Hello all. I'm brand new to this message board, this is a wonderful and informative group of Camaro nuts. Now to my comment. Is it just me, or are 2nd-Gen Camaro/Firebird owners very loyal to that section of car? I personally owned a '79 Camaro as my first car for 3 years 'till it was stolen. Now I have an '80 Z28. I just couldn't think of buying another kind of car. But it's not just me. I know of three others in my area that have owned multiple 2nd-Gens at one time! Lemme know how all of you feel about it! Thanks!

I am more of a Mopar and pontiac guy since I have had about 8 a-bodies and three Pontiac Convertables.

But I found my Camaro for such a good deal I couldn't pass it up and now am really getting into it. This is my first chevorlet and I can't believe how easy parts are to find, and how inexpensive compared to my mopars and ponchos.

I was going to just sell the car but it has grown on me and will be my daily driver for next summer after I enter it into a few road race challenges.

i'm on my 3rd Camaro

past: black 81 Z28
past: blue 81 Z28
current: 71 SS 350, my favorite by far.

after i got my first one, i couldn't drive any other car! http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/smile.gif

Im on my 3rd as well

69
76
71

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Im opposite of psychic... Most the time I dont know what I'm thinking

I'm only on my first 2nd gen but I guess that you could say I am a loyal owner since I have owned it for 33 1/2 years! http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/smile.gif

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'70 original owner, factory order, mostly original
307 (hey, I was a poor college student)
TH350
F41 Susp

I'm on my third Second Generation Camaro. The first was a 71 Sport Coupe. The second was/is a 73 TL-RS which I bough new and still own. The third was a 73 LT.

When I was in high school, my bus stop was at a Chevrolet dealership. I can still remember the 70 Ascot blue sport coup in the show room in February 1970. It was the first Camaro the dealership had and I thought it was ugly as sin. After a while the second generation grew on me and I bought one and never looked back.

In the future I may own other cars, but I always plan to have a second generation.

i couldnt own a different car i had my 81 first then a 79 for parts then i bought an 80 that i sold then my 81 just got rearended a mounth ago and is totaled so 3 days later after the accident i bought an 80 that i am now fixing.i also had an 86 iroc a 85 trans am and a 71 chevelle that i took out the motor and trans for the 80.

I just love camaros. My 1980 Z28 is the 4th one I have owned. My husband loves Mopars, especially Roadrunners.(he is on his 3 rr now..) Guess you just get what makes you "feel good" about yourself when you are driving it....


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my 1980 Z28 (http://www.angelfire.com/my/just4me/camaro.html)

my husbands mopars (http://www.angelfire.com/home/tcjwilliamtx/index.html)

I'm still on my first Camaro... a '78 LT Type. I married it in 1982 (yes, 21 years ago). Currently I'm also on my first Mustang, a 2000 GT Drop-top with a 5 speed.

You should hear these two cars trash talk in the garage at night...

I'm faster...
I get better mileage...
You have a carb...
My tops come off...
My Top goes down...

All night.

So now I cover them, even in the garage, just to shut them up.

=-)

well lets see i bought my first camaro around 88 and it was a nice driver for 900 bucks off the car lot back then for a 79 305 with headers it ran just past 130 mph before running out of breathe.

tough times with law forced sale ..lol later after getting my act together bought a 1981 camaro that was sweet from the same car lot for 1995.00 and that bad boy had a 350 in it that ran WELL past the 130mph mark. that was Oct. 5th 1990. (still have that car but has transformed toooo many times to count from show car to race car from a 15 sec 1/4 mile to high 10's now....lol.

bought a 78 for my wife but it was short lived she lost interest in it and sold it. it had a dog 305 in it 2bbl that ran 17.80's in the 1/4 with over 130,000 miles on that motor and 2.56 gears with stock exhaust it would top out at 117 mph and it was done out of juice.

bought an 80 z28 in the summer 2002 but it sat til feb 2003 or so when i started on it. and it has taken up alot of my time since its been months since i drove my 81 .....lol

my 69 camaro is my greatest love, but when it comes to style and comfort, you can't beat my 80 z... If i had a choice, i would have one for every year, 1967-81...

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406 ci SB chevy / 425 hp, 3.73:1 10-bolt posi, 11.6 in the 1/4, GM 2.02 heads, Edelbrock RPM AirGap intake, TH-350 w/TCI 3000 stall converter, c&c t-tops, electric currant pearl red (beautiful ford color) w/silver/charcoal z-28 graphics, functional air induction hood

I was born with 2nd Gen loyalty in my blood. My dad would always take me for rides in his '70 RS/Z28 ever since I could remember. Alot of good years with that car and they haven't stopped yet. I vowed to own and learn the ways of 2nd Gen F-Bodies ever since I was a youngin'. I'm 22 now and I've been driving my own 2nd Gen for the past 4 years. It was my first and only car. It keeps me on my toes, keeps me out of trouble and keeps me learning. I don't think I'll ever part with it as my dad would never part with his Camaro. It's a great addiction and I plan on owning many more 2nd Gen's. Their such stylish and potent cars but they can be exspensive from time to time (like any car isn't). It's all worth it in the end though.

My big brother had a plain 70 camaro but it was anything but plain to me. It was yellow and in great condition. But after about 150,000 miles, it looked pretty rough. So he traded it in for a white 76 Trans Am. This was in 78. I just thought it was the coolest thing ever. I graduated high school in 84 and by jan 87, I was ready to become a 2nd gen addict. I bought a white 79 Z28 with blue stripes. It was awesome for 5 years. But I had decided to get married and bought a house. I had a 71 Monte Carlo and the 79. I sold the Camaro to make the down payment. As it turns out I sold the wrong car. I regretted it ever since. For ten years I hated that move. Finally, last september I bought a 78 Z28 that looked exactly like the 79 with the exeption of the spripe package a few minor things. I love it and plan to restore myself when I get my shop built. I can't picture myself without a 2nd gen car. That car is me and is an extension of my personality.

I'm on my fourth 2nd gen...

Past
1) 70 sport coupe
2) 73 sport coupe
3) 71 RS

Current
4) 70 Z28

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Buddy
1970 Z/28 and
2002 35th Anniversary Edition SS #4128

I only trust 1970 and earlier Chevys (although I once owned a 1989 Astro Van at one time), and about any TOYOTA ever built.

I got hooked on Camaros at an early age. My sister and brother-in-law owned a brand new '68 SS 350 Camaro that was Daytona Yellow with black stripes. Loved taking rides in that car when I was a kid in the '60's. My brother had a '73 Type LT that was green metallic and I remember riding in it too. Its when my brother got a brand new brown metallic '78Z and let me drive it a few times that I got hooked on 2nd Gens and two years later I bought my first and only 2nd Gen Camaro. I have gone through high school and college with this car. I have owned the car for the past 23 years and still counting. http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/biggrin.gif It has way too much sentimental value for me to ever sell it to anyone. I guess you could say I am a loyal owner. Just my $.02 worth! http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/wink.gif

Jim
'80 Berlinetta



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They look good and fit like a fine leather glove.

Im 15 and got my 78' LT about 8 months ago and I've been working on it almost everyday since i got it. its my first car and im going to reuild it. It will be my first and only car for many years to come.

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It's my first Camaro, my 2nd F body, and my 3rd Chevy.

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355 cid; World S/R Torquer heads; 9.3:1 Flattop hyper's; Comp XE262H; Weiand A+ intake; Holley #4175 650cfm; B.W. ST-10 4sp; Centerforce D/F clutch; Hurst Comp. Plus shifter; 3.08 posi; Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust w/ Jet Hot coated Hooker Comp's.

I have owned 3 second gen and one fourth gen
71 rs
77 lt
79 coupe (current)
2002 (current)
81 coupe parts car (current)

once you have one you just can't stop!!

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1979 coupe 305 (soon to be 350 4 bolt steel crank, 525 cam ,650 dp, big jets 70,73's
1980 parts car, can't get myself to take it apart.....

I got my '78LT as my first car a few months ago, and I love the car. I would be keeping this guy for years, except for the fact that it is an automatic. So I am saving up money so I can buy a 70-73 4 speed, hopefully a fixer upper, as I am 18 and dont have the funds for an expensive restored car. I know I can swap my 78 into a manual, but I figure with all the money I would be spending on the transmission, parts, and then a better rear end ( the auto rear end of a 78lt has to be absolutely crappy ), I might as well just get a whole new car, and the 70-73 are awesome in my opinion. I love the cool corvette-style lights of those guys.

My brother had a 1973 with a four speed.I was 10 or so years old and ever since that is what I wanted.I got a 72 in high school and sold it before I left for the Marines and after I got back from Okinawa and got ststioned in San Diego, I bought a 73RS,LT, then I got stationed in 29 palms and found a 70 RS,SS 350 and I still have that one and will keep it till I die so my daughter has something cool to drive.Then I got stationed here in denver, sold the 73 and found a 69 and had that for a few years and sold it to one of the owners of Mile High Muscle car.I knew he would take care of it.My 70 is my daily driver and I also race Sollo II and now I have my eye on a 1980 camaro that is on a blazer chassis with 38's on it.I couldn't see myself without a camaro.Don't know what I would do.

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1970 Camaro RS/SS
Solo II Racer

Hi,
Camaros must really be magic. My 1971 Z28 is the first car I have ever owned and I know already that I will never never never sell it. I love it too much =) I planned to buy a Volvo 240 (cheap as hell and reliable) when I started looking for a car but then a friend of mine let me drove his Dodge Charger 1973 (with a 340 magnum) and then I realised I could never buy anything but an american car (I'm from Sweden by the way). I found my 71 after some months and it was way more expensive then I could afford but I could not let it go after hearing that wonderful V8 sound =) I have never regretted bying it even though it has cost me a fortune in parts. If I ever start to think it cost me to much to drive I only need to go out to the driveway and start up the engine then I know I never will be able to sell it =) It's simply a love affair! (and my girlfriend likes it too, she's even decided to buy an american car to even though she want's a pontiac le mans)
Best regards, Oskar

P.S. The best thing of all is that my Mopar friend has no chance beating my Z at the red lights =) He has bougt a 1968 Roadrunner 440 to beat me but it has not been quick enogh yet =) D.S.

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1971 Z-28 (someday she will look like new =)

I was born in 1959, which means my first car should have been a brand spank'n new 75 (dream on young'n). When I met my brother-in-law for the first time he took me down to his appartment underground parking spot to show me his car (this was 1990). There sat a gold 81 TTop Z28 mint condition. I immediately fell in love, http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/biggrin.gif took advantage of his hard times and bought the car from him for $3000. I still have it today and my kids are eyeball'n it all the time. Guess what kids, http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/tongue.gif I'm gett'n buried in it.

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Always have been a GM car guy.Did the SBC Vega and a string of Novas.I wasn't a big 2nd gen fan.I was into Novas,I've had 4, and was looking for one when the 70 came up for sale.I knew the guy and he was kinda on hard times and I got a good deal.Traded some stuff and cash and drove it out from under the tree it had been sitting under for 2 yrs.I'm still finding pine needles.

I am on 2nd gen #4 and my favorite so far. I had a secret love for them when I was 15 and got to drive a 71 Black z28 clone. My husband fell in love with them when he saw a layout of one in a magazine and started dreaming, ironically looked just like the Goodmark camaro. We got married and found out after finding our first one, a 71 in pretty ratty shape, that we had a similar love. It was all downhill from there.

1. 71 sportcoupe, 350, bad tranny, no interior, paid $800 and owned for 1 year
2. 70 RS, 350, T350, smashed quarter panel, original citrus green paint w/ green interior, paid $450 and owned for 1 year
3. 73 sportcoupe, no motor, T400, corvette rally's (had TA snowflake wheels on), polyultraviolet purple w/ silver pearl paint, traded a 68 El Camino for it, 6 months later put a 396 in, 4 engines and 4 years later husband forced me to sell because of hard times
4. 70 sportcoupe #'s matching drivetrain, 307, T350, new black 76 seats and door panels, Viper red w/ black deck stripes, traded a 75 blazer straight across (he was asking $4500 and so was I for the blazer, fair trade I thought). I still have it but it now has a 350 and new exhaust.

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70 Camaro, 350 sbc, T350, 2.5" dual exhaust w/ 40 series orig. flows, L88 lift off, Viper Red w/ black deck stripes...my Redheaded step child

83 Blazer 4x4, 472 Caddy powered, 9" lift, 38" swampers, d44, 14ff, 4.10's...my daily driver

How is that bad? Dude, I would love to be able to find any 70-73 car and fix up. I wish I could find any one of those cars that cheap. I dont have $5000-10000 to spend on a Camaro. I would have loved any one of those ( especially RS, mmmm split bumper ). Guess you really cant appreciate things unless ya cant afford em... http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/wink.gif

I can't believe how much the prices of the 70-73 cars has spiked in just 5 years. When I sold my 73 the prices were still very resonable and I figured that I would be able to buy another in a few years for around $2000 for a nice one (sold mine for $2300 with a perfect body, interior, needing a little engine work...stupid stupid me). When I started watching prices last year and noticed in my 73's condition they were going for $8000, yikes!!! I got lucky and found my current one with an owner who was desperate to unload it before his divorce.

The first 3 camaro's I owned were all under $1000 asking price, good luck finding one running for that price nowadays.

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70 Camaro, 350 sbc, T350, 2.5" dual exhaust w/ 40 series orig. flows, L88 lift off, Viper Red w/ black deck stripes...my Redheaded step child

83 Blazer 4x4, 472 Caddy powered, 9" lift, 38" swampers, d44, 14ff, 4.10's...my daily driver

First car= '71 camaro
Current = '01 z28
I still have the '71

Everyone on my home town of Lebanon,Oregon during about 1984-89 Had a 2nd gen camaro,They were so very popular so I got my second car in late 87' a 1980 Red/Orange Z28 with 70k miles in Eugene,Ore.I wanted one because some of my close friends at the time had them during my party-drinking days of high-school,drinking lots,getting in trouble,listening to Slayer,Metallica and so on,I didnt take good care of it because I was very young I also got about 9 speeding tickets during my 4 years of having it.Thank you.

1980 Z28 Red/Orange,350,Auto
1986 Z28 White/T-tops,305,Auto,2.73's
1987 Z28 White/305,Auto,2.73's
1989 IROC-Z Dark Red,305TPI,G92,5speed(traded in my 1980 for)
1979 Z28 Blue,Built 350,373's,4speed,61k miles(have now and will for along time)

I had to get in on this one! My first car, 16 years ago, was a 1980 yellow Camaro. I sold it about two years later and have missed it ever since. I never felt that way about a car. I used to have dreams at night that I still had that car or dream that I found it and got it back. Anyway my current daily driver is a '99 Camaro SS and I (finally) just bought a 1980 Z that I'm fixing up. Damn, I just love that year and that generation!!!

I have a 1981 z-28 t-top car that I have had since I was 15 years old. year was 1884. this was my first car and wont let it go!!!! power everything and all options.
has 50,000 miles on it and spends alot of time in the garage :-)

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by I LOVE MY Z:
I have a 1981 z-28 t-top car that I have had since I was 15 years old. year was 1884. this was my first car and wont let it go!!!! power everything and all options.
has 50,000 miles on it and spends alot of time in the garage :-) </font>

1884 http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/eek.gif??? Wow, after 134 years with only 50,000 miles on it, it must be worth a fortune!

.....sorry, I couldn't resist!

Well,
I got my '78 by marrying the owner in '82. Still have it. I just decided to NOT sell it. The Original Wife is Looooong gone.

Now my old Fraternity wants to run the car during the Homecoming Wreck Parade in the 'Classic' class.

It gives me a good reason to get those N90's fixed up and get some real rubber on the car.

This is my first car. 1979 Camaro. I will never own another one. I will have this car as long as I live.

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Gordon

1979 Camaro Berlinetta

1980 Camaro
1976 Firebird
1991 Camaro
1979 Camaro z28
1978 Camaro z28
1981 Turbo TA


and i still own the last two.....

yeah 2nd gens are nice.
i love my '79 berlinetta. everyone who owns an older car, knows people look at you at the stop light. i wonder what the car does in 1/4 mile? 305 2bbl?
karl

This is very true http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/smile.gif
I have as of right now a 70 and a 72 model http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/smile.gif

Well, this is first time on the message board, so, hello all.
I bought my '79 2 years ago from a friend. It has caused me no end of problems in term of finding parts (I'm based in the United Kingdom) and the amount of welding that it demands after having rusted in the most awkward places. However, I love it http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/wink.gif It runs fines, stops fine, and just looks soooo much better than anything on the roads over here. When it had the original inlet manifold and 2bbl carb, it ran 17.7 down the 1/4, with the 600 Holley and other stuff, it runs 16.5.
And I just can't wait till it's all back together again...

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1979 Chevrolet Camaro
1981 MkIII Ford Capri

I was approaching my 20th birthday in 1982 and I still didn't have my own car. My brother in law said he just did a valve job on my second cousin's car, a 74 LT, which was for sale. They worked together at an auto parts store. Since the car was in good mechanical shape, I bought it for $1200. It had a white vinyl roof, lots of rust in the usual places. Now it sits in my driveway, the vinyl roof long gone, eight months after the second paint job I put on it. Since I sold my '84 Softail to buy a house (God, I loved that bike), the only way I part with the Camaro is an immediate trade up. Another Camaro, Corvette, or Jag. Otherwise, the 74 LT stays. With all the time, money, and memories in it, I am in no rush to see it go.

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74LT 350/4spd Midnight blue metallic w/black interior

I have had a 1971 for the last twelve years and have loved it ever since. My dad bought it new in 1971 and sold it to me in my last year in high school- it was love at first drive! http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/wink.gif

My dad then went out and bought another 71 a couple of years later and then he, my brother, and I restored it.

People sometimes ask "what is your dream car if you could pick any car to drive?". I always respond "I'm driving it already!". Honestly, I wouldn't trade my Camaro for the most expensive Ferrari or Mercedes. There's nothing like having built a car yourself to enjoy the pride in your accomplishment while driving it. It's why, even if I bought a car that could run circles around my Camaro, it wouldn't be nearly as fun to drive.



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Pro-Touring 71
Front View (http://www.members.aol.com/patgizz/mikemfront.jpg)
Back View (http://www.members.aol.com/patgizz/mikemrear.jpg)
Engine_1 (http://www.members.aol.com/patgizz/mikemeng.jpg)
Engine_2 (http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/92abf24f/bc/My+Photos/engine/engine2.jpg?bcjzMs9A5D_uxOoq)
Interior (http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/92abf24f/bc/My+Photos/interior/Interior.jpg?bcjzMs9A5MGyqTAA)

1996 LT4 Corvette Wheels are 17x8.5 front, 17x9.5 rear
Wheel adapters are 2.0" front, 2.5" rear
Baer Brakes four wheel discs
Fuel Injected ZZ4, AFR heads, TPIS Mini-Ram intake, TH700R4 Transmission.
God Bless the USA
Project Photos on ULTM8Z project photo album (http://photos.yahoo.com/ultm8z)

Im more Mopar than anyone I have known. Dont get me wrong though, I LOVE my '79 Camaro with all my heart and I would do anything for it.

Right now I own 2 Chargers (1 '68 and another '73) and I plan to buy a '70 Challenger soon. but my Camaro is my most favorite GM car ('79 camaro)

I started out with a 67 RS convertible on Dec.19,1977.
I have owned:
67 rs conv. 327 4spd.
67 rs 327 4 spd.
68 conv. 327 auto
74 Type LT 250 3 spd.
75 rs 350 4 spd.
78 305 4 spd.
80 Z28 conv. 350 auto
93 Indy Z28 350 auto
Plus a 78 305 auto and a 81 Z28 auto for parts.

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93 Indy Z28 Pace car 5,000 miles, and a 80 Z28 convertible, being restored

I bought my 78 in Jan. of 79 with 10k miles when I was a senior in High school. It was my first car. I drove it (and wrecked it a couple of times) until MN snow/salt turned it to swiss cheese by 92. I then bought an 80 Berlinetta with a dead engine but decent body and turned the two cars into one.

So, I've had a Camaro for over 26 years. I guess I would call that loyalty.

I'm loyal to my 70Z28RS for the reason that I've owned a lot of muscle cars and I seem to enjoy this one the most because its just different. Besides being an automatic ( which I can drive better because my left leg does'nt work as well as it used to),its not something you see everyday on the road. I,m currently having the bodywork done and rebuilding the engine. Can't wait to get it back on the road again. It's not going to be a trailer queen, it's going to be driven an driven hard!

These are just the Camaros I have owned,

69 SS
70 Z28
70 RS Z28
70 SS
71 RS
2-78 Z28's
2-80 Z28's
84 Z28
85 Z28
98 SS
At present I have,
70 Z28
2- 78 Z28's
98 SS

I am an old fart though, born in 59

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[This message has been edited by mrnastyz28 (edited June 13, 2005).]

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by mrnastyz28:
I am an old fart though, born in 59
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Wow, I just missed being an old fart. Born in 60.

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HA HA I'm the oldest fart. I was born in 58. But I still love fast cars,nice looking cars, mainly 2nd generation camaros!

Past: 1972 camaro 350 4bbl black

Now: 71 camaro 427.... just look in my sig for details. Lets just say it's not a grocery getter 307 anymore!

Even through marrige, still kept it in the garage and going to be ressurected! ROCK ON!

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I'm off the antifreeze and the car is tipsy,
On the offramp doin bout a hundred 'n fifty!
71 camaro 427BBC 500+ Hp
Check out My cardomain page! (http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/814239)

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by ram air dad:
HA HA I'm the oldest fart. I was born in 58. But I still love fast cars,nice looking cars, mainly 2nd generation camaros!</font>

Well, you are at least tied for the oldest fart title. I was born in 58, too.

I've had my 81 since it was new. It was my first car. After being on the board almost a year, I added a 72 to the stable. I wouldn't think of getting anything else. Well, I did get close on a Mach I last year...



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A's Z
1981 Z28 - Original owner
Numbers matching 305, 4-speed, hardtop

1972 Sport Coupe
350 automatic, ceramic coated headers, dual Flowmasters, 650 Holley

My kids (girl-18 and boy-15) get a big kick out of when I put an album on the turntable.
At least they like my old rock and roll. Glad to see I'm not the only old fart on board either.

greg

1969 350 SS
1974 350 LT1
1978 305 V8 converted to 350
1981 V6 Berl. converted to 400
2001 SLP SS 1 of 530 w/my options
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Still own
1969 SS
2001 SLP SS


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First car I got was a hand me down from my mom.
88 Olds Cutlass Cierra
Second car was also a hand me down from my mom.
91 Ford Taurus
Third car I bought myself.
79 Z28
Winter Beater
88 Nissan Pathfinder with 215,000 and it's bad.

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by 69SSCamaro:
1978 V6 Berl. converted to 350
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There was no 1978 Berlinetta.
Do you mean a 79?

Another tie on the old fart(age),born in 58.

But also boring old fart...purchased a 79 RS Camaro summer of 1982. Still rolls between my garage and driveway. Occasionally goes for a Yomp.
I have only ever been distracted by a 68 RS convertible, which turned out to be a bit more of a dog than I realised.

But then Camaros don't grow on trees in this neck of the woods, or side of the pond.

My brother had a 74 Z28 that started my addiction learned how to drive in a 78 4 speed SC. I still can see tsruH in the palm of my right hand.
69 SC still have
82 Z28 long gone
95 Z28 First car I ordered from factory 6,200 miles and will never sell!
92 RS Herritage ED.Camaro grave yard in the sky
78 LT sold it
81 SC looking to sell
81 Z28 Shell might get put back together someday.
69 Another SC my latest toy that I hope to have back on the road by the end of summer.
Hope to find a 88 sunset orange IROC and then I will be done. Yeah right!

First car
81 plain jane Camaro with a 267 V8
totaled by a Honda after 1 year
Second car
81 Z28 Faded silver with blue stripes
after 2 years of saving every penny I could find I had it painted charcoal grey. Six months later I hit a tree and the car went back to body shop for 5 months. Two years later it was totaled by a dump truck.
Third car
86 Firebird with a 2.8 v6
I was still in college and needed something cheap. I sold it before it completly fell apart.
Forth Car
80 z28 with a blown engine
Graduation gift from Mom
Using the engine from car #2 I had to park it due to an electical fire. Now I'm working a frame up rebuild.
Fith car
98 Camaro 3.8 V6
Fun to drive, reliable, and good gas milage



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1998 Camaro - Daily Driver

1980 Z28 - Much assembly required!

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by Twisted_Metal:
There was no 1978 Berlinetta.
Do you mean a 79?</font>


No. Thats just me not paying attention to what I wrote. I corrected the car. it had a v8 not a v6.

Had a 80Z before now and 81Z that I will never sell.. 350 4sp T-top original motor.

I had a 70 Dodge Challenger before, 72 Monte Carlo, 85 Mustang GT. 76 Alfetta, 81 Fiat Brava.

Love the Camaro..

I have also a 935 Porsche and a 73 Corvette.

***Bur the 81Z28 is simply an all around Super Cool car. Well built and great to drive.

another one for '58.funny eh
all started with a sweet '69 rs rag top.good friend still owns it .tried to buy it back from him but no way.he's turned down 30,000 for it.I never should have sold it.WHAT was I thinkin?

Personally I am much more of a Ford guy. But I just LOVE the look of 2nd gen Camaro's.

My first car was a 70 Torino wagon.
Followed by a 75 Granada 4-door, later I stuffed a 460 in it. Bent the transmission so it wouldn't start anymore. Too much nitrous I guess.
Also had a 76 Grananda 2-door, 77 Pinto, 78 Fairmont and a 73 Mustang fastback for a while each.

Then I got a front-end damaged 75 Camaro by trading a 83 Mitsubishi for it. Fixed the front end.

I bought the '73 shell from a friend when he abandoned the project. Moved EVERYTHING over from the 75 to the 73 shell. This was in 1992. Been driving it ever since.

I'm on my 16th Camaro and still counting........

2/11/05 white 81 Z28 Stock. http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/cool.gif Got it from one of my best friends who could not afford it any longer. http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/frown.gif

He owned it since 86 and did a rather decent job of keeping it running. He was the first one of us to own a car so this was our first taste of freedom. Lots of fond memories.

I remember how each of us was banned from driving it one by one. Vic and I were banned on the same night. We keap chipping the tires. http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/wink.gif Alex’s high-speed antics on prom night earn him his banishment. I couldn’t let him just sell it to a stranger. As the old Mob bosses use to say, we "kept it in the family”.

had my 71 camaro since my folks gave it to me for my 16th birthday, that was back in '78,Jim

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by vfitom2aol.com:
I'm on my 16th Camaro and still counting........</font>

Tom,that was just last year!What about the years before that? NBL!

WTF - born in 58. BS to tne old fart sh*t!!
Bought 79Z 3 years ago in West Canada had shipped to NJ. This spring put a 350 crate in it. Goes like hell.
Never get rid of it, was looking for 5 years everytthing was overpriced.
Looking to add to the stable though gotta finish the garage details first.
Mike

My first (when I was 15) was a yellow plain '80 Camaro. Four years ago I bought my daily driver. A '99 Camaro SS convertible. Two years later I found what I was looking for for a long time. An '80 Z-28 4-speed with t-tops. Thats my current project car which is coming along just fine.

Well my '99 SS just got stolen a couple of months ago and I couldn't find another like it. So, I decided to upgrade to a 2001 Corvette convertible.

My first car (which I still have) was a dark blue 1980 Sport Coupe w/ a 305 4bbl. and T-Tops. 15 years ago, when I bought it from the original owner, it had 49,500 miles on it. Today, 15 years later, it has 55,500. It spends its life in the garage covered up and is only taken out for the occasional car show and cruise night. As the original owner once told me a few years back: "it looks better than the day I took it home new from the dealership back in 1980." Quite a compliment ... I will never part it!

you tell me...am I hooked or what?

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1970 Z-28,1970 ss 350 SURVIVOR , 1970 RS/SS 350,1970 SS396 L78,1972 SS396

I've tried to sell mine, but when someone comes to see it i make a point to show all of the flaws in the paint and were the oil is leaking, and were my buddies burned hole in the carpet from there smokes. Finally the guy leaves, I can't let my Z28 go, it was passed down from my father, and i'll be damn proud to let my oldest daughter use it in her grad cavlcade( she is only 9yrs old).

Well, I was born in 55. So, at 50 I must be in the old fart catagory. I sure don't feel old yet. As for the love of Camaros, mine runs the entire spectrum as you can see by my sig. I do have a preference for my 75 though. I have owned it since 1984.

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There is a fine line between hobby and obsession and I think I crossed it!
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69 SS 350 4 Speed
75 400 4 Speed
93 Z28 6 Speed

I've had four second gens and one third gen. My first was a 73 coupe when I turned 15 then I sold it to buy a 73 LT and that car went to Camaro heaven a few yrs later. :-( When I was 17 and had a pretty good job I bought myself a 80 Z28 4spd car that I had for about 4yrs before it when to Camaro heaven.
After the Z I was starting to fall in love with the 3 gen Camaros especially the IROC! I went on a hunt and found myself a 87 with the 5.7 tuned port injected engine, man what a fun car! After about 3yrs with that car I sold it to my boss and bought a 86 Cutlass Supreme that I hot rodded.
Now I am 35 and had the itch to get another Camaro. I bought a 70 RS that I am in the process of doing a complete overhaul on.

I am Camaro addicted,
Greg

Heck I got you all beat by two years. Not sure thats a good thing. And I still love the camaro

Geez, I've been driving 10 years (I'm 27), and I'm on my 4th second gen. My dad, who has owned many GTO's/LeMans'/Tempests since his high school days in the late 60's, took me to look at "some old Camaro for $50" when I was 17. The guy said timing chain broke, he can't get it to run and feared the worst. It was a 78. He heard it crank over, and as soon as he listened to it for a second, he jumped up and said "SOLD!" All it needed brakes, tires, a tuneup, and a missing vacuum hose on the tranny! After towing it home, he looked at me and said, "son, how do you like your first car?"

Drove that for 8 years, 6 as a daily driver. Towards the end, it was getting rusty, needed quarters (ohio winters), and I found a clean 81 6 cyl body. I was gonna transfer all parts over until I scraped off all the undercoating and found the frame looked like swiss cheese even though the quarters were clean. Still made my money back on it in parts.
Then got a real clean 81 Z28 project car, started saving parts for that. A guy I knew through work was trying to sell his 70 Camaro project car, so I went to look at it just for the heck of it. Thought about buying it, but it really sparked my interest in 70-73's, so I looked around til the right deal found me - a 71 RS/SS former 396 car that was very clean other than some surface rust from sitting outside in the hot sun for years oxidizing the paint.

Well, that sums it up. My second gen addiction was sparked merely on coincidence... Good thing I never sprang for the Chrysler Conquest (same as Mitsubishi Starion) down the street for $2500...

Now one of these days I'm gonna have a really sweet street machine if I can ever find the time to finish it. Still just a gigantic pile of parts enough to nearly build a whole new Camaro out of!

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'71 RS/SS project: full roller 406sbc / 9.76:1 w/ E-Tec Al. heads / 750 Competition AFB / big 4 whl discs, 1-5/16 VSE ft & 1" Rancho adj. rr sway bars / 4 speed 3.23 posi / 81 Z28 & dual snorkel vette Air Induction

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Only ever had one Camaro, in fact the only other Camaro I've ever ridden in is Frank A's 99 and Sue A's 91. Never ridden in another 2nd Gen.
My 73 has been a big part of my life for the last 3 years. I've had 2 people ask if I would sell it. No, not at this point, it just can't be bought.

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73RS/LT/427

When I bought my 79 Z in 1999, it was just something to keep a motor attached to the wheels. The thing has really grown on me. Almost everyone hates the color (medium green I think, see profile for pic) except me. It's different. It would take a lot for me to get rid of this car.

70 rs/ss,72,77rs,79,79z28,80z28,81berl.,82 berl.,86,96rs,99z28,2001 Im loyal!

79 Z28,80 berlinetta,91 S10 Pick Up and 2002 Traiblazer.The only time I drove a ford was because they were given to me by my brother. I would never buy a ford I'm a Chevy fan since I can remember.