Super duper awesome cool!
My second car was a 77' Camaro that looks like Frankenstein when I bought it! The interior was out of a Z-28, every body panel was a different color, the motor a 305 cu in. A 4 speed manual transmission w/ Hurst shifter was a nice touch. The Z-28 had a history then was totaled, hence the parts from it to the 77' When taken for a test drive there was a terrible shake from the rear end, turned out the left drive shaft was bent! Bought a parts car for 100$ and changed that out.
Painted the car plum craze purple, turned out great but never fully cured as no hardener was used! Sprayed outdoors in poor light, mosquitoes were preserved in their last moments in the clear coat!
Paid 1500$ for the car + a rusty 68' GMC truck as partial trade + 100$ for the parts car. Paint and materials probably brought the cost to 2500$. Sold it to a shady dude I worked pipeline with for 3500$, ran into him years later & he said the car was pawned before he served some jail time. His story was after his release the pawn shop would not honor the deal so he torched the car....
I often wondered if the story was true, I had a lot of heart & soul in the car. I am sure the car was seen in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan years later. Frankencamaro lives!
*Back in 94' I had 'film' pictures, I will dig them up one day & post a few on this thread.