For this week’s Throwback video, I bring you the commercial that introduced the television world to the 1970 Chevrolet Camaro…a car that was marketed here as the “Super Hugger”. Even though the 1960s were known for taking the “groovy” approach to everything, this 1970 Camaro spot still has that hepcat feel, right down to the spokesman talking about the car and the decision to refer to the car as the Super Hugger.
The 1970 model year introduced the American public to the first redesign of the Chevrolet Camaro, and the second generation Camaro was a vast departure from the first few model years, both in design and in power. It was rumored for some time that the upcoming redesign of the Camaro for the 2016 model year would bring forward a similar design to that of the 1970 models and while spyshots seem to have put those rumors to rest – it is still a fitting feature to look at the first 2g Camaro.
Crank up your speakers and enjoy this original 1970 Camaro commercial. It’s groovy, man.
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