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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 02:31 PM
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Anyone seen this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cg...item=595820893
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 02:40 PM
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Yeah I hear HACKED UP Vettes are all the collectors DREAM cars....Does not look too bad though..Well worth 8k
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 02:46 PM
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The convertible conversion was popular in the early 80’s and is still performed on cars that were originally coupes at some shops.

However, I wouldn’t believe that odometer for a minute.
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 06:27 PM
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That's an aftermarket speedometer, a stock one only goes to 85 mph. I wonder how many miles were on the original one when they replaced it with the new one?
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 07:46 PM
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I was thinking the same thing. Still a nice car, but misrepresented.
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 08:03 PM
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Yeah I hear HACKED UP Vettes are all the collectors DREAM cars....Does not look too bad though..Well worth 8k
Depends who the "HACKER" is.............. :yesnod: :chevy
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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 08:48 PM
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I like it! Just hope someone gets a good deal on it and they aren't asking 25K or something stupid like that.
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Old Sep 26, 2001 | 12:01 AM
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Two things - How much did the previous owner weigh to get that seat crooked like that
and I'm leaning towards putting a 2 in front of the 40000 instead of a 1.

Other than that the car looks pretty good from a distance.
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