I ALWAYS SAY THE LATE 50s AND EARLY 60s were the best time to be around. I like these car commercials with the violins playing, etc.

@79tazman

5 жыл бұрын

it's not a commercial it's a dealer promo that had's slides and a record. You play the record and every time you hear the beep you switch to the next slide

@Imp5011

2 жыл бұрын

IT MUST BE TRUE BECAUSE IT'S CAPITALIZED.

I had a 63 Valiant in 1970. Great little car. That slant 6 was a great engine. My uncle was a salesman for Plymouth. He said they hadn't had an trouble with them and they were reliable. He didn't sell me that car it was a private sale. In 1972 I got a 1968 Dodge van with a slant six and automatic transmission. It was just a basic delivery model but I loved it. Went on vacation from Iowa to Texas and it was great for that with 2 kids. For speed I had a 1969 Roadrunner.

My first car, in 1966, was a 1963 Valiant 200 4-door, 170 Slant 6/Torqueflite. The six was so anemic so I found a 273 V-8 and four-speed from a wrecked '65 Barracuda and had it installed. The windshield wiper bump-out on the firewall had to be cut out and the wiper arms had to be redone so that the distributor didn't hit the bump out when accelerating. I went through a couple of rear ends until I sold it to a friend who also had to change the axle the night before he was to leave on his honeymoon. That Valiant was pretty darn quick. I could out drag a V-8 Nova with no problem.

@InsanityHere

5 жыл бұрын

Aw Gee, that's a doggone shame. ( I sound like the guy on the commercial). Anyway, I say they should have only had V8s in these things. I can say that about a lot of cars AND motorcycles but for sure the Valiant. I had a 72 Scamp, but that's another story.

Plymouth was always good at providing actual gauges. I had a girlfriend who had a 1992 extremely base model Sundance and without ANY options, the dang thing had ACTUAL full instruments!

@mcp12300

5 жыл бұрын

Chrysler to, had a 1991 New Yorker and they still put in oil pressure and voltage, only thing it was missing was a tach.

@straightpipediesel

2 жыл бұрын

​You got to be careful: gauges are often fake. Ford's 90s-2000s oil pressure gauge was fake, the input was a switch and the needle only moves between two positions. The 2000's Ram oil gauge was solely dependent on coolant temperature and RPM. Somebody reverse engineered the firmware so you could set the position to whatever you liked. Many modern temperature gauges are fake, they go between cold, normal, and hot.

@jamesslick4790

2 жыл бұрын

@@straightpipediesel True enough today, unlikely in 64. Perhaps even unlikely in 1992, But hell at LEAST it's SOMETHING. My CADILLAC had TWO: Speedo and Fuel. Everything else was "idiot lights" in 1992. Even IF it was "faked" (a bit) Shouldn't Cadillac out do Plymouth? LOL.

@DaNUTTY1

5 ай бұрын

Had one, too. With the corduroy tan seats

I really enjoy these dealer training film strips. I liked how at 1:32 its mentioned the clean uncluttered rear deck, where a couple of years before they were bragging about the faux spare wheel outline on the same deck. I love how each year they (and all makers) brag about how wonderful the new car is, so much better than the year before in styling, features, engines, etc. Its as if to say "this year we are making a good car, not like the junk last year". :)

I have a 64 hardtop 200 signet. I love it.

I inherited one of these when I got married. Super relaiable, slant 6, auto trans. Not a bad car. WIth a little TLC, this was a good car. Got us to and from work, store, on vacation, forever. Zero on the styling and cool factor, I would love to have one today. Now I remember drum brakes in the front, pretty catchy when it was damp or wet out. Don't miss that at all. How things come around.

had a 64 v 200 convertible in high school, 1968, never let me down, and she went through hell! wish I had one today! cheers

I owned one. They were great cars

@sunny-yl4pr

9 ай бұрын

I had one too. Had to move and sold it. Regret selling it.

I'm so glad I waited until 1964 to order my Valiant. Make mine a wagon with the 225 Slant 6 and a 4 speed manual. Talk about SportWagon ;)

@InsanityHere

5 жыл бұрын

Well, the Valiant enthusiasts are also glad. Do you still have the car?

@zlikurac4840

5 жыл бұрын

Slant 6 were horrible engines though

@InsanityHere

5 жыл бұрын

Zli Kurac, Yes, with so many V8 options, why would you even want one other than the resale value, BUT, it better be 100% original, BUT immaculate, also with documentation, and no a/m parts.

@zlikurac4840

5 жыл бұрын

Ray Charles well l heard bad things bout them, never owned one myself though

@zappbrannigan8952

4 жыл бұрын

Zli Kurac do you know anything about slant six? You are an idiot sir 😂

I don't know if anyone else noticed but... One to the narrators on this was clearly the "Voice of Tech" on all those Master-Tech filmstrips from the 50's and 60's that I have watched for years!

Five years power train warranty was very generous for a 1964 manufacturer

@DanEBoyd

3 жыл бұрын

They probably still would've been safe if they'd made the warranty ten years!

I remember when these were new and we were cruising the streets in them as teenagers. They were o.k. cars, had decent handling characteristics for the average driver, and good air conditioners (very important where I grew up).

@yamomsballs

3 жыл бұрын

I'm about to build mine up as a twin turbo powered 318 drift car. Kinda far from factory spec, but ah, who cares.

My first car in high school. Still have one that brings back memories.

@jrh11254

4 жыл бұрын

Ken K - me too, Ken. Bought my ‘64 in Aug ‘71 for $519. Paid cash for it. All my friends asked why I didn’t use all my money for a car (I had $1K). Had to explain that I’d have to buy gas and pay for maintenance. A few weeks after buying it I had it parked on the far side of my high school’s campus. An elderly gentleman fell asleep at the wheel and plowed into 5 cars; mine was one of them. It was deemed a total-loss and the insurance co. cut me a check for $400 AND I got to keep the car. It looked like hell but I drove it until April ‘73 when the clutch went out and I was hankering for a new Toyota Corolla which I bought for $1700 (18 month note at $65.24/month.

@jonathanmorrisey5771

4 жыл бұрын

My first car was a V-200 4dr. $150 in the spring of 1973.

My first car. Was willed to me from my Gma. Push button trans on the dash.. and you couldn't kill the slant 6.. maybe the best working motor ever made.. they lasted forever

Mom had a new Signet coupe. Black with red interior. Slant 6 with push button automatic. It was super reliable. I don't think it ever needed a repair in the 5 years she owned it. Traded it for a 69 Dodge Dart. She kept that car 8 years.

I bought a 64 signet 2 door hardtop in 1975. It had some dents and rust but it ran good. It had the bucket seats and four speed trans. I had fun with it. When the exhaust rusted out, I had a shop build some awesome oversized pipes for it. The muffler was a Hush thrush. It had a nice rumble to it for six cylinder. Had a guy rebuild the carburetor and I advanced the timing. So long as I burned hi octane gas I could get away with the advanced timing. First gear was really low, if I goosed it, that thing was really quick off the line, had about one second to hit second gear or it sounded like it would over rev. I didn't have a tachometer on it so I'm not sure how many rpm it was turning. In 1982 I sold it to a guy who belonged to a Chrysler six cylinder club. He wanted to put the bucket seats and four speed in a 65 Valiant wagon. It would be awesome of that wagon is still making the rounds.

@joshythehand2960

Жыл бұрын

My first car was a 64 valiant my Gma left me. Push button transmission on the dash.. and a slant 6 . I swear those slants were the toughest engines ever made.. the entire car can be worn out over 300 000 miles.. and a slant 6 will still run like a tip lol

Love this! Thanks for sharing! Iv got a 63 would be cool to see those

LOL I love how this 60s advert didn't refer to Tailfins as Tailfins (they were SO 50's and SO OVER by then!) but instead renamed them "High Ridge Quarter Panels". I wonder how many script reading Salesmen used that term only to have customers say "Huh? Oh you mean the Tailfins!"

Clean lines on this car. I like it.

Heck, I'm sold!

They where fantastic cars.

i wishd id had 1962-1969 valiants

still looks great...I want one !

nice car very sharp looking good power wish they made now

i wishd id had 8 valiants from 1961-1968

I love these and the Falcon.

I had a 1963 with a 3 on the tree it was unique year

The *bing* between cuts cracks me up

@LearnAboutFlow

4 жыл бұрын

You know it is to tell the person running the slide projector to advance to the next slide, right?

@seed_drill7135

2 ай бұрын

Probably a film strip, but, yes.

The thing i keep seeing is the 'dip and spray' process. Maybe they cheap'd out in the later part of the '60s but rust was a killer .

@lakeshorerides

6 жыл бұрын

g mat Yep, my 64 has not a bit of rust but it is pretty severe for the later cars (70+)

@andrewarmstrong7310

6 жыл бұрын

The rust and quality issues of 1957 almost killed Chrysler, they spent the next ten years trying to shake that image. By the time 1967 rolled around the bean counters were running the place and stopped the rust prevention process on all except the high-end cars. That is why you see a Plymouth Duster with the trunk hanging down and next to no rust on an Imperial Crown convertible. By the mid 70's it was not uncommon at all to see a Roadrunner or Charger going by with the quarter panel flapping in the breeze. They once again started the rustproofing process on all vehicles from 1972 onwards, then in 1977 rust came back mostly on the popular Plymouth Volare/Dodge Aspen and Chrysler Cordoba cars, as the sunroof/T-Tops leaked rotting out the floorboards. You could roll the carpet back and be just like Fred Flintstone.

@InsanityHere

5 жыл бұрын

NIGHTMARES ! ALL NIGHTMARES ! CHRYSLER, YOUR MOPAR FANS ARE ALL HORRIFIED AND DEPRESSED OVER THIS. WE WATCH THESE OLD COMMERCIALS SOMEHOW AS IF THEY"RE MADE YESTERDAY.

I LIKE IT

i wishd id had 1960-1967 valiants

i wishd id had 2 valiants 1963-1969

Timeless just as the early Falcons are.

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 1963-1969 VALIANTS

i wishd id had 2 valiants 1963-1967 and 2 red ones 64-67 and one green 1967

Anyone have any 64 Valiant stationwagon taillights for my wagon ? I swapped my 65 over to a 64, but the wagon specific taillights are the only hard part.

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 2 VALIANTS 1964-1967

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 4 VALIANTS AND I WOULD EVEN LOVE TO PAINT 2 OF THEM 63 AND 67

i wishd id had some day valiants 1963-1969

The Canadian made 64 Valliant had a different looking tail light assembly. In fact Canadian made Mercury and Chrysler products had a whole pile of differences compared to their American companions.

@johnd8892

2 жыл бұрын

Would the Canadian Valiants be similar to the Australian May 1963 AP5 Valiant : kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6aarqWzXczfaZc.html

And a new choke that can’t stick? Lol! I remember having them stick! (Of course they were probably 20 years old at the time! I didn’t know a SureGrip diff was a option! We had several of these as used cars back in the early 1970’s. They were good cars!

i wishd id had some day 3 valianst 1964-1967

i wishd id had some day 3 valiants 1964-1967 and 2 valiants blue and yellow and i would love to paint three valiants

nice car

i wishd id had some day 7 valiants 1964-1968

The picture of the 170 ci slant six is actually a 225 ,look at the bypass hose above the water pump to the head

I would have to get a signet with a big v-8 engine and a 4 speed automatic transmission (if offered).

@wiibaron

5 жыл бұрын

4 speed Auto? 25 years until Ultra-drive comes out...

@christopherconard2831

5 жыл бұрын

Auto manufacturers (especially in the US) seemed to think automatic equaled three gears way too long. GM even kept their two speed until 1973. I don't know why adding a fourth was such a hard idea to accept.

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 7 PLYMOUTHS 1962-1969

i wishd id had some day green valiant and blue barracuda

i would love to sit on valiant and later paint it and own 7 valiants from 1960-1964

loved the way it felt when the slant six and auto-transmission hunkered down - a better car imo than the Mustang.

i wishd id had 7 valiants 1963-1969

i wishd id had some day 2 valiants yellow and green

HARİKA

i wishd id had some day 2 valiants and 1 barracuda 1964

Does anyone know the exact color of this red? Want to paint mine like this. I cant really read it on minute 2:27

@NickL951

2 жыл бұрын

Candy apple 🍎 red!

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 7 VALIANTS 1963-1967

Are there multiple voices or is it just inconsistent recording quality?

I WOULD LOVE TO PAINT SOME DAY VALIANT FROM 1962-1969

Sorry, Valiant, I had the 1964 Dart GT 273v8 with 4 speed hard top... too bad it spent too many years in the rust belt.....the tin worm got to it and then someone rear ended it when it was parked.

I dont know make mine a signet with the 4 speed and a hyper pack 225 wth 3 dueces and bucket seat and air temp ac. Thanks.

i wishd id had white valiant. green valliant and red valiant

i would love to paint some day cars from valiant to citroen ds

i had a 63 with the 170 engine. it had a steel dash, very unsafe in a crash.

I wishd id had some day 6 valiants from 63-69 and 2 barracudas 64-68

HOW MANY PEOPLE NOTICE THE RED HARDTOP WAS A 2DR SEDAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND A 1 DR HARDTOP ON THE DRIVER SIDE

i wishd id had red 1963 valiant. blue 1964 valiant and 1966 valiant red

I W3ISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 1964 VALIANT. 1965 VALIANT AND 1967 BARRACUDA

I WISHD ID HAD 5 VALIANTS FROM 1963-1967 AND 2 YELLOW AND 5 RED ONES

i wishd id had 7 valiants 5 green ones and 2 yellows

I WISHD ID HAD 6 VALIANTS 1963-1970

I had a 64

I WISHD ID HAD 7 VALIANTS 1963-1969 AND 2 FORD GALAXIES

I WISHD ID HAD 5 VALIANTS 1964-1969 AND 2 BARRACUDAS 1964-1967

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 9 VALIANTS 6 GREEN ONES AND 3 REXD ONES

i wishd id had some day valiant. amazon. taunus 20m. taunus 17m. cortina gt. 144. beetle 220d mercs

I WISHD ID HAD 7 VALIANTS

Notice the colors. Not just black white and gray like todays cars.

7:01 did he say moron safety??🤣

Beautiful music think people were broken over president JFK

I think I like the 63 better

My life is crushed, I didn’t buy a Valiant.

i wishd id had some day valiant. amazon. ds. 220 mercedes. taunus20m

TERRIBLE BRAKES I HAD ONE WITH 273 CU.IN. V-8, IT WAS STILL SLOW,180HP. CLAIMED, I FIGURED IY REALLY HAD ABOUT 135 HP. THE TRANS. WAS VERY GOOD

Why no Valiant V800? 😂

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY VALIANT. AMAZON. 220SE. DS

love my 65 valiant and its no slow poke pro build 318 ,m factorgarage to see morte!

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 2 VALIANTS

I've never seen a Plymouth Valiant (non Duster), with a factory V8 and 4 speed manual transmission. Please, somebody, prove me wrong with videos.

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 2 VALIANTS 63 AND 65 GREEN AND YELLOW

I like the car a whole lot more than the impotent commercial.🤣🤣🤣

I'd be interested in this car. BUT, it must have a V8 and 4 speed tranny. I can get the custom dual exhaust made, no problem, to completely stock.

@InsanityHere

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, too many automatic weenies, back then too. That's why there are none to be found. Too few IF ANY Valiant bodies around with STOCK 4 SPEED CUT-OUTS IN THE FLOOR.

@paulh6591

4 жыл бұрын

4 speed is a rare duck... 3 on the trees are few too because the automatic was so durable and reliable.

Is that yawning I hear?

Valiant, aka why Chrysler ended up needing a bailout in 1979

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 4 VALIANTS FROM 1964-1969 AND 2 DARTS