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Old May 4, 2016 | 08:05 AM
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Alex - It looks great. Always thought Laguna Blue over Silver was an outstanding combination.
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Happy Birthday! Beautiful car. More pics please.
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Happy Birthday! Beautiful car. More pics please.
Here's another...


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Very nice. Is that the original color combo
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Alex - It looks great. Always thought Laguna Blue over Silver was an outstanding combination.
Mike T - Prescott AZ
Hey Mike!! I've been away from the forum for a while. Hope things are well in AZ. Don't know if I sent you a pic of the engine since I rebuilt it. I decided to put a pair of cast valve covers on... well, just because I like them.. I kept the originals but I just like the way these look. The air filter element is a cheapo repro from Paragon for driving. The rest is pretty much straight.


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Very nice. Is that the original color combo
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First time for me to see one. Very stunning combo. And a clean car. Enjoy
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Thank you. That is an awesome color combination. I've never seen one like it.
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Sweet ride, dig that color
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Beautiful '66!! Happy, Happy Birthday!
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Happy birthday from one coupe to another. Very striking colour combo.
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I've never seen the combination of Laguna Blue and Silver offered in any GM literature. This was a special order combination, with codes as stated on the trim tag. I've only seen pictures of another and it was on this forum. I'm thinking of taking it to Corvette's @ Carlisle this year and definitely to Watkins Glen Vintage Race Week in Sept. The Corvette is this year's marque. There will be some awesome cars there; maybe even a Grand Sport...or two. Thanks everybody for the compliments. After 50 years, these things still look very cool.
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Beautiful car and color. Happy Birthday!!!!!!
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You sure are right Spike66...C2's sure are beautiful cars to this very day!!
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