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Trivia. Did Roy Orbison Drive a Corvette?

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Old Feb 8, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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Yup, dude had a 67 convertible
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Old Feb 8, 2003 | 06:18 PM
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Yup, dude had a 67 convertible
:iagree: I think Pro-Team had the car for sale after he died

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Yes he had a 1967 convert and earlier a 1957. The 1967 was associated with his album with the wandering whatevers:"Any Thing You Want." But I cannot find pics.


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Somehow I though he would have had a black one.
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Is that car in the National Corvette Museum (NCM)?
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Got to get there some day!
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They were called the "Wobbeling Wheelbearings", er, I mean Travelling Wilburys. :jester
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He had a 1969 Corvette coupe with the L71 427/435 and side exhaust. It was featured in Vette magazine a several years ago. The owner had actually got in touch with Roy and they chatted about the car....... :thumbs:
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He had a 1969 Corvette coupe with the L71 427/435 and side exhaust. It was featured in Vette magazine a several years ago. The owner had actually got in touch with Roy and they chatted about the car.......
Do you have any information about Roy Orbison’s 1969 Corvette? Thanks
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Looks like he had a white one too
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