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Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"

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Re: Yellow Miata - Hah! Yellow is for sissies [lokki] by boomchek
Dec 16, 2008 (10:10 am)
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Replying to: lokki (Dec 15, 2008 10:31 am)

Hmm pink Miata for $8500 yeah, what a deal!!!
 
I don't think I'd be putting a deposit on ANYTHING that's not built yet. Well, maybe a Delorean or a Bricklin.... those were machines of the day!!!!
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Back in the early 1990's... by andre1969
Dec 16, 2008 (10:17 am)
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I looked at a 1964 Pontiac Bonneville convertible that was for sale locally. I think its original color was "dusty rose", sort of a red metallic. Unfortunately, it had been repainted lavender. The car had issues galore that I probably could have tolerated. But that color was just the icing on the cake. I just couldn't bring myself to do it!
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Re: Yellow Miata - Hah! Yellow is for sissies [boomchek] by xwesx
Dec 16, 2008 (10:25 am)
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Replying to: boomchek (Dec 16, 2008 10:10 am)

I looked at the manufacturer's site directly on that deposit ad, and they did have a deposit listed for the 2009 production, but $1000 compared to the craigslist ad of $5000. Seems like a bit of a scam to me, by whomever put that thing together.....
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Re: Yellow Miata - Hah! Yellow is for sissies [xwesx] by boomchek
Dec 16, 2008 (10:38 am)
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Replying to: xwesx (Dec 16, 2008 10:25 am)

Maybe they're fishing for deposits to see what works.
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Re: Back in the early 1990's... [andre1969] by 210delray
Dec 16, 2008 (10:48 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 16, 2008 10:17 am)

I've always been fascinated by that color GM called "orchid mist" back in 1965, the only year it was used, IIRC. I think everyone but Cadillac offered it, even on muscle cars like the GTO. It's sort of a light violet metallic, not exactly lavender.
 
I suppose it wasn't very popular if it lasted only one year though.
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Re: Back in the early 1990's... [210delray] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Dec 16, 2008 (12:04 pm)
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Replying to: 210delray (Dec 16, 2008 10:48 am)

You'll sometimes see it advertised as "RARE COLOR! Very few made!"
 
Another case of rarity beginning caused by an initial repulsion of the buyers of the time.
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Re: Back in the early 1990's... [210delray] by andre1969
Dec 16, 2008 (12:57 pm)
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Replying to: 210delray (Dec 16, 2008 10:48 am)

Does this look like that color?
 
Looks like Pontiac called this one "Iris Mist", while Chevy called it "Evening Orchid". To me, the color looks silver with a hint of purple. I like it. If that '64 Bonneville had looked like that, I wouldn't have minded it, but it was just too danged pink!
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posi rear by chevyonly69
Dec 16, 2008 (2:59 pm)
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hey my name is jett i have a 69 chevelle and im looking to get posi its a 12 bolt and i think tha ratio is 3.73 just wondering what unit i should but in.
 
thanks
 Jett
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Re: Back in the early 1990's... [andre1969] by 210delray
Dec 16, 2008 (6:43 pm)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 16, 2008 12:57 pm)

That's it! Thanks, I was trying to post a photo I took of a '65 Chevy at Carlisle, but without success. Looks like I mis-remembered the name by combining the Chevy and Pontiac names into "Orchid Mist." I think your photo though makes it look a little more silver than it was in reality.
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Re: Back in the early 1990's... [210delray] by andre1969
Dec 17, 2008 (6:41 am)
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Replying to: 210delray (Dec 16, 2008 6:43 pm)

If you want to email that pic to me, I could post it on my website. I checked the pics I took at the GM show in Carlisle, but somehow I missed that car.
 
BTW, do you have any plans to go to the GM show again in 2009? I'm going to take my '67 Catalina convertible this time. Presuming it cooperates! If not, I'll have the LeMans again.

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