Guess what I pulled up next to at the gas station yesterday...
To be perfectly honest I wasn't sure it was a Gt500 with the baby blue... but there it was.. that nasty little cobra emblem and S H E L B Y on the back...
The guy was in his Late 50's early 60's I'm guessing, couldn't have been a nicer guy,
I asked him if I could take a picture, the first thing he said was... Man it's so dirty... LOL
So we get to talking about his car, it's a 2012 he said, and apparently rare with the baby blue and no stripes. He's a long time GM guy who just couldn't wait for the ZL1. he'd been watching the camaro's and he had a Corvette he couldn't drive any more due to some joint problems so he got the GT500...
He loves it. I was hoping to surprise him a little when he asked me about mine but the first thing he saw was my teeny tiny THR "supercharged" emblem and said, "look at you!" LMAO, he then asked how much power I'm making, I told him 550 to the wheels, and we had a 10 minute conversation like we were old friends... At some point I told him, "GM doesn't have a GT500 fighter yet so I had to build my own." he laughed and said, "well I'm glad you warned me. I knew you weren't stock when you pulled up..."
We agreed our cars were close enough that it didn't really matter... We shook hands and he drove off... Never even thought to ask his name...
but damn his car sounded good as he got on it leaving the station...
I know I give you mustang guys a hard time here. I hope you understand that as a mod here we protect the interest of Camaro owners... But I really do enjoy the fact that the muscle car is back and how it bridges so many generations, cultures and backgrounds.
FWIW.