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First memory of Chevrolets was my neighbors '69 camaro. Man that thing was beautiful. It's what made me fall in love with the camaro in the first place. Was a nice aqua blue color with a black vinyl roof. I foolishly asked him several times if he would sell it to me. He was quite kind in not laughing at me directly but always politely declined.
Then, in my sophmore year of college, I was in a car accident and totaled my car (Olds Calais). I was ok but didn't have a car to drive. Well, as often happens, the negative was turned into a positive when I went out with my dad and bought my first vehicle (the Calais was my parents old car). I found the magic in a 1987 Chevy Blazer K5 Silverado. To this day, that is my favorite vehicle I've ever owned. I don't know that even the camaro, once I get it, will top that truck. It was awesome. I did everything inthat truck. The best had to have been when the first Lolapalooza came areound. A bunch of my friends and I headed down to West Va with the top off. Once we got near the grounds traffic backed up and was literally at a stand still for about an hour. Instead of boo hooing and complaining about missing the begining of the concert, we fired up the hibachi in the back and started grilling hot dogs and burgers. No it probably wasn't the best idea but, it was great fun. Finally got there and only missed one band.
Unfortunately, while in the Navy, the transmission started giong and finally, the drive shaft snapped. As a poor sailor, I didn't have the money to fix it and ended up selling it to the garage that was storing it for me. I'll always love and miss that truck. I'll eventually replace it but, I don't think it will have the magic that the first one did. Hopefully, my future camaro will ease the pain a bit for me.
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