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Old Nov 19, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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I'm curious as to how the Quicksilver and Machine silver paint differs? I've seen seperate pics of both, but never the two side by side. Which color does everyone most prefer? Does anybody have a pic that shows the difference in the two colors?

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Old Nov 19, 2005 | 11:29 PM
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i believe theres only 2 silvers... quick and sebring... ohh and theres pewter, a darker silver.
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maybe so... I guess what I'm really wondering is that I thought I've read the silver on the 01-03 Z06's was different from the 04 Z06. If indeed there was a color difference between these two silvers, how was it different?
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this might help... http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...8&forum_id=103

btw its pewter
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Originally Posted by Goonie
i believe theres only 2 silvers... quick and sebring... ohh and theres pewter, a darker silver.
Quicksilver and Sebring are very close...
QS has more metalic appearance amd a little lighter



...and heres a pic that shows how close the colors are
(Sorry Chris and Jami appologizes again... )

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How about the Quicksilver compared to Machine Silver???
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Wow! Quicksilver and Sebring are almost exactly alike.
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Quick Silver is clearly superior - but then I may be a little predjudiced...

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Originally Posted by jtkeller
How about the Quicksilver compared to Machine Silver???
The Machine Metalic Silver on the C6 is my other vette (rather Jami's)
QS is lighter and softer looking to me...

Btw ...actually there is no Quicksilver officially... We just call it that...
...its actually called something like Galaxy Metalic Silver by GM...
QuickSilver sounds better too

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Sebring silver rocks
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Yes Charlie Brown, there is a Machine Silver and it often parkes in my garage. it is a 2004 coupe. Great color in the sunlight.
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Love the Quicksilver...

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Sebring silver rocks

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Machine silver is kinda like a cross between quick silver and pewter.

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Originally Posted by stuart
The Machine Metalic Silver on the C6 is my other vette (rather Jami's)
QS is lighter and softer looking to me...

Btw ...actually there is no Quicksilver officially... We just call it that...
...its actually called something like Galaxy Metalic Silver by GM...
QuickSilver sounds better too


I beg to differ.... My build sheet AND window sticker both say "QuickSilver"....
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Originally Posted by edensknight
Wow! Quicksilver and Sebring are almost exactly alike.
Really close
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Originally Posted by stuart

the c5 looks way better than the c6!

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