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Z28-Fan 07-11-2017 01:21 PM

It makes me wonder if the fact that the original owner was in the military, this influenced the Green interior color choice. Beautiful car- GLWS

mockingbird812 07-11-2017 01:25 PM

If you read the docs, FO's first choice was blue interior.

olredalert 07-11-2017 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by billneumiller (Post 1359776)
Bill, the C3 registry says that .0038% of the production run were built like this one, or roughly two. There may be more with just that color combo.

----To Terry M this might be labeled a COPO!........Bill S

billneumiller 07-11-2017 02:48 PM

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The original owner was intending to order a '70 model with blue interior if available. It may have been that he could get in on the '69 run and went with green. He may have wanted the 427 but I'm not sure. Looks like he also specified an M21 but it came delivered with the M20. I have not been able to locate Mr. Rice.

Lee Stewart 07-11-2017 03:18 PM

How do you order a 1970 Corvette in April of 1969?

Who changed the intake manifold?

rts 07-11-2017 04:38 PM

Also interesting is that its an MA-6 car only a 102 in 69'
Probally the only silver/green one fusure!!!
I see the order form has MA-6, so I assume the car has that on the tank sticker!!
Neat car!!

billneumiller 07-11-2017 06:21 PM

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Not sure how you'd order a '70 in April of '69, Lee. It was built the second week of October. Probably close to pushing into the '70 production. It was stamped on the order form as such. No one changed the intake. I'm curious what would indicate that it was.

RTS, The MA6 option didn't make it on the car. The M21 didn't either.

rts 07-11-2017 06:40 PM

390's in other year vettes are cast iron, 69's are aluminum!
I'm sure the 3.08 ratio u needed to have the M-20 2.52 first gear instead of the 2.20 M-21

billneumiller 07-11-2017 06:46 PM

And maybe the a/c dictated the 3.08 for overheating issues.

Z28-Fan 07-11-2017 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by billneumiller (Post 1359896)
The original owner was intending to order a '70 model with blue interior if available. It may have been that he could get in on the '69 run and went with green. He may have wanted the 427 but I'm not sure. Looks like he also specified an M21 but it came delivered with the M20. I have not been able to locate Mr. Rice.


If you have not already, I think the "B" address listed on the invoice would be a good area to start looking for Mr. Rice. The name is not that common and you might get lucky. Maybe you have access to Ancestry or know someone who does. I hope this helps.


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