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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Repli...318#ht_500wt_0

ACT NOW!!! It could be yours
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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it belongs to the pregnant "guy" that baba wawa interviewed on tv a few days ago
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:47 AM
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Looks like one good bump in the road it would be like those circus cars where all the fenders fall off.

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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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Pass!
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:56 AM
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No thank you
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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Looks great from a distance, say 100 yards....bump for a very bad idea!
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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New Jersey???? Well, ....
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by redrose
it belongs to the pregnant "guy" that baba wawa interviewed on tv a few days ago
That makes sense.... turning a vette into a Viper is a lot like a sex change....

Vettes=cool

Vipers=cool

vett/viper/kit car=not so much
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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the front bumper and "quarter panels" don't look to be supported? I can't believe someone made the effort to produce a kit like that? wow...
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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Everyone has an idea as to what a good car looks like, JUST NOT THIS ONE
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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I can hear it now... I just blew the doors off a Viper.
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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That's almost as bad as those old GT40 "look alike" kits that you could glue onto a VW Karmann Ghia.
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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If it's built on an 1984 c4, why does it have an L98 motor? I don't think this guy even knows what he's trying to sell.
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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Very Ap"peal"ing
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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The scary thing is that some one thought it was a good idea in the first place
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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I'll buy it! It will be fun making it back into a Corvette again.

Oh wait....I thought it said $7.99

Never mind!
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Ewwww, that is just
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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Lame.....very very Lame
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