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Originally Posted by flyinlow
My first F body was an 85 Trans Am, first years of the tuned port (305), first year of the whale tail spoiler option. Had it fully loaded, lear siegler buckets (the Recaro's only came in the tan interior), sub woofer with variable gain, T tops, the whale tail spoiler, WS6 suspension and I even had the giant chicken on the hood.
I currently have a 2005 Corvette and can't wait to add the 2009 Camaro to the garage.
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Welcome to being a registered poster. I've always been a big fan of the whale tail (mostly on porsches though). Although I think it gives the car's lines a continuous flowing contour which is great. Btw I'm getting FLYSSLO on my license plate since I'm hoping SS is a trim with the new one.
Getting back on topic:
I have never owned one but have loved most camaros since seeing a picture of my uncle's '69 Z. It was electric blue with black stripes, white leather interior. Was just the most impressive car I had ever seen. Since then, it became one of my dream cars to have. Now that I'm 23 and just got a new job paying enough for me to put $$ away for a new car and continue living in the SF bay area, my dream is one step closer. I figure that by the time the car comes out, I'll have enough for the down payment on this new looking machine.
I've owned a 1988 Toyota 4runner with removable top, an 87 Bronco XLT Eddie Bauer that was my uncle's, and my 1997 eclipse na. I've always wanted some form of power. After May of 2003 when I attended Skip Barber's Driving school down at Laguna Seca, I needed the adrenaline of having a car with power. 140 hp at the fly isn't gonna cut it anymore. At the Skip Barber school, they strapped us into the ACR Vipers from 2002 and just sitting in that car with the engine idling was enough to get my adrenaline not pumping but gushing. Taking the Corckscrew at about 75 for the first time almost made me wet myself. :eek: (If you don't know what the corkscrew is, it's an world infamous turn at Laguna Seca Raceway that begins by a short hill climb, to a blind 90 degree left turn, quickly switching into a 90 degree right turn while dropping about 130 ish feet). Stomping on the gas in second leaving the pit lane catapulted me from 30 mph to 80 in about 2 seconds.
I know a handful of you guys are thinking "That's nothing...
" but to a guy that's never driven anything but a truck and a non turbo 4 banger, that thrill is very addicting. So now with my vow to own a 69 camaro, and my vow to own a car with power (not necessarily to race exclusively, but to know I can if I want to), I feel that when I can afford at least a v8 camaro, I'll be killing 2 birds with one stone. This will be my first camaro, and you can be damn sure it's gonna be my favorite.
Sorry for the novel, but it came out of nowhere.