GM dealer mini-theaters from the 70's--remember them?

[Mike E.]

Who remembers those? They were like a precursor to VHS. Color tapes with sound. Anyone still have a working one? How about the tapes? Each dealership had one, I believe. All GM lines? I've seen Chevrolet tapes and Buick ones.

[Terry M.]

Re: GM dealer mini-theaters from the 70's--remember them?

You mean the Jam Handy ones with the record/or slides that played on the DuKane projector? I could tell you a bunch of stories about those, but not here in "public," Mike. I will save them for when I come to see your latest 1970. There were a series of those. I think they started with the slides and record, and then as technology moved on they became slides with something like an 8-track (the slides advanced with a tone from the audio), and lastly went to a "cassette" audio and video combined.

[Mike E.]

Re: GM dealer mini-theaters from the 70's--remember them?

GM also had Laser Disk player in most, if not all dealers during the 1980's. I remember seeing this promo for the '84 Corvette on one, there are a lot of shots with the never released to the public 15" wheels. It also shows a few shots from and NCRS meet.

Mike

[Steven B.]

Re: GM dealer mini-theaters from the 70's--remember them?

I remember them from the 70's and previous to that from the '50's & '60's. In 1981 the Chevy dealer in Brush, CO. offered me his projector, record player, records, and films (8 or 16 mm?) for $150.00. I took them for a day or two to view, especially the '57 Corvette. Unfortunately I did not buy them. Hind sight---

[Terry M.]

Re: GM dealer mini-theaters from the 70's--remember them?

Some photos from Ralph Spears who after years still can't post photos. Ralph don't you know an adolescent?

16 film strips.jpg1970 Cor & Cam tape.jpg

Believe it or not I have 45 photos from Ralph that I have posted for him.

[Bruce T.]

Re: GM dealer mini-theaters from the 70's--remember them?

I remember seeing that '84 Corvette video in the dealership at the time, too. (Yes, with the base wheels you described) And later I came across one of those laserdiscs at a swapmeet and bought it. The laser disc is playable on a regular Laserdisc player, which I have, though some of the functionality is apparently missing, the videos are viewable. GM also had service training laser discs that were played on the same machine. I had a couple of those also, but donated them to a local highschool auto shop.

[Ray G.]

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May need to cut & paste into your browser.

http://www.earlycorvettes.com/jamhan...nouncement.mp4

[Mike E.]

Re: GM dealer mini-theaters from the 70's--remember them?

Way newer but still the best Corvette ad ever produced.

Mike

[Kenneth B.]

Re: GM dealer mini-theaters from the 70's--remember them?

Russ Uzes has a web site with most of them on there. I sent him my 1970 Corvette/Camero one & he copied it. They came in a box with short film strips & records. They played on a projector/record player. I still have mine in the origional box but sold the projector. This one is for training salesmen.