With all the talk of the generation gap I was curious to see what kind of range we have at this site.

I figured let's see how long we have owned our cars as a sidenote.

Don't feel you HAVE to answer. I was just curious.

Me,

I am 34 and have owned my 1968 SS for 1-1/2 years.

This is the best site on the internet.

Kel - it's your thread so when it slows down can you compile the results? - Youngest, oldest, avg age, avg time car is owned... etc.

44 and had my '69 ragtop for 1 and 1/2 years.

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...Dennis
The Cars:
'69 RS Convertible w/SS trim (http://www.camaroslimited.com/memberscars/den.htm)
'96 Z28SS #1679 of 2410 (http://www.camaroslimited.com/graphics/memcars/96ss.jpg)
The Club:
Camaros Limited Nor-Cal (http://camaroslimited.com)

I just turned 35 two weeks ago.
I've owned my current car 9 months. It's my third 1st generation Camaro since I was 16.

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69 Z/28 R/S : Daytona Yellow, Blk Vinyl Top, X33, DZ302, M21, 4.10 Posi, Blk Deluxe interior, 8k tach, console and guages, wood wheel and dash, ZL2 ducted hood, endura bumper.

I am 33 and I have owned my 69 for 9 months.
On a side note I had a 79 Z28 for 2 years from 18 to 20.
I have wanted a 1st Gen Camaro for 20+ years.


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Take a look at my home page. I am starting a Camaro gallery so send me your pictures.
My Home Page (http://www.dallas.net/~tracer)

53.5 and bought it new in Oct. '66, traded it for a new AMC Hornet in '75, and bought back in '81 or '82. Mightta been, '83???

And don't get any more personal then this. HA, Ha, Ha!!! pdq67

48, Bought first Camaro in '72, '68 SS 396 Coupe, 2nd in '85, 67 RS Coupe, 3d in 87, '68 6 cyl Coupe, 4th in 88, '78 Z/28, 5th in 89, '69 Z/28, 6th in '94, 94 6 cyl Coupe, 7th and last in '98, '70 307 Coupe.

Still have the last 3. Have had the '69 Z/28 the longest, July '89.

John

36 years old, I've had my 69' for 10 months.

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John D. Smith
69' SS/396
www.geocities.com/kz1000ltd (http://www.geocities.com/kz1000ltd)

36 yrs, owned my current car '69 SS, for 3 months, previosuly owned another '69, '68 and 86 Iroc - Z many years back.

well im 24 owned my 67 rs for 1 year owned a 67 coupe when i was 18 for 2 years great question

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1967 rs camaro tahoe turquoise

I'm 39.
I've had the '68 for 4 years, the 69 Pace Car for 1 year and the '97 for 2 years. I owned the '69 I sold to buy the Pace Car for about 10 years.

I just turned 28 two weeks ago. I've had my '67 Camaro for 3 months, had my '65 Chevelle since I was 21, had a '61 Impala bubbletop when I was 18, and had my '56 Chev since I was 15. The '61 is the only car I've sold and plan to keep it that way. Still kickin' my a$$ for that one.

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Bing
1956 Chev 150 2dr sedan 302ci
1965 Chev Malibu 2dr hdtp 496ci
1967 Chev Camaro 327ci

I am 31 years old and I have owned my 67 convertible for 17 1/2 years. It was my first car. I got it when I was 14 and my father and I restored it for 2 years. My Dad worked all the time while I was growing up so I didn't get to see him much so when we began working on the car the time together was priceless then and now .I lost my virginity in the back seat and met many of my best friends today in the car when I was a teenager. We started another restoration on the car about a year ago and it will be complete hopefully by the end of the year. I've had alot of cars in my life. I live for them and they are all for sale but 1. My 67. You can replace iron but you can not replace memories.

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67 Camaro Convertible
97 Vette
Chevrolet powered boat 28ft Profile cat 502EFI Procharged with 13lbs boost radar 112 MPH
95 Z28 Convertible

I am 23 and have had my car for about a year, still working on the restoration, should be on the road first thing in the spring
67 RS 327 M-21

41, I bought my 69 z/28 in 82 and bought my 67 convertible last July.I don't need no stinkin new car!

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69 rallye green X77 Z/28,1967 SS 396 Conv. 1974 c-10 454 swb

I'm 44 have had my 69 Z/28 for one year, 87 Z/28 for 13 years, first car was a 65 Corvette coupe when I was 19. Biggest regret was selling the vette and not buying every 69 Z/28, SS, & RS/SS Camaro's I could have bought along the way.

I am 37 years old. I bought my first camaro, 67 RS/SS conv, in 1980 and I still have it. My kids are 2 and 4 and it will be there for them to enjoy when they are old enough. I also have two other 67's that I have had for over ten years.

36yrs. old, first car was a '67 coupe when I was 16, have had 8 over the years 14 in the family all togethor. Looking for another '69 Z or SS 396!! Wes (daily driver is a '68 RS)

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41, very high mileage!! My current rod is a '67 camaro coupe. It's the third 1st Gen. camaro I've owned (I personally wouldn't want any Camaro but a 1st Gen). My first one was a '67 that I bought in 1978, second was a '68 a few years later. Great site, great advice, great people.

I'm 38 and have had my 68 convertible 9 months. Prior to that Ive owned a 67 SS 396 Chevelle. It was factory purple, like grape juice!... 69 SS396 Nova ...73 350Nova RS hatchback...70 350 Malibu. I wish I still had the 73 Nova. No need for a coffin when I die, they'll be burying me in my 68 conv.

I just turned 38 3 weeks ago. I've had my 68 for 17 years now. Years ago i almost hacked it up to make a race car- thank you God for stopping me! My first Camaro was a 67 I bought when I was 16, had that for 2 years. Then I bought another 68, sold it 2 years later. Then I found this one, and I will not sell her. Good question!

PDQ- a Hornet?!! http://www.camaros.net/forum/biggrin.gif

40.75 years old. http://www.camaros.net/forum/smile.gif Have had the 72 for 10 years, the 3 67's all came 8 years ago. Ahh yes, 92 was a good year. http://www.camaros.net/forum/biggrin.gif

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Steve
67 SS 396,4-sp
67 RS 327,4-sp
72 RS 350/350
69 4X4 suburban 350,4-sp
73 3/4 ton 454/400
http://www.geocities.com/stevocamaro

46 chronologically (17 emotionally)

My latest car 69 Big Block SSRS I have owned since Feb. 28, 1999 (1 year, nine months).

I am 35, and owned a 73 camaro when I was 16.I wish I never got rid of that car.Now I have 69 base coupe that I purchased in 97, a 69 RS/SS that I purchased in 98,& a 69 convertible that I purchased in 00.

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NOTHING LIKE A 69 !!!!!

I am 28 and have owned my 69 Z/28 for 1 year 8 months. After my ground up resto is finished, I am positive I will keep this car forever! There is nothing like knowing that you've worked every inch of metal and turned every bolt on a car. One of these days, I'd love to own a couple more, but we'll see how the piggybank likes that.

Im 17 and owned the chevelle for 1.75 years and my brothers 17 as well and owned the camaro for .75 years. Both cars were our projects with our dad to fix up during summer. Read about it at my web site http://ss396.8m.com

Rob


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I'm 53 and have owned my coupe for 2 years. My first 69 was Azure Turq. with a white top, 350 and 4 speed. Had that one for 5 years before my wife at that time decided we needed something larger. My old one is still around though, new engine and painted black.

I'm 18 and have had my 68 SS Convertible for 2 years...however it is still not on the road because of my small budget

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I'm 35 and I've had mine 6 months. Before that it was a convertible 70 Cutlass for 4 years.

39. Just sold two 69 plain janes and just brought home a 396SS car. Hope to have it fully functional by summer 2001.

I'm 24 and have had a few cars but I'm camaro less right now. I need a 69 body for my current project. I have a 89 pontiac formula 350 and a 70 chevelle ss 396 auto.

I'm 29 (turning 30 next month)and I have had my '69 for almost 2 years. I purchased my '95 Z new.

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Steve McCorry - Central Ohio Camaro Club
'69 Camaro RS/SS-350 - Daytona Yellow
'95 Camaro Z-28 - Sebring Silver
click here to see my webpage ---> www.mindspring.com/~mccorry (http://www.mindspring.com/~mccorry) (updated 11/7/00)

I'am 49 yrs young I've had my 68 ss 396 conv for 14 years. its the only one I kept. In 20 years I've bought and sold a 65 vette, 72 challenger 340 4-spd. 70 440 6-pk cuda, 70 442,27 t-bucket,66 ss 396 chevelle, 56 chevy 2-door htp it was a sad day everytime I sold one,the one I miss the most is the cuda and I wouldn't sell the camaro, my wife would but I won't!

Kel,

I already answered earlier (GREAT QUESTION by the way) but I got to thinking about this some more and you know.......

As far as hot rodding goes, there's really no such thing as a generation gap (IMO). The APPROACHES may be different but just the same hot rodding is like baseball USED to be, it unites and binds people together. It goes across all economic, racial and generational boundaries. It is handed down from one generation to another. There's ALWAYS been hot rodding!!! (Here is where you start to hear the theme from "FIELD OF DREAMS")

How's that for some heavy thinking the day after after Turkey Day????

43 and I have had my '69 Z/28 for 22 yrs.
AL.

Im 34, owned my 68 RS Convertible for a little over 2 years now. I owned a 67 Firebird with a 455cu for a year until my girlfriend wrapped it around a telephone pole back in 1983. Took it to a lot and traded it for a 68 Camaro SS 350 all original and fold rear seat. Got stupid and traded it for a 85 Honda CRX (in 1985).
I have kicked myself for that one ever since. When I turned 25 went looking for another, took me 7 years to find the right one!

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Mike
68 RS Convertible
http://www.camaro.lookscool.com

I'm 23 and just bought my first 68 coupe a month ago for $400. It needs work but I've got all the time in the world to get it right.

31, and I've had my 67 for about 4 months now.

However, I've had my EC for 11 years now, and a 65 Malibu SS for a few years before that, so don't hold the short time on the 67 against me :)



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camaro@derekf.com
67 Camaro Basket Case
69 El Camino SS396 - now with 500,000 miles!(Daily Driver)

I am 35 and have owned my 69 Z/28 for 18 years. I also owned another Z/28 for about 2 years.

I'm 28 as of yesterday. I've owned my '69 RS SS for almost a year now. I got my first Camaro when I was 18. It was a piece of junk! I wanted another one ever since. I also owned nice '69 Chevelle SS 396 when I was 20. We have a nice age range here.

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'69 RS SS 396 375hp L78 Convertible, M22, 3.31 posi, deluxe interior, gauges, rosewood wheel, AM-FM,fold down seat, tilt wheel, SS wheels, console mounted 8 track player, chambered exhaust
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1169124&a=8603468

I am 40 and have had my 68 since I was 15. So I have had it for 25 years!! In that time I have painted it five times (currently the sixth in progress), two transmissions, four engines, one rear, two sets of shot panels (for the quarters), set of full quarters (this paint job) two sets of fenders, one new subframe, two winshields, two interiors, three carpets, can not remember how many different sets of wheels, three hoods, disc all around, and about six or seven girl friends (one wife).

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68SS ZZ4, 4sp T-10, 12 bolt, getting painted

78Z28, 330hp vortec, TH350, 10 bolt (just finished)

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Well I'm 52, and have owned to many cars, and pickups to get started here. At the moment I don't own a Camaro.sr71bb thinks I am having some trouble fixing his 700R4 but the truth is I like having his car at my shop, I just tell everyone yea it's my car, ain't it nice.---NOT!!!

Different; Currently I am bulding a 1950 Studebaker pickup. 1994 Caprice police package front clip, 1976 Jaguar rear, 331 posi, LT1, 4L60E tranny, and RED on RED.

Larry

I'm 42 and have owned my '68 since 1976 - 24 years ! It was my first car. Man how time flies ! I also bought my dream '69 just last summer.

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<A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/bh3chevy/Bobs_All_Chevy.html" TARGET=_blank>69 X22 Camaro
68 Camaro
72 Nova SS
82 Corvette
</A>

33years old
bought my '68 on fathers day in '98.and this is my first,1st gen.

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My '68 Camaro (http://hometown.aol.com/Dougs68Camaro/index.html)
Doug G.
68 Camaro
406 ci.

28 years old and have had my 68SS for 3 months now. I was raised on Vettes, Dad still has his 60 sitting in pieces waiting to be resto'd. But they had a BADA$$ 70/454 Vette, factory Hurst 4-spd, chrome sidepipes...SWEET. They sold that and their 71 Vette and ordered a new 84. I've wanted a 1st Gen since I was old enough to talk though, and this year was the year. THANK YOU!

Don't crush'em, restore them!

41. bought my 77 z28 in 1983 from original owner with 16000 miles. it now has 22800 miles and just keeps costing me insurance/registration/storage $$$

I'm 47. Bought my 69 6 month's ago. I really wanted it when it was new and I was 16. This is my first Camaro.

Great Thread!!

I think I'm gonna like it here! There are quite a few of you whose Camaro's are your first car! Same here.

I am 28, I have had my car (73) for almost 14 years. I got it for $2,900 when I was 15. It was in pretty darn good shape. Much better than my sister's 69 was. Dad planned it that way, he didn't have as much time to spend with me on it due to his 14 hour work days. We worked on it for a year until I got my driver's license. I drove it to school when I had my permit with Mom passenging, then she would drive it home, and pick me up later in it so I could drive home. We went cruising all over the county together. I have very fond memories with my Camaro back then too, Mom and I bonded a lot with all the driving during the week, and Dad and I bonded while we worked on it on the weekends.

The sad part is that my life has taken many sharp turns and drastic drops in the last 14 years...major car accident with the Camaro, marriage, divorce, bankruptcy (thanks to the x), you name it. I have done everything I could to hang onto my car, and it was really tough during the divorce. I've gone through times of not having a place to live, so its been damn tough to find a place for the Camaro to live! My beast has been neglected and time has taken its toll on it.

Good news is that things are looking up, and I have a bit more time and money to put towards it. Hopefully in March we will be moving to a house with a garage so I can finally work on my baby. It's going to be a long road back to it's original condition, but we'll get there!!

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Fawn
73 Camaro RS 350 (the love of my life)

Soon to be 38. Bought the 67 Sept of 99 and still working on it. Bought the T/A last summer and miss driving it. http://www.camaros.net/forum/frown.gif

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67 Camaro LS6 454/TH400/12bolt 3.73
1989 TransAm 5.7L WS6 W/all the options

www.geocities.com/akfourme/ (http://www.geocities.com/akfourme/)

I'm 22 and i've owned my 68 for over 4 years now. I love this car.

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1968 RS/SS Camaro w/ 94 vette LT-1 and T56 six speed, Cal-Tracs, Baer 12" crossdrilled brakes 17" rims, ect....
<A HREF="http://home.earthlink.net/~speedracer68/tyler.htm" TARGET=_blank>
My 68 with LT1 and T56</A>

18 (almost 19)...about 2.5 years i have owned my 79

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I'm 40 years old and bought the 69 in Oct. of 99 and started a frame off in Dec. 99.
I did a total over haul, NOS on all metal, Roof is from 69 T/A. It was on the road the first week of Sept. 00.
10 months in construction and 3 months of having a blast. Need more tires!!!

Bob http://www.geocities.com/guitarest_99/member.htm


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69 Coupe
Frame-Off Resto, ZZ-502/502 Crate, A/C, Grifin Rad., March Serpintine Sys., 2800 Stall with HughesT-400, 9" with 370 Gears.

I'll be 31 next month. I bought my 67 RS/SS in June this year. The Stroker 383 just arrived at the garage--looking forward to the first burnout(after appropriate break in time of course). I had an 85 Z28 from 86 until 92 when it got totaled--I wasn't even in it. I had hydroplaned during a big thunderstorm in McKinney, TX and was walking up the embankment of 75 to speak to someone who stopped to help. Nothing was wrong with the car until a truck hit the same water and also went into the median. the truck made one and a half spins before the rear bumper slammed into the driver side. The truck bumper was completely curled up under the truck. It bent the camaro frame and made for a really bad memory. No one was hurt but the driver didn't have any insurance. Half my insurance money went toward the purchase of my wife's wedding ring and the other half went to the purchase of an 89 Nissan Sentra. the marriage has been great but needless to say, I treated the Sentra very poorly. It fell apart within the year due to my impatient foot. I have waited several years to get a great car and am looking forward to hopefully a lifetime of good times in this 67.

I'm 52 i think, I've owned my 70 Z-28 for 30 years and 8 mo.,a 67 for about 12 years.

just turned 18 and owned my car since i was sixteen.

john

I'm 35 years old and I've had my 67 for 3 years. It was a birthday present to myself, I stumbled across a deal I couldn't pass up. My 69 I bought 4 years ago and it is still not finished, but I have wanted a 69 Camaro since before I had a license to drive (notice I didn't say before I could drive, been driving since I was thirteen thanks to my dad). My 72 I've had for 6 months. I bought it from a kid who sold it to buy a motorcycle, he'll regret it later, it was his first car.
Stephen

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67 RS/SS 350 700R4
69 SS clone unfinished
72 454 Weekend Racer

Im 42 going on 24, had the Challenger for 14 yrs and the Camaro for 6 yrs., and many in between.

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67 Camaro SS Conv.
70 Challenger R/T Conv.

I'm 27 and I've owned my 69 Z/28 for almost 2 years.

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Jess - Camaros Limited Nor-Cal
69 Z/28 Lemans Blue

30 years old and I've owned my 69 for 11 years.

I turned 35 in July.I've had my '69 RS/SS 396 4 speed Camaro for over 16 1/2 years. I drove it about 4 months before I took it COMPLETELY apart in July '84. It took me 14 years to get it together enough to drive it again. It still isn't finished! I had a'68 Camaro with a 396, 4 speed when I was 15, '72 SS 454 4 speed Chevelle when I turned 16, traded it for a '67 SS 396 Chevelle, then traded it for the Camaro. I got started messing with cars at the age of 7 when my dad had me help him rebuild the 327 in his '68 RS Camaro. I've been totaly hooked ever sence!

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I'm 40 and have owned my '69 for six months. In the past I've mostly owned Pontiacs, including two '79 Formulas, a '79 Trans Am and a '75 Trans Am. I absolutely love this Camaro and plan on dropping a 383 in it next summer when I return to the U.S. (Michigan).

I'm 26 and I have had my '68 for almost 6 years. I love that car. My only previous F body was a '67 Firebird that I had for a year. Great thread and a great board. ~ John

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1968 RS, 355/4spd/12 blt w/3.55's.www.camarogenerations.com (http://www.camarogenerations.com)

I'm 49. 70-72 Chevelle SS454 LS-6, 73-present 69 Corvette Coupe 427-390HP, 96-00 68 RS 327, 98-present being researched and collecting some missing rare parts for 68 SS 396-375 SHP MOTION PERFORMANCE CONVERSION CAMARO.

I'm 59 (guess that makes me the "old man" on the board so far, although there are no signs of impending Alzheimer's); bought my untouched original '69 Z28 back in August - had one just like it in 1970, traded it in on a new 70-1/2 Z28, had to have it again 30 years later. Have wrenched on cars since I was 12, have owned about 75. Have done seven body-offs on C1 and C2 Vettes, built three Cobras, a tube-frame Grand Sport, two Hemi-powered '32 highboys, several other street rods, built and campaigned a AA/FD (Top Fueler, in the days when we sat BEHIND the Hemi)in 1961-62 which is still running in Nostalgia Drags in California, have had seven Ferraris, blahblahblah - certifiable car nut, new huge dream garage, assembly plant manager during the day, have my own assembly plant (!) to keep me busy at home. Wife is very supportive of my hobby (especially now that she has her new dream house attached to my dream garage), as she doesn't have to scour golf courses, bars, or bowling alleys to find me - just pushes the intercom button. Will retire in a year or two - then I'll finally have time to work on MY cars! Great board, great people - helps keep me young. Yes, I can still cut a good light! (Stout Cobras and Grand Sports run in the 12's on street tires!). Sorry for the long post, but I've got a long history! http://www.camaros.net/forum/biggrin.gif

I just turned 22. (am i the only female on this site?) I own a 3rd generation camaro - '83. I just got it a week ago. It's my first Camaro. (and won't be the last!)

I'm 33 and have had my '69 SS for 1.5 years.

im only 33 and on my 6th and last camaro its a 1969 SS 350 automatic and ice cold air and 42351 act. doc. mile on it. its now in a torn apart striped to the metal rebuild with all new chrome rubbers sheet metal slicked up and making a driver for my not yet born nephew i hope. at least thats the story i told my wife. her answer " why tear up and nice car and junk all those parts". it was in good shape i told her to pass 16 years of time till he's 16 lol. by the way ask gear head how he got the front sub frame pass his mom up stairs to his room and make the frame his main focal point. man you guys gotta know this big gear head. everyone in this town goes to him for their car needs and i must say he knows his stuff or atleast he makes me think he does.....

I'm 31, owned the car 12 years. Bought it for $400 from a guy who used to sleep in it. Couldn't wait to do the interior!

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http://www.geocities.com/dmdirks/Automotive.html

I'm 45 and have owned my 69 Z28 for 14 months. I've always felt guilty about spending money on myself but my wife was very supportive in convincing me to finally buy the car of my dreams.

69 X77 Z28 Glacier Blue

42 yrs old, looked for my present 67 Camaro for 18 months. Traveled out of state no less than a dozen times searching for the right car. Then stumbled on the one I now own only 10 minutes from my house! I've owned it just over 3 yrs now. Great site!

39 years old. I have had my 1969 Camaro SS
396 for a little over a year. When I was 19,
I bought a 1969 Camaro SS 396 Cortez silver with standard blue interior and 4 speed. I
built the motor with rectangular port heads, ZL1 cam, headers and 4.88 rear gears. That car would really scream! I guess since then
I always wanted another one......

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'69 SS 396/375hp L78 M21 3.73 Fathom green/medium green interior

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1331216&a=9901695&p=33013081

I'm 29 I've had my '69 z-clone (real DZ 302 motor) for 3 years. A homemade dolly and jackstands for the past year and a half. (and I do bodywork for a living) My stuff always comes LAST!

Great Thread!!! Lot's of diversity here, what an excellent site. Im 32, had my 68SS for a year and a half now.

I'm 28 years old and have a 68 camaro that I have owned since I was 15, my first car, and I also have a 68 RS/SS camaro that I have owned for 10 years and finally got finished restoring this past summer. It's on to my next project now, a 70 SS 454 chevelle that I have owned for 4 years.

I'm 24 and owned my 69 since I was 16. Three engines -2 trannys and two paint jobs.

I'm 30. I've owned my 76 Type LT for 4 years, and my 68 for 1 week. I'll never sell either one, and I still want my 69 and 70-73 (preferably an RS, but I'm not too picky).

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1976 Type LT (http://www.geocities.com/patgizz/76maro.html) Restification (in progress)

1968 2 door sport coupe...wife's car!

I am 53 years old. I own a Garnet Red 69 Z with 30,000 orignial miles purchased in 96. I previously owned a glacier blue Z/28(painted black) for 10 years. My first car out of college was a Rally Green 69 Z/28 purchased new in 1969. I owned that one until 1974.

I'm 30 years old. I've owned my 69 camaro RS/Z-28 (clone) for 14 years. My dad & I started a frame-off about this time last year. Have no anticipated date of completion. We work on it when we can. A lot of people tell me that for the money I'll sink into a complete rebuild that is done right, I could purchase (2) completed cars. For me, is doesn't matter as I have several motives with this car. First and foremost is the time I'm getting to spend with my dad. I don't care how much money I have to spend on the car. The time with my dad is priceless. The other big motives are the experience that I'm gaining and the fact that I will know exactly what the car is made of from top to bottom. My wife & I just had a little boy 5 weeks ago. My hope is that someday he too will be able to drive and appreciate this car.

Ryan

I'm 40, an have had my '69 ragtop since 1978, 22 years, and 69 coupe since '91. and '94 ragtop since '99.

TTFN
Mat

I'm 34 and I've owned my current first gen car(69 Z28 JL8) for 10 months and my 93 Indy Pace Car for almost 3 years. I've always had at least 1 first gen and sometimes 2 since 1985. I'm hooked on Camaros. But I continue to learn something new about them almost every month!

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Jeff H - 93 Indy 500 Pace Car(supercharged), Hugger Orange 69 Z28 with JL8 brakes & crossram

I'm 33 and have owned my 69 for a bit over a year now. I have not driven it since I bought it because I jumped right in with the work I thought it needed. Ever since I was 16 I wanted an early Camaro. I remember looking through the car mags and dreaming and when a underclassman drove one to school tha did it, I was hooked. Now I'm dreaming of driving what has been in the garage for over a year.

Joseph

I'm 46 and have owned my 68 Z28 for 29 years. Got a lot of miles and memories from this car. I was lucky I didn't wrap it around a telephone pole in my youth. Got my first speeding ticket in it going 95 mph. Hit a deer at 95 mph going home from Laguna Seca races. The deer was the only thing I've hit if you don't count the wall to my parent's garage. I learned it's not wise to light up your tires while pulling in to park.
Oh well, gave me my first introduction to body work.

58 tomorrow. Thought I was the old man of this group until JOHNZ's post (thank you John). First car was '60 Impala 348/4 barrel/3 on the tree bought new in late '59, next was '62 Impala SS 327/300hp/4-speed bought in 1962, followed by '63 Plymouth, '64 GTO and '69 427/435 corvette bought in late '68. Then came kids and years of work. In 1987 got very nostalgia and serious about recapturing my youth and have since owned many great and fun cars. Current list includes: ZL-1, COPO Chevelle, LS-6 convertible, Z-16 Malibu, '66 L-78 ElCamino, '63 Z-11 Impala, and '62 409 Impala.

It is great to see all of you young guys interested and involved in these old cars. It is a great hobby! I hope it bring's to all of you as much joy and pleasure as it has to me.

I am 42 I have had my current Camaro 12 years.

I also own a 1969 Impala SS 427 4 speed I purchased in 1976 and restored in 1985

Prior cars: '69 z-28, '69 rs, '70 Chevelle,
'65 Buick Riv.,'72 Buick Sylark, '66 GTO, '67 Lemans, '69 Dart,

43, Wife bought 67 conv in 1976 to drive back and forth to school. I married her in 1980. Told her I married her for her car. It's been "restored" 3 times. I've had 3 different body shops steal parts, etc... and go out of business while my car was still in their shop from 1987 to 1990. I'm working on the fourth now and have been since 1987. Once I got the car back from the last bodyshop I decided to do as much as I could myself so it was done right. Kids, time and money have all delayed this 4th restoration. Been compiling parts since July to finish. Wanted on road this summer but WILL be on road spring 2001. 78 Vette bought in 84 w/ 22,000 on it and it now has 32,000 on it.

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67 327/210 stock std red camaro convertible, 78 stock silver anniversary vette, 1976 kz900

Wow, as someone already said "what diversity".

Interesting results to this point.

JohnZ - you are the oldest (and I would say one of our wisest members).

Average Age: 36 years
Youngest: 17 years
Oldest: 59

Number of members in their:

Teens: 4
20s: 16
30s: 31
40s: 22
50s: 7

IMO, I think the low number for the members in their 50s is due more to unfamiliarity with computers and the internet than those who partake in the hobby.

IMO, I think the low number in the teens is a result of those just getting into the hobby.


Average number of years as owner of car: 7

Keep 'em coming. Hope my math was good. I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering, but that doesn't mean I can count http://www.camaros.net/forum/wink.gif

Kel


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I am 27, have had the camaro for about 1.5 years, though I've known it very well for about 15 years. camaro was bought new by my grandfather.

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68 Ash gold RS 327
factory AC,PS,PB
P-O-P

33 for 1 more month.
Current cars:
67 Camaro, blue- 11 years
67 Camaro, red- 10 months
70 Chevelle- 3.5 years
Previos cars:
68 El Camino- From age 16 to 22
67 Camaro, white- From age 20 to 23
Vega drag car- From age 18 to 31

The white Camaro was sold in favor of the blue one. Paint, body and interior was perfect, I swapped the entire drive train, engine, trans, rearend, front and rear suspension, brakes, driveshaft, radiator and gas tank, and sold the white one. Wrecked the Camino and got tired of the Vega. Also tired of the Chevelle. Will NEVER be tired of the Camaros.

The wife is also a 67. Maybe I need a 67 Chevelle???

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67 Camaro 410sb 11.63 @117.6
67 Camaro 388 ET-???
website (http://www.geocities.com/lonnie67_1966)

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28, '68 RS/SS, 2 months. FINALLY!!! Geezo, I've wanted one since I was 12.

I'm 24 years old and have had my 69 Camaro
for a little over 2 years. I've done all kinds of restorations on it. I blew a rod on my 350 on the highway; WOW talk about a bomb going off, POWWWW! I know have a 468 Big Block. Man, do I love it!!! Graduation gift from college.

My wife and two girls are moving to Mckinney
into our first home we are building out there. I've been wanting to show up at OWENs for one of those swap meets, but I torqued my 10 bolt rearend so bad it makes this bad whinning noise. Spun a bearing or something. Either pay a couple hundered to have it fixed or save up more to put on a 12 or 9 inch rearend. I've chose to save up!

Things I need to learn how to do or get done and future plans.

Mini tubs
12 bolt or 9 inch ford rearend
Fat tires
New rims
ATI Procharged supercharger (HINT: Procharged69)
All wheel disc brakes
suspension
SPANKIN new Paint JOB
Fiberglass hood
roll bar
Custom car seats
Stereo system
Ya know what never mind I want it all and
I'll never be done. I just love this hobby.
Yet its the most expensive.

Thanks

Chris

I just turned 25 about 2 weeks ago and I've owned my 68 for about 3 years now.

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68 468 700R4, and here it is;
mutert23 (http://home.earthlink.net/~mutert23/)

I'm a 19.5 year old University of Texas student. I got my '67 RS/SS a little over 2 years ago, and I would estimate that I spend about 75% of my earned money on it(I only work weekends). I don't have enough time to work on her because of school, so I can't wait for the semester break to start(new 500hp 383).

Ryan

I am 58 yrs old and have had my 68 conv. since May of this year. Always wanted a GTO or 442 back in the 60s, but never could afford one (get that!!! $2800 to $3200, but a young family and going to school at night, OH WELL). I found this Camaro and fell in love. What fun.

H-dog

33 and have had my car since January 1992, 9 years!!

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Tim (http://www.geocities.com/sixt7ssrs/CAR2.jpg)
67 ss/rs (http://www.geocities.com/sixt7ssrs2/Mvc-562f.jpg), Stock? Not!! (http://www.geocities.com/sixt7ssrs/main.html)
Visit my page!! (http://www.geocities.com/sixt7ssrs)

I'm 44 and owned my '67 for three months. I now live on this site (thank God I work for an internet company and can do it at work!)

I am 36 and have owned my 69 for 12 years, or 1/3 of my entire life!!

I'm 30, had my 68 for about 3 years and have a 69 now just a shell for about 11 years. Some parts cars in between and a whole bunch of parts that I can't seem to give up.

I am 27 and have had mine for 3 years now. I will not ever sell my car.

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68 RS, Ash Gold,pwr windows,Hounds tooth

Wow, this is the longest post I've seen! Take a couple days off and man, I've got some reading to catch up on! Anyway, I'm 42 and have had my 68 for 21 years. My first car met a sudden demise in the form of a tree one night. (70 Nova) So I ended up buying the Camaro for $300... and drove it away. Still has the original sheetmetal and no rust to this day! Thank God for the sunny southwest!

Mark

I am 32 I had my first camaro when I was 17 .
It was a 69 . I had many camaros from 17 to 22 .then dindn't own any for about 10 years (less a few 79-80 dirt stock cars).I bought a 69 in the spring of 2000 ,and a 67 in sept.
both are plane janes (they all don't have to be Z's)the 67 is being repainted now and the
69 is under total resto.

Iwould really like to see the results of this topic!!!

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stock? 67
69BB in resto.

i will be 38 next week and i have owned my 69 for 11 years. since i bought it in late 88, it was transformed form a bone stock, 230 6 cylinder car to a tubbed out car with a 396 and powerglide.
i has been a fun 11 years and the fun still continues.
bruce

50 Years Old

I bought my 69 RS/Z28 in March of this year.This is my first 1st generation car. I did own a 1992 Players Challenge Camaro.

I'm 42 and have had my 67 ragtop for 2 years but it has been in my family for 32 years. I remember picking it out with my Dad when I was 10.

I also had a new 1978 Z/28, red with a 4 speed that I sold in 1980. Would love to have it back.

Mark M.

almost 30, have had my camaro for a little over a year

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http://www.geocities.com/d_depaolo/

I AM 28

I BOUGHT MY 68 RS APRIL OF 98
BEFORE THAT I OWN A 1973 MACH 1
BIG BLOCK,
I TREDE IT FOR MY 68 RS.

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68 RS ORIGINAL 327 4 BARREL 650 CFM EDELBROCK
HEADERS,2CHAMBERS FLOW MASTERS,3" PIPE.
12 BOLT REAR END 331 GEARS

I AM 28 AND I OWN MY 68 RS SENSE 4/98
BEFORE THAT I OWN A 1973 MACH 1
BIG BLOCK,
AND I TRADE IN FOR MY 68 RS

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68 RS ORIGINAL 327 4 BARREL 650 CFM EDELBROCK
HEADERS,2CHAMBERS FLOW MASTERS,3" PIPE.
12 BOLT REAR END 331 GEARS

I'm 40 and I've had my 69 Camaro for 2 years. I have had other 1st and 2nd gen Camaros, a 65 mustang, and my prize was a 69 Z28 (almost).

I had the Z28 for only for 2 days. I was 14 years old. My father brought the car home to show me. He had a friend who was a new car sales manager for a Chevy dealership. One of the mechanics there was selling it. This was in 1974. My dad told me that we couldn't keep it in the garage for 2 years until I was 16 and had my drivers license. Here's the real kicker. He told me that with the dual exhaust I would have two mufflers to replace when they went bad. He was trying to install the fact that this car was high maintenance ($). I told him that's OK. Well, two days passed and the car went back to the dealership. I stayed in my room that whole night and didn't speak to him. Well, the summer I turned 16 we looked and found a 68 Camaro. The rest is history.

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45 -- Oddly, the only camaros we have right now are not first gens. Had my 94Z for the last 4 years.
We sold our nice shop 3 years ago so haven't had any place to play. Hope to rectify that in the next year or two. http://www.camaros.net/forum/biggrin.gif
Past and Present fleet (http://chevelles.com/shop/vehicles.html)

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I Brew Beer for a living, hey, it's a tough job, but someone has to do it! http://www.camaros.net/forum/smile.gif
KoKanee Beer (http://crestonbc.com/kokanee/)

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42 years old, bought my 69 SS conv in 1982 for $500, basket case then, parts now. restoration took the back seat to houses, marriage, kids. Lots of 69 parts cars in between to stock pile what I needed.

Since it will take me another 10 years to finish it, I bought another 69 Conv, 327 to drive this past Sept. Only had it on the road once to visit Jeff H. and Trezpan. Lots of driveline vibration, so back under the knife it goes http://www.camaros.net/forum/smile.gif

Top down is the only way to cruise!

Great thread, It will be a legend!

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69' SS-350 ragtop, M20, 3.55 posi. Totally Disassembled & in boxes (I'm working on it!)
69' Hugger Orange Z-21 ragtop 327/PG, Driver

Great Post! My name is John and I just turned 32 on Saturday! I've owned my 69 Z/28 for four years. Check it out!

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69 Z/28 (http://camarogenerations.com/firestone.html)
www.camarogenerations.com (http://camarogenerations.com/)

Man, I come back from my trip home to StL and find this monster thread waiting for me!!

File me in the "younger than their cars" category! http://www.camaros.net/forum/smile.gif I'm 24 and I've owned my '67 for almost 2 months now. I've been wanting a 1st gen Camaro for a long time now, and luckily my wife let me spend a big chunk of our savings on one! (thanks hon!) It's the first car I've owned with 8 cylinders and man is it fun! I'm glad this wasn't my first car at age 16 because I'd have a lot more than 1 speeding ticket by now.


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Ben - '67 RS/SS350
"There's an 'e' in Ben, but there's NO 'E' IN CAMARO!!" (sorry, just a pet peeve of mine!)

Great Thread ! I'm 36; I've owned my '68 for 10 years. My first car was a '69, and I've also owned an '84 Z28.

I'm 25 & have owned my 69 since June 1992.

42 in December. I have owned my '67 for 1 1/2 years. I bought it from my old room mate in college who I am still best friends with today. His Dad is a Dr. and bought this thing loaded brand new in '67. It was in his family the whole time. Although I have a long (and jaded??) history with Mustangs, I love all cars American and fast. I told my friend that I hoped he would never sell this car, but if he did to please please call me. The car is in the paint shop now and I hope to have pictures of it completed this summer. I feel very blessed to own such a terrific car!

43 and 3. Reliving my muscle car years that I never had.

I'm 35 will be 36 in Feb. Owned current 69 SS for 4 1/2 years and previous plain jane 69 for 5 years that I traded for the down payment on this on this one. I do still own my 69 Nova that was my first car and in my family since new. I could have bought my uncles 66 El Camino w/ 396 325hp 4spd instead of the Nova. OOOOOPS!!!!!

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Fathom Green 69 SS 350

I just turned 50.
I've had my 67 Marina blue rally sport since nov of 66 - 34 YEARS!
I was a junior in high school and my Camaro was my first car.
When I first got it I would spend nights sitting in my new Camaro studying the owners manual by dome light and listening to my new AM radio, carefully setting the stations on the pushbuttons, and setting the front to rear balance of the rear speaker. I had swiped the rear speaker from my dad's Corvair which was the same as my Camaro.

When I'd go down town on a saturday night there were no other Camaros there! Everyone wanted to race me but I was afraid to do it, besides, the car wheel hopped like crazy and the Saginaw four speed was next to impossible to shift fast.
When I'd give frends a ride in my Camaro, they would remark "gee, everyone is staring at us!"
The car really drew attention all that first year...

I took my newborn daughter home in that car.
I ate about a thousand hamburgers and fries cruzing main street in that Camaro.

I learned how to change a cam, tune a carb, distributor, set valves, change a clutch. And hundreds of other things.

Around 1973 I started autocrossing my Camaro and working on the suspension. By then I had put a 350 LT1 in it with headers and intake and gears. But I wanted it to handle better and thought autocrossing would be a good way to learn more about handling and driving.

By 1976 I had flared the wheel wells and was running the Camaro on 10" wide wheels front and rear and had Goodyear road race slicks all around, four wheel discs and 4.56 gears.
The car would turn high 12 second quarter mile times around 112 mph and corner well over 1 G.
One event I remember with pride, was when I ran a local Porsche club event. I turned fastest time of the day for all classes, on a fairly tight course. I got a lot of slaps on the back from the pony car guys and Corvette drivers for "showing up" the Porsche drivers!
I was on cloud nine for a couple of months until a friend with a 69 Z/28 who usually came in second to me went to Fresno and raced a national champion 1970 Camaro (Gene Hanchett 10 time national champ CP) that blew him off by over four seconds! We knew we had a ways to go then!

I got my Lola T-70 vintage car running in 78 and drove the Camaro less and less as it needed work and I had no garage space or time to work on it.
I last drove it in the early 80's then parked it in an old shed out back until my new shop went up around 92.
My old friend is coming back from the past with a roar! It is going to handle and stop even better than before, it will have a bigger and more powerful engine, a five speed trans, magnesium Minilite racing wheels and wide sticky tires.
It's going to be a pro touring type but with a vintage trans am racer flavor to it.

34 Years and 155 thousand miles.
I hope the next 155 thousand miles on her will be as much fun as the last.

I am going to enjoy resuming my Camaro passion. But this time I'm going to do things right, not cutting corners like I had to do before.

Camaros owned:
67rs 327/275
68 327/210
70 SS 396
79 Z/28
85 Z/28
89 IROC
Others:
2- 72 Corvettes
84 Vette

David Pozzi

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Check my web page for First Gen Camaro suspension info:
David's Motorsports page (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/David_Pozzi/)
First Gen Suspension Page (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/David_Pozzi/first_gen_suspension.htm)
67 RS 327
69 Camaro Vintage Racer
65 Lola T-70 Can Am Vintage Racer

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I'm 33 years old and have had my existing '69 for about a year. Bought it on a tip from my brother-in-law and brought it home on a car trailer because it had been sitting in a guys storage shed for a long time. Changed all the fluids, plugs, etc. and fired up the 350 w/350 tranny. Engine sounded good but smoked a little and the tranny was shot. Interior not in very good shape either but the body is black (originally ralley green) and very straight and rust free (my main criterion) although it can stand a paint job. Current plans: pulled the tranny and small block, building a 454 and have acquired a good turbo 400 w/mild shift kit. Also have acquired '73 nova housing w/3.42 gears but a one legger. Going to go the posi route but am running out of funds and may just drive it gently for a while with the big block and T400 and stock one-legged 8.2".

Also owned one other '69 small block that was the "runningest" car I've ever owned. My friends called it the "Mad Max Mobile" because there was no interior and the body was primer gray (beware of this) but man would it run...and loud.

Excellent post...

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'69 Restification

I'm 35 and have owned my '69 for six years. Bought it with a bonus my wife got at work. See was six months pregnant at the time. She knew she was marrying a gearhead as I had been roadracing since I was 18.
I grew up with my Dad and Brother building and Autocrossing a '67 Camaro. Autocrossed it once when I was finally old enough. Then they sold it. I've been wanting something with real horsepower ever since.

David Pozzi remember a dark blue '67 with Mace Machine across the top of the roof above the windshield? Used to AutoX at Pleasanton in C-Production during the days that Gene Hanchett was the National Champ in a 70 Z/28.

spitfire44,
The name Mace Machine seems familliar. I only ventured to Pleasanton a couple of times with my 67 just before I quit running it.
It would have been around 77 or 78.
I ran against Gene Hanchett and Rick Quinonez, and Jesus Villareal.
The Hanchett car is the most unusual autocross car I've ever seen run. He believed in making the car as soft in the suspension as possible and made it work.
The car would lift the inside tire off the ground in hard corners and really transfered the weight front to rear.
David

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Check my web page for First Gen Camaro suspension info:
David's Motorsports page (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/David_Pozzi/)
First Gen Suspension Page (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/David_Pozzi/first_gen_suspension.htm)
67 RS 327
69 Camaro Vintage Racer
65 Lola T-70 Can Am Vintage Racer

36 years old bought the 68 conv. 2 months ago as a restoration project. Owned 5 first gen cars when i was a teen...GOT THE ITCH AGAIN!!

I'm 29. I've owned my 69 SS396 for 2.33 years.

36 and I've owned the Malibu for 2.5 years and the SS396 for 2 years.

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"Laissez Le Bon Temp Rouler' Cha!"
My Car (http://hometown.aol.com/abayoukid/index.html)
"Jungle" Jim
ASE A&P
Team Chevelle
70SS396 & 70 Malibu
"I don't drive FAST, I just FLY low!"

Excellent post ! My name is Steve I'M 34 .This is my first Camaro and I have had it for just over a year. I have had other muscle cars but the Camaro is by far my favorite. http://www.camaros.net/forum/biggrin.gif

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69' R/S Lemans blue,deluxe interior,houndstooth, 406, 12 bolt.

NEW UPDATE***

With the new additions this is how it shakes out:

JohnZ - you are still the oldest, but have much more company now.

Average Age: 35.8 years
Youngest: 17 years
Oldest: 59

Number of members in their:

Teens: 5
20s: 25
30s: 45
40s: 30
50s: 10

Average number of years as owner of car: 6.5


David, you win hands down on who has owned their car the longest - 34 years. Life sure has been good to you for those 34 years!

Keep 'em coming.

Kel

I'm 34 years old Ive owned my 68 SSRS 396 Camaro 19 Years, my 68 SSRS 396 Clone Drag Race Car for 6 years My 69 all orinal matching numbers, 82500 mile DZ 302 Z/28 for 2 years and a 69 350 Plain Jain Sport Coupe for 7 months

30 years old current car bought (TRADED FOR)
june 28th 2000 so have owned it 6 months
brad farmer 67 rs 327 210 hp , hope i get to keep this one .

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67 RS 327 deluxe tach gauges , camaro's rule !

53 years old. I was getting out of the Army in '69 and had read every article about the Z28 and was going to take stateside delivery on my return. Married,22, and going back to college it just didn't work out so I bought a new Volkswagen for $1700. It took 20 years for me to finally acquire my dream, Hugger Orange '69 Z,which we still have. We were fortunate to add the blue '69 Yenko to the stable three years ago. What a great pair, definitely not up to Clill's collection,but we really enjoy getting them out for people in the NW to see.

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'69 original 25000 mi. Lemans Blue Yenko Camaro,'69 Z28, '66 L79 Nova

Well, I guess I have to fess up.

35 years old and have owned the car for 18 years. It has lasted far longer than any girlfriend!

I traded it for my 1971 med. green interior (we called it puke green then) el camimo. Not a bad trade!

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Click here to see see my car and hear 5-speeds. http://www.geocities.com/casanoc

I am 35 yrs. young and have owned my 1968 RS camaro convt. for 12 yrs. and my 1981 Z-28, I bought brand new and fixing to start restoration on it.

I am 36, and have owned my 67 Camaro for 22 years. Bought it for $400. My dad and I rebuilt the engine, 327 4bbl, and reworked the body from bare metal. It was a blast to drive when I finally turned 16, and I still enjoy it today. http://www.camaros.net/forum/biggrin.gif

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by X77D80:
Great Post! My name is John and I just turned 32 on Saturday! I've owned my 69 Z/28 for four years. Check it out!

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Just drewled over the pics of your Z, noticed we have the same licence plate X77D80 Pretty Cool !!!!!

i'm 19 and owned my car for 1 year and 8 months

I'm 42 years old and have ownwed my camaro for 21 years. When Hot Wheels first came out, the first one I bought was the Marina Blue '67 Camaro. When I was 21 and finally ready to get what I wanted, I knew it had to be a Marina Blue Camaro. It took four months of searching, but I got one!

John Doyle
1967 SS/RS 350
Air, P/W
Marina Blue, Black deluxe interior
Converted P/G to M20

Right on 69 Daytona Z!!! Would like to see some pics of your Z if you have them posted somewhere!!

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69 Z/28 (http://camarogenerations.com/firestone.html)
www.camarogenerations.com (http://camarogenerations.com/)

I am 53 and have owned my 69 for 23 years and my 67 Convertible for 30 years.
Larry

Started to print these out and figured it was time to move this back to the top for the new guys that haven't posted yet. http://www.camaros.net/forum/smile.gif
Kevin

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69' SS-350 ragtop, M20, 3.55 posi. Totally Disassembled & in boxes (I'm working on it!)
69' Hugger Orange Z-21 ragtop 327/PG, Driver

I just turned 40 and I've had my 69 8 months

Are David and I the only ones that still have our original cars? Even though I sold mine in '73 before #1 son came along and bought it back in early '80's.

pdq67

No I bought mine at legal age and never sold it.

Man, I feel like a baby in here http://www.camaros.net/forum/tongue.gif

I just turned 29, I have had my 78 chevy truck for 2 years, my 77 nova 1 week, my 95 lumina 1 month, and my 78 nova that I am going thru now I purchased 6 years ago from my 16 year old cousin...he bought it with 53K miles from the original owners in perfect condition, then 3 months later rear ended a truck on a wet street and messed up the front clip pretty good. I bought it, put new fenders, grill, hood, radiater, etc and drove it for 3 years with the original and perfect running 250 I-6...then lost it on an icy bridge a couple of years ago...spun out of control and hit all 4 corners on the bridge walls and got rear ended in the process. I was so sick I sold it to my brother, who replaced the front end again and repainted it, plus added cragar wheels and bucket seats. I then bought it back from him about 6 months later because they bought a new car and needed the money. Now I'm going thru it from end to end and will be adding a 350, 383, or 400, auto trans, posi rear, etc. I am doing the interior first...nearly finished, and then will start on the body work.

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375hp 78 Chevy truck
77 Chevy Nova
95 Chevy Lumina 3.4L
and building a 78 Nova

I am 29 and have owned my 68 rs/ss since i was 16. It was my first car and I will never get rid of it. Erik

This friday I will be 51, I have owned my 86 f body 1yr and it makes me feel 19 every time I get in it and make a past down the dragstrip.

I am 35 and this is my second camaro. First was a 68 and now I have a 67 which I have turned into an R/S. I paid nothing for this car after I sold the wheels and tires off it and the motor. And I still got an original steel cowl induction hood and a turbo 400 out of the deal.

Forgot to say that I have had my 67 for 8 years now, 7 of which have been in torn-down to parade rest and stored. It is now starting to come together though.
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67 CAMARO R/S CLONE, 355/turbo 350, 200hp NOS,12 bolt,etc...

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I'm 35 and have owned my Camaro for 4 years now. The Nova for only 6 months. I have always liked the Camaro's but the movie "Better off Dead" finished me off. Had to have one after that.

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Cars:
68 RS/SS BB ragtop (http://home.swbell.net/paxtonr/camaro.htm)
63 Nova II ragtop (http://home.swbell.net/paxtonr/nova.htm)
Club:
Camaro Club of Kansas City (http://camaroclubkc.homeip.net)

I,m 25 and had my 67 ss for 3 years!

16, Owned 2 '84 Camaros, 1 '74 Camaro, & 1 '83 Lincoln Continental(Sorry, it was cheap & I was desprate!!!)

Im 19 and ive owned a 71 Nova, and right now i have a 68 Camaro and a 98 Explorer. Now as crazy as this might sound to many( especially my girlfried) im selling the ford so that i can buy another first gen camaro as a daily driver. The other one has a 600hp 427 so it makes commuting a little difficult http://www.camaros.net/forum/smile.gif

I'm 39 and purshased my 68 camaro two years ago, can't wait to finish the restoration. Hope I can finish it in the next month.

I'm 28. My dad bought my '68 for me right before my 15th birthday. We spent two years going through it and I drove it every day for about 5 years. I tore it back down and am in the process of building it back up again now. Never crossed my mind to sell it, never plan too. Heck, if the "restification" keeps going as slowly as it has been, my two year old son will be old enough to drive it by the time I get it done!

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Bret Copsey
'68 Camaro base coupe
'92 Caprice wagon
'98 Malibu

Kevin, thanks for bringing this back up again,missed it in November / December
Am on my 4th Camaro, Have owned my current 1968 car for 2years, 8 months, 3 weeks, 2 days.
Currently 42 1/2 years old, 10 more than the car,
Most guys carry pictures of thier kids, I carry pictures of my Camaro.
Rob

I'M 31 AND HAVE OWNED 2 68 CAMARO'S, ONE OF WHICH I STILL HAVE, I HAVE HAD IT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND I ALSO HAVE A 72 CHEVELLE, I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 7 YEARS.

I'm 32. Owned my 67 no option coupe since Feb. of 99. This is my 3rd First Gen. I've owned a 69 RS when I was 19, got stupid and sold it. 6 months later I bought another 69 no option car and sold it a year later to buy an 87 Mustang GT (got really stupid!) Been stock car racing since 94 and decided to take a year off to restore my 67. After it's done I've got a 74 Z-28 that I'm going to put together for my 5 year old. Of course it's mine till he's old enough to drive!!!

Racer#00

40 and have owned my 80Z for about 8 years.

53 had my 67 rs conv. 3 years

Hey kel!
What's the latest totals?

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Cars:
68 RS/SS BB ragtop (http://home.swbell.net/paxtonr/camaro.htm)
63 Nova II ragtop (http://home.swbell.net/paxtonr/nova.htm)
Club:
Camaro Club of Kansas City (http://camaroclubkc.homeip.net)

Well let me chime in here.I'm 50 and have had several camaros in my life 67 ss/rs 350 4speed red.70 z28 cortez silver 4 speed,70 z28 steel cities gray 4speed another 70 z28 that was cortez silver 4 speed,70 ss/rs 350 auto dark green. Right now I have a 70 z28 4speed crandberry red that I've owned for about 4yrs I guess,and my new daily driver is a 71 z 28 clone hugger orange had for about two months

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70 z/28 4sp,71 camaro hugger orange/white stripes,2000 v8 Grand cherokee.

i'm 34, been driving my 67 rs since 1983, my dad bought it in '69 from my uncle, he bought it in 68, my mother in law bought it new at a chevy dealership in camdenton, mo. 65 miles from where i now live

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67 RS
355, SUPER T10 4 SPD
9" FORD

I am 48. I have had my 79 Camaro for 1 year and my 76 Vet for 23 years.

I'm 29 and have owned my 67 RS Convertable since 1989.

rs1968ss,

Last I checked, we kinda of stabalized out regardless of the additions.

Look back a few pages for the averages.

Kel

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It never ends...it just keeps getting better!

http://www.geocities.com/gorkcp/Body-Work-1.html

http://www.geocities.com/gorkcp/Body-Work-2.html

I'm 37 still have my 1st car (can you guess?) it's a '70 RS Z-28. Also have a '69 Yenko 427, '69 COPO 427, '69 396-375 conv, '70 RS SS 396-375, and finally my only non-orignal car a '72 Z-28 w/427 which I am building to be a Motion Phase III replica. My only non-camaro is a '70 LS-6 Convertible Chevelle.

I'm 42 and I bought my first car, a 1967 Camaro, from my sister back in 1975. I was 17 years old at the time and I paid $600. My sister paid around $900 for the car a few years earlier in '72 or '73. It's a 6-cylinder coupe and currently needs another rebuilding (it's been through 2).

I bought my second Camaro in 1982. It's a 1969 Z-11 Camaro Pace Car with the 350 engine and automatic transmission. It's also a great car but it too is now in need of rebuilding which is what brought me to this web site. I'm encouraged - I'm not the only one with old cars!

55 1/2. This ('69 Z28 Frost Green X77) is my first Camaro. Had for 2 yrs, always wanted a "Z" but family (4 kids) came and cars went;for a while.
Did have: 2 '66 396 Chevelles, '66 427 390 HP Corvette, '67 Chevelle Concours SW with FACTORY 327 350 HP, Muncie, Posi (yes from the factory),had real fun with that one!
Also hate to admitt this:'65 Mustang 271 HP.
Still trying to live that down.
34 yrs of marriage and raised kids: Back to the cars!! Having a ball, Forgot a lot, things coming back, realizing that the hobby (make that obsession) is alive and well.
Thanks to all that have helped me get my sometimes silly questions answered and support.
BTW, as my 25yr Mopar-loving son-in-law told me: "I didn't think anyone your age could shift like that."
Take heart all of you post 50 guys, maybe, just maybe, we still got it!

I'm 30 and I've got two:

- 69 Z - 34 K miles - owned it for a month
- 69 SS 350 - owned it for 15 years

I've also had:

- 69 Convertible - had it two years


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69 Z/28 X77, Fathom Green, 34,000 Original Miles
69 SS 350, Lemans Blue, 350/300, TH350, 5 X 34,000 original miles :)
(bought it when I was 15)

I'm 17, turning 18 next months, and thinks it's fun to have a car that's almost twice as old as me (talk about respect of a vehicle while working on it). I own a 67 camaro that came originally with a th400 and 2 bolt 327. I pulled both, put in a crate 350, m-21, and have completely restored the interior, installed power steering, power brakes, stereo (the JVC Kamelion looks real cool cuz it has a totally black face so it doesn't stand out), and will be doing body work later in the month. A project that was supposed to last 3 months has turned into 9 months. I also own a ford taurus (boo!) and I learned clutch on the camaro.

Im 38 ,i got my 68 in 1981 paid 400 bucks for it!Thats 20 years ugh!now i feel old. not to mention all that money and time spent for the cause.I guess thats what seperates us from the rest[like most rice burnig backwards hat wearing people]. Ive had my M.C. for close to 6 years.

I'll be 33 on 1/18/01

Current Camaro: 1968 RS Convertible
Owned it for 2 years now.

Former Pre-1970 cars:
1968 Z28 Clone
1968 RS/SS
1969 Ram Air 400 Firebird
...and a couple of ...ahem.. Mustangs

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Dan
My 68 RS Conv. 1 (http://members2.clubphoto.com/not198647/Camaro/photo2.jpg)
My 68 RS Conv. 2 (http://members2.clubphoto.com/not198647/Camaro/photo1.jpg)
My Web Page (http://www.crosswinds.net/~ddcamaro/)

35 Own a 68 ragtop just bought last Oct. and planning on rebuilding it. Needs just about every body panel replaced but that's the fun part for me.
Also own an original 1964 HI-PO fairlane.

29 and counting and have had my 67 R/S since I purchased it in high school (circa 88)

Drive fast take chances......

My info:
33 years old,
'69 RS 350 owned 4 months, (wanted forever)
Other Camaros owned in the past:
'76 RS coupe
'87 IROC 5.7 TPI Loaded THEN IT WAS STOLEN!!

Live and Learn.....

I am 25...have owned my car for 2 years.

Age is all in your head and mine is 48 and turning gray. My 68 was my high school graduation present.It was parked for years then my daughter wanted it back on the road. She didn't like driving the old beast but now I've got the fever to upgrade and restore. Had it since 1971

i'm 26 and had my 78 sup mod camaro for 2 years finally going to get to take it to the track. alot of sweat, blood, and a ton of dough and havent even started it yet. but getting ready for that first trip

I am 17 and have had a 67 Camaro 396 for a few weeks now but i love muscle cars.

Oops I almost forgot (how could I?) I have owned two Camaros in my life. One the 67 RS, and two an 89 RS 5spd. w/T-tops. I beat the hell out of that one. I loved it. Someone crashed into it and totalled it while I was in bed sleeping. Imagine waking up to the sound of your Camaro dying. I miss that car a lot, even though the T-tops leaked (I lived in Seattle for 26 of my 29 years).

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67 RS Convertible, 327/210hp
Granada Gold, deluxe interior, 4spd. all stock

I'm 28 and my 70 rs is my third camaro and have had it for about a year now.

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70 1/2 RS Camaro

I am 44years old. I rescued my 69 ss 396 from my dad when I was 16, in 1972. He went out and bought an 67 SS 396 Chevelle, rag top,AC,8 track tape player. Unfortunately, the chevelle didn't survive. I still have my camaro,it is the first car I ever had.

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Bob Phelan
1969 SS396

Iam 59 years old and have 69 coupe, purchased in june 2000. i had a 68 396, 4 speed before the 69. i also have a 36 chevrolet 2 door sedan street rod which i have had for 10 years. i am retired and currently restoring the camaro.

I'm 27 years old. I have had my '68 SS camaro for 1 year. Nothing like finally realizing a childhood dream of having a real musclecar!!

26 yrs old, owned 10 years. Purchased from Original owner, 68 coupe 327 now 350/350, 3.08 poss track

Too many tries!

[This message has been edited by Joe G (edited 01-24-2001).]

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69 SS396 Clone, B&M TH400, 12 Bolt Posi

[This message has been edited by Joe G (edited 01-24-2001).]

I am 49 and have had my 69 SS396 clone for a whole month now. Great website. I had a 67 327 3 speed in 70 and and a 69 SS/RS 350 4 speed (loaded; wish I kept it) way back in 71/72. A lot of foreign metal in between.
Guess I am getting back to reality. http://www.camaros.net/forum/smile.gif

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69 SS396 Clone, B&M TH400, 12 Bolt Posi

I bought my 67 when i was 17 and have had it now for 1.5 years, i;m 19 now

41 and I have owned my 69 convertible since 1977!!

im 29 and ive had my 67 coupe for about 3 months now im in the middle of a ground up resto but ive owned a few like a 79 camaro and 87 iroc but nothing beats this first gen 67 camaro!

Well, I hate to be the one to bring this to an end, but I think our server doesn't like a posting with this many replies, it's had a bit of trouble keeping up to this one!

Thanks for the responses, it's been appreciated by all.

I'd rather not 'LOCK' this posting (doesn't feel right to lock such a great topic) so let's call this one finished.

Thanks!

bought my 68 in 79 still got it, im 41
509 switched to automatic 12 bolt 69z rear end fron disks quick ratio stering i love it

Since some of us can't honor a simple request I'm closing this one!! So it can continue and all don't suffer go here: http://www.camaros.net/forum/Forum2/HTML/000674.html