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Old May 14, 2012 | 11:52 AM
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Took pics of my Vette next to an F-18 Hornet









More pictures of the Flying Leatherneck museum I posted.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/off-...m-miramar.html
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Old May 14, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Sweet thanks for sharing
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Old May 14, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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Nice !!
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Old May 14, 2012 | 01:36 PM
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Thats's cool....they look like they're both ready to take off.
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there's actually a lot of similarity in those shapes!
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Awesome! When I saw the title I thought the post was going to be about an AMC Hornet - I'm glad I took a peak
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Originally Posted by Lupigiato73
Awesome! When I saw the title I thought the post was going to be about an AMC Hornet - I'm glad I took a peak
I thought the same thing . . . whew, your Hornet is WAAAY cooler!!!
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Awesome! When I saw the title I thought the post was going to be about an AMC Hornet - I'm glad I took a peak
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And the old Marines were very cool and funny!
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Funny...they both get about the same fuel economy and replacement parts are expensive and hard to come by....
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Old May 14, 2012 | 06:06 PM
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Pretty nice pictures.
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Awesome shots...thanks for sharing.
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I think the Vette looks faster.
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They both make you proud of our American heritage.

Thanks for posting those pictures.
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Very cool
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gotta love that kinda shot:
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Corvettes and warbirds go well together.
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Originally Posted by c3nashvette
Your car looks like an under the wing smart bomb....ready for action.
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Awesome pic, awesome car!


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