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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 02:27 PM
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Considering buying this car.37000 original miles apparently.Anything not looking right in these pictures?Its a L48,so valve covers.Fairly new at the Vette thing. Thanks
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Its hard to tell from the pictures, But from what I can see its original. The only thing is the valve covers, there after market. In '77 the covers were blue.
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Its hard to tell from the pictures, But from what I can see its original. The only thing is the valve covers, there after market. In '77 the covers were blue.
Yeh,just wondering about anything obvious,paint,finishes,etc. Thanks
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The car is about 5 hours away.Trying to be sure I am not wasting time.
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I use these as a reference. Maybe this will give you something to compare to? From a '77.












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Thank you for the pictures.They help a lot
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The finned valve covers are aftermarket items.
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