Lyle Chevrolet - Page 2

**Woj** · #11 07-10-2018, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 68l30

Drivers Ed... W/ 427.

BIG

Steve,

Very cool memorabilia!

Thanks for posting.

Phil

**Woj** · #12 07-10-2018, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by PeteLeathersac

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Cool car and story!
R68GTO is exactly correct asking for your car's details as Lyle was very active w/ Newspaper advertising also lots of old Ohio newspapers have been scanned so worth cruising/looking for specific cars.
I have a few Lyle ads etc saved on my other system I can post later but for now, here's a Lyle Chev Matchbook also a '69 L78 Nova ad posted previously in the Old Newspaper thread.

~ Pete

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Awesome images. Thanks. Phil

**Igosplut** · #13 07-10-2018, 10:10 AM

Cool looking stuff, thanks guys. I have a ton of memoriabila from our local Chevy dealer here, but they never sold anything of note as far as HP car went. The car has a production date of 4-70 (the blue tag is still on the door) and the VIN begins with 29. The NCRS shipping report states it was delivered to Lyle, But the second owner stated he thought the car was bought at Gatton Chevrolet- Cadillac in Bristol Tenn (still open, and inquiry's there went nowhere) where the husband worked after the couple moved to Tenn from Ohio. Now, it seems unlikely that the car was shipped two states away to Gatton Chevy from Lyle for the guy to buy, when his wife lived so close to Lyle in the first place (and they had just moved from there) but that could just be the case, maybe having looked at the lot at Lyle before moving and had no time/money to do it then. Gatton seems to have no leanings towards promoting HP cars that I ever found, so there's that too.

**Igosplut** · #14 07-10-2018, 10:40 AM

Another small detail I just remembered was the car had a space-saver spare, with the inflator bottle, at least it did with the third owner who still has it (and all the jack stuff). I want to say the second owner told me it was in there when he bought the car, but I'd have to touch base with him to be sure.

**PeteLeathersac** · #15 07-11-2018, 03:09 AM

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Cool details and definitely worth looking deeper for more ads w/ similar cars/dates.
Here's the other Lyle ads I had saved for the Old Newspaper thread, first one is close time-wise to the subject car.
Note the 70 Impala pic is actually a '69 also Lyle's Sport Shop offering 450 HP Chevelles/Camaros!
Next is a couple Lyle SS Club ads, pretty cool stuff and what a happening dealer!
Last is a Lyle sponsored '68 Hugger pic as posted here in past threads...anyone know more about it?

~ Pete

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