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Old 04-09-2016, 11:06 AM
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7500 mile, Z03, Z28 Convertible

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Re: 7500 mile, Z03, Z28 Convertible

Very Nice,Except The Mud Flaps,Was Really No Reason To Add Them Since The Mileage Averages Out To It Being Driven About 314 Miles A Year.
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Sweet. It's really close to the 1992 poster car, if you ignore the hood blisters and fog light grill anyway...

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I think I'd have a lot of trouble accepting the red interior. In a hardtop I could see it growing on me, but in a convertible the interior is such a large part of the 'presentation' that I think it'd really bug me.

Theoretically, the "Z28" mudflaps most likely were a GM licensed accessory. They could have been sold by a GM dealer, in GM packaging. Or they could have been picked up at a Schuck's Auto. No way to know really, since the same mudflaps were sold both places in different packaging.
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Awesome car....watching to see what it goes for. Now that I live in FL, convertibles are more appealing than ever
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As nice as the car is, I like the red and black Z03 cars but the red interiors GM put in these cars ruin the look in my opinion, I would be with drew on this, I couldn't accept it either. Just hideous. Black,grey,Beachwood even the LS contour interiors colors except for red look better.
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Pinstripes on only the driver's side?
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As nice as the car is, I like the red and black Z03 cars but the red interiors GM put in these cars ruin the look in my opinion, I would be with drew on this, I couldn't accept it either. Just hideous. Black,grey,Beachwood even the LS contour interiors colors except for red look better.
I myself line the red interiors. I orderd mine almost 25 years ago..and with a few upgrades. still like it...
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still have the seats it came with..still as new. in GM Bags..but I like the Recaros better..
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I certainly would not have ordered a red interior back in the day, but now I love them when I see them. Especially if they are actually still red and not the more common faded pink.
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Re: 7500 mile, Z03, Z28 Convertible

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Pinstripes on only the driver's side?
Good catch, but I'm not sure. The only picture of the passenger's side puts the glare right down the line where the pin stripe shows up on the driver's side.

Gonna try embedding the fullsize photo from Ebay...
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Fantastic car and I like the red interior but it is too much red for me, especially the wheels.
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Beautiful car! Just like two tone GFX Z28s or multi-colored IROC-Z pinstripes were emblematic of the 80s, this monochrome look (to include red wheels) was very popular in the 90s.

A warning to whoever buys it - if you use it, that 24 year old red interior will fade to pink fast!
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Beautiful car, but a little too much red for my taste. Red interiors are fine....in a white, gray, black, even some blues. But in this case, too much red.

Seems the auction was pulled, somebody must have bought it.
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Re: 7500 mile, Z03, Z28 Convertible

Red interiors in these things kill me. I passed over many a third gen over the years over a red interior

I'm sure it found a good home.
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