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Old 08-18-2005, 01:52 AM
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Marlboro Maroon as original, what do you think?
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Old 08-18-2005, 02:13 AM
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wow!! very nice indeed...
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Old 08-18-2005, 02:22 AM
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looks sweet I wanted to get a paint job but I decided first performance and then looks, and you have both
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Whoa! Look at that mirror finish! Niiiiiiiiceeeeee for sure
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looks great Graeme. That looks like Scott in the reflection, I bet they are working real hard to get it back to you for September.
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Old 08-18-2005, 07:03 AM
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Old 08-18-2005, 07:29 AM
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looks great Graeme. That looks like Scott in the reflection, I bet they are working real hard to get it back to you for September.
Hi Paul, For once Scott sounded fairly confident, even with one of his guys leaving and Geoff his top man going on holiday for a week, he still reckons it should be ready for 17/18th Sept. I'm like a kid waiting on Christmas!!
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Awsome!!! Now the fun of assembly begins. Are you assembling it?? Ya know, from this point on was the most fun I had during the restoration of my 72. Fitting bumpers, valances, hood, etc..was a BLAST!! Yours is exactly the same as mine when I brought Edzred home.

Have fun...and carefull with that paint!!!
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Eddie,
I'm afraid not a company called Corvette Kingdom are doing this for me in UK. I would have loved to do it myself but after 9 years I realised I was only treding water with it, since I work away from home all the time (currently in Russia). Anyway Scot and his team at Corvette Kingdom are making a superb job of it. Just dont ask me how much its costing, I havent dared count it all up!!!!

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Love the color!
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Just dont ask me how much its costing, I havent dared count it all up!!!!

Graeme[/QUOTE]

Oh how I know! But it's never about the money really, is it?
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Its a clone of mine. I like it. Looks great.
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Old 08-18-2005, 01:22 PM
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Looks great! Who owns the late model C3 is in the background - a friend or fellow Forum member?
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Nice touch with the color-coordinated air filter.
Looks great !!

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Old 08-18-2005, 02:11 PM
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Very nice indeed. If you don’t mind my asking, about how much did you pay for that paint job?
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Originally Posted by 70inSBIn
Its a clone of mine. I like it. Looks great.
I agree, mine is also a clone, I just repainted mine a couple weeks ago, the guy I bought mine off of just had it repainted, for $4800. no body work just paint, it looked ok, but not great so I wet sanded it and repainted, it is a show paint job now and it cost me under $ 500., but I have alot of hours in prep time. you have good taste, and every one knows 70 was the best year of the C-3 to own and drive, in marlboro maroon of course.
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