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Old May 11, 2014 | 01:57 PM
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This forum is great and welcome to the club.
Nebraska......football????? Do they still have a team? I haven't seen their name in the top 25 listings for so long I thought they gave up
Does someone from Colorado really want to talk football?!
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Old May 11, 2014 | 02:01 PM
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I apologize for not submitting pictures. It is in the shop getting some things fixed by the dealer (free).

In answer to another question, the top is light oak and the interior is black and light oak.
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Old May 11, 2014 | 04:09 PM
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Old May 11, 2014 | 04:13 PM
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I'm in GA too...but Roll Tide!! If you need help with anything let me know. Welcome.
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Old Jul 6, 2014 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by mstromquist
Congrats on the new to you Vette. Great color.

I too am a Husker fan. Born and raised but displaced for now.

GO BIG RED....
Where in Nebraska are you from? My brother-in-law lives in Mesa.
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Old Jul 6, 2014 | 12:33 PM
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White is a very good color Enjoy
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Congrats on the new Vette.
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Originally Posted by dauis2
I apologize for not submitting pictures. It is in the shop getting some things fixed by the dealer (free).

In answer to another question, the top is light oak and the interior is black and light oak.
Congrats on the new vert. I too am born and raised in NE. Been in California since '78 however we're moving back to Lincoln end of August. Had my fill of this s#*t hole so we're going home.
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Congrat's on the new to you C5!
Hope you have many happy miles ahead, dont forget the "wave"....
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I am a diehard Nebraska Husker fan!

They have treatments for that.

Haha.
He has to be a die hard husker the way they've played the last few years
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Old Jul 6, 2014 | 09:30 PM
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He has to be a die hard husker the way they've played the last few years
We need a Johnny Husker
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congrats on the perfect color! heres mine
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just curious, anyone know where to find out just how many 2000 white/white/light gray c5 were produced?
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Nice, I agree, white on the c5 is unusually pretty. come visit douglasville sometime! My GF is from NE.
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Old Jul 10, 2014 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jnealg
Nice, I agree, white on the c5 is unusually pretty. come visit douglasville sometime! My GF is from NE.


I will keep that in mind. Where in Nebraska is your girlfriend from?
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Originally Posted by norcalace
Congrats on the new vert. I too am born and raised in NE. Been in California since '78 however we're moving back to Lincoln end of August. Had my fill of this s#*t hole so we're going home.
I am hoping to get home,too! I lived in Lincoln from 75 to 83, including college. We had a house in NE Lincoln near NE High School.
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Welcome. I'm sure you will have a smile on your face every time you drive it.
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Welcome. I'm sure you will have a smile on your face every time you drive it.

I am going to try to load some pictures of my vette.
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I am going to try to load some pictures of my vette.
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