Art & Inspiration The Story behind the 65 Chevy Commercial on TV now.

Heres something I found on the net, I thought they were faking out that Chevy commercial with the 65 Super Sport Impala, but maybe theres more too it!
http://www.wimp.com/dadscar/

A little background on the car.

 

Fake or not, that's a sweet '65 SS!

 

Fake or not i cried like a baby watching that. I know i'm a girl what would you expect.

 

396 4-Speed too boot!....Great Story.

 

How cool is that

 

I almost welled up... My dad had a '65 Impala coupe '65-'73, I have a pic of me standing in front of it at age 4 at my great grandparents farm in Ann Arbor.

 

if that don't get you, you ain't a "Car Guy"

 

Wet eyes here. Had a 66 Impala that same color.

 

Great Commercial...eyes are a little wet here too

 

Thats is awesome. Puts a warm spot in your heart.

 

It doesn't get much better than that. What a great gift for their dad.

 

I thought he was going to have a heart attack!

Mart

 

Wow. Great car, great story, great Sons !

 

OK, so I'm a Ford guy but I still get choked up. Cars have soul!

 

Great Video, Definitely teared up. Miss my dad...

 

If that doesn't make you tear up just a little, you're dead inside.

 

Kind of weird that the car was a 65 396 Impala. I'm putting the finishing touches on a 396 for a numbers matching 65 Impala rebuild today.

Also know where there is a 65 Impala/396/4 speed that is sitting in a barn within 10 miles of here. The original owner (lady) still has the car. Car has been maintained all it's life and it probably wouldn't take a day to get it running and driving.
Larry T

 

Great story for any car guy, and so nice to see his son's got it yes I cry,ed

 

Awww hell. I was reading the responses thinking, "Give me a break, you guys are crying... Really?" Now, here I am, sitting here with my eyes all welled up after watching it.

Great little video.

 

Jeez I shouldnt look at that stuff at work.
The lady I share a cube with was snikkering at me gettin a paper towel. I sent it to her and she needed a "bathroom break". Her and her husband have a nice Plymouth.

 

faked or not it is/was the best commercial.
either way it promotes our hobby in a positive light!

 

Exactly the same for me.

 

In '66 I had a '65 Impalla,black on black,396 4 speed. I loved the car,hated the payments. Looking back,as much as I enjoyed the Impalla, I think I would rather have the
'57 Nomad I traded on it. The Nomad was ,a 327 dual quad motor,with a 4 speed. That wasn't the last dumb thing I did either.

....................Jack

 

First time I saw the ad I thought "Dear God, he's gonna keel over dead from a heart attack" The dad was really overcome by the whole thing, nice to see something on TV with a happy ending.

 

That first second of initial shock and confusion... wow. What a feeling. Great video.

 

Very cool story about a good looking car -but how awesome would it have been for dad to hop in and lay 300 feet of rubber, just like the good old days?

 

loved that vid.my son found one of my old 55 chevys. the one i loved.it took over a yr. and found it 45 min. from the house. it didnt look the same.but i cried like a baby anyway.god i love that car. oh yeah , my son too.lol

 

Glad I wasn't the only one sheddin' a tear.

 

Now if that dosent make you feel warm an fuzzy all over. I just got busted watching it at work too. My co-worker just watched it and her eyes started leaking too. Great video

 

I liked how the dad was like Hey, that's my Chevy. I also thought that he was headed for heart attack at that point.