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Hi All,

As you guys might know I brought my 70 Hemi Challenger Rt se Gator Car to MCACN this year. The show was great, lots of nice cars. I met 6bblgt at the show this past week, and we had some great conversations.  So 6bblgt had his gator grain sample from his car with him and we compared the two together in this photograph. Nice meeting all you guys from here I had a blast.

-Greg

Saw a video about your awesome car and it had your son in it too. That car is a treasure!  :cheers:

@6bblgt (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/6bblgt_211)  sample looks like a perfect fit.  The color might be slightly off due to the UV lights that the tops has seen over the years.  That is a cool photo!  Thanks for sharing.   :clapping:

Quote from: GQ234 on November 25, 2017, 11:32:08 AM
Here's an article from Hotrod.com

Scroll down to the last car.

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/car-crafts-top-25-picks-2017-muscle-car-corvette-nationals/

What a cool story! Your Dad would be proud of you!  :bravo: :bradsthumb:

Hi Greg,

Thanks for bringing yourself, your crew and your car to the show! You had a great display setup there with your car and all your sign-boards - I really liked reading them. I was there Sunday morning when they were filming your car and saw you and Dan having that long in-depth discussion off to the side.

About the Gator-Grain top on your car. When comparing your top to the other Gator-Grain topped car that was there, your top seemed ... "thicker" for lack of a better word, with a more pronounced deeply grained texture and look to it than the other car. There was no mistaking that the top on your car was something other than an ordinary vinyl top! I assume, like the rest of the car, that the top is still the original factory material??

Yes, it is the original vinyl top. I did notice that the light blue Cuda top was different in appearance by a lot. I would guess that the Cuda's Top was reproduction by the looks of it. There's subtle differences in the width of the pattern, the look and feel of the top. I think the shine and gloss of the top might be the differences in the age or aging of the material.

If it makes any difference, this is the original top on a good friend's 1970 Super Bee.  :cheers:

Quote from: 69bronzeT5 on November 29, 2017, 10:19:51 AM
If it makes any difference, this is the original top on a good friend's 1970 Super Bee.  :cheers:

What color is your friends gator top, it looks brown like 6bblgt sample?

Love the story, absolutely love the car.  Can't wait to get together with Greg next year when the weather is nice... I have the hemi and the RT/SE, but just in separate cars.

Thanks for sharing!

Quote from: GQ234 on November 22, 2017, 03:33:21 PM
Also here's the link to the interview for those that would like to check it out.

https://youtu.be/3WOO6cn6koI

Just watched the video. What an awesome piece of American muscle car history!!

Greta Job Greg. Glad you had the opportunity to go and display that awesome challenger.

Quote from: GQ234 on November 30, 2017, 06:03:14 PM

Quote from: 69bronzeT5 on November 29, 2017, 10:19:51 AM
If it makes any difference, this is the original top on a good friend's 1970 Super Bee.  :cheers:

What color is your friends gator top, it looks brown like 6bblgt sample?

Depends on the light. Code is V1G.

Thanks Dave, I'm thinking of displaying the car at the Detroit Autorama this coming up March 2-4th, for those that couldn't make Chicago.

Quote from: wldgtx on December 06, 2017, 06:40:18 AM
Love the story, absolutely love the car.  Can't wait to get together with Greg next year when the weather is nice... I have the hemi and the RT/SE, but just in separate cars.

Thanks for sharing!

Cool sounds good, maybe we could meet at the Detroit Autorama this coming up March 2nd thru 4th.

Original V1G on 70 T/A.