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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 muffler and tailpipe, coolant recovery tank, integral voltage regulator, side terminal battery with extra capacity, more models, dual rear-wheel pickup, excellent re-sale value. Man speaks to camera, 10:25. Chevrolet. Still building a better way. END PART 1. Written and produced by the Bill Sandy Company. Film opens with a jetliner landing on a runway, 11:27. 3 different Chevy models pull up at the airport, 11:40. Sport Van, Suburban, Blazer, 11:50. The hood of the Blazer is opened, 12:10. Blazer is on the highway, 12:30. Animation shows Blazer body construction, 12:50. Blazer carpeting and bucket seats, 13:15. Man loads a 4-door Suburban Super Wagon, 14:05. Man loads cargo into Suburban 14:30. Suburban 6 Cylinder engine, 14:50. Suburban 6 Cylinder engine, 15:00. 2-wheel suspension, 15:18. 4-wheel drive Suburban, 15:28. The Chevy Sport Van unloads passengers, 15:40. Chevy Sport Van interior features, 16:10. Chevy Sport Van exterior features, 16:30. Chevy Sport Van removal and re-installation of seats, 16:50. Wide choice of engines, for the Chevy Sport Van, 17:25. Chevy trucks tow campers, 18:13.
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