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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 07:48 AM
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I'M THERE!!! These vert pics give a pretty good idea of just sweet a FRC C6 would be...







Has anyone done a photochop? Any inside news about a hardtop in the works???

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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 08:25 AM
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Several guys in OT have done nice photochops of red Xs
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 08:34 AM
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 08:41 AM
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that we can see
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 09:08 AM
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Hope you can get the pics to show - would like to see them.
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 09:52 AM
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oops! sorry 'bout that! pics should be there now... :o
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 09:58 AM
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Sorry, I thought I was in C5 General! Oh I am!
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
Sorry, I thought I was in C5 General! Oh I am!
Oh, my bad... I didn't realize C5 owners couldn't talk about C6's in the C5 section...
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by nite
Oh, my bad... I didn't realize C5 owners couldn't talk about C6's in the C5 section...
no problem with that..probably get a real answer over in C6 tho....of course, I could be wrong..
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 01:40 PM
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There already is a FRC C6. C6 Z06 and it is shaped like a coupe.
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 01:44 PM
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I was dissapointed that the new Z-06 lost the FRC roof line.
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Originally Posted by WALLstAL
Very nice.
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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Roof line doesn't mean squat - the car still looks like one of those Chevron Happy faced cars to me!
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by binkysgarage
I was dissapointed that the new Z-06 lost the FRC roof line.

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