Ford vs. Chevrolet war. What is fact and fiction?

This propaganda film just showed up. It was supposedly confidential, until now. Which brake linings are better? Glue-on smaller linings or larger ones which have been rivetted onto the shoe?
The poll is anonymous. Nobody will be able to see how you voted

 

In my extremely limited experience, I’ve found Chevy was always easier to work on. I feel like a lot of the fords ive worked on always had some crazy configuration or new fangled gimmick to work around. Chevy has always been straight forward and most everything easily accessible. I wish I had some examples to throw out there but I don’t. Wait maybe I do. The 302 that’s in my colony park. I’m not a fan of the size and placement of that ridiculous intake and the plethora of vacuum lines. Here’s another one. My brother brought his truck to the old shop for a new transmission, or was it a clutch? Anyways, I parked my Silverado in the front lot with the among 3 or 4 f-150’s. One being my brother’s. I took a picture and asked him which one of these cars isn’t the same and why? He’s says that’s easy your truck is the only Chevy. No- my truck is the only one that doesn’t need a new motor of transmission!!! Great post by the way. Here’s a good one:

 

The only vintage Fords I have ever owned were a '60 Comet and an old Econoline van which I've never driven. But, parted out. Most of my cars were GMs and some small Mopars. I've never had the impression that my Comet was less pleasant to service than my OHC Pontiac six. Not that I had to do much on either. On the other hand, changing points on a Slant Six was always a pain. I loved those cars, but that's one area in which I think Chrysler corporation could have done better. The 273 in my '65 Barracuda was tight, though. But, that's the only V-8 compact I've ever owned. So, I wasn't able to compare how it was to service V-8 compacts in the other 3 brands.
I didn't yet vote on the video, because I first wanted to point out some irregularities with the comparison of both brands. In the following video, it's even more obvious:

 

That's because your OHC-6 did not have A/C, if it had A/C you would think changing the points on a slant 6 was easy. Without A/C its as easy as on a Chevy I6

 

Maybe, the Slant Six's distributor was mounted on the wrong side, because they planned an eventual air conditioner



I can forget about point changing, if I could only get my hands on this adorable gem:

http://smclassiccars.com/plymouth/2...h-factory-air-conditioning-225-slant-six.html

 

That is a good looking Mopar

 

I had 2 of them as sedans. One for winter and a second low-milage Valiant which was dark blue with a medium blue interior. Unfortunately, they weren't Signet hardtops like the one pictured. These were solid cars and the last quality-looking Valiants, preceeding the '67 and ups which used cheap-looking interior materials. The difference seemed like that between night and day, for me

 

Oh Grizz
Ford, Dodge and Chevy all have plenty of pluses and they each have their fair share of minuses. Honestly, I don't feel like getting into an argument over this topic. I don't think I'm going to change anyone's mind, and certainly no one is going to change mine.
The only thing I will say is that my 96 F-350 which is my daily driver has never left me stranded. And with over 322K miles on the clock I think it has proven to be as dependable and reliable as anything else out there in the automotive world.

 

Jeremiah's right, Grizz. I've had a bitch of a problem with the #5 plug on GM intermediates because the damned steering shaft's in the way, changing an S-10 2.8L starter requires unbolting the RH mount and jacking the engine up, let alone burning your arm on the exhaust manifold on the driver's side to swap the oil filter. Ford never standardized all their engines in small and big block configurations, not to mention the damned timing cover/water pump bolts on the Windsors. You end up swearing to God you're gonna find the powertrain engineer and lynch him for the stuck damned bolts as you beat the timing cover to pieces in order to remove it.

 

The first video seems to be filmed for brainwashing their own salesmen, in order for them to sound convincing while selling Chevies. That one claim about Chevies being safer because they have more glass area is a myth, considering that the Ford had a lower roof. As they show both vehicles side by side, one can see that. All that saved glass has to go somewhere. Besides, glass is heavier than sheetmetal, displacing the same area. A lighter vehicle will be more economical. So, a taller guy might not be able to wear a ten gallon hat. So what? Take it off. It looks silly, while driving a car, anyway.
Speaking of safety, compare the dashboards of both brands and think about mothers who would often seat small children on their laps. Imagine the injuries sustainable to front seat passengers, in case of a frontal collision. Despit how cool the Chevy dash looks, if I were to put safety first, I certainly wouldn't choose the Chevy. Especially, considering that they didn't install safety belts and locking seat backs until years later

 

I stopped watching the first video after the glass size bit. I’m not real bright but I’m smart enough to know when I’m being talked to like I’m stupid. Most of the time. I’d like to hear the AMC argument

 

Well, back then, I guess, you could count Packard into the AMC argument, since that's who bought them up. I suppose, the reason not to have entered a Packard into the comparison would have been the excuse that the Packards weren't in a budget league

 

I've had both. I like Ford trucks of a certain engine family and size (diesel or 460 and '85 up) but I also like GM trucks (I don't drive bowties) of varying years and vintages too (square body diesels and earlier). I've never had good luck with Dodge\Chrysler products so I don't buy them anymore.

I will say that many GM passenger cars in the '60s and '70s were considerably nicer and higher quality than the Ford ones and very much nicer than the Dodge offerings. The '80s were... less than kind to all of them and GM lost me as a customer in the '90s.

 

So, why did they neither test a Lincoln equipped with an optional four-barrel carburetor nor mention the Lincoln's availability with a 400 horsepower tri-power set-up?
The imperial had obviously more space between windshield lower corner and B pillar, simply because they didn't use wrap-around windshields anymore. That's not to say that entry and exit were more difficult on the other brands



Here, later generations squeezing even more horsepower out of pre-'55 engines: