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Miles Baker
DieHard
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66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 11:19 am, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Couldn't pass this baby up.
4sp manual
T Tops
53k original miles
Power brakes
Air Conditioning
Power steering I think

What do you guys reckon? I love it. Very 70s, and you know what they say - "the vette gets em wet"


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Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 11:52 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Serious envy!
Jose-Antonio Castillo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer VVTi

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 12:19 pm, by:  Jose-Antonio Castillo (Ahh_soarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tough
Don Bagnall
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New Zealand
I have WAY less Soarers than Hayden :-(

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 04:22 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

VERY cool, VERY crisp!

Excellent score Miles.......I hope it's a Power Steer one
Perry Morgan
Goo Roo
Qld
UZZ32 ( V8 )

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 04:58 pm, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm stingrays.
Miles Baker
DieHard
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 05:32 pm, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think he said PS. From the looks of the belts, there's a pump down there. Doesn't matter if it isn't though, most of my cars aren't.

Spoke to a guy a while ago with a coupe.. must have been about 70 or 71 with a 427 iron big block in it. No power brakes and no power steering. I asked him how it is to steer. His response "handles fine, light as a feather. drive it in a straight line - it's a muscle car". Back in the day, you were a bit of a pussy with any or all of PB, PS or AC. Useless weight they called it.
Neil Griffiths
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NSW
I have a Cadillac and a Supercharged Manual V8

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 06:30 pm, by:  Neil Griffiths (Aussiesc) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Bastard,
Looks like I have to get a 442 now to better ya...HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

Or a GTO Ram Air......... Ouch...

Loks the peice mate...WELL DONE..
Miles Baker
DieHard
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 07:06 pm, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks mate, the old man's vettes put it to shame though.

Was considering a 67 GTO convertible but the seller didn't seem very motivated in returning my calls. Looked at a 69 Camaro convertible after that but it was a little rusty. The 442 is a fine piece of steel. One heckuva muscle car. What would blow my mind is a 70 Cuda. If I could get my hands on one of those I could die a happy man.

I think this will be the last one for a while. Thinning the herd a little and gonna sell most if not all by this time next year. Gonna need the capital.
Neil Griffiths
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 08:25 pm, by:  Neil Griffiths (Aussiesc) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Its only a 383.. But..Its only $120,000 USD :-)


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Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 11:08 pm, by:  Callum Finch (Sigeneat) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

NICE Buy, Miles.

A Stingray was next in line after a Mustang in my books; i am jealous, in a good way! ;)
Jeff Wilkins
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South Australia
JZZ30 GT-TL

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Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 12:23 am, by:  Jeff Wilkins (Calin) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Cuda's, challengers and chargers (US of course) are pulling ungodly sums of money (nearly as much as they cost to keep fuel in 'em).


Very tough miles. Who needs power steer when you can change direction with a prod of the right foot?

"Wrap your ass in fibreglass - Chevrolette, the heartbeat of America"
Miles Baker
DieHard
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 06:16 am, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

383 would have to do mate, convertible hemis start at 200k and go up FAST. I'll probably never be able to justify spending what they'll cost at the time :-(

Now I just have to get myself an orange satin shirt and a brown and blue striped suit. Possibly grow my hair long, get some dark shades and a big mo.
Daniel Clarke
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 07:49 am, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

MIles that is one Awsome Corvette you have got yourself there bud. I have always had a soft spot for the Stingray since i was 13 and went in my mates brothers Small block 72 auto .... But he got rid of that for a 1976 Trans am with the 403 engine in it. Ad then got a 1979 Silver anniversary Big Block trans am... I think the bug hit him hard! Then an 86 Iroc Z28, the list went on from then!
Kate Green
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TT

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Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 07:54 am, by:  Kate Green (Mischief) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Miles Baker wrote on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 11:19 am:

and you know what they say - "the vette gets em wet"



oh yeah!

Miles Baker wrote on Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 06:16 am:

Now I just have to get myself an orange satin shirt and a brown and blue striped suit. Possibly grow my hair long, get some dark shades and a big mo.



Better use a good deodorant Miles, or your armpits will be wetter than the girls..hahaha
Perry Morgan
Goo Roo
Qld
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 08:40 am, by:  Perry Morgan (Uzz32) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You need yourself a rollergirl now and you'll be set.
Callum Finch
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 09:03 am, by:  Callum Finch (Sigeneat) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hahah Kate.
Miles Baker
DieHard
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 09:59 am, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hahaha all good suggestions, I'm definitely taking notes.

I'll try and post a pic of the old man's vettes tonight. He's now got two convertibles, couple years older than that. Both with side pipes, both with chrome bumpers front AND rear, both with hard and soft tops. They're way cooler than mine.. seriously fantastic cars. One in a kind of a brick red, the other in primer at the moment, but we'll be pulling the body off and sending it out to be done fire engine red while we do the frame, suspension, steering and motor.

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