Chevrolet Recreational Vehicles El Camino Nova Trailers Rvs Camper Pickup Tow Package 19274 (1972)

Synopsis

Made to educate Chevrolet sales personnel, this 1972 film focuses on Chevrolet recreational vehicles. The film looks at the proper pairing between vehicle and trailer as well as available equipment according to Chevy. It opens with a montage of cars being loaded up for vacation or recreational activity ending with the El Camino (:23). The Chevy Custom Camper 20 fleetside is shown carrying a slide in camper (1:10) and equipped with a girder beam front suspension (1:10). A closer look at the front stabilizer bar is given (1:26). Throughout the film, contrast between Chevy models and competitor models are given including one here without a front stabilizer bar (1:38). The popular shell camper (2:17) sits on top of the Chevy C10 fleetside pickup. An excerpt from a Chevrolet television commercial follows with a look at the water resistance of the front disk brakes (2:45). The engines Chevrolet had available are shown including the most powerful V8 they had and these could be run on leaded, unleaded or regular gasoline (3:51). A demonstration between the Chevy double paneled roof and the competitor’s roof plays out (4:07). Other features include the inner fader liners (4:21) and the double wall pickup box construction (4:30). A diagram showing that 55% of 1956’s Chevrolet models were still on the road (5:02) follows. The El Camino, which was considered a half truck half car vehicle, is pictured towing a travel trailer (5:07). Its features include bucket seats, center control…

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Running time

21 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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