Story:
| John (age 15) had wanted a first-gen
Camaro for years. He and John Sr. drove all over North Texas looking
for that special car waiting in a barn. No such luck. John spent all
last summer working in Florida cleaning pools 14 hours a day 6 days
a week. Last fall, John Jr. and Sr. scanned the web daily for a
bargain. This green coupe showed up one afternoon on eBay motors,
with no reserve and only two hours left in the auction. Having never
bid on anything before, they threw in a bid, and two hours
later...Holy Camaro! They won the bid at way less than any other car
they ad seen in months. After exchanging plenty of e-mails with the
seller, John dispatched Dad to Chicago to inspect the car, and haul
it back if it met muster. It did! Newly rebuilt engine and
transmission, great interior and good paint, everything working but
the factory A/C. Some lower panel rust that had been disclosed by
the seller wasn’t too bad to derail this deal. Three days later,
Sr. delivered Jr’s Camaro. Ever since, the two have been
inseparable. One good feature, the Camaro has great pick-up and
instant credibility with all the girls and mothers too. To pass
inspection, John had a Flowmaster exhaust installed. In December,
Rod Moore installed a Vintage Air system to replace the heater and
A/C. A multi disk CD was another essential, along with the SS and
350 emblems. John’s future plans include a higher ratio rear axle,
big amp and speakers, rust clean-up, and most importantly spending
many great hours with his new baby. And of course back to Florida in
the summer to pay for it all! |
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