Chevrolet Commercial of 1965

[sexysagi]

I'm a big car lover so that gorgeous'65 Impala is definitely right up my alley!!

[mustang8193]

180 hores power it will make u say uncle..hahahah

[RockchapelElbeuf]

TROP COOL CETTE PUB

[GNIK222]

Nice old cars

[GrandmasMan]

HOLY SHIT 180 HORSE POWER???

[bigcuy41]

Corvair was a much maligned car but I knew a woman who bought one new in 1965 and drove it (problem free) till she died in 1987.

[brotherbrown1984]

"Put yourself in the cockpit and find out why they call it stingray"

[kgrueschowjr2010]

verry funny Robert

[fromthesidelines]

This originally aired after the September 27, 1964 "BONANZA" episode {"The Hostage"}, which was presented "without commercial interruption".

[brianisbs]

"These new function side plates look really cool and don't do anything" *wink*

[raulcha1972]

increible es el primer infomercial

[Redneckboy991]

Awesome. I was born in '65 and wish we could go back to that era.

[Glendale41]

Well Chevy is still around and I own one, but sadly all of these famous TV movie stars are all gone now. They gave us some enjoyable TV when life was simpler and more pleasant in the USA. The way things are going I wonder how many more years Chevy will be around.

[Maginel73]

@Glendale41 I believe Robert Vaughn is still with us.

[MegaTmarshall]

They don't make cars or women like Liz Montgomery anymore. I bet that she even smells nice and she doesn't have any ugly tattoos on her body anywhere. If somebody builds a time machine, let me know. Just drop me off when men were men and women were women and we drove real cars.

[73xlh]

@MegaTmarshall Couldn't have said that better myself. Good words. When they build a time machine to go back in time, I would like to be the tester.

[dkzmoeffe]

BONANZA! EPIC!

[JoeyJr702]

very cool

[onnie907]

shitty quality

[whiskeyify]

Problem was in the 70's american cars went downhill in quality. The Vega had a lot of engine problems. I think that's one of reasons people bought foreign cars.

[garza091887]

their all impresses cause you could aline the steering wheel,

wtf, people back then were stupid!

[ParkTrotPlease]

@garza091887 Do you mean, " They're all impressed because you could align the steering column?" No, people back then were impressed because it hadn't been in cars before. Since it's not really necessary, and rather an accessory, it hadn't been invented. Before cars had iPod jacks, (even FM radios! Only AM) Gps, televisions, and even some power locks and windows, people were satisfied with a stylish car that got them place to place comfortably.

[garza091887]

@ParkTrotPlease ok sherlock holmes.. chill

[ParkTrotPlease]

@garza091887 lol Just say'n.

[rifham]

Wild, I'll take the corvette and Liz montgomery.

[rifham]

Wild, I'll take the corvette and Liz Montgomery.

[90sMastermix]

What a very good video im younger than thus but i still likes this ones i have never seen the chevy nova was made on 1965 i look here it looks so tinys is still greats cars. but likes over any other the pritiest impala 64

[OldsVistaCruiser]

@90sMastermix - The Chevy Nova was made from 1962 until 1979.

In its earliest years (1962-@1968), the Nova name was interchangeable with the Chevy II name. I believe that in those early years, the Nova was a more-optioned version of the Chevy II.

My sister owned a 1962 Nova.

[youfja]

OMG I was about 10 or 11 I remembers these

Thanks for posting....

[torresongs2]

Hey Robt. Vaughan! Look out for that killer steering wheel on that Corvair! LOL! I love the way Dan Blocker says, "The LOVELY Agnes Moorehead". Now that's acting! Her hair was a huge rat's nest! The pairing of Dan Blocker and Agnes Moorehead was very strange! Her ride on the trunk was frightening!

[steveb391]

Weird

[spagandtuna]

How can you watch this and not feel anger at how a once great company was brought to its knees.

[dwilmer7]

wow. these guys were so corny

[gibby100]

those were some great looking cars in '65

[richb06092]

Anyone else notice how much Hoss resembles Shrek?

[TDiPod]

This probably ran in August or September of 1964, when the

'65s were newly released and just appearing at car shows and dealerships.

[pamuelaewing]

Funniest and most random commercial ever! Thanks.

[Juliaflo]

Do you remember the close of Bonanza--'Chevrolet reminds you that buckling your seat belt is an idea you can live with'?

[td1238]

Many different color methods were used besides Technicolor, and most of them fade with time. Also, I'd rather own a Honda from today than any Detroit car, whether new or old. Hondas are sure dependability. ...And any new car is going to outlast the older ones, with precisely tuned engines that don't flood the cylinders with unvaporized gasoline, that causes premature wear of the rings. When's the last time you had to fiddle with the mixture on a new car? Try driving a carbureted car!

[cubantoro]

Yep... this was the zenith for Chevy and the rest of GM in 1965. When the 70's came with mandatory regulations, emmissions, and the arab oil embargos... Detroit went downhill. I would take any car from the 60's over what they make nowadays.

[Rajbala85]

Chevorlet really made some great cars back in the day, I would take both a 65 stingray or Impala anyday

[southernbellenavy18]

I love this!!

[Interceptor38]

that bonanza guy is from ottawa canada lmao

[bjroberts65]

elizebeth montgomery was hot back in days.

[TheMikester307]

This was made in color before Bewitched was filmed in color. Interesting....

[Tre404]

MIKESTER: I'm 98% sure that it was actually filmed in b&w, and someone has attempted (not very well, mind you) to enhance it with some colour. Such gadgets do exist for PC.

[travcmbs]

@Tre404 Bonanza was allways color.

[lizzard71]

When Chevrolet was king.

[gotch09]

All the girls wanted to be Samantha.

[hebneh]

1) I don't think Agnes Moorehead's hair would've fit inside the Chevy II if she'd gotten in (which she didn't.) 2) It was odd to see autos parade down the street of the "1800s" western town. 3) Dan Blocker had 2 sons and 2 daughters and they all had names beginning with "D"; I knew the daughters in the early '70s in college. 4) "The Man From UNCLE" sounded about as unexcited about the Corvair as possible. 5) Samantha's nose-twitch sound effect was incorrect; it wasn't the one from the show.

[JustinAshley]

6) Stop cryin who cares I'd still drive any one of those any day!

[GeorgeMellllow]

when they were showing the corvair i kept on saying. "no, no"

[tradercris]

I know the world has changed since 1965 but how could anyone say "styling" and "Chevy II" in the same sentence as is done here with a straight face?!?!

[keno8spot]

back then the introduction of the new cars was a huge deal theycovered the showroom windows so you couldnt see them till the release date the cars were completely covered on the transport trucks it was a different world then

[smithraymond]

Agnes Moorehead looked old as dirt even back then!

[ncsoutherncougar]

I did a Chevrolet commercial back in 1964 when I was 6 years old which aired during Bewitched and Bonanza. The theme was "under the rooftop with Chevrolet" - how would one go about finding this commercial. I would love to get my hands on it to show my grandchildren!

[Mailvan]

My sister and I were in that commercial too! I was 18 months old and she was 6. We have tried to find a copy of the commercial, but have not had any luck. It is like it doesn't exist. Have you had any luck?

Suzanne

[Tre404]

NCSOUTHERNCOUGAR: Try contacting GM's Publicity Department; write them a professionally worded letter, telling them who you are, and request a copy of the advertisement! Couldn't hurt!

[mctalks]

Corvere! The death trap that made Ralph Nader famous.

[CraigX1allen]

That would be Corvair, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with that car.

[RattlerBK]

Almost forgot: Blocker lived in Switzerland (if I remember correctly) with family and was against the Vietnam war. Was given a '65 or '66 Chevelle (SS, I believe). Born in '29 and died in '72 of heart attack/failure during gall bladder surgery. Except for Roberts, all of the Cartwrights were jewish.

[OyNebach42]

Actually, only Greene was really Jewish because his mother was Jewish.

Mike Landon's father was Jewish, but not his mom. So technically, he was not Jewish.

Dan and Pernell were definitely non Jews.

[RattlerBK]

You are right about Dan, I was mistaken. Landon's mom was Catholic I believe.

Anyway, the US automobile industry seemed to really be doing good in that decade. My dad's '65 Impala cost only about $2,500, and his first house he bought in '66 was only $18,000 (and very well-built). Now house and cars seem to be ten times as much.

[Tre404]

RATTLERBK: Yes, houses and cars cost MORE than ten times as much as they did then, and are built ten times more shoddily! What a world we live in... it's really sad when you think about it! We pay SO much more for SO much less nowadays!

[frankd1965]

Michael Landon's real name was Eugene Horowitz. Definatly Jewish.

[RattlerBK]

4.Pernell Roberts b.1928 stood (at his peak at least) 6'0"bf and from Waycross, Georgia. Sunday-school teacher at one point, Played Adam C. from 1959-'65-66', to be replaced by David Canary (5'11" bf, and still alive and plays on some soap opera)as the hired hand, "Candy".

Liz Montgomery 1932-1993-4 (cancer)5'6-7"

Dick York (6'1")born late '20s-died 1991 I believe, of lung cancer--had a lot of back trouble and because so was replaced by homosexual actor Dick Sargeant (6'3" and d.1993 of aids).

[RattlerBK]

A little trivia from the back of my mind while I'm here: everyone in this vid is now dead except for Pernell Roberts, who is 80 this year.

1.Mike Landon b.1936-d.1991 (of pancreatic cancer)and stood 5'9" out of costume (barefoot).

2.Lorne Greene: Canadian-born radio announcer turned actor, played in "The Silver Chalice" (1956)b.1915-d.1987 (lung cancer) 6'1" bf, shrank to about 5'11" in later years.

3.Dan Blocker 6'4" bf/6'5" in costume boots. Had a degree in mechanical engineering...

[RattlerBK]

It's a shame that the domestics (with AT)have changed from/pretty much done away with on-the-column-shift levers (with the exception of vans and some pickup trucks). I personally like and prefer those. The mid-to-late '70s cars Ford/Mercury/Lincoln models even had an automatic parking brake, which disengaged when putting it from 'park' to 'reverse'.

Sorry about all these comments. They are/were great looking cars!

[RattlerBK]

None of these '65 cars came with radial tires, just the old bias-ply type. Wasn't until '73-'75 that radial tires were really almost exclusively being used on north american cars(!). No rack and pinion steering, just most probably the old recirculating ball type--which most likely made the power steering option feel syrupy, with a lot of play in the steering wheel. Of course the Corvairs were death traps.

[RattlerBK]

...the other cars came with all DRUM brakes as standard equipment--not until '70 they became standard, and in '76 all cars needed at least front wheel disc brakes as prescibed by Federal law.

In 1965, at least with north american cars, did not have these safety standards: 1. seat belts were optional 2. although GM developed a/the dual master cylinder brake circuit in 1962, it wasn't until '66 that it became a Federal requirement for all '67 and later years vehicles to have it.

[RattlerBK]

I used to watch the reruns of this show up until about 10 years ago (now I'm more of a "Gunsmoke" rerun fan over the last eight years). I too find it a little distateful using their on screen costumes for this ad, but if it helped to sell then, I guess so be it.

As a bit of a car buff, I'd been researching out of curiosity the things those gorgeous cars of yesteryear did not have. It's interesting Pernell mentioned all wheel disc brakes on the Corvette, but then it was/is a premium car...

[RattlerBK]

Although this is all before my time:

My dad at the age of 22 (now 65)bought a brand new '65 Chevy Impala SS with a 283cid. Back then you didn't necessarily need even a high school diploma (which he didn't) to get a fair job, to be able to finance a new car. He told me over the years the car had power steering and brakes, auto transmission (on-the-floor-shift, as a 'SuperSport') bucket seats...but no air conditioning(!). Traded it in for a '67 Pontiac Catalina (400cid.)with air.

[crossvilleboy]

Man, was I in love with Sam! Darren, take a walk....

[SurfingTX]

Could anything sound more forced than Micheal Landon saying swingin'?

[seevee1969]

LOL who knew Agnes Moorhead was an expert on Chevy II turret shapes :)

[242HP]

Great video! Loved seeing those old '65 Chevys, and the old tv stars too. I never knew all those people had done commercials for Chevy.

[1926hupp]

Great cars when GM knew how to build them. Small block engine is THE BEST!!!!

[Carvinter]

Bravo, myke! Thank you for this extended commercial, hosted by some of my favorite tv personalities. It hurts me that most are gone now, but those faces- those voices still send shivers down my spine! What wonderful cars, and what a wonderful time for our country. Remember the national anticipation every fall, just before the new models from our "big three", and indepedants came out? We should have it so good again.....

[Tre404]

So true, CARVINTER!

[mynameismic]

il take a 65 corsa 180 turbo cpe

[bdad63]

I was wondering how this film was shown on TV because Man From Uncle and Bonaza were on NBC and Bewitched was on ABC and back in those days the networks acted like the others did not exist from what I can remember.

[Tre404]

BDAD63, I was thinking the same thing, and I believe this advertisement had to have been shown at trade shows, and perhaps in movie theatres.

Network television would NEVER touch it, as the stars were all from competing networks!

[bongomanfromdalou]

Chevrolet traditionally devoted one episode of "Bonanza" to unveiling its new line of cars each year. While "Bonanza" and "Man from UNCLE" were NBC shows--and "Bewitched" an ABC series--Chevy still had enough clout to do this sort of thing. Matching the characters with each line was clever, but I must admit putting Agnes Moorehead on a Chevy II was a little weird. This, however, was the last such big TV blowout Chevy ever produced.

[Golf3rM4n]

what shitty cars

[timppa600]

what a laugh, 4:50!

[fromthesidelines]

This was actually a "promotional film" produced by Chevrolet in the fall of 1964, to let people know who was going to be "pitching" those models on TV during the 1964-'65 season, on at least two different networks- that season, Chevy sponsored [or co-sponsored] "BONANZA", "THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E."...and "BEWITCHED".

[DaveysMom]

How adorable and memorable.!