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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 10:04 AM
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I'm getting ready to start working on the body for paint,what color should i go with it has firethorn interior so it needs to match that.the original color was mahogany

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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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Black or white.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 10:36 AM
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Silver or Gray
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...9&forum_id=119

This should help with a visual, the interior photographs red but it is firethorn. I like it, but if i change the outside i would have to change the interior....not many colors will match well with firethorn....maybe black
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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I vote for black or white.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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I vote for either white or a dark red
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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Well I'e narrowed it to red or silver,you guys vote and thats what color it will be
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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here is my 76 with black on firethorn

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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by LIQUIDDRAGON
here is my 76 with black on firethorn

Black is best for the vettes body lines and it works with any interior color..
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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Black is the only way to go. I have a white vette with firethorn interior and i am going black.
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Guys I must agree that black would be the bomb...but...That was actually my first choice and after thinking about it black is a pain in the a#% to spray and keep clean.So it's red or silver,you guys decide and thats what it will be

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Silver or gray.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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one vote for silver...alrighty guys i'm gonna take the first 10 votes to decide...whats it gonna be?red or silver?if we tie,the last guy to vote will toss a coin,heads red,tails silver and post the decision.i need your help guys c'mon!!
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red.
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Red...
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Black or silver/gray
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SpcCox, if you don't mind me asking...why do you have an 80-82 nameplate on that 75-76? I never was a fan of that perfectly round lowercase script.
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Steel Cities Grey

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Black, go for it
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