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Old March 10th, 2019, 07:42 PM
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70 W31 just purchased in rare colors







I just picked up this 70 W31 from the nephew of original owner who inherited in 2005. Mostly original and unmolested. I’ve owned several over the years, all 4-speed but am anxious to see how this 3.91 auto can run. I’ve only see 2 other black cars but none with red stripes
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Old March 10th, 2019, 08:08 PM
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Gorgeous !

Auto trans with 3:91 gears?
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Old March 11th, 2019, 01:09 PM
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Great looking car! I like how there are still stories of people finding them in this condition and what seems to be so well preserved.
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Old March 11th, 2019, 01:44 PM
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Great color combination!
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Old March 11th, 2019, 02:32 PM
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Beautiful! I have a weakness for red/black cars, in case you were wondering.
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Old March 11th, 2019, 09:09 PM
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That’s a sweet 31. I love the black with red stripes. Any interior pics you can post? Did the car have any accompanying documentation? Al
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Old March 12th, 2019, 01:24 PM
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I will try to post more pics this weekend when I am back with the car at my building. A little more info; the car is a black bucket dual gate car with sport steering wheel, sport mirrors and power steering. Most original paint, no modifications to drivetrain, 55,000 miles. ALL 5 SSII wheels have never been painted and the original spare never on the ground is a Uniroyal tiger paw, as I said I plan to take more detailed pics as time allows
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Old March 12th, 2019, 01:36 PM
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Looks like you bought yourself a great looking example. Congrats on the purchase.
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Old March 13th, 2019, 07:30 PM
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I like that, more pics please
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Old March 15th, 2019, 06:08 PM
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Some neat original marks under hood with date corresponding to build and surprisingly the car came equipped with tiger paw tires being spare is unused
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Sure looks nice
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Old March 15th, 2019, 07:56 PM
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Most black W cars have gold stripes that I have seen. Most times the interior color is the same as stripe.
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Old March 15th, 2019, 09:57 PM
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FYI: Interior color was a no cost option. Mine was ordered with black. My '70 W-30 is black with gold stripes.
Uniroyal Tiger Paws were in fact used. They had excellent traction and wore extremely well. I'll take pics when we get warmer weather and NO SNOW.

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