Hello Camaro5 community! Just another face in the crowd, hoping to gain some insight on this "cherry" ride as a proud new owner of a Camaro
Little about myself. Recently returned from an over-sea's tour in England after 3 1/2 long years. I used to own an R-33 Nissan Skyline...
Sadly however, I was unable to "legally" bring this car back. Long story short, to have been able to bring the car back to the states and drive, it'd of cost me a good 35-40k since I'd have to pay out of pocket for shipping and modification/records to make it U.S. spec.
I grew up loving import cars, as most kids do, but once I began to see the bigger picture in being a car enthusiast, I set my sights on vehicles worthy of showing off. Hence the R-33 Skyline (how many 23yr olds can say they ever owned a turbo'ed Skyline
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Months following the purchase of the Skyline, and realizing I wouldn't be able to afford bringing it back, I began to think ahead of what sort of car I'd want back in the states. Around the Base I began to see the new Challneger's, and had seen the New Mustangs running around; that pushed my thought process into getting my hands dirty and attemtping to get ahold of an old muscle car. I was really digging the 1970's Chevy Nova, and the plan was to buy one, and restore it...
...that is till I began to see the new Camaro. I had never thought much of the old Camaro's, fact I thought they looked the furthest away from a "tanked" looking matte grey muscle car.
But, upon changing stations here to New Mexico, I had the luxury of finding a Camaro for an affordable price. It was 1 of 3 on the Lot, other's were a black automatic and a red SS, which was too rich for my blood. With my savings, and the sale of the Nissan Skyline, I was able to drive away with this beast.
While searching for aftermarket parts, I always seemed to across this forum, which after spending hours reading, made me want to be apart of it's community. So, looking forward to sharing and learning!
