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Old 01-19-2017, 01:20 PM
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Frankie, you need to start wearing your yoga pants when you drive. dcamick, you're car is perfect the way it is. If it were mine, I'd leave it alone and just wash and wax it. Total time capsule, in a good way!!
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Old 01-19-2017, 02:09 PM
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Love the cowl vent. Mine is usually cracked open as well.
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Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink
The cowl vent was standard on '61; leaks were standard on all C1s...
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Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink
I got roped into a photo session at a remote B-52 park near Orlando airport - a deal for a friend... You can see with the flags on the car it was 4th of July and steamy hot. I told the model twice not to sit her azz (nice at it was) on the hot fiberglass....I didn't have to tell her a third time!

As I've said before you aren't a real C1 driver until you've been driving along at 65mph and had an angry wasp get sucked down that cowl vent to buzz around Ballsackistan to the point you have to pull off the road and exit the car to protect your 'man parts'...
Guess I'm a real driver, same thing happened to me except it was the biggest frikin dragonfly I ever saw. It was dead and must have been caught in there for quite a while. Nearly lost it...
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Hey Doug,

Can add much more to the cowl vent conversation, but I do recall seeing your Vette at the Caste Village cruise in PGH. Think your first pic is from there. My folks are about 5 minutes away and if I am home on a Sunday, I'm sure to stop down.

Take care,
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I've actually given some thought to doing the same thing to mine. Long way to go yet so I still haven't ruled it out.
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Originally Posted by Vette60
Hey Doug,

Can add much more to the cowl vent conversation, but I do recall seeing your Vette at the Caste Village cruise in PGH. Think your first pic is from there. My folks are about 5 minutes away and if I am home on a Sunday, I'm sure to stop down.

Take care,
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Ever come up to the Starlite cruise in Wexford ?
Old 01-25-2017, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Pop Chevy
Ever come up to the Starlite cruise in Wexford ?
Just let me know....If Im in town i'd like to come over!!!

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I love my cowl vent. Here in FL it's critical.

This morning I had to close it but 30 miles down the road it was time to open it again.



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Old 01-25-2017, 06:04 PM
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I am always paranoid of getting stung through the cowl vent since I am allergic to bees. Though, I usually have it open while I am driving.
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Originally Posted by jimh_1962
Your granddaughter?
gotta love that red hair....... and the plane...oh and the car, too !

I need another hobbie....................
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Originally Posted by dgrines81
gotta love that red hair....... and the plane...oh and the car, too !

I need another hobbie....................
Wish she had tattoos though! Love those tattoos & stiletto's....

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Old 01-26-2017, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by rustylugnuts
Wish she had tattoos though! Love those tattoos & stiletto's....

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She does - just not where most would see them
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Even better!!!

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