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Old 05-11-2017, 08:14 PM
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Car looks great! Congrats and enjoy!
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Old 05-11-2017, 08:21 PM
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Awesome...really love your GS and that Orange looks incredible!!! Have a safe trip and enjoy the ride.
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LOVE It!!!!!
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Old 05-11-2017, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 16/C7Z
Congrats OP. That is a beautiful GS. Chevy really should offer these colors even if it were a few grand more it really makes these car cool and more exotic.
I agree! I also love the metallic orange on the Lamborghini's.
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Old 05-11-2017, 10:00 PM
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Wow!!!!!!!!!!! enough said. Awesome
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Old 05-11-2017, 10:13 PM
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With the new paint shop coming, who knows what colors they will offer!
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Old 05-11-2017, 10:16 PM
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Saw your car on ACW's instagram earlier. Looks great! Love the grey accent stripe. How many days did it actually take them to complete it? I would consider driving to atlanta to do mine as I'm not really that impressed with the shops in central fl.
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Old 05-11-2017, 10:48 PM
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that looks flipping fantastic....recently sold my '15 Daytona Sunrise Orange Metallic...moved to a GS in Watkins Glen Gray....needless to say I'm partial to the Orange crush...
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Old 05-11-2017, 11:46 PM
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That looks awesome! GM needs to pay attention to this.. this is what customers want and it is also what gets the brand noticed more. It might also appeal to a younger generation of potential buyers and get future Corvette owners into these amazing cars.
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Old 05-12-2017, 12:17 AM
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You are going to have one unique and great looking Vette. Love the orange.
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Old 05-12-2017, 12:44 AM
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That orange is bad *** !!!!
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Let me join the fan crowd. That is the perfect shade of orange, and it's a damned shame that's something very close has never been offered as an OEM color.

Gorgeous!
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It doesn't get any better than that shade of orange. Congratulations sir. Well done!
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Old 05-12-2017, 06:39 AM
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As a fellow Oregonian and an Oregon State grad, I applaud you for not going "Green"! Love that Orange. Nicely done!
Old 05-12-2017, 08:30 AM
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Awsome!
My first Corvette was a 1969 Orange L89 coupe and I also had an orange 1976 L82 coupe. Sure wish GM would offer a true orange color like yours on the C7 or C8.
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Originally Posted by SLOWRYDE
That looks awesome! GM needs to pay attention to this.. this is what customers want and it is also what gets the brand noticed more. It might also appeal to a younger generation of potential buyers and get future Corvette owners into these amazing cars.
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Old 05-12-2017, 11:09 AM
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Thanks for all the nice comments everyone!! I had a really long day of driving. Nice thing is that I got a real good chance to get familiar with all the features. Didn't get to KC until just before 1AM, right now I'm at Hendrick Shawnee Mission getting the break in service done:

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This machine is really cool, electronically checks the alignment
and tires based on the factory settings. Here's the print out:

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Thanks again to the forum for advising me to check it! Apparently since there is no place for the depth meter on the edges of the tires with the Cup2's it fails the tire check (LOL!). Also checking the rear diff fluid in addition to the break in service.

Trip plan for the day:

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Thanks to everyone for their nice comments. I hope to get some time today to post some thoughts and observations if I get on the road early enough!


Delivery pics and video are posted on Atlanta Custom Wraps Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/atlantacustomwraps/
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Old 05-12-2017, 11:23 AM
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Stunning Vette Have a great trip home
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Old 05-12-2017, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle
Awesome Montoya! The car is beautiful!


I've seen you on Rennlist and to pics of your race car.


Why not Voodoo or Mexico Blue???


Have a safe trip home. If you can, the Museum is a must visit!
Thanks! I'm partial to Oranges and Greens!

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Great story and adventure. The car will look fabulous. Might be the brother (or sister) of this ....
Nice, that looks like a different shade of Orange, is that Avery Orange?

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Saw your car on ACW's instagram earlier. Looks great! Love the grey accent stripe. How many days did it actually take them to complete it? I would consider driving to atlanta to do mine as I'm not really that impressed with the shops in central fl.
They need at least a week to tear the car down for the wrap and then to put it back together. In my case it was about 10 days.
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Originally Posted by Zap City
Can't wait to see the finished product and to also get your impressions of the GS after so much time in Porsches. Thanks for sharing thus far!
Yes, I plan on doing a review of my thoughts along the way here. Would like one more day of driving...


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