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Custom Paints Job on this 1971 Corvette is admired by Colleen Cariou at the Toronto International Centre
Custom Paints Job on this 1971 Corvette is admired by Colleen Cariou at the Toronto International Centre

Custom Paints Job on this 1971 Corvette is admired by Colleen Cariou at the Toronto International Centre

Date3/11/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Custom Paints Job on this 1971 Corvette is admired by Colleen Cariou at the Toronto International Centre. She was among the thousands of visitors to Canada's largest custom-vehicle show on weekend. The show; called Motion 77; featured antique cars; custom cars; hot rods; stock cars; racing boats and selection of custom vans all prepared by Canadians. It was the first time in the eight-year history of the show that all the entrants were from Canadians.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009939F
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