If you’re a fan of the ‘80s and the Chevys it produced, then we have the perfect video for you. What we have here is an 11-minute slice of Chevrolet advertising from 1987, which shows off three popular Bow Tie brand products from the era, including the Chevrolet Beretta, the Chevrolet Cavalier, and the Chevrolet Camaro.
The Chevrolet advertising video is presented as a “Chevy Shopper Video Guide,” and gets voiceover narration from actor and comedian Tim Allen. Allen is joined by a voice actress who plays the part of his significant other, and together, they play the role of perspective buyers shopping the latest Chevy products.
Through a series of playful back-and-forth, conversational style bits of dialogue, the couple run through the various features and benefits of each vehicle in question.
Between the Chevrolet Beretta, Chevrolet Cavalier, and Chevrolet Camaro, the couple want something sporty and fun, but don’t know which model to pick. Indeed, the video does a great job listing what each car has to offer, with plenty of stock footage to accompany the voiceover narration
Simply put, this Chevrolet advertising video is pure ‘80s nostalgia. The graphics include scenes that fly into frame against a blue background laid out with the Chevy Bow Tie emblem, tilting and turning against one another as the couple talks about each car. The music is also very ‘80s, with synthesizers and brass over chopped-up beats. The dialogue continues the theme with snippy put downs and one-liners that are very characteristic of the era.
What’s more, this Chevrolet advertising video goes to show just how far automotive technology has come in the last three decades. For example, towards the end of the video, the couple discuss the power options in the Camaro, which includes a V6 making 135 horsepower and a V8 making 165 horsepower.
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Although not in this story, I ordered a new Citation in 1982. Two door hatch with F41, chrome package, rally wheels and manual trans. Great looking but terrible car. Was problem from day one. If there was a Lemon Law at the time it would have qualified. Dealer finally took it back for a swap on a used car and cash. Still bought Chevys after that.
I remember a commercial with Tim Allen. He was trimming weeds in his yard with a V8 strapped to his back yelling “Taho Power ah ah ah”
Brings back memories…the rare 87 Beretta, most of which were sold to rental agencies, and the original boxy Z-24. I had an 86 Z-24 hatch with a 4 speed manual that was alot of fun for those days, but unfortunately it rusted away by the time it was 6 years old…
What’s really funny is the fact that general motors utilized images of the Renaissance center 9 years before they actually bought the building which would have I believe at that time still been in Ford ownership. Which is ironic because the most recent Ford commercial decides to show the Ford Rouge plant from an aerial view where you get to prominently see the Renaissance center on the skyline of Detroit.
I factory ordered my 1984 cavalier chocolate brown The car cost me $8500. Wish cars were that way now