A Horse With No Name

You think this is funny...but several years ago I worked a second part time job at auto zone. We had an enraged customer who came in just screaming because the tourque converter he'd put back together with jb weld had come apart. Nice looking truck, Camino. Chris

Would agree with you, Mustang 84... Chris

Wow...I figured that he would live darn near forever... Chris

...or wait 25 years. It is what several peoplee have done with E-30 BMW wagons...irony of irony, I was driving eastbound on I-70 today and saw a BMW E-30 wagon and thought of you and the holden thing. I don't want the FBI on my ass...but I have Unofficially known of people saping vins on everything from a 49 Merc Full custom to a TDI Golf to a ferrari. That might be better than bringing in a Holeden Ute and trying to drive it. One of the guys in the VW club brought over some unusual limited production VW from Europe because he just "had to have" that car. Somehwere in the matrix of the computer system the DMV uses around here the VIN kicked out. The FBI siezed the car and madated it's crushing...but they let the guy keep every nut, bolt, washer, and unique piece off of the car. Guy then bought a stripped theft recovery Golf and built the identical car, had no trouble registering it. Shell was even the same color IIRC as the "crushed" car so the guy didn't even have to paint the thing... Chris

Caterham-Lotus, builders of the seven, use the composite approach, as does Superformance with the Cobra replica they build in South Africa. Ford sells Mustang Body's "in white" for racing, and I believe GM sells the Camaro the same way. Buy a Wrecked G8 GXP at the salvage auction, buy the body in white from Holden (or whatever portion of it you will need) and make your own G8/ST. Illegal to do, but then flip vins. Local GTO restorer did that with a mildly wrecked 65 GTO convertible owned by a guy getting a divorce. All the good GTO bits went on a 64 Lemans convertible project car, which made one hell of a 65 GTO. Divorce lawyers couldn't touch the Lemans because it was titled to the guys sister. After the divorce, the vins swaped and the 64 became the 65 and the 65 became the 64. It was just sad seeing a "real" 65 GTO convertible that was now a "64 Lemans" go to the crusher. But seriously, I think you could keep the wrecked G8's vin # and all the little #'d items that go with it. And it may be legal in PA to swqap vin plates. It was in Ohio at one point, as a friend of mine who worked for the sherrif's office that officially witnessed it being done. Something about one car being destroyed and another car taking it's place, IIRC. Chris

I would go for more of a handling tire myself... Chris

I don't think a lot of us will ever stop feeling betrayed. As much as I'd like a GM car for my next one, I think I'm looking elsewhere because I feel betraed. I can relate to what Camino feels. Chris

That would look good put back in Marina blue...with the 67 SS hood and a period corect 396 under the hood. Chris

We'll just take both vette's and park them in a coal mine... Chris

Given the condition of his 92 Buick, spray on bedliner might also work well as a finish. Chris

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By the way, Camino, thought of you today. You said you didn't like yellow cars when I told you about the pristine Yellow 72 Corvette? A block over I saw a very nice white 71 T-top car. Also thought of you when I saw a very nicely detailed LS1 Firebird TA in red...no t tops... Stopped by a classic car dealer here in Columbus today...Studebaker Avanti convertible...one of the continuation cars, 1988 or so IIRC. Beautiful car. Other cars... A real 65 Shelby GT 350...don't think I didn't enjoy that! Also...1970 Cougar Eliminator, grabber blue A really cool looking 49-53ish Chevy truck project in a garage...shood be really nice done...looked like alot of good wrad already gone into her. Pristine 28-29 model A street rod, red, nicely frenched 39 ford tail lights, the chrome on that car was just wonderful. After getting involved with newer cars and autocossing, my love for the old stuff is coming back... Chris

I love my new sig, and can't wait to see your with the Blue G8. But right now...if I had to get a Camino it would be a 64 or maybe 6 with the good loking SS hood they had that year. Chris

I can relate, Oldsmoboi to the class of the Olds... And the the CTS...both of which way out do any damn jellybean modern car. My life goal right now (n othm)is to never buy another "normal" car... Be interesting to see what you end up with next, sir... And Six Eight...I feel the same way about my 66 NOTHING in the world like a 60's Pony Car... Chris

Get a better set of tires. You won't regret it. Chris

Exactly. While some of the other stuff isn't bad, that Camino is a car... Chris

Camino, XP...wow...NICE CARS! Chris

That version of the GTI is a fun car... Chris

Actually in several communities around here IIRC it is illegal to plant that type of mimosa.. It is considered a weed and invasive... Chris

...at least we're not talking a rolls or a bentley... Stopped by Coachbuilt Motors today, a local resto shop that works on vintage Rolls. 58 Bently was in there getting a brake job...brake drums, were $2600 apiece... Nothing like a twelve grand brake job to make you think about the costs of running a vintage car... Chris

I've actually thought of planting one of those in my yard... Chris

We may be getting a Diesel Benz in the family...my 16 year old son's friends grandfather is thinking of giving him one just because the car has sentimental value to him and he wants to see it preserved. It's not in real great shape though...so it would become a father son project. Chris

Mothers for a show car... Chris

MgGuires Cleaner wax works well on a daily driver... Chris

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