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Topic: Export Vette 79

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Export Vette 79

Posted: 10/28/06 11:31am Message 1 of 4
mustangklaus
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Vette(s): 1979 light blue stock
I got the same km/h odometer like this car, I found on ebay...
 
 
Were there some export vettes produced for europe or canada?
 
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Export Vette 79

Posted: 10/28/06 4:46pm Message 2 of 4
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There were Export cars built for, and sent to Canada. None for the European market that I am aware of, tho many were imported by owners/dealers, and converted. The '84 & up cars were designed from the begining to be exported to Europe and other countries. Adams' Apple2006-10-28 16:47:34


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Export Vette 79

Posted: 10/29/06 5:09am Message 3 of 4
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Did all this canada cars receive km odometers? What about the seats - was this leather/cloth combination normal on 79 vettes?

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Export Vette 79

Posted: 10/29/06 7:12am Message 4 of 4
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My '78 was exported to Canada. It had a metric speedometer and I have the customs paperwork when it came back to the USA. I swapped the speedometer for a mph unit after I bought it.

I have to say my car was in excellent original condition when I bought it...the Canadians must take care of their cars, or at least don't modify them to the degree we Americans must.

Leather/cloth interiors were a normal interior just as all leather was for '79. It just depended on how the car was spec'd out when the production order was originated.


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