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t successful Sales Start ever recorded by General Motors new type of car has been chalked up by Chevette, seen rolling in triplicate toward camera aga(...)

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t successful Sales Start ever recorded by General Motors new type of car has been chalked up by Chevette, seen rolling in triplicate toward camera aga(...)

Date11/5/1975

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Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: t successful Sales Start ever recorded by General Motors new type of car has been chalked up by Chevette; seen rolling in triplicate toward camera against background of downtown Toronto skyline. One Detroit executive told The Star; We've finally got a winner. Car is slightly more than 13 feet long; weights less than 2;000 Pounds; can get up to 48 miles per gallon of gasoline in highway driving.

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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009945F

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