[ QUOTE ]
Dave,
I guess it's kind of like going back to your 40th high school reunion and seeing that the hot cheerleader you had a crush on is now a contestant on The Biggest Loser.
[/ QUOTE ]
LOL, Steve it wasn't quite that bad; what had happened was the owner had considered racing the car and had started down that path. He installed drag shocks, an extremely stiff clutch, extremely short throw shifter, removed the multi-leaf spings to install mono-leaf springs with Cal-Tracs. From the outside, except for the rims/tires and stance, the car looked just as I remembered. However, once I got behind the wheel the car was a completely different animal. While it was a thrill to see my old friend again, I could not justify selling my all original, numbers matching '69 Corvette just so I could buy a completely un-original Camaro that would have needed some TLC to bring it back to a condition that would make it enjoyable for me.
I did take some pictures and have a lame video of it running that I'd like to share with everyone here but, I can't figure out how to post a video.