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Old May 7, 2009 | 05:11 PM
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http://proteamcorvette.com/cars/NSN-WOW68.htm




this must be a "before" pic

actually... that probably is the car
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Old May 7, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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Yup that is the before pic. No question that the Nabors brothers did a masterful job with the car. The after car is a pretty much perfect red red vert. No question they did a nice job on it. I sent a note to Terry about this. He responded back that they did, in fact win and have a pic with the award in the car. I have no reason to doubt him. I am checking to see with the head judge though to find out what happened.

The car was originally entered as a race car but ended up in our judging area with the announcement that it had been entered in the wrong class. It is entirely possible that the people judging race cars, being hard working diligent people, found and judged the car themselves and it beat the other race cars. I am having them check and see.

If this thread disappears, it will be because we found out that it indeed won as a race car class car and, therefore, did "win its class" which makes that a legitimate claim.

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Old May 7, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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If that is the car, then it was the L88 barn find announced last oct/nov.. it is amazing if they turned it around in 6 months... there was talk of keeping that car as a survivor...
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Old May 7, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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In any case... isn't being an L-88 enough?
I would think most people who could buy it would prefer that it hadn't been shown anywhere so they could have the pleasure of 'campaigning' the car themselves.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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....does it have a

Not
Correctly
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engine???

.....I'm betting it takes first place at Bloomingdom Goal.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 07:11 AM
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I'm shocked!

What do you expect from a used car dealer?
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Borowski
....does it have a

Not
Correctly
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Stamped

engine???

.....I'm betting it takes first place at Bloomingdom Goal.
Paul, the motor is a restamp. I am also guessing that it will top flight too. I have no problem with PT but they clearly should not have lied about the show. I mean who really cares if it won the show or not, I am sure that with a Nabers restoration that the car is stunning.

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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Vettebuyer5869
I'm thinking this Keels thing isn't quite the Gold Standard of Corvette Honor.
Nothing quite like taking a swipe at the uninvolved.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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Got the official word back. The car was moved into my group to be judged as a restored Corvette roadster. As I suspected, it also mistakenly got judged with the race cars and won that class. So what they are promoting is true, just doesn't tell the whole story.

Doug
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Old May 8, 2009 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by PKguitar
Nothing quite like taking a swipe at the uninvolved.
Par for the course for some members on this forum.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Snowman
Got the official word back. The car was moved into my group to be judged as a restored Corvette roadster. As I suspected, it also mistakenly got judged with the race cars and won that class. So what they are promoting is true, just doesn't tell the whole story.

Doug
Well at least it did not win best Camaro.........or did it?
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Old May 9, 2009 | 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Vettebuyer5869
Honestly, the need to hate ProTeam to the visceral level I see on this forum is just plain weird.
I agree. While Terry has his past, his present has been fairly uneventful. Sure he promotes a few cars to the extreme like "The Last '67" but in the last few years of Barrett Jackson, who doesn't?

I still remember asking him at Bloomington about seat covers and he took time to volunteer information about the differences in '68 and '69 covers on something like a $50 sale.

And if ProTeam were half the crooks so many claim, the state of Ohio would have locked them up years ago. Ohio hasn't so I guess they aren't.

And honestly, when I have been there to examine cars, they have been pretty open with me, offering things about cars before I find them.

Not many "used car salesmen" do that.
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Old May 9, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Procrastination Racing
And if ProTeam were half the crooks so many claim, the state of Ohio would have locked them up years ago. Ohio hasn't so I guess they aren't.
Re-organization, how many times?
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Old May 9, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by GDaina
Re-organization, how many times?
Very Good Point.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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and I like my pitchforks sharp and my torches flaming..........

not that there is anything wrong with that.......
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Old May 11, 2009 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by SBR
Does anyone have pictures of the finished car?
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Old May 11, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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Does anyone have pictures of the finished car?
I think this was it.

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Old May 11, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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That is one beautiful looking Red L88.As far as Terry and Pro Team,i have sold a couple of vettes to him and never had any issues dealing with him.When buying a vette if you do not your homework and know what is going on you can get screwed buying from anyone.
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Old May 11, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by swtato
I think this was it.

This picture proves you can make a silk purse out of a pigs ear.
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I am not a fan of proteam, But if the red car is the restored car then I say great job on this one
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