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Old Jul 4, 2016 | 09:34 PM
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[QUOTE=Cowboy Troy;1592559006]Cowboy like the Dark Dark Blue


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Old Jul 5, 2016 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by CrossWired


Mine is 72 and repainted back to original color Targa Blue.
Is this original targa blue? Do you know the paint code by any chance? Thanks!
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Old Jul 5, 2016 | 11:24 PM
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I did mine with multi- stage blue pearl..it's based on the 73 Dark Blue in the shade..






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Old Jul 5, 2016 | 11:27 PM
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I did mine with multi- stage blue pearl..it's based on the 73 Dark Blue in the shade..






Damn that look really good!!! Glad I opened up my options instead of just going with charcoal grey with metallic flakes because I could get it for free lol, I think i'm going with that targa blue from 72'
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by cdavis03
Is this original targa blue? Do you know the paint code by any chance? Thanks!
That sure looks like targa.


http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcod...scomm=&rows=50
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by cdavis03
Is this original targa blue? Do you know the paint code by any chance? Thanks!
Yes it is the original color of the car restored in 2009. 1972 GM Corvette CODE 979 Targa Blue



Send us pics, I only found one 78 Targa blue on the net. Yours will be sweet once done.
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Originally Posted by CrossWired
Yes it is the original color of the car restored in 2009. 1972 GM Corvette CODE 979 Targa Blue

I'm using this color haha, thanks for showing me! I can't find any pictures of it on a non-chrome bumper C3 so i'll post some pictures when it's done!
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Originally Posted by CrossWired
Yes it is the original color of the car restored in 2009. 1972 GM Corvette CODE 979 Targa Blue



Send us pics, I only found one 78 Targa blue on the net. Yours will be sweet once done.
Painted today! Gotta get it all cleaned up and hopefully done in a week!
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WOW!!! THAT LOOKS SUPER!!!! Good job! Congrats!
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Old Jul 17, 2016 | 12:42 AM
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WOW!!! THAT LOOKS SUPER!!!! Good job! Congrats!
Thanks! It's got me very excited to get it back together haha, now I just gotta learn how to drive manual LOL
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Looking good!

Perhaps some torque thrust IIs to set off the Blue?
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Looks good. Want to come paint mine?
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Originally Posted by TMU

Looking good!

Perhaps some torque thrust IIs to set off the Blue?
Yeah! That's definitely in the to-do list when I get the money, i'm only 16 and i'm out of money on this project so I gotta start saving up to get some new wheels and headers/sidepipes and stuff haha
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Originally Posted by rgwoehr
Looks good. Want to come paint mine?
Thanks! and i'll have to decline haha, still got some work to do on mine
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Nicely done!
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Originally Posted by cdavis03
Painted today! Gotta get it all cleaned up and hopefully done in a week!
Chandler..Looks great..Well done, Jim
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Chandler..Looks great..Well done, Jim
Just got home from putting everything together! Heres an updated pic!, look at this transformation haha 6 weeks well spent!!! Name: photo874.jpg Views: 202 Size: 1.15 MBName: photo938.jpg Views: 153 Size: 709.7 KB
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Did you do all the prep and painting yourself?
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