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What is your opinion of the 789? (1/21)
 5/4/07 11:58am
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 5/4/07 6:29pm
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I love the car with the exception of the wheels. I am not a fan of the huge  diameter wheels with thin sidewall rubber. I realize that these wheels are the current rage...I just don't like the look. Chip Foose uses them on his "Overhauls". I see these beautiful restorations on his show ruined, in my opinion, by these hideous wheels. But... to each his own.

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 5/4/07 8:53pm
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have to agree with ranger about wheels. the wheels should accent the car and not the other way around. like a woman with a nice chest wishes people would look at their faces, to me its the same with a car. don't want everyone just looking at the wheels. my 90 has the thinner tires on it but the rims dont overshadow the car. just my opinion.Big%20smile


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 5/4/07 9:07pm
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I don't know...I kinda like the whole package...it does look a bit out of proportion from the front, to me. But, overall, I think it looks killer.
I also think it would look mooch better with a set of Ansen Sprints on it...old school all da way!

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 5/4/07 9:44pm
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The 789 did not get the same praise over on PacificNorthwestCorvettes.com none of those guys liked it, but then again they all own newer Vettes.  I think it could have been better designed but it does look cool Thumbs%20Up

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 5/4/07 10:07pm
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At first impression, I didn't think I was looking at a Vette with that tail....
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 5/4/07 10:39pm
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 5/4/07 10:53pm
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I guess Iam an old street rodder at heart. i love this car I would buy one tomorrow if I could. Love the lines wish I had one.
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 5/4/07 11:20pm
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Scott, yep the wheels SUCK! Dead  To me it looks like the front end of a 50's Chevy Belair and the rear looks like an Impala. Shocked It looks confusued...Confused....just my 2 cents. 

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 5/5/07 6:59am
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I like the style of the '57 Chevy. Very Classic.
I never liked the '58, even though I had one (actually my first car).
And the '59 was too much rear end.
I guess someone had a dream, woke up and put this together.
 
At least back in those days, you could tell a 56 from a 57, 58, 59, 60.
And you could tell a Chevy from a Ford or Dodge.
Now they all look alike.
Or am I just getting old?


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 5/5/07 10:32pm
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Well, I've owned a 57 Chevy, a 59 Chevy and a Corvette.  Looks like someone put them all in a blender.  Loved them individually, but not so sure I like them all in one.  Just my .02 worth.
 
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 5/8/07 10:21am
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i DIG IT. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FAN OF THOSE `59 FINS, ESPECIALLY THE CADDY. THE OLD CARS HAD SO MUCH CHARACTER
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 5/8/07 3:01pm
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"I guess someone had a dream, woke up and put this together."
 
Looks more like someone had a nightmare.........trick, but not pretty.
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 5/9/07 8:09am
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Well, everybody has  their own tastes.  As for me, I like it, except for those incredibly ugly wheels.  I amazes me how they matched the body lines from those three models. 
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 5/9/07 1:07pm
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I saw that car at the New York Auto Show in NYC. I do not like it.

The craftsmenship was excelent, but I did not go for it at all.
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 5/9/07 10:21pm
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I absolutely love it when someone puts their artistic expression out there for the recipients to "yea or nea".
 
 Very talented people that make our world extremely interesting.
 
My hat is off to these people !!
 
Do I like this car..... "yes".  Do I want this car.... "no"
 
 
 
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 5/10/07 6:42pm
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I love it....... 57 front with 59 rear.  No Caddy influences, just pure Chevy.  Can't seem to pick the 58 influence though?
 
I'd love to see it with a set of Cragar five spoke 15" mags with red line Firestones on it though.
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 5/10/07 9:51pm
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IMO i think that the front end is perfect, but the back end does not match. from a purely aesthetic point of view it looks like two completely different cars butted together. the two tone paint job exaggerates that. the corvette emblems do not belong on the side. it looks slapped on and cheesy. if you maybe did the rear more like a 55 vette or perhaps a 57 bel air, and ditch the two tone, it would great.

no pun intended, i think it looks half decent!
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 5/12/07 11:57am
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NOT FOR ME, THANKS, although in my lifetime I have owned a 57 and a 59 chevy. 57 two door post with a 427/425, it would smoke a 1/4 mile. 59 chevy with just a 283, I never knew the hp. gene
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 5/12/07 7:35pm
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I  Love it ,sept for them damn wheels LOLgive me some OLD SCHOOL CragersClap Ron 782007-05-12 16:37:15

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 5/12/07 9:51pm
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Hey Chips.....
 
I got the line on the 58 influence....finally !!
 
I'ts the side molding where the edge of the rear fins terminate at the side of the body and turn back rear-ward.  That's 58 all the way....at least for about 6 inches....or about 120 mm in "Alice Springs" terms.
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