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06-22-2019, 01:06 AM

herecomethesuits

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Got a C3...Finally!

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After over a year of looking, I finally purchased my first C3. Its a ‘73 with a modified L48 (headers, intake, holley carb). Its also a manual!! Thank you for your guidance in helping me obtain my dream car. This forum is an invaluable resource. Driving my vette down pacific coast highway on the way home today with the roof open and windows down affirmed why these cars are worth saving. As you can see in the pic below, my 8 month old has already claimed this car. I guess I’ll have to get another for my 2 year old.

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06-22-2019, 01:14 AM

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Welcome to the madness.

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06-22-2019, 01:34 AM

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Very nice, good luck with her!

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06-22-2019, 01:43 AM

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Looks great but aren’t you a little young to drive?

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06-22-2019, 01:58 AM

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Very nice ride, enjoy

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06-22-2019, 02:00 AM

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Nice ride, looks like the kid will "steal" it from you soon :- )

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06-22-2019, 07:26 AM

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Very nice, I like the paint job too, but please lose the man bag. The grin can stay! Now drive it and then worry about parking it!

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06-22-2019, 07:31 AM

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Enjoy your new ride, and Summer has come, so out and drive it like you stole it!

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06-22-2019, 07:49 AM

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Sweet looking 73 ,Welcome to the forum it is better than any manual you can get .

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06-22-2019, 08:25 AM

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Looks great but aren’t you a little young to drive?

We start ‘em young. The baby’s much better looking than I am so I figured you’d rather see a pic of the car with him rather than my ugly mug.

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06-22-2019, 08:27 AM

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Very nice, I like the paint job too, but please lose the man bag. The grin can stay! Now drive it and then worry about parking it!

Ha! Sadly the briefcase/man bag will be a regular fixture as I plan to drive this car to work at least a couple days each week.

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06-22-2019, 08:29 AM

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Nice ride, looks like the kid will "steal" it from you soon :- )

If he’s anything like his dad he’ll be wheeling it out of the garage while we’re sleeping by the time he’s 15.

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06-22-2019, 09:09 AM

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Nice! There's nothing better than a 4-speed C3. I hope you can find some empty roads to enjoy, and your kids grow to love these cars too.

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06-22-2019, 09:45 AM

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Congratulations. You’ve got yourself a beauty. Enjoy!

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06-22-2019, 09:57 AM

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Congrats!

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06-22-2019, 10:05 AM

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Nice looking 73 there! Welcome to the club!

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06-22-2019, 10:14 AM

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I like the paint and highlights. I don't normally care for red, but that is a great color and paint job.

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06-22-2019, 10:39 AM

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I like the paint and highlights. I don't normally care for red, but that is a great color and paint job.

I also was was not a huge fan of red and was very skeptical about the paint job. It didn’t look great in the pictures. Once I saw it in person, it looked amazing and everything else checked out. So now it’s in my garage!

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