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david06851313 · 05-10-2016, 08:32 AM

Just curious.. I was thinking about this and what started it all for people.

I'm a young guy but when I was still a baby my father had a white 78 camaro. There is pictures of me sitting on the roof at 2 ish years old. I even fell off it one day. Last thing I saw was a bright white camaro before I hit my head so must have seen the light then.

ever since then I've loved them. He also had a blue 79 z28. A 66 gold Le Mans. A lot of classic muscle cars when I was growing up. Back then they were just Junkers no one wanted in the early 90's. Weren't collectable yet and just fun cars and hot rods. I have tons of memories of riding in that Le Mans with no air conditioning and the same with the camaro. South FL and a cigarette plug fan going. My father always liked the late 70's camaros and owned a decent amount of them. I've been in the car hobby all my life.

As my first car my father helped me alittle to get a car from his friend. A 1992 z28 camaro. 350 car. It's red. I still have it. Wouldn't sell it for the world. I've also owned another red 1991 z28 with 11k miles on it. I sold it. A 1992 heritage edition RS with 80k miles I sold. A 96 z28 with 40k miles a girl ran a red light and totaled it for me. The first new car I ever bought in my name and not for the business was my 2014 camaro SS. I actually bought my father and gave to him a 98 formula ls1 firebird since he has always wanted one and couldn't afford to get one. That car has 77k miles, super hawk hood. Z06 wheels etc. great car he has had it 3 years now and loves it still.

I have been doing this all my life, how many of you have?

My 92

My 14

The formula

My mother had a inferno Orange ss but traded it for a 2014 ctsv coupe that makes 700rwhp

My low mile 91 I shouldn't have sold

My 92 heritage edition before I put the stripes back on

The 96 that got totaled

A 79 my father had about 8-9 years ago now

94 z28 convertible he also had at the time

And last but not least this is what my girlfriend drives

A 95 mystic teal z28 with 82k miles bought from the original owner.

We are f body people here. Have always been. Don't think that will ever change

What's YOUR story?

failshift · 05-10-2016, 08:38 AM

2001 v6 first car: could t make it fast so I made it loud:
https://youtu.be/73RTvP-wkmY

Then the first car I bought myself- 2002 35th anniversary SLP SS SLP#1,611

Then My 13 1le

https://youtu.be/IHmoBhHyU7A

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SLP supercharged 2013 SS/RS 1LE VR
Full front half protected by Xpel PPF
Instagram:@Failshift
565hp/560tq @8.6psi
1LE Owners Group:
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david06851313 · 05-10-2016, 08:52 AM

I LOVE 35th anniversary cars! Beautiful car

That 1le ain't bad either! Nice!

failshift · 05-10-2016, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by david06851313

I LOVE 35th anniversary cars! Beautiful car

That 1le ain't bad either! Nice!

I almost bought the 35th back a few months ago for a second car. But put the blower on the 1LE Andrews. Now the 1LE is having a Lsx installed today actually

david06851313 · 05-10-2016, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by failshift

I almost bought the 35th back a few months ago for a second car. But put the blower on the 1LE Andrews. Now the 1LE is having a Lsx installed today actually

Idk who Andrew is but ok lol

That's gonna be a BAD car when done. That's awesome! What number you shooting for?

failshift · 05-10-2016, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by david06851313

Idk who Andrew is but ok lol

That's gonna be a BAD car when done. That's awesome! What number you shooting for?

Idk where Andrew got in there. Lol.

Just running 8psi. It's a daily. 600-625

david06851313 · 05-10-2016, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by failshift

Idk where Andrew got in there. Lol.

Just running 8psi. It's a daily. 600-625

That will be fun in a daily.. The ctsv I mentioned in the post makes 717 rwhp and my mother daily drives it everywhere.. It drives like stock. Amazingly fun car when the boost rolls in. She is at 17 psi on a stock ported blower. Lingenfelter built the car. You'll love that as a daily

lbls1 · 05-10-2016, 09:04 AM

My first and current Camaro. See below and signature.

DFWZ28 · 05-10-2016, 09:10 AM

that is a great Camaro family!!

I have only had two...1973 v-8 / 350 / auto no digital pics

86' iroc....most fun car I have ever owned.

PFalcon · 05-10-2016, 09:26 AM

My very first car after I graduated college and got my first job (around 1989) was a '69 SS (hugger orange). After that, for the next 25 years it has been a variety of practical, family friendly, BORING vehicles for me. That of course all ended this year with my purchase of a 2012 1LT convertible (practicality be damned!). It is so nice to look forward to my drive to/from work again (on non rainy days).

I just found an old grainy picture of my '69. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to insert the picture into a message here. I did attach a file of the jpg though...

slow-poke · 05-10-2016, 09:30 AM

I had a a 2002 Camaro back in 02 to 04

I had a lot of fun in that car , it was a bit of a sleeper cause it was a convertible and I had stock exhaust so it sounded quiet , but I had a good torque converter , an airbox and a shot of nitrous , and I always had drag radials on the back so I was ready

I had lots of fun in that car and won tons of races on the street

wvyankee2 · 05-10-2016, 09:30 AM

Owned,

68 RS convertible. 350 3 speed.
70 SS. 350 4 speed.
84 Z28. 305HO Auto.
87 Z28. 350 Tuned Port Auto.
15 1LT/RS Auto. (fastest of them all)

Stormcloak · 05-10-2016, 09:41 AM

The only other one I owned was a '79, which I can safely call "a rolling experiment in how not to make a drag car".

gpskinzhut · 05-10-2016, 09:45 AM

'80 Z28 350 (totalled)
'82 T/A HO 305 L69 swap (sold)
'88 IROC-Z 350 TPI (traded)
'87 IROC-Z 305/5spd (own)
'10 2LT (own)

...more to come. The wife wants a '68 Firebird and I want a 6th gen of some sort.

05-10-2016, 09:04 AM	#8
lbls1 Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,022	My first and current Camaro. See below and signature. Attached Images __________________ '02 CAMARO SS SOM; 5.7L LS1/FLS6B '08 TBSS AWD Black Granite Metallic '15 Malibu LTZ 2LZ Turbo *'14 CAMARO ZL1 Blue Ray Metallic*

05-10-2016, 09:10 AM	#9
DFWZ28 Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Rockwall, TX Posts: 1,605 View My Garage	that is a great Camaro family!! I have only had two...1973 v-8 / 350 / auto no digital pics 86' iroc....most fun car I have ever owned. __________________

05-10-2016, 09:26 AM	#10
PFalcon Drives: 2012 Camaro 1LT Convertible Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 56	My very first car after I graduated college and got my first job (around 1989) was a '69 SS (hugger orange). After that, for the next 25 years it has been a variety of practical, family friendly, BORING vehicles for me. That of course all ended this year with my purchase of a 2012 1LT convertible (practicality be damned!). It is so nice to look forward to my drive to/from work again (on non rainy days). I just found an old grainy picture of my '69. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to insert the picture into a message here. I did attach a file of the jpg though... Attached Images

05-10-2016, 09:30 AM	#12
wvyankee2 Drives: 2017 LT Turbo/6Man. Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: West Virginia Posts: 53	Owned, 68 RS convertible. 350 3 speed. 70 SS. 350 4 speed. 84 Z28. 305HO Auto. 87 Z28. 350 Tuned Port Auto. 15 1LT/RS Auto. (fastest of them all) __________________ 2017 LT Turbo4/6sp.Man.

05-10-2016, 09:41 AM	#13
Stormcloak slower than you Drives: 2012 C6 Z06 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: NY Posts: 668 View My Garage	The only other one I owned was a '79, which I can safely call "a rolling experiment in how not to make a drag car". __________________

05-10-2016, 08:32 AM	#1
david06851313 Drives: 2014 SS ashen grey Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gainesville GA Posts: 390	Did you own a camaro before this one? What's your history? Just curious.. I was thinking about this and what started it all for people. I'm a young guy but when I was still a baby my father had a white 78 camaro. There is pictures of me sitting on the roof at 2 ish years old. I even fell off it one day. Last thing I saw was a bright white camaro before I hit my head so must have seen the light then. ever since then I've loved them. He also had a blue 79 z28. A 66 gold Le Mans. A lot of classic muscle cars when I was growing up. Back then they were just Junkers no one wanted in the early 90's. Weren't collectable yet and just fun cars and hot rods. I have tons of memories of riding in that Le Mans with no air conditioning and the same with the camaro. South FL and a cigarette plug fan going. My father always liked the late 70's camaros and owned a decent amount of them. I've been in the car hobby all my life. As my first car my father helped me alittle to get a car from his friend. A 1992 z28 camaro. 350 car. It's red. I still have it. Wouldn't sell it for the world. I've also owned another red 1991 z28 with 11k miles on it. I sold it. A 1992 heritage edition RS with 80k miles I sold. A 96 z28 with 40k miles a girl ran a red light and totaled it for me. The first new car I ever bought in my name and not for the business was my 2014 camaro SS. I actually bought my father and gave to him a 98 formula ls1 firebird since he has always wanted one and couldn't afford to get one. That car has 77k miles, super hawk hood. Z06 wheels etc. great car he has had it 3 years now and loves it still. I have been doing this all my life, how many of you have? My 92 My 14 The formula My mother had a inferno Orange ss but traded it for a 2014 ctsv coupe that makes 700rwhp My low mile 91 I shouldn't have sold My 92 heritage edition before I put the stripes back on The 96 that got totaled A 79 my father had about 8-9 years ago now 94 z28 convertible he also had at the time And last but not least this is what my girlfriend drives A 95 mystic teal z28 with 82k miles bought from the original owner. We are f body people here. Have always been. Don't think that will ever change What's YOUR story?

05-10-2016, 08:38 AM	#2
failshift Banned Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1,089	2001 v6 first car: could t make it fast so I made it loud: https://youtu.be/73RTvP-wkmY Then the first car I bought myself- 2002 35th anniversary SLP SS SLP#1,611 Then My 13 1le https://youtu.be/IHmoBhHyU7A ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SLP supercharged 2013 SS/RS 1LE VR Full front half protected by Xpel PPF Instagram:@Failshift 565hp/560tq @8.6psi 1LE Owners Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/559684050767758/

05-10-2016, 08:52 AM	#3
david06851313 Drives: 2014 SS ashen grey Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gainesville GA Posts: 390	I LOVE 35th anniversary cars! Beautiful car That 1le ain't bad either! Nice!

05-10-2016, 09:30 AM	#11
slow-poke Drives: 2011 camaro ss Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: new york Posts: 33	I had a a 2002 Camaro back in 02 to 04 I had a lot of fun in that car , it was a bit of a sleeper cause it was a convertible and I had stock exhaust so it sounded quiet , but I had a good torque converter , an airbox and a shot of nitrous , and I always had drag radials on the back so I was ready I had lots of fun in that car and won tons of races on the street

05-10-2016, 09:45 AM	#14
gpskinzhut Drives: 2017 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,960 View My Garage	'80 Z28 350 (totalled) '82 T/A HO 305 L69 swap (sold) '88 IROC-Z 350 TPI (traded) '87 IROC-Z 305/5spd (own) '10 2LT (own) ...more to come. The wife wants a '68 Firebird and I want a 6th gen of some sort. Attached Images __________________ 2017 ZL1 A10 2017 2SS M6: (SOLD) \|\| 2014 2LT Convertible: (SOLD) \|\| 2010 2LT M6 Supercharged:(SOLD) \|\| 1987 IROC-Z 5.0 M5: (SOLD)