Introducing "Thor Jr."

[Revo1]

TO THOR JUNIOR!!!!

Apollo sounded pretty sweet as well, we all know red is sexy

[monstertodd]

Scott,

Job well done, because my Camaro IS the best car I've ever owned. No contest!

[superdave99]

I'm jealous! Congrats!

[speedster]

Most excellent Scott. I am sure there are going to be many happy memories made in Thor Jr. and we can be privileged enough to hear them. (...well, most of them ).

Here's to seeing you on the road -
P.S. My son Corey is sitting here as I type this (he and my daughter got to "walk with you" while at C5Fest). He says "Hi" to Bumblebee's Dad.

[Number 3]

Very nice!!

Enjoy the next 4 months.

And if you are traveling and need to keep your car well exercised, you know how to reach me.

[Scrappy Doo]

Great post Scott.

Hope you have a great summer with your new set of wheels.

[AZCamaroFan]

I am curious Fbodfather. Do you always name your vehicles?
I like that you name Camaro's after God's.

[Sevn86]

What do I need to do now so I can get a job like you in the future? When can we see pics of Thor Jr.?

[super60]

Originally Posted by fbodfather

.....Let me first say that while I would like to think that I work very hard for the company -- I am rewarded in many ways - one of them (and one of the best rewards) is to drive some really cool cars.


I'd been driving a Black Tahoe - awaiting a CTF 2011 Camaro.

Soooooo - a couple of weeks ago, I got a voice mail -


"Hello, Mr. Settlemire - this is Crystal at Company Vehicles - -and I'm calling to to schedule your vehicle exchange........"

(........yes!!!..........) (I've been working for GM for 33 years - and getting a new car or truck NEVER gets old......)

So - I cleaned out the Tahoe (...a great all-around vehicle -- not to mention that it's rather menacing.......in the vein of 'black suburbans'......) and headed off to the 11 Mile Road facility.

.........and was somewhat surprised to receive "Apollo" - -a 2010 Long-term durability vehicle. Apollo is a Victory Red 1SS with a manual transmission and lots of miles on him. So we headed off to the 'RenCen' for a day's work - and then went cruising home.

(.......OK - -we made a trip up and down Gratiot Avenue.........)

(.......and went and got a cup of coffee in Chicago)

(.....OK..I made that last part up......)


Apollo is well-broken-in - and is a lot of fun to drive. (..but then, aren't ALL Camaros a blast to drive?)

I gave him a good washing and cleaned his interior -- not sure how long I'd be priviledged to have him in my life........but was already bonding with him.....


...not very long, it turns out.

Seems there was a mix-up and that I was supposed to get a 2011 CTF (Captive Test Fleet) vehicle after all.......

So the other day, I picked up my phone --- and heard

"Hello, Mr. Settlemire! This is Amber at Company Vehicles - -and I have a new CTF Camaro for you!"

Now - there are all kinds of telephone calls........some we never want to get. -- others we live for --

...........this is one call one lives for................


Soooooo.......I took Apollo and got him washed - gassed him up -- and headed over to the 11 Mile Road facility.

(......OK - call me crazy, but I hate to turn in cars - I get attached to them...)

And so as I watched 'Apollo' exit thru one door - the other door opened........


........and it was almost 'Deja-vu' --

Thru the door came a Rally Yellow Camaro RS -- and my first reaction was...



!THOR JUNIOR!................


(.......he has his father's eyes.......)

Thor Jr. is a 2LT/RS with polished wheels, sunroof, Ebony Leather -- and of course - Head Up Display.


He doesn't have the deep voice of his father - but he has the same 'head turning' charm that all Camaros have. It's a part of the DNA of Camaro.

So - it's going to be another great summer.....

No Camaro can replace Thor - but Thor Junior is a delight to drive...........

He's sitting at the airport right now -- awaiting my return from Delaware -- and I'm looking forward to a long drive home......( by way of Chicago for another cup of coffee.....)

Now - there IS a reason for CTF units - and that reason is this: We want your new Camaro to be the best car you've ever owned...and so we'll go over each CTF vehicle "with a fine-tooth comb" so to speak. Yes - I'll enjoy each drive - but it goes beyond that. I'll be listening and looking for anything amiss......as will the other members of the team driving CTFs -- so that you can be assured that we are paying attention to every detail.


One tidbit: Head Up Display is 'the cat's jammies'............

See you on the road!

Scott

I'm glad to have been part of the team to work on " Thor Jr " and the other CTF's . Have a great time doing the evaluation

Mike
Super60

[Iroczlover]

Originally Posted by AZCamaroFan

I am curious Fbodfather. Do you always name your vehicles?
I like that you name Camaro's after God's.

Yes he always names his camaros lol

[Blackhawk6]

Congrats Scott! See you at GM Nationals in a few weeks..

Terry

[Aldrich Z06]

You have a cool job sir.

[bbardo]

Thats awesome. Looking forward to Modi and him meeting this summer. Is Thor still on your roster as well ?

[Orange5thGen]

When you get into Chicago, lets get that coffee!