We bought a 1969 Camaro!

[Tonya]

We bought a 1969 Camaro...for me! Yay!

David finally decided he's going to divorce that girl, so he asked if he could store his Camaro in our garage. I took one look at it when the towtruck driver dropped it off and I knew it was destiny. We have to restore it and Mike says I can pick any color I want. I want a metallic orange. It'll be so exciting!!!

[Moose]

Hmm...metallic orange, eh? Interesting...:p;):D

[Tonya]

Orange is my favorite color. lol.

[Moose]

Hey, I wasn't complaining. :p

[lovemyshiba]

A bitchin camaro--cool:cool:

[Moose]

lol Emily :p

[micki76]

That sounds cool. What memories that brings back!

My sister had a camaro that was metallic orange when she was a teen and I was around 9 or 10. It had this horrible black interior which isn't too great in Texas in the summer. She left her windows down one night and a cat had her kittens in the back floor. :eek:

That car was never right again. :(

[Tonya]

I want white leather interior...Here are some of the color oranges that I have in mind:

http://www.nopi.com/pf2002/ShowCars/Chrysler-Dodge/300M-Metallic-Orange.jpg

http://media8.motorcities.com/02K8A113412753A.jpeg

http://media3.motorcities.com/02K7L505909212B.jpeg

http://www.nopi.com/eventpictures/Gateway/Car%20Show%20American/Firehawk-Metallic-Orange.jpg

What a 1969 Camaro looks like:

http://www.1stgencamaros.com/images/2002events/0205soulepark29.jpg

http://www.dc-sys.com/dean/image/69Camar2small.jpg

[Moose]

Oooooh...I like the first one. :D

[Tonya]

I think I do too, I don't want it to be to shiny...

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Ooooh, wow. I like the second one. So shiny...:eek: Congrats on the car!

[Moose]

Hehe...I'm not too big of a fan of major shine. That second one is just too much for me...and the third isn't my top choice in shades -- It's a little too orange. :p

[micki76]

My sister's was closer to the fourth one.

[joycenalex]

my first car that i owned was a 1977 red camaro. god was it terrible! i got the car from the original owner in 1985. huge chuncks of the body had allready fallen off from rust. what didn't fall off was fiberglass panels. the vinyl on the seats tore if you looked at it sideways. it wasn't a money pit tho, just routine maintence. how did it happen that such a great carline could go bad so fast?

[RubyMutt]

Congrats!

I, personally, *LOVE* your choice of color. Orange is my favorite color as well; and you just don't see all that many orange cars around.

Be sure to post some photos of it when you're done (I know, it'll be awhile ;))

[Tonya]

Mike and I were estimating last night...It'll be about 2 years and $7,000 to do it right. lol. We're calling his dad (remember the pink hair guy?) and asking him if he wants to restore it for us. He's retired and bored as heck.

[anna_66]

You suck! J/K!!!;);)

That's my dream car your talking about right there! You are soooo lucky Tonya!!!

[Tonya]

Here are a few pictures. It looks like a mess, but David has actually done all the dirty work. The engine and transmission just came back rebuilt. We have all the new parts, etc... We just have to put it back together and take care of the cosmetic stuff. We only paid $1500, and we were looking online last night, we can sell all that we have without doing anything for around $5000. So it's good to know we aren't over our head.

Pics:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid100/p585989b5b6366b0da319e3081e69c6c2/f9e44814.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid100/pf450df83a7a7660e044339e1328205e8/f9e44845.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid100/p8192c19cac9174c62839e43ee5ba3a32/f9e4482e.jpg

[K9soul]

Ohhhh.. can't wait to see it all fixed up and painted! Be sure to show before and after pics when it's all done :D

[kingrattus]

All u need on the car is 01 hahahaha.
It looks like The Dukes of Hazards car. (mind u I haven't seen that show in years & do miss it)

[Desert Arabian]

Awesome! I really like the color orange on a 69 Camaro.

I am in completely LOVE with my neighbors 69 Camaro, I LOVE the paint job! When you look at it from different angles in changes colors from a dark purple, dark blue, metalic green, to a teal-ish blue. Drop dead beauty-ful! *DROOL*

Be sure to post pictures after the car gets painted. Hehehe, the kitty is a really good touch to the car! :p

[Tweety_Pie]

thats so cool! My dad has a 1969 Z 28 Camaro. I'll have to find a picture of it :D

[dukedogsmom]

You lucky woman! I would love to have one of those. Don't know about the orange, though. I would probably do bright metallic red. Those old cars sure are classic.

[Cincy'sMom]

Great car Tonya!! I'm a fan of TA's, but I could settle for a camero!

[Tweety_Pie]

if I had a camaro it would be hot pink lmao!;) :p :D

[slleipnir]

I love the colors on the first 4 :X I like metalic orangey colors hehe

[trayi52]

Well I have sit here feeling so jealous, I am finally going to say something! That is my dream car!! I love the 68 and the 69 Camaro! They are so beautiful!

That is the car my husband and I have always dreamed of having.

I am very jealous....

Willie