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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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first of i am going to say this is stock, back in the day. not with curent tech.

i am doing this more for fun.
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i will post mine in a little while
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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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1974 454 4sp. Convertable. Yellow with black interior. First Vette I ever drove. Belonged to a Surgeon in a small East TX town. Very smooth, lots of torque, perfect for Sat. night. I was 17. mike...
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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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1969
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4 speed
Black

or

1967
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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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70 LT-1 Laguna grey with saddle or black interior.
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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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'68 or '69 L-88 coupe - 4 speed - red on red (of course) BK...

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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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67 L88 Muddy Oh...since I'm dreaming....make that a Roadster!!
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1969 L88 with a 4sp
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1971 LS6 454 with a 4sp

Can't think of anything better for me.
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My car when I get it all finished, hopefully this time next year.
350 sb
400 Auto, although would of liked a 4spd
Coupe
Laguna Gray.
I've work to hard on her to cheat on her now.
Gee, where have I heard that before.
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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 11:03 PM
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An Ontario Orange or LeMans Blue, LT1, Convertible, 4spd.
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Old Sep 19, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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My 68 with either my engine rebuilt or a new bigblock putting down 500 rwhp.
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Originally Posted by GPGG70
My car when I get it all finished, hopefully this time next year.
350 sb
400 Auto, although would of liked a 4spd
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Laguna Gray.
I've work to hard on her to cheat on her now.
Gee, where have I heard that before.

'72 Targa Blue 350 (mild build) 400 auto convertible
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 01:06 AM
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68 Vert.
L68 with T.I. P/S, A/C, Black hard top
4 speed
Red with Black

My ex brother in law had a 67 L88 until he let some girl drive it. She drove it for 5 blocks before it was wrecked. He lost the car, his wife and went to jail.
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1980 L-82,yellow with tan cloth,rally wheels,painted tops and the T-top carrier option.
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1969 427, 4 speed, bright red (or yellow), black int, convertible. I have a `76 coupe, bright red/blk that was as close as I could get on my budget. The `69 is still on my bucket list.
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The one I own.....!
Ya she needs work....but I wouldn't trade her for the world !
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Originally Posted by MrJlr
The one I own.....!
Ya she needs work....but I wouldn't trade her for the world !



1970 454 and 4 spd was always my dream car, and I have one now. But there were some accommodations due to having a wife I want to keep. The dream car was alway a black coupe (even though they didn't make black cars in '70), second choice was red, but since my last Corvette was red, wife said: "No red, orange, yellow, gold or silver", and "If your going to spend that much money on a car, it better be a convertible", so I have a Bridgehampton Blue vert. I am very happy with the compromise, and now that I have built up a large number of hours working on it, I figure I'll keep it until I am ready to move on from Corvettes.
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WOW hard choice , but I think a 1980 convertable .Ron
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Old Sep 20, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Ron Rail
WOW hard choice , but I think a 1980 convertable .Ron
What? It will have to be a 80 with a body. No vert's that year.
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Any coupe between 68-77. Small block because it would be a cruiser. Red or blue. Auto because I have a bum foot. AC because I like breathing on the 95+ degree days.
We couldn't decide between that and a C4. The 89 got the nod because it was in the best condition at the best price of the ones we looked at.
Now I have to convince my lady that we need his and hers so I can still get the C3
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