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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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not much of a background but at least a current picture:

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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 12:27 AM
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More of GM'S best design year
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 09:15 AM
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 09:33 AM
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So glad you could join us.....you have about 100 CF members looking for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i.e What size this, what color that, tires, wheels, any modifications, blah, blah, blah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gorgeous 73................

Stay in tune....
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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number match, rebuilt engine, tranny 1k ago. cleaned painted detailed front to back of doors under. 2.5 stainless front to back at same time.



Saw this car at Coco Joes about 5 months ago. Looked it over well.
Very nice! You had it looking good.

thanks, for posting all these great 73's I too am partial to this year.
wow a world wide forum and some one spotted me car in the left most corner of the us. I am humbled by so many very nice cars here that I thank you for your kind comments. she is a work in progress.
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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 12:04 AM
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Got to be crazy if you did'nt like the line's of a 73.They are a great looking car!
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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 10:12 AM
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 04:04 PM
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Not the best pics but the most recent ones I have.....New L88 Style Hood went on over the winter and then had her trailered home thanks to a guy from the local Cobra Club.



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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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Red73 with 15" wheels (Tires: 255/60 front and 275/60 rear)and then with 17x8 wheels with 245/40 tires front and 18x10 wheels 285/35 tires rear.




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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Red73
Red73 with 15" wheels (Tires: 255/60 front and 275/60 rear)and then with 17x8 wheels with 245/40 tires front and 18x10 wheels 285/35 tires rear.




SWeeeeeet !!!!
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Old Feb 26, 2011 | 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Red73
Red73 with 15" wheels (Tires: 255/60 front and 275/60 rear)and then with 17x8 wheels with 245/40 tires front and 18x10 wheels 285/35 tires rear.



What Backspace you have in your 18x10 wheels? Do you have a sway bar at rear? Stock trailing arms?

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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 12:46 AM
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Mine is currently under wraps waiting for the snow to melt.

Not usually big on the gold like colors, but I dig yours.

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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 09:16 PM
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Here is my '73 33K miles, original top.



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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 12:38 AM
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My 454 the day the original owner brought it home:

38 years later with 56K miles, original paint, original interior, original glass, original drivetrain:


NCRS Top Flight 98.3% at the National Convention 2010:

At Carlisle with my 660HP '05, The Silver Devil:
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 08:12 AM
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This thread has turned out to be, one of the best if, not THE BEST photo collection of 73's on the planet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kudo's to all.......


Stay in tune....
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by GREGG-73
This thread has turned out to be, one of the best if, not THE BEST photo collection of 73's on the planet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kudo's to all.......


Stay in tune....

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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Vesa
What Backspace you have in your 18x10 wheels? Do you have a sway bar at rear? Stock trailing arms?
5.5" back spacing, offset trailing arm, no sway bar - rubbed on hard right turns, rear spring is 1" shorter wheel to wheel from Guldstrand.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 10:17 AM
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I've had 7 Vettes. 6 were/are C3s and one C4. Here're pix of my 1st 73 that I bought new after 4 yrs in Vietnam and Thailand. I bought it through the overseas sales program. Picked it up in July 73 and had it painted in NC.





This is my current 73:





Here's the blog: http://LS273Stingray.blogspot.com

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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 07:27 PM
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Here is mine

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Love the P-51 along side.
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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 11:15 AM
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I don't see any Yellows in this thread
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