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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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I agree, looks good; but need more pics...out in the open...
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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Plumb Purrrrrfect ............

LQQKIN good / but not for me
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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Nice looking car
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PlzP2aVLQw
My Dad doing a burnout in my car. (He built the car, then gave it to me, ive just added a couple of things)
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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That color is 'bold'. If you are thinking of buying it, you must be certain that you really want it. You will always be getting asinine comments from those who don't like the color and you have to be OK with that. If you already own it, why do you care what other people think of it? {By the way, I like it just fine....}
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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i just wonder what other vette owners think of the car.
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 11:00 PM
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Purple is one of my favorite colors. What color is the interior (black would look good).

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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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it is silverish grey
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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Tell me more about your wheels and tires. Then I'll weigh in.
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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Purple and silver works.

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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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Paint looks great in that first picture. The other two pics are a little too far away to see it that well.
I like it. I love to see cars that are a little different.

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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 10:52 AM
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the rims are 18in polished aluminum torque thrust 2's. The tires are sticky compound goodyear eagle gt2
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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the sun was beating right on the car so it made the paint look brighter in the pictures. Here is another one i took.
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 11:12 AM
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I am with some of the other guys….I never thought I would see a purple vette that looked good, but I like it. Purple people eaters….you aren’t from Minnesota are you? My uncle was a starting middle linebacker for the Vikings from 68-78.
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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Purple people eaters….you aren’t from Minnesota are you? My uncle was a starting middle linebacker for the Vikings from 68-78.
When I first saw 'Purple People Eater', I thought the same thing.....

been a lota-years, and I can't recall if that'd be Hilgenberg or Siemon
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Glensgages
When I first saw 'Purple People Eater', I thought the same thing.....

been a lota-years, and I can't recall if that'd be Hilgenberg or Siemon
Lonie Warwick or uncel sam to me
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Theiskell
Lonie Warwick or uncel sam to me
I didn't get to see many NFC games, living in 'da Burgh back-then, and when we did, it was usually the Cryboys:
Bud Grant had some mighty-fine teams in his day


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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Glensgages
I didn't get to see many NFC games, living in 'da Burgh back-then, and when we did, it was usually the Cryboys:
Bud Grant had some mighty-fine teams in his day


That was when football hurt...He can barely walk now from all of the knee surgeries he had. Chop blocks and crack backs were legal back then.
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Theiskell
That was when football hurt...He can barely walk now from all of the knee surgeries he had. Chop blocks and crack backs were legal back then.


head-slaps, bump-and-run, etc., makes this pass & tab stuff today look like basketball



Don't wanna get too side-tracked here..... I really love the Purple color on a C3, and the way this car turned-out:
I used to drag-race with a buddy who'd painted his early-'80s Malibu Purple with a Hot Pink 'ribbon' down the side, and although he took lotsa kidding about the color-selection, (being color-blind except to vibrant colors) I thought it looked cool
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by PurplePeopleEater
the rims are 18in polished aluminum torque thrust 2's. The tires are sticky compound goodyear eagle gt2
Nice choices. It's hard to beat the look of TT2's on a Corvette, and I like the tire profile of 18's. I'm saving $$ for new wheels and tires. It's between AR TT2 or The Hopster.

Sweet looking car.
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