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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 12:10 AM
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Hi all. I thought I would introduce myself with some photos of my car. It is a 63, but you will see a 66 front clip on it. Sometime before I owned it, it was crashed and rebuilt with the 66 front clip. Everything else is 63.



Select the "Rebirth of a 63 Corvette"

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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 12:14 AM
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Welcome aboard.

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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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Hi Mike, glad your here..
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 01:29 AM
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Welcome and congrats on the '63. You can't go wrong with a red C2!
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 03:12 AM
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Originally Posted by wallemon
You can't go wrong with a red C2!


........if you like NEW CARS....
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 06:39 AM
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Mike: Welcome aboard. LOVE the roll cage.

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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 07:21 AM
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Great to see you drive the hell out of it, best of luck with the car.
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 08:03 AM
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Howdy.
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 09:15 AM
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Welcome aboard, this is a wonderful neighborhood.

One suggestion... fill out your profile. Too many incomplete profiles already exist.
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 09:26 AM
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Welcome my fellow incorrect 63
Look pretty and go fast!
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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Welcome, we can always use another '63 around here !
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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Welcome. Keep us up to date on your project.

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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 05:14 PM
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Bio completed.
Additionally, I have been racing since the early 70's, first in Autocross then in Roadracing. I won't bore you with all the details, but you can say that I am a race junky.
Now days most of my driving is done while instructing at the Thunderhill Park Raceway.
When I am not driving my Corvette I am out on my Triumph motorcycles. I think if I was 20 years younger, I would be adding motorcycle roadracing to my resume.
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 07:06 PM
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HI! There can never be too many 63's
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Heeeey Looooow Drive it like ya stole it!
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