and compared very well to the Chevy Wagon in most statistics.....so it's ignored here.

I love these videos!

Interesting that they didn’t have much to say about the Plymouth…. Guess Chevy didn’t compare as favorably.

These films are fascinating, explaining differences in engines, transmissions, brakes, steering, comfort, etc. nowadays, all people care about is how many cup holders does it have.

These new 1971 GM models had very bad engineered A/C component placement., on the cowl/dash area.

That was one of the worst dealer films I've ever seen. The narration reeked of desperation. Much prefer Chrysler's low key road test films

This was an odd film......it is supposed to tell how great the Chevy is, yet all they talk about is Plymouth.

Saudacoes aqui do Brasil aqui tivemos Ford Galaxie e Dodge Dart

1972 to me was the last truly good year of the classic car era before the Emission Controls and Smog Pumps started plaguing the vehicles along with the 5mph bumper regulations placed on the automotive industry starting with the 1973 models.

Edsel is much better looking

Funny how these things never mention fuel economy... Or safety ( other than comparative examination of brake pads)

the chevy camp can try to put down ford anyway they can,,but it is ford known as [ the wagon master ] for a reason and owned almost 1/2 the wagon market all to them selves

I will take a Caprice sedan, Kingswood wagon and just to be safe, an Impala coupe. Please install a 400 big block in each one of them. 😉 Just to be extra safe, I will take a LTD sedan with a 429 and a Plymouth Suburban wagon with a 440. 🤩🤩🤩

Why did they not include more about the Plymouth?

I would take any and ALL of the cars mentioned - love 'em all !

The top trim-level sedans, especially back in '65-6 when the LTD and Caprice names were introduced, show the divisions' place in the real corporate pecking order. The LTD came first because Ford Division was and is Ford Motor Company in a lot of ways, the boss' name wasn't Henry Mercury. Chevrolet was limited in its' innovations upmarket by the need to leave space for Buick-Olds-Pontiac, especially with a lot of "Buick men" in the GM C-suite, but their #1 sales bragging rights were important enough they could match Ford model-for-model. Plymouth couldn't get any traction with the VIP and had to rebrand the top series Gran Sedan because it had few specific advocates either in corporate or at the dealer level where salesmen were encouraged to upsell luxe-Plymouth shoppers to a Chrysler Newport.

Thanks for putting out all these dealer training film. I dig 'em.

Knowing what was coming in 1973, I kept wondering about mileage in city driving.

I love love LOVE all three of these. The absolute peak of land yacht sedans, beautiful styling inside and out. I dont think i could choose just one!

For 1968, Ford Falcon and Rambler American had the US-built compact station wagon market all to themselves.

The independent road tests of the time all showed GM's power steering not able to keep up duing a slalom. That clam shell tailgate on the Chevy wagon is no fun in the rain. My 1972 Ford LTD with it's 351W engine got mid-20s MPG on a trip. The Plymouth may have been able to equal that, but not the Chevy. Interesting that GM often bragged about 4-wheel coil springs, but the wagon required leaf springs.

Best breaking system ever had . I used them on I -10 when traffic suddenly came to stop the antilock brakes were crash saving Blue Leather interior never cracked . at 13 miles per gallon on Highway not bad .

Yay another great drop! Good to see how Chevrolet's full size offering compare to the other rivals.

Wouldn’t you really rather have a Chrysler?

Nowadays, the only features new car buyers care about is how many cup holders does it have.

I had a 50 Buick, a 56 Buick, 61 Buick, and a 62 Buick. None of them leaked.

Too bad Chevy saddled the Corvette with that 2 speed PowerGlide. If if had a 3 speed manual on the floor, it would have been sweet, as it would have been nearly as quick as the Jag, without the headaches of the Jag. Would love to have one of these

Such a beautiful car. My dad bought a 1970 sage green caprice just as the restyled 1971s were coming in.

The Desoto has a cleaner and more stylish exterior...I agree that the Mercury front windshield intrudes on ease of entry/exit for the driver - a bit suprising...

I still remember when my dad brought home his 55 Plymouth Savoy. I was 5 years old. Still remember, red car with black trim. It was a 6 cylinder, no radio, no power equipment and the heat was not very good, I was always cold in the winter in that car.

Both cars are ugly.

You can see rust already forming behind the rear seat!

20 years goes by like a flash....

I had a 61 dodge in 1974 I been retarded ever sense a crazy man I cry all the time

I love how annoyed he sounds when the Toyota has standard equipment that's also standard the Vega😂

Wow. The little car that was a huge P.O. S. I would have to go with the Super Bettle.

never realized that ford and plymouth for 55 still used the 6 volt electrical system!

Had a 70 Maverick. Was just a rebodied 60 Falcon, but was simply way more car than Vega or Pinto. Corolla became a fantastic car.

They conveniently forgot the absolute winner- Datsun 510

The pinto had rack and pinion. The vega had bungie cords. Toyota for the win.

I will take Corolla wagon, I would not touch any of the others with a ten foot pole.

I don't think the back seat is the major concern in a Pinto if you're involved in a rear end collision 🤣🤣🤣

They sure were in love with the Vega, easily the worst car in the bunch. Good GM propaganda!