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EVILFACE

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I love cars. There is just something about them that makes my blood pump. The raw power, the excitement, the shaking and smell of burnt fuel and rubber stuck to the pavement.

My first car was 1980 Camaro. ____ Brown Metallic with tan interior. Had a 383 that was decent but the car was a POS.

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I traded it for a Gold 1974 Datsun 260Z. Was fun but a slow car. It liked to overheat. I sold it when my brother gave me his 1972 Datsun 240Z.

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It was red with some wide fender flares on it. Another fun car but it didn't run well and no one around here knew much about them. I was going to drop a 350 in it till I saw a ad for a 1973 Firebird and sold it.

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Ah, the Roach, as my Mom called it. It was ruff but for $1000 it ran great and came with a ton of parts that I sold off. I can't find any more pics, but I restored the interior and put on new quarter panels myself. Never got to paint her because I ended up selling her for something more dependable. A nice 1988 Camaro 305 TBI!

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I drove her for 8 years. Put on a cowl hood, crager wheels, chromed the engine and of all places had Maaco paint her one color. They did a great job for $300. I did all the prep through.

Then 9/11 happened. Cars were not selling. The Camaro was going away and it would be my last chance to get a new Camaro. I wanted a SOM SS, but there were none around. Even Z were drying up from all the deals to be had. My dealer located a 02 Z on a truck and had it routed here. It had everything I wanted but was red.

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I didn't want red till I saw the car in person. I got it. Turned left out of the parking lot and continued to floor it down Reno Avenue. I loved it. The car my mine until . . . . .

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. . . my wife saw a SOM SS at a local dealership. I looked at it that Sunday night and went back when they opened in the pouring rain and came home with her. I was in heaven. 2 new Camaros in my garage. I put ZR1s on them, SS hood and spoiler on the Z which I daily drove and the SS some goodies, 3500 TCI stall, TR 224 cam, Hooker headers and catback and of course a airlid. She was a fun car, 11.9 isn't blistering today, but was a fun full weight street car.

I sold both when we were going to build a house. The Z going away wasn't that bad but I felt sick seeing the new owner drive away in the SS . . . .

The house got put on a hold for a couple years because of the market and I wanted a Vette so I got a 2006. 3LT Z51 with a automagic.

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I'm a Camaro guy that drives a Corvette. And wow, what a world of difference from the 4thgens. While not as quick as my SS, it is superior in every way except the radio. I'll keep her a couple years and get a Inferno Orange GS when they drop like rocks when the C7 comes out.

And that is my "sports" car story.
 
I love cars. There is just something about them that makes my blood pump. The raw power, the excitement, the shaking and smell of burnt fuel and rubber stuck to the pavement.
Word. Check out the cars I've had so far:

1980 Silverado (mine didn't have that awesome cover over the bed, though):

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1989 Toyota Corolla:

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1996 Mercury Sable:

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and now, possibly the most bad-ass car on the streets--a 2011 Chevy Traverse:

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:rock
 
I would have set fire to all of those. Well the Chevy SUV is nice. And the 73-86 Chevy trucks are the best truck designs ever.
 
No pics, but if you need to see them you can google them. In order:
'88 Escort GT (drove it through my high school years)
'93 Cobra (upgrade until I got in an accident)
'93 Ranger (best $1500 I ever spent drove it for almost 7 years without any problems)
'03 VW GTI (my first "new" car drove it off the lot with 3 miles on it
'08 STI (my sports wagon AWD is so much fun to drive in the rain--it was awesome when I put a 50" in the back of it at Best Buy)
'12 Cruze Eco (daily driver for work that gets about 50mpg)
 
'91 Pontiac Firebird... It wasn't all that quick, but that's not really a bad thing since I would have killed myself otherwise. I wrecked it 4 or 5 times.

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'97 Jeep Grand Cheeroke.... What a POS. This pile of crap put me in debt thanks to how often it broke down.

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I was tired of not getting laid so I got me a real pussie mobile... The 2004 Honda Civic.

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Kidding, of course.... I had to commute pretty far so I needed something that would be reliable and good on gas.

Anyway, I'm driving one of these now. A 2007 Honda Element... I thought it would be a great camping car, and it is... too bad I don't camp, backpack and hike as much as I once did. Once my son arrived a lot of that kinda stuff became fewer and far between.

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06 Mustang GT currently

Used to have a 97 and 2000 Jeep Wranglers
87 and 88 Porsche 928S4's
03 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
89 Nissan 240SX
84 Mercury Grand Marquee
78 Plymouth Arrow ( first car )
 
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Not my photo, but same color and model. Probably end up driving it until it falls apart. Almost 140k miles on it.
 
Not my pic, but this was my first car

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Then I got into an accident, Shoulda seen the rest of the car. . .

I now drive a Tiburon Gt v6 turbo. It may not be the fastest car out there but I think its fun to dive and a damn beautiful car!
 
Similiar story to E's as I've spoke with him before on the muzzle.

67 Red Camaro SS (Red leather interior)

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80 Red Camaro Z28 (Red leather interior)

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81 Blue Ram Air Trans AM (White leather interior)

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88 Black IROC-Z Camaro (Grey fabric interior)

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94 Green Camaro V6 (Grey fabric interior)

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08 Black Range Rover (Black leather interior)

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Currently:

2010 Black Sport Range Rover (Black leather interior) [aka weekend truck]

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2010 Black Silverado Extended Cab HD Z71 (Black/Grey fabric interior) [aka everyday truck]

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Ski
 
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