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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 10:05 AM
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After months of negotiating I finally have my 73 454 with 39,000 original miles!







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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 10:16 AM
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 10:17 AM
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Awesome. Glad you found a car!!!! And a 73 454 at that!!!!!!


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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 10:28 AM
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Looks terrific !

Congrats !
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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Awesome Car and only 39k miles. That is amazing.
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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Welcome to the 73 club! Looks like a very nice car and should be very original at that mileage.

Make sure that you post lots of pics!!!!
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 12:55 PM
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Booo-tee-full. That's a nice blue.

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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 01:00 PM
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Your Vette is stunning !!! Congratulations. Another welcome to the 73 Club

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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 04:16 PM
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Very nice big block time capsule Enjoy the torque
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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Sweet Good Luck with it
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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wow
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 07:39 PM
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What a hot looking car! Welcome aboard the 73 train!
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 08:01 PM
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Very nice. You have 11,000 fewer miles than I do. How do these cars get to be this old and have so few miles. Coming up on 40 years and you are avg slightly less than 10,000 per decade . I am getting 12,000 per decade.
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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That is an outstanding looking BB 73! Congrats and have fun!
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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Nicey!!
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A '73 coupe with BB, A/C, and 39K miles. SWEET!!
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 10:43 PM
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Wow. -nuff said-
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Very nice big block time capsule Enjoy the torque
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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Congrats, looks great, and another welcome from the 73ers BB gang.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 09:26 PM
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Keep those 73's on the road.
I just turned 30,500 on mine.
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