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Old May 4, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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Just picked it up yesterday! These photos don't do it justice.




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Old May 4, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Beautiful color.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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Nice Paint Job... What Color is that?
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Old May 4, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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Nantucket Blue.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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SWEET! Love the color and stripe.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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Looks nice, love the color.
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Nothing like bringing the newly painted car home
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Old May 4, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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I saw in another post where someone painted "Baldwin Stripes" on a rubber bumper car and I posed,"I wonder what it would look like on a 78/79 Indy spoiler car". Well here is my answer. Could you post a few pics that show the rear a little better. It looks really good.
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Really nice pint job!
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Old May 4, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Nice stripe! I'd love to do one of those. More pics please...
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Old May 4, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by swtato
I saw in another post where someone painted "Baldwin Stripes" on a rubber bumper car and I posed,"I wonder what it would look like on a 78/79 Indy spoiler car". Well here is my answer. Could you post a few pics that show the rear a little better. It looks really good.

This is the only one that I have right now. I'll take some more when I get the chance.
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Here are some of it sitting in his shop.



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thats awsome!
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Great looking color and car. The stripe really sets things off. Congrats on a beautiful ride.
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very nice, i do like the color!
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very nice!Breaks the back up.
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Good Looking car.
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Very nice!
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very nice!Breaks the back up.
I agree, I am not sure that this would have turned out as good had it been solid blue.
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Congrats...!! Looks great....
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