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From: hernando fl
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spent the morning wandering around old towm kissimmee at the ncrs shindig. i'm sure i didn't see all the cars and i'm sure today was not the best day to go but i was surprised by the lack of green cars,unless i'm confused green was a very popular color in the late 60s and early 70s.
mine is an elkhart green 72 and from what i have read there were more of those than anything but i have seen very few if any , street ,shows or cruise ins.
i'm guessing there are a bunch of original green cars lurking under a repaint.
mine is an elkhart green 72 and from what i have read there were more of those than anything but i have seen very few if any , street ,shows or cruise ins.
i'm guessing there are a bunch of original green cars lurking under a repaint.
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My very 1st new car was a 1968 Camaro and I ordered it with British Racing Green paint.....loved the look of that car.
Here's a pic of a green 70 LT1 that won best of show at a corvette only show I attended.....everybody was wowed by it's paint color.
Here's a pic of a green 70 LT1 that won best of show at a corvette only show I attended.....everybody was wowed by it's paint color.
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Actually, the quote goes, "All Corvettes are Red! The rest are just mistakes."
It refers to the book, All Corvettes Are Red, sub-titled, Inside the birth of an American Legend, by the late James Schefter.
The title is taken from this story: The one-millionth Corvette would be built in the next year or so and be painted in the old shop (St. Louis). At an earlier meeting, a discussion of paint quality and paint colors for future years of Corvette had dragged on so long that John Heinricy, then leading Corvette's development group of test drivers, could take it no longer. "Why are we even having this discussion?" He asked. "All Corvettes are red. The rest are just mistakes."
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It refers to the book, All Corvettes Are Red, sub-titled, Inside the birth of an American Legend, by the late James Schefter.
The title is taken from this story: The one-millionth Corvette would be built in the next year or so and be painted in the old shop (St. Louis). At an earlier meeting, a discussion of paint quality and paint colors for future years of Corvette had dragged on so long that John Heinricy, then leading Corvette's development group of test drivers, could take it no longer. "Why are we even having this discussion?" He asked. "All Corvettes are red. The rest are just mistakes."
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Dtamustang, if I may wander your post off topic for a minute. What size tires are you running on your 72?
They look really good. Not too wide, not too skinny.
BTW, my 70 was originally Donnybrooke green and when the time comes for paint, I think it will be again.
They look really good. Not too wide, not too skinny.
BTW, my 70 was originally Donnybrooke green and when the time comes for paint, I think it will be again.