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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 09:30 AM
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i saw a hugger orange vette this morning. is it a regular color option or is it painted. it was a c5
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 09:57 AM
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Sounds like they painted it. GM never made a hugger orange c5 but i found one on webshots.com and its sweet as vette candy. I'll try and post a pic of it later.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by LTLRDSS
i saw a hugger orange vette this morning. is it a regular color option or is it painted. it was a c5
I don't think GM ever made one..

But I did stumble upon hugger orange Dodge Viper GTS:



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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:01 PM
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this is the one i found.

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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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Looks more like SOM than HO. Never made a C5 in HO.
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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total custom.

I'd have picked a different color...
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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this is the one i found.

yup thats what the c5 looked like
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Originally Posted by John02Hawk
I don't think GM ever made one..

But I did stumble upon hugger orange Dodge Viper GTS:



iv also seen hugger orange mustangs
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by LTLRDSS
iv also seen hugger orange mustangs
You might be thinking of Competition Orange
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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ya your right, but it kind of looks like hugger
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i think it looks great on the c5...looks good on the viper, and its def somethin different on the viper, but i think there are better oranges to suit that car
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