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Well Cyndi, I think this car is something a little different for everyone. Only you can put into words what the car is for you. But here is my best shot at what it means for me.
When I was younger, my father and I were going to trade a car (76 Cadillac) in and buy a 1969 Camaro SS together. I can see it in my mind like it was yesterday. Red with white rally stripes. Mostly stock. I can see the chrome shining. Unfortunately, my father got sick and died before we could buy the car. That was something like 20 years ago. Ever since then, I just couldn't bring myself to trade the old car for the '69 even though I have come across many of them over that time.
When the concept Camaro rolled out onto that stage what seems like so long ago, I said that's it. That's the car that Dad would want me to have. So I watched the news and this site for every tidbit of information to come out. And when the ordering was opened, I placed mine for a red SS with white stripes. Almost just like that '69 I have seen in my mind so many times. When the car finally comes in and I sit down into the seat, it will be the end of a project that my Father and I never got to complete. And even though he won't be there at the dealer in person to pick it up with me, he will be there in my heart and mind.
So, that's a long story to say what the Camaro is and why it isn't just a car. But in general, it is a dream realized. It is a promise finally kept. It is a wish granted with the turn of the key and the rumble of the engine. It is a throw back to a different time, when we were all more innocent and it was ok to be a rebel. It is the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Ride on.
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