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Old 08-21-2011, 08:48 AM
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Love the story!

Great to see another C-1 on the road again.
Old 08-21-2011, 01:21 PM
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Perfect! You guys did good!

Thanks for posting!

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Old 08-21-2011, 01:27 PM
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Rolling proof that period mods have a place in this hobby!
Old 08-21-2011, 01:35 PM
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What a fun car, it came out very well.
Old 09-17-2011, 06:43 PM
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great job on the restoration...love that 60's upgrade! thanks for the story!
Old 02-24-2012, 09:13 AM
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Great story. Was the car that good in the paint just after a wash and polish?
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You should be very proud.

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Old 02-24-2012, 10:45 AM
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Keep saving these old cars Dan. Great story. The SOLID AXEL CORVETTE CLUB would love this car. There is a very active chapter here in So. Cal that has about 150 members who all DRIVE their cars to functions weekly. I will send them this link for their newsletter.



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Old 02-24-2012, 11:03 AM
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Beautiful car!! Thanks for the update which I must have missed first time 'round. Dave
Old 02-24-2012, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by jimgessner
Keep saving these old cars Dan. Great story. The SOLID AXEL CORVETTE CLUB would love this car. There is a very active chapter here in So. Cal that has about 150 members who all DRIVE their cars to functions weekly. I will send them this link for their newsletter.



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Thanks, Jim. Ken Amrick of SACC is going to do a feature article on this car. I have sent him the two links on this Forum that discuss the car. It should be out in a month or two.

The owner did drive it sparingly this summer. He has given me access to the car to drive in the summer. That seems more reasonable than going out and buying a C1, I guess.

The originality of this car is really quite unique. I'm glad that we just put a new heart and arteries into it when we did the work. We tried to leave everything else pretty much alone. It really cleaned up much nicer that I would have guessed, especially the chrome.
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Worth another look!
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Old 06-13-2016, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Gumpy
Worth another look!
Agree, this was a very cool story.



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