what was your first camaro and how old were you when you bought it? - Page 3

1988SC/IROC · 09-29-2006, 09:45 PM

My mom bought a brand-new 1968 Camaro Sport Coupe in 1968 after graduating college. Funny story; she actually wanted a Mustang

but the dealer at the Furd dealership was too pushy with the "buy today" and "that Camaro will rust in a couple years!" ideas. So she said screw him and went to George O'Hara Chevrolet in New Bedford, MA and they didn't push her at all. She just looked at the cars herself and the next day she came back and special ordered it (they didn't have the color she wanted in stock; Fathom Blue). Then, on Dec. 24, 2001, I got MY Camaro; a 1988 Sport Coupe, 305 Tuned Port out of an 85 IROC, T-Tops. Since then, I've basically replaced or added every part known to make my car into an IROC mechanically and suspension, all I need to do is install the last front spring and get better shocks. Oh, and I also put a 1992 dash and gauge cluster in last winter. And yes, every gauge and light on it works.
Another interesting note on our Camaros; mine was built at Van Nuys in May,1988. My Mom's was built at Norwood in May, 1968. Same Camaro trim-style, built the same month. Hmmmm...
I think my plans now call for me to do some body repair to my car (rust) this winter and then repaint it victory red. I have this idea of doing her up like Dale Earnhardt's red 1987 IROC. I think it'd be cool

Oh and of course the other plan is save all I can for the new Camaro!

Kevin

z28camaro2471 · 09-29-2006, 10:24 PM

78 Base v8
80 Base v8
77 z28 4 spd
94 z28
95 z28 6 spd currently
79 z28 4 spd currently

SSOOCH · 09-30-2006, 03:17 PM

I was 18. I bought a 1994 Camaro Z28. Red. Sold it for a white Chevrolet Venture mini van when my wife and I started having kids.

LowRider · 10-02-2006, 10:51 AM

i have owned 3 camaro's, 1973 Camaro Z28-16
1984 Camaro Z28-16-17
1992 Camaro Z28-17 this one is paid off!
And now i also own a 1996 Chevrolet S-10 LowRider. bad a$$ truck exspecially w/a 350 and a 6 speed tranny.

arcticman141 · 10-04-2006, 05:20 AM

This will be my first one 2009 - 33yrs old hopefully 2007-8 31-32 yrs. Sure did like that black w/red stripes, and since I am now financially able, it will have the biggest baddest engine they offer. Gee sure can't wait. Licence plate STNG-ETR

boxmonkeyracing · 10-04-2006, 09:28 AM

I just bought my first camaro 98 Z black and black leather interior.

Casull · 10-04-2006, 02:50 PM

I have always wanted a Camaro but have never owned one. I took my cousin's brand new 2000 Camaro to prom my senior year in high school and swore i would own one shortly after. Then they announced that they were discontinuing it which sincerely pissed me off. When I heard news that they were going to throw the concept into production I started putting money away that day. I will own my first one within the first few months after they go on sale in '08.

ilovethez28 · 10-07-2006, 11:04 PM

1986 camaro berlinetta. red/red. ttops. digital dash, funny looking radio on a post that swiveled. 305. amazing car

94CAMAROSFI · 10-23-2006, 09:21 AM

I remember going to the car lot with my dad at 16 and was looking at 2 camaros
The first one was a 94 3.4 V6 5-speed. It was all white with a rag top.
Then there was the beast. 1986 green z28 with a 400 small block. Headers, glasspacks, everything that a 16 year old boy could ask for... Needless to say that was the one I chose. Then came the deal of a lifetime. Two years later I got a 94 V6 camaro red for 1500 bucks. I still have this car and it is pale in comparison to the sound of a throaty 400 small block. But it's quick for a Six.

LowRider · 10-23-2006, 10:33 AM

When I do get my new Camaro the Tags are going to say."Say When!" The tags on my S-10 says,"KEEP UP!" And the Tags on my Camaro says,"LowRider"

Casull · 10-23-2006, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LowRider

When I do get my new Camaro the Tags are going to say."Say When!" The tags on my S-10 says,"KEEP UP!" And the Tags on my Camaro says,"LowRider"

"Say When!" I like that.....

DJGreggieP · 01-05-2007, 10:19 AM

I was 13 when I acquired my first camaro, a Mystic teal mettalic 83 with a grey interior, I owned it all of three days till my older brother wanted back, since then I now own a pristine 87' Iroc which I paid $5000 for it a year ago, and it has only 187,000 km on the odometer, I also own two third gen bodies currently. And as of today Im going to probably trade off my 89' Blazer for a 96' Trans Am, a V6, but a 5spd.. and at least it is an F BodyI wanted my bro's 96' LT1 wit a 6spd, but he totaled it, and it went up for auction at the wrecking yard and sold for $16,000 and it needed a good $7000 worth of work.. so my mom and I stopped bidding when it hit $15,500... Were a Big time Chevy family lol

LowRider · 01-05-2007, 10:53 AM

Thanks Casull I wanted to put them tags on my 92 Camar but didn't I liked the LowRider better. It matched the car being my Camaro sets so low.

The_Brute · 01-05-2007, 01:54 PM

Guess this is a good spot for my first post. My first car was a 74 Camaro that I paid $500 for back when I was 15. It wasn't pretty but it got the job done. I put $6000 into the body work and paint and it turned out pretty well. Since then I've been mostly Mustangs including a couple of 2003 Cobras and my current 97 supercharged Cobra convertible. I was thinking about a new C6 Vette but the look of the new Camaro has me hooked!

10-04-2006, 05:20 AM	#33
arcticman141 Drives: Black Camaro Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alaska Posts: 3	first one This will be my first one 2009 - 33yrs old hopefully 2007-8 31-32 yrs. Sure did like that black w/red stripes, and since I am now financially able, it will have the biggest baddest engine they offer. Gee sure can't wait. Licence plate STNG-ETR

09-29-2006, 09:45 PM	#29
1988SC/IROC Drives: 1988 Camaro Sport Coupe Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Whiteman AFB, MO Posts: 2	My mom bought a brand-new 1968 Camaro Sport Coupe in 1968 after graduating college. Funny story; she actually wanted a Mustang but the dealer at the Furd dealership was too pushy with the "buy today" and "that Camaro will rust in a couple years!" ideas. So she said screw him and went to George O'Hara Chevrolet in New Bedford, MA and they didn't push her at all. She just looked at the cars herself and the next day she came back and special ordered it (they didn't have the color she wanted in stock; Fathom Blue). Then, on Dec. 24, 2001, I got MY Camaro; a 1988 Sport Coupe, 305 Tuned Port out of an 85 IROC, T-Tops. Since then, I've basically replaced or added every part known to make my car into an IROC mechanically and suspension, all I need to do is install the last front spring and get better shocks. Oh, and I also put a 1992 dash and gauge cluster in last winter. And yes, every gauge and light on it works. Another interesting note on our Camaros; mine was built at Van Nuys in May,1988. My Mom's was built at Norwood in May, 1968. Same Camaro trim-style, built the same month. Hmmmm... I think my plans now call for me to do some body repair to my car (rust) this winter and then repaint it victory red. I have this idea of doing her up like Dale Earnhardt's red 1987 IROC. I think it'd be cool Oh and of course the other plan is save all I can for the new Camaro! Kevin

09-29-2006, 10:24 PM	#30
z28camaro2471 C5 Member #227 Drives: Camaros Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY Posts: 808	78 Base v8 80 Base v8 77 z28 4 spd 94 z28 95 z28 6 spd currently 79 z28 4 spd currently

09-30-2006, 03:17 PM	#31
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,358 View My Garage	I was 18. I bought a 1994 Camaro Z28. Red. Sold it for a white Chevrolet Venture mini van when my wife and I started having kids.

10-02-2006, 10:51 AM	#32
LowRider LowRider Drives: 1992 Camaro Z28 & 1996 S-10 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: WV Posts: 390	i have owned 3 camaro's, 1973 Camaro Z28-16 1984 Camaro Z28-16-17 1992 Camaro Z28-17 this one is paid off! And now i also own a 1996 Chevrolet S-10 LowRider. bad a$$ truck exspecially w/a 350 and a 6 speed tranny.

10-04-2006, 02:50 PM	#35
Casull Drives: Chevy Silverado Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 754	I have always wanted a Camaro but have never owned one. I took my cousin's brand new 2000 Camaro to prom my senior year in high school and swore i would own one shortly after. Then they announced that they were discontinuing it which sincerely pissed me off. When I heard news that they were going to throw the concept into production I started putting money away that day. I will own my first one within the first few months after they go on sale in '08.

10-07-2006, 11:04 PM	#36
ilovethez28 Drives: 02 wrangler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: irvine, ca Posts: 6	1986 camaro berlinetta. red/red. ttops. digital dash, funny looking radio on a post that swiveled. 305. amazing car

10-23-2006, 09:21 AM	#37
94CAMAROSFI Drives: 94 Camaro, 3.4 v6 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Union City, IN Posts: 1	I remember going to the car lot with my dad at 16 and was looking at 2 camaros The first one was a 94 3.4 V6 5-speed. It was all white with a rag top. Then there was the beast. 1986 green z28 with a 400 small block. Headers, glasspacks, everything that a 16 year old boy could ask for... Needless to say that was the one I chose. Then came the deal of a lifetime. Two years later I got a 94 V6 camaro red for 1500 bucks. I still have this car and it is pale in comparison to the sound of a throaty 400 small block. But it's quick for a Six.

10-23-2006, 10:33 AM	#38
LowRider LowRider Drives: 1992 Camaro Z28 & 1996 S-10 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: WV Posts: 390	When I do get my new Camaro the Tags are going to say."Say When!" The tags on my S-10 says,"KEEP UP!" And the Tags on my Camaro says,"LowRider"

01-05-2007, 10:19 AM	#40
DJGreggieP Drives: 1987 IROC Z28 Camaro Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Yorkton Saskatchewan Posts: 12	I was 13 when I acquired my first camaro, a Mystic teal mettalic 83 with a grey interior, I owned it all of three days till my older brother wanted back, since then I now own a pristine 87' Iroc which I paid $5000 for it a year ago, and it has only 187,000 km on the odometer, I also own two third gen bodies currently. And as of today Im going to probably trade off my 89' Blazer for a 96' Trans Am, a V6, but a 5spd.. and at least it is an F BodyI wanted my bro's 96' LT1 wit a 6spd, but he totaled it, and it went up for auction at the wrecking yard and sold for $16,000 and it needed a good $7000 worth of work.. so my mom and I stopped bidding when it hit $15,500... Were a Big time Chevy family lol

01-05-2007, 10:53 AM	#41
LowRider LowRider Drives: 1992 Camaro Z28 & 1996 S-10 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: WV Posts: 390	Thanks Casull I wanted to put them tags on my 92 Camar but didn't I liked the LowRider better. It matched the car being my Camaro sets so low.

01-05-2007, 01:54 PM	#42
The_Brute Drives: 97 Ford Cobra vert Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5	Guess this is a good spot for my first post. My first car was a 74 Camaro that I paid $500 for back when I was 15. It wasn't pretty but it got the job done. I put $6000 into the body work and paint and it turned out pretty well. Since then I've been mostly Mustangs including a couple of 2003 Cobras and my current 97 supercharged Cobra convertible. I was thinking about a new C6 Vette but the look of the new Camaro has me hooked!