Oxnard Chevy Dealer

**9566 BA** · #1 01-29-2007, 03:56 PM

I got an email from a guy that has a Black 68 L-79 Nova that was bought in Oxnard CA. Does anybody know what Chevy dealer was there at that time or if they are still in business?

**Mr70** · #2 01-29-2007, 08:29 PM

Hal Watkins Chevrolet was in Oxnard Ca.

GMC_Typhoon · #3 01-29-2007, 08:43 PM

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Hal Watkins Chevrolet was in Oxnard Ca.

[/ QUOTE ]My Dad worked there in the late 60's/early 70's. He said they sold an aluminum headed Chevelle new,and that the engine was stolen out of it the same week the owner brought it home.

**9566 BA** · #4 01-29-2007, 10:04 PM

jimmy
Do you think your Dad would remember this 68 327 Nova? It would have been Black with a 4 speed. Not your normal nova.

GMC_Typhoon · #5 01-29-2007, 10:26 PM

I'll give him a call. Edit:
He started working there in August of 1970.
He said the sales manager at the time the Nova was sold would have been Jack Arnold.

Sorry I couldn't get more info.

On a side note I vividly remember his demo in 1973/74 (I was around 6 years old) It was a red/white top S3 Laguna 454/4 speed.That thing was NICE.

**SuperNovaSS** · #6 01-30-2007, 04:27 AM

There are also a few Courtesy Chevrolets near by.

Jason

**9566 BA** · #7 01-30-2007, 06:58 AM

Jason
Is Courtesy still there now?

**SuperNovaSS** · #8 01-30-2007, 08:01 AM

As far as I know it is. I do not live in that area anymore but it was there last time I was down that way.

Jason

GMC_Typhoon · #9 01-31-2007, 05:22 AM

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As far as I know it is. I do not live in that area anymore but it was there last time I was down that way.

Jason

[/ QUOTE ]I am 99.99999% sure that the only Chevy dealer in Oxnard in '68 was Hal Watkins.

According to my Dad.

**SuperNovaSS** · #10 02-01-2007, 04:30 AM

I think Courtesy was in Ventura and Thousand Oaks. Very close by.

Jason

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