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Old May 26, 2013 | 11:35 AM
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Old May 26, 2013 | 12:26 PM
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Default like the tint

Switchbacks would look great on this car...
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Old May 26, 2013 | 12:51 PM
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Nice and shiny! Agree keep it Mean!!
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Old May 26, 2013 | 01:59 PM
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Nice car, nice color...
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Old May 26, 2013 | 04:56 PM
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Nice looking car and welcome to the club!
Welcome to the neighborhood too, I recognize the houses and live a block away! PM me, we needed more class in the 'hood
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Old May 26, 2013 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
And TR is ALMOST as fast as Electron Blue.
Now don't lie to the new guy
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Old May 26, 2013 | 05:25 PM
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Congrats Nice lookin C5
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Old May 26, 2013 | 05:31 PM
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Nice, good luck with it.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 08:53 PM
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Nice, great color.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 11:33 PM
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Old May 26, 2013 | 11:44 PM
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Nice ride. I love black vettes
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Old May 26, 2013 | 11:47 PM
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Looks like you bought a beauty!
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Old May 26, 2013 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Klemmy31
Nice looking car and welcome to the club!
Welcome to the neighborhood too, I recognize the houses and live a block away! PM me, we needed more class in the 'hood
C'm really? LOl that's funny

Nothing can touch a clean Black Car especially a Vett. Congrats!
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Old May 27, 2013 | 07:09 AM
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congrats looks good
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Old May 27, 2013 | 08:40 AM
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Looks Great, really like those wheels as is with the black body paint.
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Old May 27, 2013 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
And TR is ALMOST as fast as Electron Blue.


Originally Posted by roadbike56
Looks Great, really like those wheels as is with the black body paint.
Same! With a dark tint and that black they really pop!
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Old May 27, 2013 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by tentuna
Nice, good luck with it.
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C'm really? LOl that's funny

Nothing can touch a clean Black Car especially a Vett. Congrats!
No kidding Peter, I actually Lived in the house across the street (bungalow), my parents bought it new in 1974. I helped my father build that brick planter out front with the yard light some 37 years ago when I was about 6. Small world we live in. Slight hijack.... Sorry!!
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Old May 27, 2013 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by neutron82
looks great with those wheels... any plans for it?
My thoughts exactly
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Old May 28, 2013 | 10:55 AM
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Congrats. Your car looks great! Black is beautiful.
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