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General Discussion / Re: What was the top Camaro? SS or Z/28

« on: May 15, 2007, 01:37:28 AM »

I started buying and driving 69 camaros in 1977 ,by that time they were just 9yr old used cars. But in the circles I traveled in you only raised eyebrows if you had a Z28. My first was a X44 350 NOM hugger orange 4 speed car,and even back then it took me over a year to find a Z28 to buy. Stopped for gas on the way home from picking it up and a guy offerd me 900.00 more than I had just paid. I had friends with SSs and none got any attention when I pulled up in the Z. They all could out run me red light to red light, but that could never match the mystique of that dusk blue RS/Z28. I think it was because the SS label was shared with Impala,Nova,Chevelle ,and later Monte carlos and trucks. It  was just not as exclusive,  a Z28 was a High Proformance camaro period. Oh , I guess you can tell my vote went to the Z. But I have to admit I love them all.

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General Discussion / Re: Found Camaros, Not For Sale...

« on: May 05, 2007, 10:24:58 PM »

Ok, I m the one we all love to hate when it comes to buying cars. I bought my 69 RS Z28 , not long after turning 16 in 1978. It was one of three 69 camaros I oned at the same time between the ages of14 & 19. To make a long story shorter, I totaled one and sold one after getting married one month after turning 19. Which left the Z. It was stored in my basement until I moved a few years later. At that time it went to my father's barn. For the first six or seven yrs ,you could see the rear of the car from the road if you got just the right angle. Knocks at their door brought the response we all hate to hear " Its my son's car and he's going to restore it one day" or NO IT"S NOT FOR SALE". Well a few years back it was moved to our shop for dry storage. And to prove it is not always untrue , we are in the process of restoring it now. Thank goodness I resisted the urge for quick money all those times, because I could never afford to buy one at todays prices.