Bill found a couple more cool car photos among the slides he's collected, and shared them with us

 not many ski resorts have had '53 Corvettes brave the slippery roads

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2 days left on barn find 1961 hartop convertible Vette parked since 1968, 283 cu in, 4 spd manual, 93k miles, bidding stopped at $39k, reserve not met

learned about it on Jalopnik, images all from the Ebay listing  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130701315257&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#v4-43

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one of 3 Corvettes of Briggs Cunningham's LeMans team of 1960, they won first in class with this trio

 how about this gauge cluster... why not make them this way from the factory? it's what the racers wanted, and isn't it what a sports car owner wants too?

 Anyone know about this unusual speedometer? With a clock on the inside... I don't recall ever seeing a 70mph speedometer before in a sports car, ditto ever seeing a speedometer with a clock in it. I've seen tachs and clock combos... anyway, odd gauge, if you know what the info on it is, please share. jbohjkl@yahoo.com

 cool little light to illuminate the car number

 Patina on the lettering.

Below is what another of the trio looked like. Thought you'd like to compare them.

just this last photo from http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z9082/Chevrolet-Corvette-LeMans-Racer.aspx

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The Corvette row was long and had a remarkable number of Vettes.. more than the Porsche or Mercedes owners rows

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Paul Newman's last racecar, a 2002 Corvette, goes up for auction

photos from http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2012/02/15/paul-newmans-last-corvette-racer-headed-to-rms-amelia-island-auction/  info via the Vintage Racing League weekly newsletter http://multibriefs.com/briefs/vrl/index.php

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indoors at the GNRS

 as many times as I've photographed the Gold Rush, this was the first time I've seen the pinstriping inside the rear wheel wells

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