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Apr 17, 2015 | 08:08 AM

#261

billcarson

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yes it can when being viewed by the right eyes.

Apr 17, 2015 | 05:48 PM

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jr73

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Originally Posted by RobRace10

Came from the factory as a Triple black car.

Started with this, only took me 5 years of nites and weekends in my garage:

Thank you for saving this beautiful car and restoring it to its original beauty. Thats a lot of work there.

Sep 2, 2015 | 01:26 AM

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mac79vette

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Got two photos of my 79 to add

Sep 2, 2015 | 05:20 PM

#264

The Phantom

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RobRace10

Came from the factory as a Triple black car.

Started with this, only took me 5 years of nites and weekends in my garage:

Stunning, thanks for posting.

Dave

Sep 3, 2015 | 01:15 AM

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Postal123

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Cool69 and Peter.Holm...some of the nicest C3s I've ever seen! Actually some of the best looking cars I've ever seen

Sep 9, 2015 | 07:54 PM

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1978vett

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My 78 L82

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Sep 15, 2015 | 08:41 PM

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FNHOSTL1

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Here's one of my baby's. 1969 L36 427/390 h.p. Original numbers Tuxedo Black car.

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Nov 21, 2015 | 11:15 PM

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73 Scott

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My 73 after a lot of work!!

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Nov 22, 2015 | 08:46 AM

#269

Wee

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From: Cartersville GA

Here is my '72....Originally cortez silver. It needs paint it's a 20 footer at best....However it's a driver and may never get painted.

Nov 22, 2015 | 10:25 AM

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Tecumseh

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From: Lucerne

My 68 with new rims:

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Nov 22, 2015 | 09:55 PM

#271

The Punisher

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Originally Posted by Tecumseh

My 68 with new rims:

That is one bad looking ride

Nov 26, 2015 | 10:44 PM

#272

MakoVette

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Nov 27, 2015 | 02:08 PM

#273

High Altitude Vette

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From: Surf and Sand Fl

Holly crap..I don't think I would put the front end back on if that was mine..

Gary

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Nov 27, 2015 | 02:55 PM

#274

homestead

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From: Vernon B.C.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FNHOSTL1

Here's one of my baby's. 1969 L36 427/390 h.p. Original numbers Tuxedo Black car.

Looks like my car when I got it! Minus the wheels, shiny paint, nice interior. Never mind......

Nov 28, 2015 | 02:06 PM

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own4ever

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Thought I'd contribute to this thread. Posted two of these when I first came on board, but added a couple more. 1968 base convertible 327/300hp, 4-speed, no power options. Cloth top, LT-1 hood. Lowered a few inches.

Nov 29, 2015 | 06:26 AM

#276

Alex66

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I think a C3 in black is looking absolutely beautiful in my opinion, very elegant like a Tux, and offsets the Chrome accents very nice on the early C3's. I personally would prefer my car to be shiny black too... Just dont want to brake away from the original that I have. Early C3's in black are somewhat rare...

Nov 29, 2015 | 01:41 PM

#277

own4ever

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Quote:

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My car was originally red. When I bought it 40 years ago it had been painted root beer brown with gold panels down the side with flames and geometric shapes and lace..crazy busy, but a sign of the times. I stripped it down and drove it in red oxide primer for 3 years before painting it burgundy. Drove it that way for another 20+ years before restoring it nose to tail. I've owned 3 black cars and each time swore I would never own another, but low and behold when it came time to chose a color, I went with black again because there are so many red ones and for the very reasons you described. It just looks so elegant.