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Old Mar 7, 2005 | 12:48 PM
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I bought the 1972 Sebring Corvette L-88 (White) a few years ago and never took it out of the box. As soon as I took it out of the box the passenger side front tire fell off. How can I fix this problem? Does anyone have a broken or defected model that I could buy either the whole car or just the front suspension?

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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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Did the tire fall off or the whole wheel assembly?
I had the wheel assembly snap off on one of mine...I just crazy glued it back on
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Originally Posted by mosportgreen66
I bought the 1972 Sebring Corvette L-88 (White) a few years ago and never took it out of the box. As soon as I took it out of the box the passenger side front tire fell off. How can I fix this problem? Does anyone have a broken or defected model that I could buy either the whole car or just the front suspension?

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Send it over to one of the guys who has a diorama garage and they can fix it in a jiffy. If you have AAA maybe you can get it towed there for nothing.
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Send it over to one of the guys who has a diorama garage and they can fix it in a jiffy. If you have AAA maybe you can get it towed there for nothing.
Might end up in a chop shop diorama
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The passenger side front tire actually broke off from the suspension. I took apart the 4 piece suspension and I realized that I need a new one.
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