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Old 05-29-2016, 02:46 PM
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Default Official Admiral Blue Thread

I recently purchased an Admiral Blue Z06 from Mike Furman at Criswell (thanks again Mike!) and thought I'd start up an official Admiral Blue thread to kick off what is an absolutely stunning color. Backstory - I manage the RoadRunner Auto Transport account here on Corvette Forum and frequenting the forum made me realize how amazing the C7 really is! It really lead to my decision to buy a Corvette for my personal business RTI Marketing, which is why I decided to make my own account to show the car.


Here's a 360 degree video of the car to help show the different shades in the sunlight (be sure to watch in the highest quality for best results-1440s):

**You'll have to view the video ON Youtube.com - Corvette Forum does not support embedded 360 degree video**








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^^^That is most definitely laguna blue.

I love the Admiral Blue, it would have been a tough choice between that and Long Beach had Admiral been available when I ordered earlier this year. Very nice car! Enjoy it!
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Originally Posted by fleming23
^^^That is most definitely laguna blue.

I love the Admiral Blue, it would have been a tough choice between that and Long Beach had Admiral been available when I ordered earlier this year. Very nice car! Enjoy it!
Oops, I just saw blue and posted my laguna.

Admiral blue is a nice color and it really pops in the sun. And there will only be a handful of 2016s.
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Congrats Ralph!! What a gorgeous car.
I think the Admiral Blue is one of my favorites on the C7Z06! Enjoy.
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It's hard to tell from your pictures and their exposure, but is this the color when looking at it right in front of you? Thanks.
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Congrats, love the new color
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Originally Posted by bradc6
Oops, I just saw blue and posted my laguna.

Admiral blue is a nice color and it really pops in the sun. And there will only be a handful of 2016s.
Laguna blue is awesome as well, I probably would have chosen that color if Admiral Blue wasn't available

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Congrats Ralph!! What a gorgeous car.
I think the Admiral Blue is one of my favorites on the C7Z06! Enjoy.
Thank you! She's turning heads everywhere that's for sure

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It's hard to tell from your pictures and their exposure, but is this the color when looking at it right in front of you? Thanks.
Yes, that is an Admiral Blue grand sport
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I really like this new Admiral blue. It looks great on the Z.

Congrats, OP.
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Ohhh.. so youre the one....

Jk, congrats on the new Z and congrats on having the color i would order if i was ordering a 17
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I love the Admiral Blue on my C4 ZR-1! Can't wait to see it on a C7Z

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Originally Posted by rti35



Yes, that is an Admiral Blue grand sport
Yes I know it's an Admiral Blue GS, what I'm asking, is this "what the color truly looks like" in person? Thanks.

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Originally Posted by 2cnd Chance
Yes I know it's an Admiral Blue GS, what I'm asking, is this "what the color truly looks like" in person? Thanks.
Sure, under the right lighting conditions.
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Originally Posted by 2cnd Chance
Yes I know it's an Admiral Blue GS, what I'm asking, is this "what the color truly looks like" in person? Thanks.
It's probably just the lighting, but that Grand Sport has a bit more of a purple tint to it than what Admiral Blue normally looks like, to me at least
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very cool how did you get admiral blue on 2016 model? looks great
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Wrong account

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Originally Posted by dvandentop
very cool how did you get admiral blue on 2016 model? looks great
Very late addition by GM

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Can you please post more pictures of your car? I am still on the fence on if I should get an Admiral Blue GS or Torch Red GS.

If I do get Admiral, not sure if I should get the heritage package after looking at your car, it looks so nice without the stripes.
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how does the color look up close? Metallic in the paint?
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Originally Posted by jmoses52
Can you please post more pictures of your car? I am still on the fence on if I should get an Admiral Blue GS or Torch Red GS.

If I do get Admiral, not sure if I should get the heritage package after looking at your car, it looks so nice without the stripes.





I'll have more after this weekend!

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