F Body Friday: 1990 Camaro Sales Training Video

Bobby Kimbrough
October 21, 2011
Screen capture from the video.

This is a real blast from the past! At a time when Chevrolet was trying to meet stricter demands from the Federal Government on air quality, the sales team at GM was trying to figure out how to prepare their salesmen to push the 3rd Generation Camaros.

We found a humorous sales training video from 1990 that promotes some of the great factory features of the nameplate. For those of us that appreciate the 3rd Gen F-Body, hearing the salesman boast about the 3.1 liter V-6 just makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.

The tongue depressor demonstration had us rolling on the floor laughing because we doubted that any local sales people actually taped nickels on a wooden tongue depressor for demonstration to potential buyers.

As you watch the video, take a close look at the actor on the screen. Does he remind you of an older, heavier Ray Liotta? Maybe a “Goodfellas” sales approach would have been a better way to go.

Watch the Sales Training Video here: