1973 PLYMOUTH FURY III VS. CHEVY IMPALA & FORD GALAXIE 500 CHRYSLER CORP. SALES FILM XD12854

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Browse our products on Amazon: This color educational/promotional film is about how the 1973 Plymouth Fury III is better than a Chevy Impala or a Ford Galaxie 500, both similar body type cars. This was made in 1972 and was intended to educate salesmen as to the car’s capabilities. Titles: Chrysler Motors Corporation (:08-:15). A group of cars drive down the road - 1973 Plymouth Fury III, Chevy Impala, Ford Galaxie 500. The cars drive by the Mission Lakes Country Club, which is located in Riverside County, CA. Three cars park and men and women exit them. All cars are similar. Plymouth has big bumper guards, the other 2 cars do not. Chevy’s new bumper seems to project too far forward, close on that bumper. Plymouth’s Fury III body is shown. Inside of the Fury III, see the dash panel and gauges. Inside the Impala’s all black steering wheel and dash, not appealing. Close on the dash’s warning lights (:16-2:06). The guy walks back towards the Plymouth, gets in and puts on his seatbelt. The woman gets into the Ford and buckles in. The man smokes and drives in the Plymouth. The seats of the Plymouth are shown and a woman lowers the armrest. More interior of the Plymouth’s front and back seats. A man fills the trunk of the PLymouth with a lot of stuff. Ford’s car has smaller trunk space. The guy can’t fit everything (2:06-3:41). A man tries breaking into the Plymouth’s hood but its security system sets off an alarm and the man flees. Close on blinking car lights. Close on the Plymouth’s engine. Ignition switches are shown. Close on a car engine as it runs. Electronic ignition shown up close, from a few angles (3:42-5:11). A Plymouth drives through desert terrain. Diagram of a Plymouth. Ford and Chevy diagram as well. The Plymouth drives fast through the desert. Tires in the sand. Insulation points in the car are shown on a diagram (5:12-6:15). Plymouth cruises fast down a suburban street. Unibody construction is explained in a diagram. Plymouth Fury III, drives on. Goes up a palm tree laden hill and passes the Chevy and the Ford. The driver is a happy man. The Plymouth Fury III drives onward (6:16-7:45). End disclaimer (7:46-8:00). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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