I fell in love...w/dk blue
[/IMG]my new dark blue metallic vert. Its a'99 M6 picked it up with 20k miles on it. Oak top and interior
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10-09-2012, 09:39 AM
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I've loved NBM since my Camaro days when I lusted after a NBM SS. I got really lucky and found my '00 NBM with black interior locally.
10-09-2012, 11:25 AM
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I bought a Navy Blue convertible last year. It has the Light Oak top and interior. I never had any burning desire to buy a C5 since I have a number of other preformance cars. I had worked on number of C5's for friends doing maintenance and diagnostics on electrical issues and had driven several. However my friend a car dealer said his banker wanted to sell his C5 to get a car for his daughter. I looked at it, took it home and checked it out and bought it. I only bought it because of the color combination. The wife had been telling me to sell my worn out Crown Victoria and get a nice relaiable car. So I did. She now tells her friends to be more specific when you give your husband instructions. It was in mint condition, garage kept, and looks good in my garage. I like the fact that it actually can appear to be 4 different colors under different light conditions. Metallic blue, metallic purple, dark solid blue, and solid black.
10-09-2012, 11:46 AM
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Me too. 
Had to have it.
As dadaroo says, it has a lot of flop in it. FWIW, when it came time for paint, I used the PPG "lighter than" variance. The prime formula was way too dark and looked like too much black.
Had to have it.As dadaroo says, it has a lot of flop in it. FWIW, when it came time for paint, I used the PPG "lighter than" variance. The prime formula was way too dark and looked like too much black.
10-09-2012, 10:59 PM
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Yep, my favorite color too! I have a NBM vert with the same wheels but just light oak instead of black. Familiar looking picture you have there.... and very sexy classy looking! Smooooooooth!!
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10-09-2012, 11:42 PM
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Congrats on getting the car, but the pic is not showing up.
10-13-2012, 12:20 AM
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Don't mean to be a snob, but the official name of the color is Navy Blue Metallic -- NBM for short. The most beautiful color Corvette there is
Great Choice
And you will rarely see another one around town.
Great Choice
And you will rarely see another one around town.
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10-13-2012, 06:05 AM
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10-13-2012, 11:32 AM
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10-13-2012, 09:50 PM
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Memphisblu, NBM is correct, thanks. Sorry about the pix, but I haven't figured out what I'm doing wrong a Photobucket. I love the look of these vettes!
