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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 05:19 PM
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whats up guys, i currently have the oppertunity to purchase a 2002 carl clack "BLACKBIRD". it is sunset orande metallic, black leather, m6.it is 100% perfect condition, but the only thing i dont like is it has 50k miles, but the price is 22k.what do you guys think??? yes, no?
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 05:59 PM
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Well, if it's in perfect condition and has been cared for as such you should have nothing to worry about. If you get it, be sure to post up some pictures.
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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most def. its probally the most beatiful f-body i have ever seen.
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 06:55 PM
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I would say go for it, but whats the price?
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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I am a dumbass, didnt even finish reading it. Flam me, i deserve it. 22K, go for it, sounds good
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 08:54 PM
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dude 22k for a blackbird holy crap dude whats wrong with you, i still see ws6 special editions list for that price at local dealers. 22k jump on it man that car is one of a kind they are one of the rares if not the rarest of all f-bods man.
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 10:34 PM
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wtf i thought a blackbird was BLACK!!!!!!!!!??!?!?!?!?!!?im confused.
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 11:02 PM
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wish that car was around when i was looking to buy......jump on it
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 11:31 PM
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damn dude, that is definatly a great deal. I would take it if I were you. I was looking at a the last tom henry SS that they had at their dealership before I picked up my Z28. It was basically brand new, had like 3K miles on it, and they wanted 45,000. I wish I had the money, because that was a bad *** car.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 07:05 AM
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actually most "blackbirds" are white! or atleast the most that i have seen are white! and i wouldnt go as far to say that they are the rarest of all f-bodies, but really rare! i think the stage one goes for about $40000 normally and the stage two is like 80 or so. so if you can get a blackbird a for real black bird, then hop on it!
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 07:35 AM
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The Blackbird comes in different colors. I remember at Carl Black about a year ago, there was a red, pewter, black, and green one on the used lot at once. The red one got traded in because the guys wife wanted a minivan. talk about being ***** whipped!! I would have tried to trade the wife first.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 07:48 AM
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Hey atljcope03,

What were some of the prices on those used BBs? Just curious.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 08:26 AM
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It varied, the red one i think had 30K miles on it and they wanted like $27K. Im not really sure about the others. If I had the $$ I would have picked one up for sure.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 09:13 AM
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I say go for it man. If you've got the cash do it, cause I thought about buying one when they came out. But they are definately a rare F-Body as far as a TA goes, course mine's rare as well, but also kinda the black sheep for the Carl Black cars in my opinion.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 09:45 AM
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22K not bad. But I too wouldn't like the miles. I guess if you are into rare cars
see what other rare TA you can find for $22k and match it up. All I can say is the Blackbird is one awesome car.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 10:15 AM
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yea the milage is a little high but a black bird for that price man jum on it, no don't jump on it wrestle all over it man just buy it .
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 04:33 PM
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gotcha, im trying to see what comes up.
does ant body here have any idea how many were made in color breakdown?
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 04:56 PM
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Give Carl Black a call and see if someone will work with you on finding out that info. I also own another product of that dealership. But it's just a replica of normal WS6s.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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only 7 SOM black birds were made!!!
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 07:35 PM
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it will probably NEVER loose any value, stick that in yer pipe and smoke it

i'd say buy it, you would definatly stand out on this site. only reason i would say to not buy it, is that if you want to mod the **** out of it, you might be a little hesitant, plus low on cash. if you think you could commit to not modding it, i would get it. if you got the modding itch, you could always sell it for around what you bought it for, buy a cheaper ls1 f-body, and dump some cash into it.
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