I owned a 1978 Park Avenue, back in 1985, it was a beautiful car. The seats were so comfortable and the 403 had a lot of power. I miss that car.
@davidmiles9016
Ай бұрын
Had one of these, same year as well, an ex diplomatic car. Not very quick but a nice lazy cruiser
@ShervinsGarage
Ай бұрын
No kidding! Who originally owned it? Was it an embassy? Was this in the US?
@davidmiles9016
Ай бұрын
@@ShervinsGarage no, in the UK, even more impressive! Was owned by the Saudi Arabian National Gaurd on diplomatic plates. I picked it up very cheap in a car auction
@RickinBaltimore
2 ай бұрын
That film aging at the start was fantastic.
@TheLordOfNothing
2 ай бұрын
Do you know what font the Bell System used for their branding?
@ShervinsGarage
2 ай бұрын
It was Helvetica, with modified kerning depending on large or small applications (i.e on a business card versus the side of a building).
@TheLordOfNothing
2 ай бұрын
@@ShervinsGarage Thank you!
@TheLordOfNothing
2 ай бұрын
@@ShervinsGarage Helvetica Neue seems to be the font! Thank you!
@Nocturnal11Guy
2 ай бұрын
I was fooled. I thought this was a commercial. Haha!
@damianmcglover6091
3 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@mateuszkaniowski170
3 ай бұрын
couldn't this guy turn on an analog radio? it's terrifying
@marcyrodriguez2244
3 ай бұрын
Say what type of editing software did you use for the intro? As I aim for that style myself! Thanks! I appreciate this nice effort of video! Very informative and well made! ☺️👍
@ShervinsGarage
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support! I used Final Cut, but most of the illusion came together in the actual pre-production and production (hair, costume, props, writing, acting, location, etc). The filters I applied in post just helped make it seem more real.
@joshuaecht
3 ай бұрын
There's nothing like the sound of the Rochester 4-bbl. secondaries opening up on these! Whether it has a 403 or a 350, it's still awesome! Beautiful car :) I am with an Irish Dancing studio and these are the types of cars you'd see towing parade floats, etc.
@bassmaster867
3 ай бұрын
Did it have the 8 track player?
@ShervinsGarage
3 ай бұрын
It did. :)
@operatorjeffdeathstar7759
3 ай бұрын
$4,000...Lol...A fool born every minute!
@AlexGray
4 ай бұрын
This video is such a vibe. I’ve been meaning to watch it ever since the BaT auction, glad I finally did! Amazing quality and such an awesome van. Really wish I could’ve bid on it. I hope you do more like this!
@ShervinsGarage
3 ай бұрын
Cheers and thank you for the support!
@norcalgamer9117
4 ай бұрын
Hey Shervin, I’m the dude you met on the plane the other day. I checked out your channel and you make some sweet videos! Keep up the good work. Best of luck on your move.
@ShervinsGarage
4 ай бұрын
Thanks, Chris! Glad to have crossed paths. You're a good dude.
@user-li6mi6xz2v
4 ай бұрын
I was a Motorized Messenger for Pacific Telephone in Van Nuys Ca. in 1974. I drove a econoline van that looked almost exactly like this one. It sure brings back good memories. I retired after 30 years working for the telephone company.
@ShervinsGarage
4 ай бұрын
Amazing. Thanks for sharing!
@Kaniela-xq8vl
4 ай бұрын
Wow.....what memories. This is the exact same make, model, color, year Buick my mom had. Wish we had not sold it. 😞
@ShervinsGarage
4 ай бұрын
Whoa. Could it have originally been hers?
@Gr8Dane
4 ай бұрын
As someone that has sat through countless at&t training videos, we still watched a lot of old Ma Bell videos, I thought the intro was real
@ShervinsGarage
4 ай бұрын
Very honored to hear that.
@kmcc01
4 ай бұрын
My father worked for Pacific Telephone having retired in 1985, 2 years after the breakup. He had the distinction of driving the last Pacific Telephone van in original colors. The others had been painted in Pacific Telisis colors. Ma Bell was a great company to work for. Now it has completely changed. A huge mistake by the government to beak up A.T.& T.
@ShervinsGarage
4 ай бұрын
No kidding! Got any pictures of the van?
@kmcc01
4 ай бұрын
@@ShervinsGarage Alas, only in my mind.He worked at PBX repair in Fresno, Ca. Pacific Telephone had a large yard out on Herndon avenue. As I remember it was a garish olive green, the old Pacific Telephone vans. The new Pacific Telesis vans were white with that orange cable insignia. The yard is long gone. Herndon Avenue is all built up now. I loved seeing that van restored.
@Astrobucks2
4 ай бұрын
How much do we need to pay you to restore the van as well as the rest of the bell system?
@ShervinsGarage
4 ай бұрын
I'll take whatever you've got! In all seriousness, the van was sold to a buyer in Washington state (which was also served by Pacific Northwest Bell), and he is doing a patina restoration on it (keeping most of the cosmetic wear that shows its history but making everything functional again). Really excited to see where he takes it.
@Thegonagle
4 ай бұрын
Ahoy! Thanks for showing us the van through your wonderfully produced video. Brings back memories. I vaguely recall Northwestern Bell vans in this color scheme in Minneapolis when I was still small. We also had a yellow Trimline dial telephone, identical to the one you used in your intro, hanging on our kitchen wall in the 80’s. Doubly cool to see that because I believe the Trimline models with a dial were relatively rare compared to the touch tone models.
@ShervinsGarage
4 ай бұрын
Yes! Most of the ones I found on eBay were Touch Tone models. I specifically wanted a rotary dial one because I thought it would sell the image of it being an old film even more. Glad it worked!
@jonfranklin9361
4 ай бұрын
This is Cool! Great job
@frederickbowdler8169
5 ай бұрын
The ultimate stakeout vehicle.😊
@jonterzini731
5 ай бұрын
Hey, what software/app/program did you use to make that super cool vintage intro?
@therealjayseh
5 ай бұрын
My grandmother used to have the exact same car in 1980
@michaelrobinsonn422
5 ай бұрын
Do you have an email or any way to contact you other instagram.? I have one of these cars that i have 0 info on..
My dad's old van was a 1970 Southern Bell van. Unfortunately it's a rust bucket and it decomposing out at my friend's lot.
@emmeryncariglino4983
6 ай бұрын
were you able to find the music they used? i've been looking for that track for ages.
@ShervinsGarage
6 ай бұрын
You’re the first one who’s has commented on the music I used. Yes, I licensed real authentic ‘70s music recordings for this film. The opening track is called “Rock Breaker” by John Scott.
@emmeryncariglino4983
6 ай бұрын
@@ShervinsGarage I found it! Thanks
@KelvieCarlile-cf8em
6 ай бұрын
I remember my friends dad driving home his southwestern Bell workvan back in the day
@marktaylor9975
6 ай бұрын
I loved this video. Real talent here, great research too.
@statelypenguin
6 ай бұрын
Your color grading was spot on as far going for an old film look. And you didn't overdo the whole 'dirty film' thing either. Great vid overall too. I've loved that Saul Bass design forever.
@LordGooben
6 ай бұрын
I was convinced in the beginning. I've been watching a lot of AT&T archived videos, and I was convinced. Now I run my own phone company and always found these topics interesting.
@chaelodoul9401
6 ай бұрын
How weird is this to find out that Coach K loves old telephone vans.
@ShervinsGarage
6 ай бұрын
Wow, that's funny. I can kind of see the resemblance!
@drewdane40
6 ай бұрын
The Pepsi Free can is a cool find. That was a very short-lived brand in the early 80s. In Back to the Future, Marty McFly asks for a Pepsi Free at the diner in 1955. It's a joke that probably doesn't land well with anyone who isn't old enough to remember that was a thing.
@drewdane40
6 ай бұрын
@@ShervinsGarage Possibly up to 40 years. According to Wikipedia, Pepsi Free lasted from 82 to 87, when they rebranded it as Caffeine-Free Pepsi. I remember that came out in a gold can. I guess it wasn't long after the movie.
@1978garfield
6 ай бұрын
That was amazing. I thought it was an actual Bell System film at first.
@ae86isgood
6 ай бұрын
Ngl the clip in the beginning really makes me feel like actual footage from 70s, awesome!
@ronaldduck7567
6 ай бұрын
I worked for Bellsouth in the 90's. Those old training videos from the 50's to 70's were hilarious. From proper customer etiquette to asbestos identification and reporting. Is it Fryable or Frie-able?
@robertscott396
6 ай бұрын
I’ve got a 69 ford econoline same body style
@willmont8258
6 ай бұрын
Does anyone know why many of these vans had all windows on the right side and no windows on the left? Was this just for driver visibility? These phone company vans are the only vans I have seen with this type window layout.
@ShervinsGarage
6 ай бұрын
That's a very good question. I haven't looked into it (no pun intended), but I'm assuming that driver visibility played a factor. Ford's version of this layout was called the Display Van, and I know that it served a functional purpose as well as an aesthetic one. The driver's side was able to advertise the company name on the exterior and house shelving and equipment on the interior, while the passenger side was able to provide visibility from both the interior (eliminating blind spots) and from the exterior. The latter point (being able to see what was inside the van from the outside) raises some questions since it gave potential thieves visibility too. But maybe the benefits outweighed the disadvantages.
@dmacarthur5356
6 ай бұрын
Wow, I hadn't really realized how much Bell was integrated into my 70s kid memories. I clearly remember these (Southwestern) Bell vans because I thought it was so cool how the telephone lineman who would climb the poles with the big boot spikes and the weird little half phone they used to test. Awesome find, awesome save.
@ersansozer9309
6 ай бұрын
My American broth, please, please next time replace a mat before you put your legs on it, l implore you. l have this elegant car in my world so l expect everybody to treat it as l do.
@VickersV
7 ай бұрын
Brilliant, really enjoyed that, i have subscribed, excellent video.
@jeffrobodine8579
7 ай бұрын
My Uncle drove a truck for Illinois Bell from 1955-1985. I still have a few of the promotional die cast models he gave me as a kid.
@Kbrusky15
7 ай бұрын
Never seeing your stuff before and not knowing what you looked like. That archival footage at the start looked super authentic. Also I shared your BaT link a few weeks ago before knowing there was a video attached. Subscribed for sure :D
@Mikefngarage
7 ай бұрын
FYI most were equipped with a generator. And many were equipped with steel cabinets that were removed when they were removed from the fleet. The reason for the hole in the dash is because they all had a huge radio.
@Mikefngarage
7 ай бұрын
I took down one of the last standing pacific bell Signs in Calexico about 10 years ago. finally it got caught by someone and they called the sign company I worked for. I removed the signs and the letters were solid cast brass. Super heavy. so unfortunately I needed the money from the scrap so I sold them for scrap. Probably should have kept them but the sign company could not pay me enough for fuel and labor to go there so it was great news that they were heavy Brass. scrap value was 750 at the time. Logo was aluminum so I gave it to the onsite contact.
@Mikefngarage
7 ай бұрын
FYI when they broke up the bell system My phone bill went from 700 a month to 50 a month.....Long distance plans were better. and it saved me a lot of money. Bell system was a monopoly and there are a lot more companies then you mentioned. It has moved to internet phone and cell phone really and there are a lot of competing companies for that business. The Liberal way of having one company is NOT GOOD....Believe me I experienced it.
@LaughingRandomly
7 ай бұрын
I remember seeing that style Southern Bell van in Miami back in the 70s 😲😎
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