just thinking of how old ours cars are and the paths that they have been down. i remember when i first got mine....i had just finished school to fix Helicopters in the Marines.....back in 1997. so i have had mine for 14 years. how about you?

 

I bought my first one back when I was 15, and Bought my Iroc for myself after graduating high school it was my graduation present to myself it's been five years since then...time sure does fly

 

Been three years, nearly four. Took me 15 years to get one. I put alot into and I am now starting over after a crash. Semper Fi man, I am a Marine too. Bulk Fuel specialist, lol. Supposed to be combat engineer, lol. Gotta hate those contracts!

 

Bought mine over 3 years ago back when I was "young and stupid" and knew nothing about cars. Did alot of ghetto fixes/mods, fried the trans and even wrecked the car. It's sat more than it has driven. I'm preparing for round two however and this time will be different.

 

I bought my '92 RS to replace the car I was driving at the time,which was stolen from my apartment complex, insurance made a healthy down-payment. That was in Nov '97, and it's still my daily driver, and the one that got me into the 3rd-gen community. 4 years ago, I acquired an '89 RS to play around with and it's currently undergoing a 383 swap.

 

26 years last April 21st

 

Cool
That rivals one of our Cascade Crew members who is the original owner of his 1983 Trans Am.

 

I got my first one December 11th, 1989 and still have it.

 

I got mine March of 09.

 

Got mine February of 2009.

It was originally purchased in the US, by a GI stationed in Heidelberg (Germany) at the time.

When he sold it the car was exported to Switzerland and received a 240 km/h dashboard insert. The car stayed in Switzerland, and with the same owner untill January 2009. In January 2009 the owner sold the car to a car dealer in Sandhausen, close to Heidelberg, where he originally purchased the car.

That's where I picked it up in February 2009.

 

I bought my 87 Iroc while deployed in the middle east and im building it up while im out here. Semper Fi!!!

 

I got my very first Camaro back in May of 1994. It was a 1987 SC with a 2.8 liter V6. I saved up for a year and put the Z28/RS ground effects on it and had it painted. I had it until December 1999. It started to nickel and dime me, so I figured it was time to move on and I sold it.

I always loved third gen Camaros, so I told myself that I'd get a 1991-92 Z28 someday. I started looking back in 2006 and found a 1992 Z28 on autotrader.com. I went to go check it out and take it for a test drive. The next day I went and picked it up and I've had it ever since.

 

Bought mine 3 years ago. I bought it from a close family friend that bought it brand new in 1983. Just finished rebuilding her last month with 79k on the clock

 

been a year june 26s so iv had her alitte more than a year. shes put me through hell and back but has proven to be a good car when she doesnt leave me stranded. iv almost replaced everything on it lol xD gotta love 16 year olds with these, im looking at another that i helped build though aswell. 88 sports coupe, 350 lt1 completely rebuilt and bored .30, new crate 700R4 with a B&M shift kit, all new suspention, 4th gen disk rear with posi and all the goodies for 3 so who knows i may have 2 here soon

 

Original owner of a '86 Firebird w/ T-roofs. Just starting to go through it now. It's not easy to keep a car for 25 years. Going back to stock. Glad my wife encouraged me to hang onto it.

 

Just passed the 12 year mark, got it at 15. Realized a couple weeks ago that the majority of the car's life has been spent with me, and I thought that was pretty cool. I may not be the original owner (2nd owner), but I am the longest-standing owner.

 

My father bought our Formula in 2001, Then I got the car in November of 2006 off of him.

 

I bought my current iroc back in 03 as third owner. third and last!

 

28 years in August on the first one. 26 years in August on the second one. Still enjoy them as much as any car I've ever owned. I have noticed a comeback on the attention they get as of late. People are starting to see them as "old" cars. They get a lot of "cool old camaro" comments. It seems like yesterday when they were brand new, but they're pushing 30 now.

 

i'm glad that i am not the only one attached to their car and have held on to it. mine has been thru 2 marriages, 6 deployments, 8 cross country trips.

 

i'm on the second round of owning my 92 rs. i owned it for about 2 years and poured every dime, hour, and ounce of sweat i had into rebuilding the motor, tranny, and every little piece of the car, til i sold, only needing a paint job. i sold it to help out my girlfriend at the time(big mistake, lol). then one day my friend hit the wrong button on craigslist, and bam there it was. the next day it was in my friends drive way and not far off from how i sold it. i will live out of this car before i sell it again lol

 

got my 88 Camaro 10 years ago this month! also when i was 15, and ive put about 25k miles on it, curently at 90k

 

I have had my Z28 since June 1999. I had a 85 sport coupe I bought in early 95 as my first 3rd gen.

I hope and pray I never know what it feels like to be without a thirdgen!

 

I bought mine back in 93 just before my senior year of high school. Makes me feel old just thinking about how long ago that was.

 

I bought mine in May '96 and still own it. I was the second owner and it only had 48K miles on it. I will never part with the car, I have too much blood on it. I mean I have too much blood, sweat, and swear words into it.

 

I bought mine sept. 21st 2006 almost five years ago.

 

Got mine on June 26th,2010

 

Going to be getting my first in about a week. 1985 Camaro. Going to be my second/project car. She's not the prettiest right now(still has original paint that's showing it's age quite well to say the least, and the headliner's coming down) but everything else on her is perfect. First thing I'll do when I have the money is repaint her but I will keep the same color and paint scheme.

 

hmm.....so whoever is the original owner of an 82 would require the rest of us to bow down.

 

Going on 9 monthes, and like so many others, has sat more than been driven drove 1100 miles this year, most of those miles to get it fixed

 

ten or eleven years or so and lots of time and money and the old beast still isn't done, but isn't that the way its supposed to be?

 

I bought my first one in 1998 when I turned eighteen, had it for 3-4 years sold it to buy another with a V8 305 that I still have and now has a stock 355 in it. Plus own the original camaro that got me into wanting to own a camaro in the first place when I was 4 years old, 84 Z28. In which has been in the family since it came off the dealership floor. So owning one would be 12 years, been around one for 26-27 years. Just can't compare anything else that is so enjoyable to drive.

 

Bought my '83 Z-28 back in 1991. 20 Years. I was 21 when I bought it, spent half my life with this car.

 

I bought mine in 1989 so that means I have owned it for 22 years!

 

I bought mine in the fall of 1997, so coming up on 14 years. I was 18 at the time, I just wanted a solid chassis for a SBC and TH350 to go racing.

The car has been a personal teaching tool, common ground to spend time with family, served up major frustration, and provided a lot of good memories. For those who have never had the pleasure to own a long term project car/hot rod, they just can't understand the level of attachment one gets to a vehicle. 14 years of owning, hundreds of hours wrenching, Power Touring, dragstrip passes, and cruising nice summer evenings. Its my car, and I plan to keep it for the long term. As long as I'm not breaking anything, cost of ownership is low.

 

have only had mine for 4 months or so. Got it about a week or two after I turned 17. March 15th I think.

Edit: March 14, 2011

 

i bought my first 10 years ago and still have it! my 88