1972 CHRYSLER PROMO FILM NEWPORT VS. OLDSMOBILE 88 & BUICK LESABRE XD12924
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This color educational/promotional film is about how the 1974 Chrysler Newport is better than a 1974 Buick LeSabre and Olds 88. This was made in 1973.
Title: Chrysler Plymouth (:16-:25). A salesman walks towards a car. A salesman has notes about a Chrysler Newport vs a Buick LeSabre and Olds 88. Title: Chrysler Newport vs a Buick LeSabre and Olds 88. Close on the front grill of the Chrysler Newport. Olds 88 has a plastic grill. Close on headlights of 2 cars. Close on the bumpers that are integrated into the car. Close on the bumpers of both the Buick LeSabre and Olds 88 (:26-1:44). A salesman walks around the Chrysler Newport. The salesman enters the car and looks around at certain features. Close on the steering wheel and trip odometer. Temperature, alternator, and gas gauges. Light emitting dial, these are used for warning lights on the temperature, alternator, and gas gauges. Washer fluid and door ajar on the dash lit up. The salesman walks around the car from the outside. A remote controlled right hand mirror is shown close up. Vent windows. The sunroof opens. The temperature control is put on. Floor air vents. A man removes the face of the instrument panel (1:45-4:51). A man tries to replace a fuse. A coin holder in the glove box. A man seatbelts himself in. Close on interior seats (4:52-5:51). Close on Chrysler Color and Trim selector book. A man leafs through the color seat section of the book. The salesman open the hood. Under the hood we see the electronic ignition. Close on an electronic ignition.Costs of ignition system maintenance for the Chrysler Newport vs a Buick LeSabre and Olds 88 (5:52-7:38). The salesman holds a $00 sign. Mechanics weld the car's body. A car's body and frame are separate, a man holds bolts. The salesman enters the car and gets in and belts himself in (7:39-8:48). Chrysler Newport drives down a road. The Chrysler Newport is parked as the salesman circles it. He then flicks the car's antenna. Olds 88 antenna is in the windshield. The salesman rolls up the window and locks the doors. Car headlights flash and alarm sounds. Chrysler Newport drives down a road. Close on the grill, the Chrysler Newport sits in a driveway (8:49-10:22). End disclaimer (10:23-10:33)
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As an owner/fussy maintainer of many '70s cars over the years, that quick-remove instrument bezel in the Chrysler blew my mind.
I believe these are 74 models not 72...
You are correct
I thought so..
Good eye. The more stringent bumper regulations happened in ‘73 and it definitely made a difference in all cars with much more prominent bumpers.
Correct. The placard on the front of the Chrysler clearly shows it is a 1974 model.
Not to mention that the narrator mentioned that they were '74 models at several points.
I loved these 70's Chrysler land yachts! I had a 1971 Plymouth Gran Fury! Such a dependable well built car!
Thanks for keeping the videos flowing during difficult times..
When I was a senior in high school one of my teachers bought a new Chrysler Newport. He would tell us students about all the problems he was having with it. Lots of electrical problems as I recall.
It’s a Chrysler so that’s not a surprise lol
@@BabyBugBug it was when chrysler was still good kid.
@@2idiot2animate28 apparently not though 🙃
@@wolfgangem1565 dude, chrysler was a good car manufacturer in the 70's, just because his car had troubles, doesnt means all chrysler cars in the 70's were like his car
@@2idiot2animate28 How many Newports are still on the road?
I still see GMs from this era being driven daily, today.
I want to buy a 1974 Chrysler Newport now
William Dolan, drove them back in the day! Very nice cars!
I had a 74; I miss it.
Not me, I'm more upscale and want an Imperial LeBaron
Save a little bread and get the New Yorker!
You and me both, pal.
Thanks for uploading this nice video. I miss the period when these cars defined our road image. I’m lucky to have a ‘76 Buick LeSabre 2 doors HT 455 now. So I can continue to enjoy a seventies landyacht🇺🇸😎
SWEEEEET.
I'd take any of the 3, love 'em all!
I had a '71 Electra 225 (A high-zoot LeSabre with a longer wheelbase and a more "formal" roofline) and my Mother had a '73 New Yorker (A high-zoot Newport), So I have had plenty of "seat time" in these cars' "brothers". I can tell you that both the big GMs (and the Olds is basically the Buick for a couple of bucks less.) and Big Chryslers were fine machines in their class. I give a slight edge to Buick for ride smoothness, but Chrysler an edge in handling (actually damned good handling for a car of it's size). I too would take ANY of them! I can't rate FoMoCo's offering in this range (the big Mercury models) due to no personal experience, But, What the hell, I'll take one of those too! 😊
They're something you might see Cannon driving around, making sure baddies get their just due.
And Barnaby Jones as well, of course.
And Book-'Em-Danno Steve McGarrett making sure the Great State of Hawaii wasn't plagued by the likes of Wo Fat.
Think you can get away with Murder In The First? Not with Steve and the gang cruising around in their landboats!
@@satanofficial3902 The devils in the details, boy.
My parents bought a new '75 Newport. It was a great car. Had the 400 4bbl. It would haul along very nicely. Then in Oct. of '76 the bought a new '77 Newport with a 400 4bbl. and the now infamously horrible lean burn system. What a terrible car it was. My dad said many times he wished he could have the '75 back.
My parents had a '77 also and eventually removed the lean burn ignition after it failed around 90K miles. After that it was a great car again.
We had a 1973 Chrysler New Yorker 440 4 barrel - was a great family car & great for towing our RV Trailer and Boat Trailer. We camped across the USA at National Parks and look valley at State Parks. My folks bought it new (I remember Pop got a great price for a brand new 1973 since 1974 models were already arriving on the lot at the dealership) $4,000 new I remember our other car we previously went on vacation with was a 1966 Buick Lesabre also a great road trip car & great tow vehicle with the Wildcat 375
My Grandpaw & Pop knew how to repair Air Conditioning Compressors & Refrigerator Compressors
One thing our Buick Lesabre had was Frigedare Air Conditioning Compressor & our Chrysler had a Mopar Compressor Every Summer we drove from Maryland to Louisiana to visit all our Relatives & that Buick Lesabre always kept us cool in 95 degrees with 90% Humidity in Southern Louisiana yet I remember our Chrysler New Yorker went through 3 or 4 Air Conditioning Compressor rebuilds when we were out of town ..... General Motors still had better Air Conditioning Compressors than our Ford's we had, our Chrysler we had & my 2005 Chevy Tahoe that was folks tow vehicle still had incredible Air Conditioning :)
I've got a '74 Town & Country wagon. I love it! Like in a certain Johnny Cash song, "you'll know it's me when I come through your town."
The part about Chrysler's superior gauge cluster is not mere hype. MoPar was always good with this! My aunt's last car was a base model Plymouth Sundance and it had full instrumentation! The only thing it lacked was a tach! (no biggie on an automatic tranny car.) Meanwhile my Cadillac Brougham's instrument panel just had a speedo and fuel gauge!
Definitely 1974 cars. Was hoping it was a 72 vid as that is what I have. Still, makes me miss the 74 I had.
We had a 1972 oldsmobile 88. This a 74 for sure.
These are 1974 model cars. Notice the front license plate at 1:00. Having owned a Chrysler Newport of this generation, I really liked how Chrysler Corporation cars from this time period used full instrumentation, while GM and Ford cars used only warning lights. I really liked the light emitting diodes that were part of the gauges. 2:30 - 3:01. They mention being able to see all 4 corners of the car from the driver's seat (3:20). This was true - it made it so much easier to park this big car. I liked the glove box mounted in the center of the dash where you could easily reach it. The car rode very well and it also handled well for such a large car. Interesting they mention the GM in-windshield antenna. We had a Buick that had that - and it did not get good reception at all on AM stations. They mentioned this in the video. Too bad these Chryslers were introduced right as the gas crisis happened - it caused them to not sell very well.
I seem to recall a '77 Continental my grandpa had did have voltage and temp gauges, and maybe oil pressure ('78 or 79+ went all idiot lights). Maybe the Ford and Merc cars all ditched the gauges earlier.
I love my 68 Cutlass sedan.Geoff,UK
Since in all reality the 88 and LeSabre were almost the same car (from the same manufacturer, no less) I wonder why a Mercury wasn't used to replace one of those two?
Probably beats the Chrysler
Yeah me too! Monterey hardtop!
Olds and Buick were more prestigious name plates than Mercury.
"Prestigious" is a hard quality to "test". Buick was ALWAYS slotted above Oldmobile on GM's "prestige ladder" (Just below Cadillac) But in 1972 the Olds 88 cost MORE than the LeSabre! ($4,060 VS $3,958) The Mercury Monterey was actually only $2 less than the LeSabre. (Not a typo: TWO DOLLARS! $3,956!). So the Monterey would have been a perfect car for a comparison along with the LeSabre. Having BOTH 88 and LeSabre is kind of pointless as they were too similar AND made by the same company. For completeness I'll point out that the Chrysler Newport was the MOST expensive of all of them ($4,287) making the Mercury the best value! But I am a GM guy and would have likely spent the extra $2 and bought the LeSabre!
Would anyone object if Chrysler, Ford and GM built cars as solid as these from 1974 with more powerful modern V8 engines and transmissions, a Coyote V8 in a galaxie or an LS in a Buick LeSabre sounds pretty cool to me.
MyBenjamin66 watch this and see if you think these older cars are more solid, I would not believe it unless I saw it. 2009 Chevy Malibu vs 1959 bel air crash test
@@mikemcmikemcyeahok4977 oh yes, definitely the framework and structural support are all improved on newer cars. What I was referring to is a comfortable and roomy ride. Including comfort getting in and out of a car with ease
@@MyBenjamin66 the older cars just "feel" better.
I wish we could have just one true full sized model.
That 1974 Chrysler Newport is begging for a Hemi swap
My grandfather used to smoke Newports while driving his Olds 88 with a 455 big block.
Hey!, All you '74 Newport owners: Don't forget, In just two years from now you'll have to swap out the LEDs!!!
LEDs were ridiculously expensive in 1974. Now you can get them for pennies each in bags of 100.
At least all three were available with severe discounts. Luxobarges with 400+ CI engines like this arrived on dealer lots just in time for the first oil embargo. The only style that took a bigger hit were station wagons.
I agree, a better car by far. Makes you wonder what went wrong five years later.
I like that alarm system. That's cool. Very nice for 74
clearly says several times in 1974
I prefer body on frame, but it’s amazing how many features and options Chrysler had, that GM did not. It took them another 20+ years before they offered standard gauges
Historically, Chrysler was very good at having actual instruments. Hell a "strippo" Plymouth had more gauges than a Cadillac in the '70s!
My family owned a 69' Chrysler Newport and a 75' Buick LeSabre!
I think I prefer the fuselage styling of the previous generation Newport...wish Chrysler/FCA would bring some of those styling cues back
I’m sold!!! I’ll take your entire stock!
I’ll stick with the ‘72 Delta 88. Whet said the grill was flexible on the Delta 88 that’s not true. I owned a ‘72 Delta 88 and it was solid metal. Later models after 1972 with the mandated 1973 Bumpers used a flexible material that could ABSORB an Impact up to 5 or 10 MPH the Chrysler don’t mention that on their NEW DESIGNED Model. Those where the years Chrysler started to loose sales. Mid to late 70’s and scrambled to as All manufactures did but Chrysler took the biggest beating compared to GM and FORD.
Gene! it's not a 72, it's a 74, it's plastic and it's crappy! lol just saying They lost sales as did Buick and Olds too, the oil embargo and gas prices, it's just a prettier car....but like they say, it's subjective....you've heard me say this over and over....sales volume doesn't make a car prettier or better, it only makes it more popular in Sales......popularity contests never pick the best product.....look at Joe Biden as an example.....lol...……….he's clearly not the brightest bulb on the tree and of all those candidates, but he's the most popular....the American Public is fickle. .I love the firmer ride and the styling better than the Buick and Oldsmobiles, the added on bumpers really made the cars look weird.
@@OsbornTramain Osborn, you're the greatest automotive historian on the web. (But you know as well as I do that Joe didn't really get all those votes legally).
The 72 Olds 88 had a fiberglass front bumper surrounding. I had one and had a slight accident with it. The
@@michaelbrenner7197 My mom's 72 Cutlass had fiberglass front. Was supposed to keep Nick's from rocks. A year before the bumper's. Great car. Miss it.
So Luxurious
Yes they all look nice to me , but as a middle aged man , I can tell that OLDS got the best engine, Buick got the better look and dash, while the Chrysler got a better transmission and quietness . mix them together you got a Cadillac.
true
I like my passenger side mirror control in a location where I have to lean forward to reach it. 🤨
Cars were great back then
My folks bought a 74 on mom’s birthday 3/25 /74.. white and blue interior. 440 , always bitchy about gas but it was fast.
Yep...it's 74 model line.
Both olds and Buick had their version of luxury, but the olds was by far the real turnpike cruisers, because the olds engine was always bulletproof, either 350/455, Buick engines, unfortunately Buick big block engines were powerful but fragile due to low quality internal rotation assembly.
The V-8 Buicks biggest weakness was cheap oil filters with weak drain back valves and not changing the oil when needed.
If the Buick engines are well maintained they can last for a couple of hundred thousand miles,change the oil,use a good filter and watch the chain,
So it seems that the New Yorker would compete with the Olds 98 and Buick Electra 225, and the Imperial with Cadillac and Lincoln
Yes, The New Yorker's target market (since 1940!) was always the upper end of the middle luxury market like the Olds 98, Buick Roadmaster (later renamed "Electra 225"). Imperial always was in or near Cadillac's price range. To make this more known Chrysler made Imperial a separate marque from 1955 till 1975. Interestingly, Ford Motor Co. in this same period moved Mercury and Lincoln up and down to try to compete with GM's five marque line up with three marques. Often Mercury had to contend with Pontiac at the low end and Buick at the high end (and ALL the Oldsmobiles in the middle!). Sometimes the lower Lincoln models had to cover the top Buicks,while the top Lincolns dealt with Cadillac. The Edsel was supposed to address the confusion (covering Pontiac and the "lesser" Olds models), Moving up Mercury's position to cover the higher Olds and Buicks. and natch, Lincoln for Cadillac. For a couple of years in the '50s "Continental" was separate from Lincoln, to be a marque actually ABOVE Cadillac with a $10,000 coupe. (higher priced than any standard Caddy.) Cadillac fired back with a $13,000 sedan! The '58 recession screwed up Ford's grand plan, But the then new four passenger Thunderbird (at an Olds/Buick price level) was a success and was a "game changer" (a luxury priced car in the El Cheapo marque!) It's been damned confusing since!
My dad bought my mom a new 71 Chrysler Newport 4 door sedan. It was a nice car but had its issues. It had ac, power steering and brakes, clothe interior, am fm radio, vinyl top, 383 / 2 barrel, 727 transmission, and sure grip rear. The sure grip had to be replaced a year later followed by the radiator. The drivers side outside mirror loosed and wobble on the base. It lasted until 79 when the 727 bit the dust with 57 k miles . It was driven easy not hard by my mother. The interior was still really nice and no rust on the body or undercarriage. I thought it was kind of plain inside . My dad went back to buying GM products after the Chrysler and 4 Plymouths .
I decided to try my luck and bought my wife a 97 new Dodge Caravan . We had to replace the AC three times. I bought a new Dodge Ram conversion van in 2000. It was okay for the first three years. Then the AC went out twice and the windows in the side started showing rust under them . The 318 used oil from the start. No more will I buy from Chrysler
Persiscope rocks
Back in those days car buyers were typically very brand loyal. GM could have put out anything and it would sell. I worked at a Buick/Oldsmobile dealership back then and believe me, just the old gray mare in the song quality just wasn’t like it used to be.
I still have my Newport
I'm ready to go down to dealer and buy one. Oh wait...
Spoiler alert: coil springs (on GM cars) are actually torsion bars wrapped in a spiral. Either can be made softer or firmer by adjusting their geometry. Chrysler always had firmer spring rates.
These are 1974 models.
How about surround the intake manifold with EFI?
1974, not 1972.
"Fresh new things" translates to "fresh, new bugs to be worked out."
The header on this video says for 1972 models. These are 1974 models, Chrysler finished it's previous model line up in 1973.There were no bumper standards for 1972. Good video though.
The led will still work in the junkyard!
To give you a heads up the Oldsmobile and Buick are 1974's I'm assuming the Chrysler is also. You may want to change the title
We had a 76 Newport with a 400. Bad carburetor and we lost reverse but it rode nice.
Today no one knows wtf a bumper or a headlamp bezel is. All cars are uinit body trash. Trucks have frames and a bit of chrome. Today's full-size pickup is the big car of thirty years ago.
Would it be possible to correct the title? 1973 film on 1974 Chrysler Newport vs. Oldsmobile 88 and Buick LeSabre.
Where are those cars from the film today
These are '74's, not '72's. Fix, please.
Vent windows ….the best
I wonder how well the 1974-78 Chrysler C cars would've done if they were released in the 1969 model year?
Probably much better because they wouldn't be bagged with mid 1970s emission controls and bulky 5 MPH bumpers. I think that by 1978 that the 440 was down to 225 horsepower because of emission control.
What's wrong with the fuselage cars?
@@pheorat9439 try 195. It was 225 in '72.
The biggest problem is the unibody construction and torsion bar front suspension.
That's what made them such great cars!
Stressed body frameless cars are just a cheaper more profitable way to build them. Trucks retain a frame for a reason. Thin sheet metal bodies will never have the strength of a frame. That said, gimme a 74-77 Gran Fury police package 440 anyway.
For some reason you see a lot of people in beautiful restored Olds and some Buicks too. Not so much Chryslers..
Chrysler thought of everything back in 74...Who owns them now...FIAT!!!!
wonder why they didnt have mercury in this line up
They couldn't make the cut! Lol
0:57 "1974" on the plate
The New Yorker may be have been even better.
I know it’s someone else but this narrator sounds a little bit like Christopher George .
"which gas guzzler should I pick from today?"....
Way off on the year, it's 1974 model year
9mpg
No Ford Mercury?
Nah, couldn't be 72's. As said by other posters, these are 74's the beginning of malaise styling.
The Olds & Buick are 1974 models. I assume this Chrysler Newport is a 1974 as well, not a 72 as title of this video says. Btw, the guy in this film could be the 6 million $ man's stunt double. Lol.
Not 1972. 1974
Deffenitly 74 models.
Mopar or no car.
Later than 1972. The Buick is a 1974.
yes not 72 :)
This is 1974 not 72 models
Where the hell is Mercury Monterey?
Barbara this is 1974
Box on wheels.
GM builds unibody car.
CHRYSLER: Unibody cars are wimpy, only Chrysler uses superior body-on-frame construction.
GM builds body-on-frame car
CHRYSLER: We use superior unibody construction
Also, grampa was more likely to miss an oil pressure gauge being low so Chrysler had to ADD idiot lights.
Perky background music.
Mr. B Natural would like it.
Mr. B Natural for President 2020!!!
MAMA... Make America Musical Again
Or it also be MAWOPA... Make America Way Overly Perky Again
Make excessive perkiness mean something!
um.......wrong year dude
You mean 1974
Any seventies big American car is good until it rusts out. Either American automakers were incompetent at rustproofing or they didn't care or they did it on purpose.
The body on frame is far superior to unifold designs. It has stood the test of time far better.
This is not a 1972 Chrysler
not 72 more like74-75
1974 ...not 1972
Wow. '74 - The year I was born.. the film footage is muddy with film grain, and the guy has mutton chops and polyester suit. Cars were made of all american steel and got their horsepower through sheer mechanical means, no superchargers, turbos or computer chips. But cars would continue to change rapidly after this, to the point where they have all started looking the same for a while now. V8s replaced with 4 and 6 bangers with superchargers. Suvs and trucks everywhere.. all the same style. Sigh...
Vinyl seats. Today they call it vegan leather…
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They went out of business with this B. S.
not the prettiest newport style - imo
Buick & Olds hands down.Chrysler had too many issues and operated on a tight budget.
old cars better than new cars ugly made from blastic bull shit old cars beautiful I wish made new cars like old style iron and bumper clear light glass ok want led but at less glass
The Oldsmobile and Buick are more beautiful....
nobody wants vent windows by 1974.
I can't believe they are bragging about crappy vinal.
Lol....how’s that “quality” working out for you these days Chrysler ?
These are 1974 models.