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Great pics, the ‘68 looks even tougher knowing it’s a 4:56 4-Spd. L78 car!
You’re right, the options are exact to the Hawthorne Ads incl. Black VT so must be the car.
So great you saw the postings and made the connection also amazing how we’ve gone from the Red L78 Ad at the top of the page to knowing it exists and pics posted now.
Your ‘69 looks awesome too, was it a different dealer than Hawthorne delivered new?
Looking forward to anything your Dad remembers also more of both your cars.

~ Pete
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