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Old Jun 29, 2019 | 10:55 PM
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I was at the Gillmore car museum today and saw the "Great White". Took some pics and thought y'all C3'ers might like to see. (Made by GM for Bill Mitchell. Plaque said 454 500+HP)










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Old Jun 30, 2019 | 01:11 AM
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Thankfully as times change so does what's considered fashionable. IMCO not among his top designs.

Thanks for the pictures though.
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Old Jun 30, 2019 | 01:23 AM
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Never seen that one before , I do like those wrap around front lights and those extra lights where the plate would be , not so keen on the back though
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Old Jun 30, 2019 | 04:26 AM
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i kind of like the grille openings. but now i got once bitten twice shy stuck in my head...
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Old Jul 1, 2019 | 10:26 AM
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Thanks for the pics. Pretty cool. I just hate pin stripe though
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Old Jul 1, 2019 | 11:10 AM
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Yes it was definately the '70's !!

I have some black crushed velour Vette Buckets if anyone wants to do a retro 70's look....They'd look great in something like the Great White.....

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Old Jul 1, 2019 | 01:22 PM
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Lets say a Pontiac guy did the design. Snow flake wheels off a TransAm, tail lights off a Grand Prix. Pin stripping , shades of TransAm. That rear spoiler probably where the GreatWhite moniker came from, kinda ugly. The red interior , never did like red interiors. Other than that , pretty nice looking car.
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Old Jul 1, 2019 | 02:15 PM
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Corvette show coming in 3 weeks at the Gilmore Museum.
https://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/eve...how-swap-meet/
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Lots of TA influence there! Love the quad headlights
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I guess "Great White" is a better name than "Snow White"?
but the Liberals are gonna complain about "White Privledge" one way or the other.
Its not my cuppa tea but it is a beautiful car .
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The splitters between the headlights looked 100% tacked on.
The fit and finish, panel gaps. and smooth transitions around the wing and hood shapes were high quality. (definitely done by high class skill sets)
The interior was plain. I was a little surprised at that.
Considering the times.. the tailights were different but not out of place.

I really wanted to know more about the drive train.
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