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SS4Real,
Congrats on owning a beautiful car let alone a well known cover car and welcome to the site.

As some have stated, it's your car, do what you want. However I must admit, that is one of the things I liked about that car that set it apart from all the rest. Looks great to me. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
Rick

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. I am really considering an interior color change to black which I prefer.

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I think the two most important words here are [ I prefer] In any case , I don't think the " Restoration Police " would come to your house in the middle of the night and drag you off to jail for changing your interior to black. On the other hand, if your worried about points at a car show , I think it is considered an assault charge subject to appeal. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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I prefer seeing a red/saddle interior or a red/red interior. Red/black is very common, on Camaros and Novas as well, it's nice to see different combo's. I'd leave it the red/saddle - just my $0.01 [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I also have a red 70 Chevelle SS LS5 454 and my car is Cranberry Red with the black interior. I say leave it because when I usually go to cruise nights their is always a couple other 70 Chevelles with the red/black combo. I would actually perfer red with the white guts. I have changed the look on my car from stock to day 2 just because this problem. I love the look and it is good to be different. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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SS4REAL,
If you back me into a corner ,I also like the saddle /cranberry-red combo. BUT, I looked up the penalty for changing the interior on a Concours Chevelle and it is castration, Sooooooo you might want to take that into consideration. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

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And buy the way Rick the gold LS6 will shortly be forsale and yes you get green int. with it.... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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Thata boy Dom,glad to hear..and see it!

SS4real,
Can you fill out your profile fully.
You are a Silver Spinner winner??
What year were you at Vettefest?
I attended one of the shows in either March of 1995 or 96 or 97 and met a man with his wife who had a Chevelle that fits your description very closely.
It was in the upper north or south building...We talked for along time,and I still have pictures of it.
Was it you?

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No Chevelle but I would say keep the org color. Theres a 72 Convt on Ebay right now with a White interior/Red exterior and its sharp looking Red/black all to common

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Yes, the Chevelle won the Silver Spinner Award in Feb, 1996 at the Chevy Vettefest. You probably spoke to Rob & Allison Neuman who were the owners back then. I traded my Cranberry Red '70 Monte Carlo SS454 plus cash to Rob for the Chevelle in 1998. The Monte Carlo (which I restored)was no slouch either as it won Super Chevy 3 times, was an Editor's Choice top 10 pick and featured in about 10 magazines. The Monte is also included in Genat's book. I've improved a few things on the Chevelle although it was pretty stellar when I bought it. Rob has moved on to AMX's and owns a 10,000 mile original 390 AMX that is stunning. I have also learned that it's less expensive to buy a car that is done than do it yourself. Not as fun, but a lot faster than 4 years during weekends!

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whats the book by genat you guys are referring to?i have the one on the hemi by him, very well done.