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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 05:35 PM
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Hi, new to the forum, but have been reading posts for a while now !
Just bought my first vette.... 68 soft top.... 350 HP.... drive's great and boy is it a beautiful car ! too bad summer is almost over , can't wait till Spring.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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Freakin beautiful !
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 05:44 PM
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Looks good Dale, Love the Monoco Orange.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 05:47 PM
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Sharp looking car!
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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VERY NICE ..........
WELCOME TO THE RESALE "RED" 68 CLUB..............!!!

............but.............you gotta paint the grill by the wiper door.......!!!
and it's hard to tell, but are the grills on the rear deck chrome too ?
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by jaxlt1
Looks good Dale, Love the Monoco Orange.
???? Rallye Red with sun glare ?????
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 06:14 PM
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Hi Dale,
Boy, your 68 is a real beauty!
I think you're in for some big fun!
Good Luck!
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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"boy is it a beautiful car !"
Yes, indeed it is.
What part of the country are you in? I like the old T-bird too.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 06:30 PM
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Welcome aboard, Dale.

Awesome '68 Vette . Looks like mine - only mine has red interior. Enjoy the ride - '68's are great.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 06:33 PM
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Congratulations on your new 68 from another 68 guy. It looks like a beauty . Enjoy it
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Thanks guys ! Good to be here.
The grills on the front and rear are chrome...
Just got caught in my first rain storm ....gee these cars leak alittle....oh well...somthing else to fix !

I am in Whitby.....just outside of Toronto
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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Welcome and nice to see another Canadian with a vert.Today would have been a nice day for a ride with the top down. I went to work at 7:30 this morning and just left the top down for the ride to work, it was awesome. It was even nicer on the ride home. Hopefully our weather hangs on for a while so You can do some cruzin.
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Thanks guys ! Good to be here.
The grills on the front and rear are chrome...
Just got caught in my first rain storm ....gee these cars leak alittle....oh well...somthing else to fix !

I am in Whitby.....just outside of Toronto
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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Outstanding.
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Originally Posted by dale68shark
Thanks guys ! Good to be here.
The grills on the front and rear are chrome...
Just got caught in my first rain storm ....gee these cars leak alittle....oh well...somthing else to fix !

I am in Whitby.....just outside of Toronto
Another CANADIAN -
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Lets see some engine bay pics also.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by capevettes
Congratulations on your new 68 from another 68 guy. It looks like a beauty . Enjoy it
I second that
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 11:09 PM
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Gorgeous car, great interior. Have fun!
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Great looking car !


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Great choice, and congrats on being one of the select few with '68's.
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