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Old 02-09-2018, 07:10 PM
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Default Finally found a source for Bubble Flares!

Not Bubba Flares. Jeff Freeman has em. PM me for his email. I don't check my PMs very often so I might not respond right away.
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Do you have any concerns that they may be ugly ?
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Finally found a source for Bubble Flares!

Oh, thank heavens!
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Old 02-09-2018, 08:19 PM
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I’ll bet some split window purists are having heart palipatations!
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The owner of that SWC needed CPR when he saw the pics of those things taped to his car.
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Originally Posted by John BX NY
Do you have any concerns that they may be ugly ?
LOL. I agree.
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Old 02-09-2018, 10:12 PM
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Just showed the pictures to my wife. Response “Eeeeww”.
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Looks like a repop body. Make a great race car ! Go for it !
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Cool! But you have to share related to the Baher Chevrolet, Hermosa Beach as they are long gone and former sponsor Dealership for Dick G (RIP)!

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Old 02-10-2018, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Saddletan
The owner of that SWC needed CPR when he saw the pics of those things taped to his car.
I'm having chest pains just looking at the first pic then I saw the complete car pic and passed out... Your not serious....
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I used to be "All In" for Flares............I think I've changed my mind!!!
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Cool! But you have to share related to the Baher Chevrolet, Hermosa Beach as they are long gone and former sponsor Dealership for Dick G (RIP)!
Well, Jeff made his molds from the painted flares. I did a quick search and couldn't find any pics of the car that had Baher Chevy and Vintage America paint. They may or may not have been off the same car. Don't know.
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Well, Jeff made his molds from the painted flares. I did a quick search and couldn't find any pics of the car that had Baher Chevy and Vintage America paint. They may or may not have been off the same car. Don't know.
I think I answered my own question, but have to pull out old pictures to double check! Back in the early 90s at the Palm Springs Vintage Races was a flared car and even Dick drove this replica racer that weekend! Naturally it had #56 on it! I bet these came off of that car!
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but, then, I'm prejudiced ...
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Bubble Flares? We don't need no stinking Bubble Flares (except for cosmetic reasons)


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Get 3 more red ones to match the Hermosa Beach Chevrolet one, and sell them to Frankie. He can pop rivet them on, no need to match the paint, as it's already pretty close........
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Cutting the bonding strips off a SWC, fun, fun, fun.


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