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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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I put my 71 coupe in a local car show last weekend. It was my first Corvette show. I was shocked when the car took first place for the C3 catagory since it is just a daily driver of sorts. I think there were about 10 cars in the C3 catagory and a total of 60 Vettes in the show. The show was the annual Corvettes on the Cumberland, part of the Rivers and Spires Festival in Clarksville, Tennessee. My hat is off to the Corvettes of Clarksville club for putting on a first class show. Just a handful of guys did a tremendous amount of work to make this show successful. I sincerely appreciate their hard work and I am very grateful and honored to have won the award.

Thanks Corvettes of Clarksville!
Rick






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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 10:55 AM
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DAMN, that is clean. very clean. and thats your daily driver! :crazy:
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 10:55 AM
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Congrats! :thumbs:

If I ever get mine completed; gonna take it to a show as well. :chevy
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 10:55 AM
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Judging by the pics you definitely deserved to win, your car is so clean, dayum, that's one of the sweetest here on the forum if you ask me :steering:

LOL... 3 people replied at the same time :)


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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 11:12 AM
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Nice looking car Rick. Very clean. Congrats on the first place. :thumbs:
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 11:36 AM
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Congrats!! :cheers: :cheers: :party: :party:
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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DAMN, that is clean. very clean. and thats your daily driver! :crazy:
:withstupid: Bro, you can eat off that engine compartment. :cheers:
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 11:48 AM
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:cool:
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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Beautiful example !!

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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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Congrats :cheers: I know you put a lot of hard work into it and it shows!! :chevy


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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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Congrats!! :cheers: :cheers: :party: :party:
:iagree: :cheers: :thumbs: :steering:
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 01:39 PM
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NICE! Congrats :thumbs: :cool:

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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 01:56 PM
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Congrats!! Gorgeous coupe :cool: :thumbs: :cheers:
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 02:14 PM
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looking at your pics you deserved to win 1st place. if you drive it all the time you must be spending %60 of your life cleaning.

:cheers:
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 02:20 PM
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Wow...that is one clean engine and bay. Congrats... :party:
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 04:24 PM
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:party:

:cheers: :cheers:
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 05:41 PM
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nice job! :cheers:
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 06:23 PM
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Old Apr 24, 2004 | 06:53 PM
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nice ride Rick...i'm glad you kept it! :cheers:
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