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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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Those wheels look great!
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:44 AM
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is that torch red or orange
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:44 AM
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Looks great! Tinted CORVETTE letters would be killer.
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by comecorrect
Looks great! Tinted CORVETTE letters would be killer.
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I've been thinking about those

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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:54 AM
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Car looks verrrry nice. Need to align those exhaust tips though.
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Originally Posted by drmcmtru
Car looks verrrry nice. Need to align those exhaust tips though.
LOL! Yeh...Chris @ECS said the same thing! I just gotta find the time.

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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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Nice looking car. But I too wonder, is it red or orange?
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I think it looks great, and that parking lot looks like its waiting for someone to do some burnouts in it!!!
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
Nice looking car. But I too wonder, is it red or orange?
Its Torch Redd I didn't have my filter on my Digi and it was REALLLLY bright that day. Should have waiting a lil longer I guess to take the pics.

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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 09:28 AM
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Very nice!
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Looks great , clean, bright red looks orange on film .
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I think it's great!
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Originally Posted by drmcmtru
Need to align those exhaust tips though.
That's the first thing I noticed.

But, overall the car looks awesome The more I see those wheels the more I'm leaning towards getting them when I upgrade
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 09:53 AM
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With what I saw on the news, what I think is that these pictures were NOT taken within the last couple days...hahaha

Just kidding, looks nice man!

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P.S. Stay warm up there in Dallas!
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Looks super clean! Almost orange!(Torch red I'm sure!)

Thanks,Matt
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Great looking Vette Love those wheels
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Love the blackout look- windows and taillights.
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nice but tint needs to be darker.
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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Good looking car!!

Now go figure out how to keep the car within the lines when you park
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