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Old May 1, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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Hey, I'm looking for nice keychain. I've been keeping my octagon key on the ring with my daily-use keys and I've decided that's stupid. I would like to find a nice enameled crossed-flags keychain. What I'm thinking is something like the hood emblem on my 68, but smaller and with a chain attached.

Anybody run across anything like that? I can get C4/C5/C6 keychains all day, but I haven't found squat for a C3.
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Old May 1, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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Don't laugh found one at Walmart ,that and probably all the catalogs carry them.

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Old May 1, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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They are few and far between indeed.

When I was a teenager, I had a late model C3 one (but wore it out...)
I have a 73 sunburst style now. No leads for you though.

Try the usual suspects for the stuff? (ebay, google, etc.)
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Old May 1, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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Here one from the Corvette Museum. Not enamel though.

http://store.corvettemuseum.com/detail.aspx?ID=1119

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Old May 1, 2006 | 01:16 PM
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Nawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww


He wants this one



or


or


Zip products - down on the left side somewhere...
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Old May 1, 2006 | 01:17 PM
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Sure beats this one...DD key...

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Old May 1, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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I have the top one in Adam's post. Pretty decent, and like you want, it's a separate keychain than my daily one, you know to make it more convenient for a thief who breaks into my house to know which keys go to the Vette.
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Old May 1, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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This is my keychain !!!
Made it myself....

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Nope. I looked at MAD and ZIP. Googled it and found nothing...yet.

I don't like those ones with the key fob look. I want a chain with a dangling, twirling set of flags...kind like Zed's keychain fomr Pulp Fiction, but with flags instead of a "Z".

Something along this line, but with a ~1/2 scale crossed flag emblem. instead of the spark plug.


Some interesting ones I've found....
http://www.speedstash.com/keychains.html
http://www.topoftheline.com/key-chain-engine.html
http://www.topoftheline.com/ledsustorkey.html
http://www.topoftheline.com/disbrakkeych.html
http://www.topoftheline.com/bmw-key-...l-bearing.html
http://www.topoftheline.com/lamwheelkeyc.html
http://www.topoftheline.com/corvette-key-ring.html
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I found something a little different. There's a guy on e-bay who sells key chains made out of the exact model of you car in matchbox size. Mine is 68 LeMans blue coupe and it l;ooks like someone took my car na dshrunk it. Perfect in every detail and hood opens. Even the exact color match.
I think he buys your car in a Matchbox or Johnny Lightning 1/64 scale blister pack and then attaches a key chain to it.
Really nice,
Kurt
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Old May 1, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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For me, those Eckler's fluffy vette jackets and dweeb corvette hats are a bit corny. I always wondered who buys those kind of things. I guess to each his own.
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You might want to stay away from anything all metal, they scratch the column while driving! WB
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I've got a soft rubber molded Bat-emblem on my Corvette keys.
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Originally Posted by I'm Batman
I've got a soft rubber molded Bat-emblem on my Corvette keys.
Really? Why?
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Originally Posted by War Bonnet
You might want to stay away from anything all metal, they scratch the column while driving! WB

Not an issue on a 68.
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You could always have a custom one made on a CNC mill............
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This may be really stupid, but after reading your post I had an idea...why not just get a new hood emblem(or the side emblems from a 77) and drill a small hole to run a chain thru and then attach a key ring to the other end. It may be a little big but it sounds like just what you want.
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Originally Posted by bextreme1
This may be really stupid, but after reading your post I had an idea...why not just get a new hood emblem(or the side emblems from a 77) and drill a small hole to run a chain thru and then attach a key ring to the other end. It may be a little big but it sounds like just what you want.
Thought about that, but haven't pursued it yet. My hood emblem is enormous. I wouldn't want to have to stuff it in my pocket. I would need to find a smaller version.
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How about using the Gas Lid Emblem?? I think it is smaller than the hood emblem. Corvette America has them.
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Old May 3, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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this is what u do....

u can find a jeweler and have him make one from wax....take that and make a casting form a rubber mold...... sell that shyt and make some money....but i want 25%.......

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