Chevrolet Chevy Cheyenne Pickup Truck Compared to Ford Ranger Blazer Suburban & Van 17764 (1974)

Synopsis

Chevrolet Trucks 1974 Pickups Comparison. This is a 1970’s era, color movie about comparing Ford and Chevy Half-ton pickup-trucks. Both trucks are equally equipped. C10 Chevy Fleetside Cheyenne Super and an F100 Ford Ranger XLT. Man enters the frame and speaks to the camera. Chevy pickup is loaded with a palette loader, 1:00. Chevy pickup is loaded with a palette loader, 1:15. Chevrolet massive girder beam front suspension, 1:35. Ford I-Beam design, 1:43. Ping pong ball test, 2:11. GM proving ground, 2:20. Ping pong ball test comparison, 2:50. Pickups are lifted by cranes to pick up trucks and compare spring capacities, 3:37. Axles are compared, 3:55. Shielded versus unshielded shock comparison, 4:28. Mufflers and tailpipes, 4:39. Chevy and Ford front and rear fenders, 4:55. Fender liners, 5:30. Man opens the hood of the Chevy, 5:50. Cut side view of the roofing panels on the Chevy and Ford sound reduction and structure are shown, 6:07. Comfort tilt steering on the Chevy, 6:54. Ignition locks are compared, 7:00. Taillight lens comparison, 7:26. Shatter resistant Lexan material on the Chevy, 7:25. Coolant recovery tank, 7:45. Side terminal battery on the Chevy, 8:25. Banks of headlights are compared to show battery life in Chevy versus Ford, 8:38. Time lapse photography is used for 38 minutes, 9:15. Step side pickup for easy loading, 9:40. Chevrolet massive girder beam front suspension, double panel construction, higher GVW’s, bigger windshield, more hip room, aluminized…

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Running time

18 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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