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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 07:33 PM
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I took this pic during Bloomington Gold '05. It had just gone through the Mecum auction as a no sale.
Anyone ever seen this thang before or know something about it?
Rather interesting to say the least.
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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 08:14 PM
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I can't understand why it didn't sell !

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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 08:32 PM
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That rear window treatment looks familiar. Was that in another recent post?
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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 08:38 PM
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Oh sure, make me dig through my archives.

Vette Power, Dec, 1977.

Owned by Carlotta DeLucia, married to Ron DeLucia of Corvette Specialties of Miami...
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Thanks Vettebuyer!
Georgia - I posted the pic once back in 2005 but no one knew anything about the car.
Wonder where it is now?
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by corvetteronw
Rather interesting to say the least.
You're a very kind man. That was not the word I had in mind.
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Is this it without the butterfly tail lights?

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...-thoughts.html
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by rvazquez
...I can't understand why it didn't sell!...
I can.


GeorgiaBoy: Yes. The rear window mod has shown up in another post.

Last edited by Easy Mike; Apr 23, 2014 at 08:04 AM.
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Taking the "it's my car, I'll Damn well do what I want with it", to a whole different level.
Dare to be different.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 12:26 PM
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I think there is a special car club for a car like this.......!
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 07:21 PM
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My father did most of the fiberglass on this car when I was about 5 years old. He also did the upholstery in this car....1975!!! Oswald Garcia!!! Ron and Carlotta failed to give my father any creditin the magazine!!! I remember this car and actually had a copy of the magazine, but it got misplaced. My father worked the fiberglass with a friend of his, who didn't get credit either, but he can't remember his name. Long time ago.
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It seems commonplace that people who did most of the work get the least credit, my friend Mike has others taking credit for his stuff all the time...After I sold it my wide body sat at a local vette dealers I had a fellow who saw it there at a cruise take credit for building my car...

In the case of flutterbyvette I saw it somewhere in person, while the theme might not suit too many I do love the old school approach, Priya might dig the color...

As far as the rear deck, no one did too much work there it's a basic John Silva Mako rear deck ( Motion gets credit for makos but John Silva invented the kit ) with louvers removed & some extra windows added,

Here is a picture of the transport fellows loading the one I bought that is in the shed and I guess will just end up being wall/shop art.

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How much do you get for a rear section like that?
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How much do you get for a rear section like that?
I bought the whole Mako kit a while back and while the plans for my 69 changed a time or two I figured I would just keep the mako stuff,

I don't want to high jack this threadf so will hit you in private...
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