WIN A NEW 1968 CAMARO! Documenting Sweepstakes Contests & Raffles from 1967/1968

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April+ 1968
American/Standard Oil Winners Circle

There was also a 60 second television commercial for the Winners Circle contest as well.  Click on the link to view it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X68BT1-R58

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April+ 1968
American/Standard Oil Winners Circle

More images from the 60 second television commercial.

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April+ 1968
American/Standard Oil Winners Circle

Game cards

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April+ 1968
American/Standard Oil Winners Circle

more game cards

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May+ 1968
Admiral Products

"...has won a Camaro sports car, first prize in Admiral Corp's. recent national contest for distributer sales managers."


Image 2 was found here: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/winner-at-admiral-show-lyle-harsch-admiral-tv-dealer-in-news-photo/161899438?adppopup=true

The caption for this photo dated June 17, 1968 states, "JUN 17 1968, JUN 19 1968; Winner at Admiral Show; Lyle Harsch, Admiral TV dealer in Cheyenne, Wyo., gets the keys to a new Chevrolet Camaro from L.A. Caldwell, left, head of Mid-Continent Appliance Distributing, Inc., 4382 Groups St., regional distributor for Admiral products.; (Photo By Bill Wunsch/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

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May 1968
Quaker (Canada)

"Another Quaker Instant gift winner shows off her Free '68 Camaro!"
"...recently won this Camaro when she found an instant gift coin in a lucky package of Quaker Corn Flakes."

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May 1968
Downtown Chevrolet

"Win a new Camaro sport coupe!"

"Free Camaro!"

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May 1968
Melody Music Mart

"Win a Chevrolet Camaro"

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May 1968
Reiter Chevrolet

"Big drawing 1st prize winner will receive 1968 Camaro to drive for one week!"
"2nd prize winner will receive 1968 Camaro to drive for a weekend"
"All you have to do is register and test drive the Z-28 Camaro!"

Image 2 came from Facebook

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May+ 1968
St. Stephen Neighbor Days

"The winner of this prize yellow Chevrolet Camaro can rest assured that he'll be getting a clean deal when its raffled off..."
"The car, which has been on display in the church parking lot...."

"A new Chevrolet Camaro will also be presented to the person holding a winning ticket, available from any parish member."
"1968 Camaro to be given away at..."

"...is celebrating today as the winner of a brand new automobile"
"The won the top prize, a Chevrolet Camaro..."

These came from here: https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/

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Notice the reason the owner placed a classified ad for his 1962 Cadillac in the newspaper: "Reason owner won Camaro, Dino Dollar"
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And selling the Caddy for $995! What a score!

Really fun to look at this stuff Scott! Thanks for your time and effort in putting it together!

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Notice the reason the owner placed a classified ad for his 1962 Cadillac in the newspaper: "Reason owner won Camaro, Dino Dollar"

And selling the Caddy for $995! What a score!

Really fun to look at this stuff Scott! Thanks for your time and effort in putting it together!
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Thanks, no problem.  I love researching things that nobody else has and I'm glad people are enjoying it. 

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May+ 1968
Sunoco Sunny Dollars Plus Contest

"Big news for big game hunters"
"Win a '68 Camaro"
"Spell Camaro with Sunny Letters and you win a Camaro by Chevrolet"
"Instant Camaro winners too"


I find it amusing that there was a contest based on spelling the word "Camaro" correctly, since it has been misspelled constantly since the day the car was introduced.  This may be part of the reason they chose to run the contest this way.


"Win an exciting new Camaro playing Sunny Dollars!"

"Win a '68 Camaro"

Images 2, 3 & 4 came from: https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/

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May+ 1968
Sunoco Sunny Dollars Plus Contest

"Win an exciting new Camaro playing Sunny Dollars!"
"at your Sunoco Dealers"

"Win a great '68 Camaro"
"Big game hunters win big at Sunoco"

Images 1 & 2 came from: https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/

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May+ 1968
Sunoco Sunny Dollars Plus Contest

"Sun's win a Camaro game"

"Win a Camaro with Sunny Dollars"

"...was a recent winner of a new car in Sun Oil Company's promotion contest."
"Here she is receiving the keys to her new Camaro."

Notice the sign above the gas pumps in the fourth image.


Images 1 & 2 came from: https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/

Image 4 came from: https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/