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oldfriend · 10-07-2012, 03:07 PM

My kid just came back from the movies one day and said ......you got to see this ....that was it .

Renegade · 10-07-2012, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by oldfriend

My kid just came back from the movies one day and said ......you got to see this ....that was it .

Did you raise his allowance?

shrinkdoc · 10-07-2012, 03:13 PM

When I was a kid on a cool fall October day 1967.

oldfriend · 10-07-2012, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Renegade

Did you raise his allowance?

Sorry , the inflation is eating more of the bring home money , that's what i told her , needless to say that she didn't buy it ,,,,,i want to drive it too.....sure i said , but only after the blue moon sets [not the movie ] , more whining .

she has driving the Skabard a few times .

Renegade · 10-07-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by oldfriend

Sorry , the inflation is eating more of the bring home money , that's what i told her , needless to say that she didn't buy it ,,,,,i want to drive it too.....sure i said , but only after the blue moon sets [not the movie ] , more whining .

she has driving the Skabard a few times .

Hey, sounds like she needs to help out and do good in school when she graduate you'll get it definately

angryv6 · 10-07-2012, 07:25 PM

The first time I saw a 68

Imdyinhere · 10-07-2012, 07:52 PM

My first car was a 1975 Camaro that I got in HS for $1200. It had a straight six in it and was that powdery red color you see when the clearcoat starts to go bye bye. As a 16 yr old with no overhead, I was able to get it painted (chose a dark Corvette silver from the era), diamond tuck velour interior (classy for the early 80s), and some Cragar SS rims.
About 8 months after I bought it, I managed to throw a push rod out the side of the block. Me and a friend found a 396 in an old chevy pickup truck at a junkyard. We tore it down, cleaned it up and had it balanced and blueprinted. We also took the 4 speed manual out and rebuilt that. Considering the gearsin the back, it wasnt a terror in the 1/4 mile, but it would scream out on the highway. At 17 I was running from Orlando to Daytona Beach in 30-35 minutes. Raced a few Porches and Corvettesand won a few bucks for the trouble. Most fun I ever had in a car. Got a lot of girls too.

Sadly, as a dumb teenager, I was speeding down a very curvy Boggy Creek Rd. from Orlando to Kissimee, and wrapped it around a telephone pole. Walked away from that but the car was totalled. vowed on that day that someday I would have another.

Last month, as I turned 45, I was finally able to get another Camaro. I have come a long way since those days as a rebel teenage road racer. I loved that car. And my renewed affair with Camaros has been rekindled. Something about that permagrin. I will own this car forever.

camoman · 10-07-2012, 08:04 PM

When i was 15 years old

SSmoke · 10-07-2012, 08:06 PM

I fell in love with the 5th gen in 2006(?) at the South Florida Auto Show in Miami. I saw the concept, red, beautiful. I to my buddy that day that I would own one. It would be my first new car. Picked her up in June 2009 and have been in love since.

ZL-Bee · 10-07-2012, 08:08 PM

I always liked all gen Camaro's a lot and had owned a 98 3.8l, but ultimately I fell in love with the Camaro when the 5th gen concept was displayed in mags like Hot Rod & in Transformers of course.

jshaf · 10-07-2012, 09:43 PM

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My mom owned a 69 camaro, sold it in 73 when I was born. She talked about it all the time, when I turned 16 she located it and tried to buy it back for me!! the guy would not sell it. In 2010 she was very ill and in the hospital, I told her when she got better we would go test drive a new camaro and she could tell me how close they got to her old 69!! Sadly that never happened, she passed away April 22 2010. Going through her things I found a picture of her car (I had never seen it) its is the one in my signature!!
I knew then I HAD to have one!!!!

Great story, thanks for sharing. my mom suggested I get a camaro so I took here advice...LOL....didn't need much nudging. always wanted a muscle car like my dad's 1970 442 olds, camaro was as close as I could get

Khmero215 · 10-07-2012, 09:45 PM

I fall in love with her everyday all over again

Renegade · 10-07-2012, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jshaf

Great story, thanks for sharing. my mom suggested I get a camaro so I took here advice...LOL....didn't need much nudging. always wanted a muscle car like my dad's 1970 442 olds, camaro was as close as I could get

Never under-estimate a mother's choice she knows best

Plexus · 10-07-2012, 09:50 PM

When I saw a synergy green Camaro in person.

10-07-2012, 07:52 PM	#35
Imdyinhere Keeper of the Gold Acorn Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 177	My first car was a 1975 Camaro that I got in HS for $1200. It had a straight six in it and was that powdery red color you see when the clearcoat starts to go bye bye. As a 16 yr old with no overhead, I was able to get it painted (chose a dark Corvette silver from the era), diamond tuck velour interior (classy for the early 80s), and some Cragar SS rims. About 8 months after I bought it, I managed to throw a push rod out the side of the block. Me and a friend found a 396 in an old chevy pickup truck at a junkyard. We tore it down, cleaned it up and had it balanced and blueprinted. We also took the 4 speed manual out and rebuilt that. Considering the gearsin the back, it wasnt a terror in the 1/4 mile, but it would scream out on the highway. At 17 I was running from Orlando to Daytona Beach in 30-35 minutes. Raced a few Porches and Corvettesand won a few bucks for the trouble. Most fun I ever had in a car. Got a lot of girls too. Sadly, as a dumb teenager, I was speeding down a very curvy Boggy Creek Rd. from Orlando to Kissimee, and wrapped it around a telephone pole. Walked away from that but the car was totalled. vowed on that day that someday I would have another. Last month, as I turned 45, I was finally able to get another Camaro. I have come a long way since those days as a rebel teenage road racer. I loved that car. And my renewed affair with Camaros has been rekindled. Something about that permagrin. I will own this car forever. __________________ 2011 RJT 2SS/RS - Kooks 1-7/8 Long Tubes, High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat Back Exhaust, MTI Short Throw Shifter, Vmax Ported Throttle Body, Fasster Billet Fuel Rails & Custom Braided Vapor and Fuel Lines, CAI Cold Air Intake, RX Catch Can, Nitto Invos, Hawk HPS, BMR Trailing Arms, 2x Zapco ST4x-SQ amps, ST850x-II Sub amp, Morel Tempo 6 componenets, Morel Maximo 6x9, Morel 124 Primo Sub, Zapco DSP8Z Processor... More to Come.

10-07-2012, 08:06 PM	#37
SSmoke Drives: 2SS IBM m6 / 04 Nissan Titan Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cape Coral FL Posts: 242 View My Garage	I fell in love with the 5th gen in 2006(?) at the South Florida Auto Show in Miami. I saw the concept, red, beautiful. I to my buddy that day that I would own one. It would be my first new car. Picked her up in June 2009 and have been in love since. __________________ 2010 IBM 2SS 6M SLP LoudMouth II Axle back kit CAI intake bought at C-Fest From Jannetty Racing

10-07-2012, 03:07 PM	#29
oldfriend Drives: Fiat 500 E Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 32.7607/N. 16.95947/W Posts: 7,816 View My Garage	My kid just came back from the movies one day and said ......you got to see this ....that was it .

10-07-2012, 03:13 PM	#31
shrinkdoc Drives: SRT Yugo GT Super Sport with Manual Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: va Posts: 1,536	When I was a kid on a cool fall October day 1967.

10-07-2012, 07:25 PM	#34
angryv6 Lake Erie Monster Drives: 02 Hyundai Santa Fe and 13 300 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 917	The first time I saw a 68

10-07-2012, 08:04 PM	#36
camoman Drives: 2010 1SS IBM L99 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Miramar Florida Posts: 316	When i was 15 years old

10-07-2012, 08:08 PM	#38
ZL-Bee Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: York, PA Posts: 576	I always liked all gen Camaro's a lot and had owned a 98 3.8l, but ultimately I fell in love with the Camaro when the 5th gen concept was displayed in mags like Hot Rod & in Transformers of course.

10-07-2012, 09:45 PM	#40
Khmero215 Drives: Victory Red 2SS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 575 View My Garage	I fall in love with her everyday all over again

10-07-2012, 09:50 PM	#42
Plexus Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS LS3 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiesbaden, Germany Posts: 186	When I saw a synergy green Camaro in person.