UPDATE
So i had spent the entire day at the beach (telling everyone i knew about my Camaro encounter) when i get a call from a buddy of mine
"hey man, i just saw that Camaro you told me about driving down 3rd!!"
(i was on the beach off 2nd, a block away)
So immediately, i jump into action and hurry off the beach to see if i can spot the Car driving by.
I finally reached the beginings of the parking lot, when i see something amazing. Not only do i see the red Camaro, but its pulling into the beach parking lot off 2nd right infront of me.
Big guy in the Camaro parks it at a toll meter a few feet in front of me and i go in to talk to him... common it was too much of a coincidence.
"Hey, nice car man, how did you get so lucky they let you take it all the way to Florida???"
The guy starts beeming, big smile on his face...
"Yea this car is a dream, idk how i got so lucky but im glad i did"
I ended up talking to this guy for a good 20-30 minutes about the car, seriously the guy was almost as excited about it as I was. In that 20-30 minutes my friend who had originally called had showed up to look at it, and i called my dad who lives down the street to come on down and take a look.
I learned that he was from the millford proving grounds and he had the car down in Florida testing how the heat/humidity effected the car. He looked like he was enjoying his assingment in his muscle shirt.
So just randomly, he shocked me with a...
"Hey, why dont you hop in the car?"
Im floored.... and wet/sandy from the beach so i graciously decline.
"Sorry, im all wet, but id love to"
This guy who I later decided was one of the nicest car people ive ever met, insisted i get in the car. Which, i ended up deciding i had to do.
Wow. Everything on the car was so nice. It looked like it was in a different class completely than the Mustang. The car had the 4-pack which was really neat in person, and the leather quality felt top notch. Everything was layed out perfectly, it was really amazing in person. I came away from it feeling that it was much more like a sports car than a muscle car.
So finally my Dad shows up, and he got all excited over the car, asking the guy about 15 times why GM hadn't put the car on the market sooner. My dad drives a 120K+ German Sports Car, but he was floored with how good of a job they did with the Camaro and how they priced it.
I have no idea what had gotten into the driver of this car the day before, but the guy i talked to today was great. I wanted to clear this up, It must have been a friend of his that he let drive who didnt want to get caught in a picture driving a car he wasnt allowed to be in on the internet.
Amazing Car
Originally....
So im leaving a classic car show in downtown Naples, Florida when i see something that really makes me do a double take. Rolling to a halt at the red light right infront of us is a Red V6 non-RS package camaro with Michigan plates. So obviously i tried keeping my cool, all the while flipping a shit.
Now what makes this esp. interesting, was the fact that i had gone to the car show and was currently riding shotgun in one of my best friends Brand New Torrid Red SRT Challenger. So here we go, rolling to a stop at a red light side by side.
The car looked amazing, the lines of the car really stood out and though im not a big fan of the Camaro red, it was really a looker. Inside the car were two gentleman that looked like they were trying out for the secret service. Both had headpieces in their ears, both wore black shades, and both were pretty big guys. My first reaction was to roll down my window and talk to the guys, so i yelled over to them
"hey, nice car!"
I got back a rather uninspiring nod of the head.
my buddy, always the instigator, was elbowing me in the side trying to get me to challenge them to a race. I however was doing my best to ignore him while trying to talk to the Camaro swat team.
"hey, so are you taking that car down to Bob Taylor Chevrolet or is it a test car?"
The guy turns to me, and goes
"why dont you move along."
So at this point im thinking hes had a long day and doesnt want to talk. Im ok with that.
Anyways im rolling my window back up, when i realize i need a picture of this! so immediately i wip out my iphone (we have really long red lights in Naples Florida) and go to take a picture.
GI Joe in the drivers seat watches me take out my iphone, recognizes that im attempting to take a picture, and immediately guns it making a right-on-red to get out of view.
So i was not very happy about that, however i got to see the V6 in action, and the exhaust sounded great as he gunned it to get away from the camera....
