Best of 2019: 1966 Chevy Promotional Video Is The Greatest Ever – Jumping Chassis, Rock Test, Turbine Powered Big Rig, 150mph Corvette!


Best of 2019: 1966 Chevy Promotional Video Is The Greatest Ever – Jumping Chassis, Rock Test, Turbine Powered Big Rig, 150mph Corvette!

Yes, that is a chassis flying through the air being piloted by a guy who is strapped into a low back bucket seat. This is just one instance of awesome in this video that we think could be the greatest vintage manufacturer film that we have ever seen. You are about to watch a 1966 Chevy promotional video that is just simply bonkers for all the coolness showcased in it. You have the Joie Chitwood Hell Drivers performing stunts, you have a 396 Impala drag racing a 409 Impala. You have a Corvette making a full tilt run at over 150mph and then pulling a parachute, you have the freaking Turbo Titan turbine big rig driving under its own power, a 1966 Chevelle burning up the quarter mile, jumps, and yes, the flying chassis shown during the day and at night.

There was absolutely no denying what Chevrolet was selling in 1966 and it was not fuel economy, exotic style, or interior fanciness. Nope Chevrolet was selling raw, brute, strength and performance based on the back of its newfangled big block engines and the tough chassis packages developed around them.

Ohhhh, we also failed to mention that we get to watch a “rock test” performed. What’s that? This is when a car is accelerated at full throttle, slammed into reverse, accelerated backward at full throttle, slammed back into drive, and over and over again. As rough as it sounds to talk about, it is even more gnarly to watch.

All of this stuff aside, the flying chassis stands as the highlight of the show for us. There’s nothing stopping that dude from becoming knee high to a 9-year old if something goes awry during that leap. Guts? That dude had plenty. We wonder if one guy had that job or they rotated. Probably depended on who had the best life insurance policy.

Press play below to see this amazing 1966 Chevy promotional video – this rules


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