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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Uniqu...QQcmdZViewItem

who does that?
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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that is horrible. it said at the bottom that they invested $115,000 on that junk.
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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a jackass with 115G's to blow on a corvelcamino
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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At least it's done well and not all chopped to hell.
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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That looks surprising good. Could have looked much worst
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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yeah coulda looked worse, but 115g's....wow i wish i was that guy lol
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 06:14 PM
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Well its different, Ill give em that!!
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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its an 84, the worst vette ever made, i hope they changed that ugly interior, and the shitty cross-fire injected motor out of that pile.
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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thats not an '84 vette. thats a '91 vette stuck on a '84 el camino frame-jiggamahig thingie.

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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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I would of rather bought an El Camino, then spent 115g's on that, it would have looked better and been faster too. lol
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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wow, um just wow....i'll take 2
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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i would rather rice out my grandpas dodge 1 ton than drive that
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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warn me next time... that's disgusting.
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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Wow, never would have thought about that.

You think he could put a hatch on it? WAIT A MINUTE! Change the body, put a hatch on it, and you got a Dodga Magnum!
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 09:49 PM
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Not my cup of tea, but the quality of the job was done well... although spending 115,000 on it I would sure hope that it came out looking like a quality job.
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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Wase Of Money.
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 10:10 PM
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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umm no thats just not right
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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ummm....wow....that's one way to customize a car. it's ......ummm....different....that's it! lol
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 12:37 AM
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Not my taste, but points for creativity and execution.
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