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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:28 PM
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Just back from paint and some body work. Starting to come together...




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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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Beautiful !

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Sweet, just had my 69 Mach 1 painted black and it looks like a mirror. Is that a blower motor?
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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I like the silver on the hood and paint looks great. BTW black is the best color
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thanks, always been a big fan of black vettes.
No, not a blower motor, 406 stroker with a Weiand tunnel ram intake dual carb set-up.
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Black is the best color for vettes IMO... Nice vette. Enjoy.

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thing looks like a beast
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That looks awesome. Love the grey on the hood. Very nice touch.
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Wow!!!
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i agree . black on a C3 is the meanest colour. my 81 came black from the factory but when i repainted it 6 years ago candy apple red,hothouse green,etc etc all went through my mind but i couldnt do it... i loved black too much.

dakotagoon your car looks awesome .we have the same year, same colour and from what i can see your interior is black also like mine... i almost put the same wheels as you on a few years back also,we must have similar tastes.

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