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Old Oct 15, 2020 | 07:46 PM
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Thought I would share the dual personality of my paint.
No sunshine, and it shows as a very dark ruby.
Sunlight on it and it pops!





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Old Oct 16, 2020 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Maxacceleration
Thought I would share the dual personality of my paint.
No sunshine, and it shows as a very dark ruby.
Sunlight on it and it pops!




Two pictures taken 10 seconds apart, the sun hitting the dark red a little differently...different paint but mine does the same thing (with a bit less metalflake)
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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 01:36 AM
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69 350/350 Vert in my driveway. Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 08:47 AM
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69 350/350 Vert in my driveway.
You get red ones and you get factory faults...😇
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Old Oct 19, 2020 | 02:12 PM
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In its prime in 2008, now undergoing a "refresho-mod"
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...resho-mod.html

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Old Jan 4, 2021 | 02:21 AM
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I'm sort of new here, so here are a few of my 73 coupe....Enjoy.....





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Old Jan 4, 2021 | 05:42 PM
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at the Dixie Freeze cruise in at the Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburgh, TN..............no, really
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Old Jan 4, 2021 | 11:17 PM
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Here's my Red 71 LS-5.
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Old Mar 20, 2021 | 11:41 PM
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Wake up red Vettes!
Waiting for spring roads to get cleaned up before going out this year. Lots of gravel on the roads in my area (Wa state).

...In Minnesota running my car in.


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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 07:28 AM
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Mille Miglia Red

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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 05:19 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2021 | 02:52 PM
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Old Jul 19, 2021 | 03:45 PM
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When I painted my 1973 I went with 1982 corvette Spectra red.



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Old Jul 19, 2021 | 06:40 PM
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my Grandson loves the 72 Mille Miglia Red color so much that he said -“Pa, buy your next car in red” Cadillac XT5 in red. Love it. Both colors, they pop!!

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