1973 Oldsmobile Trailering Dealership Sales Training Promotional Film ( Restored )
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- This 1973 Oldsmobile promotional film, titled " Hitch Up Move Out with Oldsmobile", was sent to the Oldsmobile car dealerships to be used as an in-house Sales and customer training film. This film was designed to inform the sales personnel and customers on proper vehicle to trailer fitment.
If you look up a different film I posted, titled "1974 Chevy Selling Monte Carlo ", you can see a rare glimpse of the film cartridge viewer that was used at the dealership where the customers and personnel were to view these films. The machine was made by Technicolor and called the " Chevrolet Mini Theater System "
This film came from my personal collection. This film was not downloaded from any website and is not reused content. This restoration is my work. The restoration process started with removing the super8 film from the Technicolor Cartridge. After removal the film was cleaned, repaired, and spooled onto a standard film reel. This film had many scratches and dust marks along with a fair amount of color fade. The scanning to digital process and basic color correction was performed on the Lasergraphics Scanstation motion picture film scanner system in 2k resolution. Excess film grain noise was removed, Image sharpening. and color correction was performed in multiple processes utilizing Neat Video and DiVinci Resolve. The next step excessive dust marks and scratches were removed with Neat Video. The film was then upscaled to 4K resolution utilizing Topaz AI software. In 4K, the final color restoration was performed with Davinci Resolve. Finally, the film was downscaled back to 2k for uploading to UA-cam. As I work on these films, I try to improve the process as I go along. Thanks for watching.
Pulled our Silver Streak aluminum trailer with a Ford Country Squire. My dad was a Ford guy, while mom was a big GM fan. After he passed when I was 10, I grew up in and learned how to drive LeSabre's, Caprice's, Monte Carlo's and Delta 88's. Got to mention my favorite, Chevy C10.
A Silver Streak is on my radar. Timeless Classic
@@theemulsionalchemist5688 yeah, that whole travel trailer thing was my parent's idea of a family weekend. I was way more into the automotive thing. When we sold that beast, I never looked back. My idea back then of a camping trip was a Holiday Inn!
...thanks for this great Olds dealer promo film, guys!!
...this jovial bolero-attired gentleman is so reflective if my Dad, Cliff' s generation...generally bets of either World War II or Korea...highly organized ( the featured guy has the air of an engineer about him)...
...and, he was a "caravan trail master", indicative of his desire to be a part of an organized group of Airstream-type trailer club...and to be a recognized leader thereof...
...he reminds me very much of the highly dedicated dads who were leaders of my Boy Scout Troop; and those other dads who kicked in for special trips and excursions ..including my own...
...these '73 Custom Cruisers ( along with Ford Country Squires, Chevy Kingswood, Chrysler Town&Country, Dodge/Plymouth Suburban, Travelall's) were everywhere at that time...nearly all with big-block V8's, ample seating for 8-9, and with roof racks for tents and canoes; and with factory tow packages, able to pull loads up to 5000-6000 pounds ...
...and, all this size and power within reach of a single wage-earner family...back when industrial trade unions ensured that corporations "shared the wealth" with their employees...
...ah, yes, a very different...and in many significant ways...a better time....
Love the input, this shows how much times have changed.
1972 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser and Airstream aluminum travel trailer...upper middle class affluence.
Actually 1971 and 1972. The car pulling the trailer at 1:28 is a 1971 Custom Cruiser, with the front turn signals in the bumper. At 2:48 it’s a 1972 Custom Cruiser, with the turn signals above the bumper. Also those are two different trailers.
@@Ctrl-XYZ Yes, I was referring to the cream colored wagon. Did you have one?
...back in the day...his shiny and reflective P3's (the ubiquitous men's eyeglass frames), his choice of a bolero tie to dress up his Madras style sport shirt....all conspire to reveal this gentleman as aware of fashions and trends...but his overall presentation is more like an aeronautical engineer or a physics professor...very sequential and orderly....
...and...yes, he was part of a burgeoning middle class during the post-war decades...where young professionals and blue collar managers could fully expect to "move up the ladder", buy/build their suburban homes, buy a new car regularly, and have no problem paying in-state tuition for all six kids...
...in today's dual-income reality...this era seems like an impossible dream...and back before CEO's were paid 1000 times more than their average employee...it WAS real...and can be again if notions addressing income inequality ate taken seriously...
...Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerburg are just the tip of THAT iceberg...
...to paraphrase Gordon Gecko,"...unlimited greed is NOT good for capitalism..."...and will seal its doom, if left untreated...
Always wanted to try trailering with my big block Cadillac....
Just not now with fuel at $6+ a gallon here in California
Nice Airstream!
Classic. My wife was watching while I was working on this one. she said " Thats What I Want"
@@theemulsionalchemist5688 can’t blame her. Those were the coolest looking travel trailers ever built.
Such a great video. I wish I could see the receiver hitch set up under the wagon, how it is bolted to the frame.
I have a 72 Buick Estate Wagon, and the glide-away tailgate has a stowage area underneath where one would normally have the hitch mounted. The frame ends about a foot forward of the back of the wagon, and the rear bumper is actually mounted to the body. I know it can be done, but just have never seen a Class III hitch on one of these 71-76 GM wagons. Mine had a very lightweight bumper and underbody-mounted hitch, probably a Class I, but it was only mounted to the floating body/bumper, not to the frame at all. I gave it away.
I'd love to potentially tow my 76 Tradewind with my Buick, but am happy currently using my 77 F350 for that duty.
this may hurt but I have to tell you why there are so little of these wagons left. these clamshell tailgate wagons make incredible demolition derby cars. weld the tailgate in the halfway down position and they make the backend very rigid.
More of the coolest videos! Thank you for posting!
Glad you enjoyed it. many more to come
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If you notice All car companies use Airstream trailers obviously Airstream is the most aerodynamic and lightest weight travel trailer threw out it’s 80 year history first of all I would not use a “Car” or station wagon I go strate for the truck line pickups Trail dusters Broncos Suburbans Club Wagons ect, ect , I - H Travelalls
Annoying name on the lower right blocking things 🤦🏻♂️
This film is available for purchase without the watermark. If you like I can make the arrangements. Market price on stock footage is $50 per second but I can get you a volume discount if you are interested in the entire film.
@@theemulsionalchemist5688 i dont want them, there on ebay all the time, it just blocks stuff, no worries