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AngryCamaro · 06-06-2009, 05:10 PM

My very first car got me hooked. I managed to get ahold of a beat up '68 camaro, my dad won a jet-ski in a bar raffle and we traded a guy for the Camaro.

The powertrain was is great shape but everything else was in bad shape. I would get home from football practice and bury my self in suspension and brake parts. When I think of my high school days I think about staying up all night with a hot droplight in my face.

PQ · 06-06-2009, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AngryCamaro

My very first car got me hooked. I managed to get ahold of a beat up '68 camaro, my dad won a jet-ski in a bar raffle and we traded a guy for the Camaro.

The powertrain was is great shape but everything else was in bad shape. I would get home from football practice and bury my self in suspension and brake parts. When I think of my high school days I think about staying up all night with a hot droplight in my face.

Welcome to the site and those are really awesome memories I'm sure.

68 Z/28 · 06-06-2009, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by AngryCamaro

My very first car got me hooked. I managed to get ahold of a beat up '68 camaro, my dad won a jet-ski in a bar raffle and we traded a guy for the Camaro.

The powertrain was is great shape but everything else was in bad shape. I would get home from football practice and bury my self in suspension and brake parts. When I think of my high school days I think about staying up all night with a hot droplight in my face.

Welcome to Camaro 5 Angry

AngryCamaro · 06-06-2009, 05:33 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome! I am in the early stages of ordering my Camaro, by early stages I mean that I am trying to figure out what I am willing to give up in order to make the monthly payments.....haha. The color I want to get is also hanging me up.

BL202 · 06-06-2009, 05:34 PM

69 chevelle. Had the inline six and three on the tree. Then graduated to a 72 chevelle SS

flyinglow57 · 06-06-2009, 05:36 PM

no one in my family ever was into cars. but my neighbor had a mint 85 mustang back from new until mid 90's i remember him takin me out going around bends sideways and doing brake stands at stop signs.. it was the first 5spd i ever drove and man was it fun. he moved away from around me about 8 years ago but we still meet up at local shows and kick back some beers looking at cars and woman still to this day.

nUcLeArEnVoY · 06-06-2009, 05:37 PM

An old snap-together model of a yellow 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda my mom bought for me when we ran into a WalMart during an up-north road trip. I was like, 6 or 7. Ever since then, I was hooked on muscle.

Oh, and CamaroSpike, that's one of the coolest concept cars in existence, easily. I remember the first time I saw it, I was swept off my feet. How do you plan on getting one? Custom job, right? I wasn't aware they produced Makos.

hb-rocks · 06-06-2009, 05:38 PM

1979 Bumble Bee camaro with T-Tops!

rcphotography · 06-06-2009, 06:07 PM

When I was a little girl, around 7 yrs old - I was out riding in Savannah with my uncle and we stopped at a little convenience store (probably for him to get beer LOL) and I remember hearing a rumble and looking out the car window and seeing this purple beast pull up next to us..... My eyes turned to hearts and on the side it had "HEMI"... it was a 70's Hemi-Cuda...I even got out of the car and walked around it. The guy got out and laughed and said "What do you think of this, little girl?" and I said it was the most gorgeous thing I'd ever seen. He laughed and said the boys would be in trouble one day. I have never forgotten that car & have always loved muscle cars. I grew up with a dad that loved german cars & dirt bikes but there I was loving Chevy & Mopar primarily LOL.... Other than my love for cars- I love a big Chevy truck and only dated men that drove trucks LOL.....

This is pretty much exactly like the one that started it all...found on Flickr...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23993221@N04/2788409168/

Black5thgen · 06-06-2009, 07:02 PM

My Dad was a partner in a used car lot and for about a week he brought home an 81 Trans Am SE. Gold with t-tops and a shaker. I loved that car.

68 Z/28 · 06-06-2009, 07:16 PM

Cool it's great seeing and hearing about all of your first car loves , but we need more pics of those dream cars

Legend · 06-06-2009, 07:22 PM

Summer of 76 my little league coach had one of these... Said then I wanted one...who knew it would take me 33 years!!

dayvedayve · 06-06-2009, 07:38 PM

It all started in 1975. My dad bought a black and gold Olds 442 (he was restoring his 67 Camaro) for a daily driver. Then I fell in love with Luke Skywalkers car in Corvette Summer and the flaming chicken in Smokey and the Bandit. Then the Lambo Coutache in Cannonball run and then in 87' the GNX. I even got excited for a dodge once. That Interceptor that was in the Wraith. It has been very little excitement until the Concept came out. It has resparked my interest in cars.

sheslc4 · 06-06-2009, 07:58 PM

My dad got me started. He worked for the local Chevy dealer as a parts man. I was about 10 when he gave me a 1:24 scale model of a 70 Chevelle SS , red with black rally stripes. I totally treasured it and became a Chevy girl at heart. I could appreciate a nice classic car at a car show, cruising down the road, or the power on a drag strip.

For my first car, he helped me buy a 69 Chevelle Malibu with a 307, auto with posi-trac. A clean car with a straight body and good paint. I put Daytona 60s with polished aluminum wheels on. Had a Pioneer sound system installed. A nice car with power, but not too much. She was a perfect fit.
Unfortunately, while I was out of town, my youngest brother was allowed to drive my car. He had had his license about two weeks and was showing off to his friends and ran it into a telephone pole. Needless to say I was heartbroken. I tease him now that he owes me and I am part owner of his 67 Camaro. I bought a 72 El Camino worthy of restoration but that wasn’t meant to be either. A drunk driver broadsided me and totalled it. I was resigned to the fact that I wasn’t meant to own one.
Then I saw the concept Camaro, a modern classic that I could get excited about. I knew instantly that I had to have one.
My dad has since passed away, but I know that he would have been just excited about the new Camaro as I am and that I ordered one.

06-06-2009, 05:34 PM	#19
BL202 Seek and Destroy ricers Drives: 2010 1ss, A6, IBM, RS pkg Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 169	69 chevelle. Had the inline six and three on the tree. Then graduated to a 72 chevelle SS __________________ [SIZE="2"]1100- Preliminary order accepted 04/15/09 2000, Order accepted by GM ??? 3000, Order accepted by production control 04/30/09 3300, Order scheduled for production??? 3400, Order broadcast 06/01/09 3800, Order produced 06/10/09 Vin: 2g1fj1ej1a9116578 4200, Shipped ??? 4300, Intermediate Delivery ??? 4B00, Bayed ??? 5000, Delivered to the dealer 06/22/09 6000, Delivered to the customer 06/23/09

06-06-2009, 05:36 PM	#20
flyinglow57 Drives: rumble bee,2SS 6sp Join Date: May 2009 Location: pittsburgh, PA Posts: 539	no one in my family ever was into cars. but my neighbor had a mint 85 mustang back from new until mid 90's i remember him takin me out going around bends sideways and doing brake stands at stop signs.. it was the first 5spd i ever drove and man was it fun. he moved away from around me about 8 years ago but we still meet up at local shows and kick back some beers looking at cars and woman still to this day. __________________ blk 2ss 6spd with sunroof. intake,tsp cam,full exhaust,pcmforless tune,trailing arms,toe rods. hopeing for 11.9 because my g/f said she will take the cam and the suspension back if not.

06-06-2009, 06:07 PM	#23
rcphotography Photographer Chick Drives: '10 SS IOM- SOUL SHAKER Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Middle GA Posts: 168	When I was a little girl, around 7 yrs old - I was out riding in Savannah with my uncle and we stopped at a little convenience store (probably for him to get beer LOL) and I remember hearing a rumble and looking out the car window and seeing this purple beast pull up next to us..... My eyes turned to hearts and on the side it had "HEMI"... it was a 70's Hemi-Cuda...I even got out of the car and walked around it. The guy got out and laughed and said "What do you think of this, little girl?" and I said it was the most gorgeous thing I'd ever seen. He laughed and said the boys would be in trouble one day. I have never forgotten that car & have always loved muscle cars. I grew up with a dad that loved german cars & dirt bikes but there I was loving Chevy & Mopar primarily LOL.... Other than my love for cars- I love a big Chevy truck and only dated men that drove trucks LOL..... This is pretty much exactly like the one that started it all...found on Flickr... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23993221@N04/2788409168/ __________________ ROBIN Visit- NEW WEBSITE!! Robin Cook Photography - Middle GA Photographer with a fresh perspective!

06-06-2009, 07:16 PM	#25
68 Z/28 Father Time Drives: 1967 Malibu / 2002 Caddy DTS Join Date: May 2009 Location: St. Aug. , Fl. Posts: 13,547 View My Garage	Cool it's great seeing and hearing about all of your first car loves , but we need more pics of those dream cars __________________ She's been sold ( Goodies List Updated )http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86262

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06-06-2009, 05:10 PM	#15
AngryCamaro Drives: A2B POS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North of Nashville TN Posts: 17	My very first car got me hooked. I managed to get ahold of a beat up '68 camaro, my dad won a jet-ski in a bar raffle and we traded a guy for the Camaro. The powertrain was is great shape but everything else was in bad shape. I would get home from football practice and bury my self in suspension and brake parts. When I think of my high school days I think about staying up all night with a hot droplight in my face.

06-06-2009, 05:33 PM	#18
AngryCamaro Drives: A2B POS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North of Nashville TN Posts: 17	Thanks for the warm welcome! I am in the early stages of ordering my Camaro, by early stages I mean that I am trying to figure out what I am willing to give up in order to make the monthly payments.....haha. The color I want to get is also hanging me up.

06-06-2009, 05:37 PM	#21
nUcLeArEnVoY Oldbie that nobody knows Drives: 2011 1SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Homestead, FL Posts: 3,459 View My Garage	An old snap-together model of a yellow 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda my mom bought for me when we ran into a WalMart during an up-north road trip. I was like, 6 or 7. Ever since then, I was hooked on muscle. Oh, and CamaroSpike, that's one of the coolest concept cars in existence, easily. I remember the first time I saw it, I was swept off my feet. How do you plan on getting one? Custom job, right? I wasn't aware they produced Makos.

06-06-2009, 05:38 PM	#22
hb-rocks Drives: Chevy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: HB CA Posts: 567	1979 Bumble Bee camaro with T-Tops!

06-06-2009, 07:02 PM	#24
Black5thgen Account Suspended Drives: 2007 C6 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 2,251 View My Garage	My Dad was a partner in a used car lot and for about a week he brought home an 81 Trans Am SE. Gold with t-tops and a shaker. I loved that car.

06-06-2009, 07:22 PM	#26
Legend Hello! Drives: 2008 JSB Z06! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 2,624 View My Garage	Summer of 76 my little league coach had one of these... Said then I wanted one...who knew it would take me 33 years!!

06-06-2009, 07:38 PM	#27
dayvedayve Drives: 2006 Chevy Avalanche Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gulf Coast of Texas Posts: 386	It all started in 1975. My dad bought a black and gold Olds 442 (he was restoring his 67 Camaro) for a daily driver. Then I fell in love with Luke Skywalkers car in Corvette Summer and the flaming chicken in Smokey and the Bandit. Then the Lambo Coutache in Cannonball run and then in 87' the GNX. I even got excited for a dodge once. That Interceptor that was in the Wraith. It has been very little excitement until the Concept came out. It has resparked my interest in cars.

06-06-2009, 07:58 PM	#28
sheslc4 UTAH CAMAROS Drives: 2LT RS CGM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 642 View My Garage	My dad got me started. He worked for the local Chevy dealer as a parts man. I was about 10 when he gave me a 1:24 scale model of a 70 Chevelle SS , red with black rally stripes. I totally treasured it and became a Chevy girl at heart. I could appreciate a nice classic car at a car show, cruising down the road, or the power on a drag strip. For my first car, he helped me buy a 69 Chevelle Malibu with a 307, auto with posi-trac. A clean car with a straight body and good paint. I put Daytona 60s with polished aluminum wheels on. Had a Pioneer sound system installed. A nice car with power, but not too much. She was a perfect fit. Unfortunately, while I was out of town, my youngest brother was allowed to drive my car. He had had his license about two weeks and was showing off to his friends and ran it into a telephone pole. Needless to say I was heartbroken. I tease him now that he owes me and I am part owner of his 67 Camaro. I bought a 72 El Camino worthy of restoration but that wasn’t meant to be either. A drunk driver broadsided me and totalled it. I was resigned to the fact that I wasn’t meant to own one. Then I saw the concept Camaro, a modern classic that I could get excited about. I knew instantly that I had to have one. My dad has since passed away, but I know that he would have been just excited about the new Camaro as I am and that I ordered one.