Name: Stephen Smith
Car: 1998 Z28 Camaro
Mileage: 45,000
I bought this car back in March of 2001 when I was a junior in high school. I would talk to my grandfather, who was like a father to me, about buying a Camaro one day and around that time he suffered from a stroke. One day while he was in the hospital, I bought a Camaro magazine with me to show him something that might trigger a memory. He lost his ability of talking but was awake enough to acknowledge the magazine. He smiled at me and pointed to the picture. He told me in the past that he would help me buy the car some day. He passed away the next day. My mother took some of her inheritance and helped me buy the car a few months later. I remember that when I bought it in Pittstown, NJ, I'll never forget that I almost didn't get to it in time. Another buyer was looking at it but moved on. It had to be the most noticeable car in the dealership lot. It holds a lot of sentimental meaning to me. It was the last thing my grandfather and I talked about before he passed away. I baby the car and I never drive wreckless with it. I see it as a reminder of the great and giving person he was.
My mods are an SLP LM exhaust, Edelbrock headers, ported cylinder heads, Drag radials, a functional Air induction hood, and a computer tune. Appearance mods are 18 in Chrome Akuza Wheels, a painted Z style hood, lowering springs. and Halo headlights. I will be adding on my Twin Turbo system in the upcoming months as well.
