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Old 02-07-2007, 05:03 PM
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2007 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Corvette Convertible in Atomic Orange. Production replicas based on the pace car will go on sale in the spring.

Now that's a BRIGHT car!
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Old 02-07-2007, 05:05 PM
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Nice looking car, how many of these replicas will be released?
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Old 02-07-2007, 05:20 PM
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I thought Atomic Orange was a little bit different than that.
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Originally Posted by HAZ-Matt
I thought Atomic Orange was a little bit different than that.
Agreed; in that photo it looks more bronze than orange...

http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/colors/
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As a Corvette enthusiast, I'm glad to see they are releasing Pace Car replica's again to the public... there were quite a few people who liked them, and it gives the buyer a chance to get something semi-unique in the Corvette world. The last few Corvette pace cars were not available to the public.

That said, I personally don't think this color combo and graphic scheme is all that attractive, and the habit they've gotten into with the giant bowtie on the hood is just tacky... I understand the purpose of it at a race track (can be seen from up in the stands) but it looks pretty unsightly on the car from a pure looks standpoint, IMO.

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that's a horrible representation of that color, this is much better



And that's why I'm painting my 68 that color.
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Here is the real car




Looks a little more orange.
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What's with those awful stripes...what are they supposed to be? Strands of hair? An un-finished basket-weaving project? Yikes....overall, it's not exactly a very sporty color scheme....kinda bizarre in my book.
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Originally Posted by 2lane69
What's with those awful stripes...what are they supposed to be? Strands of hair? An un-finished basket-weaving project? Yikes....overall, it's not exactly a very sporty color scheme....kinda bizarre in my book.
Interesting take.

You have to admit that it's better than purple with yellow wheels, though.

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Originally Posted by 96_Camaro_B4C
You have to admit that it's better than purple with yellow wheels, though.
You really didn't need to remind us of that one...
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Joe, what WOULDN'T be better than that wretched '98 beast????
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