Hawthorne Chevrolet New Jersey

[PeteLeathersac]

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Couple more Hawthorne Ads from spring of ‘68.
A few cool ones including Red L78 4-Spd. Camaro + a couple L72 4-Spd. ‘66 ‘Vettes also Maroon L72 4-Spd. Impala.
Love to hear of more existing Hawthorne Delivered cars, especially any COPOS.

~ Pete

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[scuncio]

These ads are great, love all the detail on colors and options .

[PeteLeathersac]

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Ad details indeed great, especially if able to match up w/ any existing cars.
Looking again at both Ads above, EVERY car is a Stick, no Autos.

~ Pete

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[PeteLeathersac]

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Couple more old Hawthorne Newspaper Ads, one w/ interesting 10/66 GM News Release.
I’ve been bopping this thread back to the top a few times hoping to catch anyone w/ info on this Dealer who advertised 4x 427 Camaros as 12/69 Ad in Post 1.
Last try for now, anyone please speak up w/ Dealer info to share and/or anything of COPO also other performance cars sold by Hawthorne Chevrolet.

~ Pete

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[PeteLeathersac]

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Still seeking anything of Hawthorne NJ Delivered Copos as 12/69 Ad first post of this thread.
Dan’s mention of a BB one also Jon checking on his friend’s DB car the only possibles so far.
Love to hear of any known cars from this performance-minded dealer who delivered tons of muscle also had 10x ‘69 Z-28’s in stock as 04/69 Ad above!

~ Pete

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[68396L35]

My father's matador red 68 l78 4-speed Camaro was purchased from that dealer as well. Factory 4:56 rear too. My Lemans Blue 69 Chevelle l78 was sold on the used car lot there in the early 80's

[PeteLeathersac]

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Awesome update!
What’s the build and sale dates of the ‘68 Camaro if known also how do they and the other options match up w/ the Red L78 4-Spd. in the 02/06 + 04/12 ‘68 Hawthorne Ads as above/below?

~ Pete

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[68396L35]

Options are exact to his car. His build date is 11/67 so we are almost positive its his car. He bought it in 1970 in Paterson which is the neighboring town. He still owns this car and I will post pics in the next day or two. I even have a pic with large wheels and tires from 1976. Its number match and concourse restored. He added ralley wheels and disc brakes. It is a non RS and had dog dish wheels with power drum brakes and only a tinted windshield. This is an awesome thread to find, he was so excited to see this and also feels the same that it must be his as there were zero L78s in the area at that time as he was active in the street racing at that time only losing to a Ls7 (modified 1970 Chevelle).

[PeteLeathersac]

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Way cool if it’s your Dad’s car in the Ads, looking forward to seeing/hearing more about it!
Is the Black ‘68 L78 on the preceding page known to him also is he aware of any ‘69 Copo cars Hawthorne delivered whether or not known existing today?
I took a quick look for early 80’s Hawthorne Ads and your ‘69 L78 ‘Velle but no luck.

~ Pete

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