I like to hunt my Camaros in the wild, where they’re free to roam remote dirt roads and hide behind abandoned petrol stations. This past weekend I packed up my spotting gear (my camera) and I headed out to the Minnesota State Fair grounds for the Car Craft Nationals. It’s an amazing gathering of all things muscle, all things mullet and all things beer koozie. It was a beautiful sunny day, meaning that all the t-tops were off and the Van Halen was blaring. I spotted this wonderful creature just a few steps inside the gates. I could not believe my eyes. Normally, I would post this over on CamaroSpotting.com, but this is a case where I just have to share it’s glory with everyone. If you’ve never played CamaroSpotting before, this will be a good introductory lesson.
Here are a few shots I was able to capture.
Nothing special here, just your typical 350 LIT with 750 Edelbrock Carbs. Pure soul. Pure, gas guzzling soul.
This is where it starts to get a little interesting. I’m pretty sure this did not come as a factory option. In fact, I believe this rear view mirror can only be acquired via your annual membership dues to the Royal Bad Ass Society of Camaro Owners. The skulls are actually shrunken heads that have been dipped in modeling paint to look like the semi-precious metal, pewter. Every time you look in the mirror you’re reminded that you had to sell a little bit of your soul to become this awesome.
This made total sense. Monster Energy Drinks rarely sponsor Camaro drivers. In this case, they couldn’t help themselves. They wanted to paint the entire car with the logo, but the owner said, “Fuck you, Monster! You don’t mess with a paint job this good. Each corner has been strategically mis-matched to make a perfect Yin-Yang like experience. Arrrrrrgh! Unleash the Monster inside of you!
This Chevy sticker might seem like it’s purely decorative, but it’s actually a baby shade for one of the owner’s illegitimate children. Why bother with a complete shade, when you can just put a little bit of cover on the back window and remind the little rugrat who the best damn auto maker on the planet is. Plus, it’s easier to spot the fuzz out the back window when it’s not all covered with sissy crap like a baby on board shade.
Fire. Beautiful fire. The world’s finest artists could not replicate this style. Why bother with smooth flames when you can have ultra-jagged lines to show that fire on a Camaro doesn’t need to follow any stupid rules like being smooth and flame like. This is a Camaro, the fire can look however it damn well wants to look like!
Don’t ask what the button is for. I said, “DON’T ASK WHAT THE BUTTON IS FOR!”
The owner made this modification himself. Only women and little boys need to hold their hood up with a proper hood shock. A real man uses this, which he can then bust upside your head if you look at his sweet 350 the wrong way.
Chaska! Sweet, sweet Chaska. Of course this is his home. We’ll be seeing you soon.
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