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Old Jan 21, 2026 | 07:43 PM
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Just picked up a numbers matching 1969 Daytona Yellow L36 coupe. This is my 6th Corvette and I'm looking forward to the adventure of a 58 year old car.





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Should have done this in C3 General. Admin, can you move?
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Nice color, congrats
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Hello GMC,
The car looks very nice in the photos!!!
Does it have an engine compartment and an interior?
We'd like to see pictures of those too!
Owning a 58 year old Corvette can be quite an interesting experience.
Regards.....
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Old Jan 22, 2026 | 12:35 PM
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Welcome and congratulations on the purchase of your new C3.
She is a beauty!
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Looks like the second C3 you've owned? This one is beautiful. Tell us more about it and as Alan suggested, how about some interior, engine, etc. pics. Nice! Best, Paul
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congratulations beautiful car. Is it a big block car witch one?
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congratulations beautiful car. Is it a big block car witch one?
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Old Jan 25, 2026 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Alan 71
Hello GMC,
The car looks very nice in the photos!!!
Does it have an engine compartment and an interior?
We'd like to see pictures of those too!
Owning a 58 year old Corvette can be quite an interesting experience.
Regards.....








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Nice ..I like yellow and a big block 😂
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Looks like it is in great condition...congratulations!
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Congrats!
Nice combination, and condition.

Be forewarned, 68 has a lot of one year only parts, they must have changed 90% of the parts by 69.
So when / if you need to repair something try extra hard to recondition the original parts.
They will work better than any repop.
And do not throw any 68 only part away!

BTW I owned a Daytona Yellow Z28 for 27 years, and quickly came to love that unique color!
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