Kris Horton, Bo Zolland or Tom Sullivan could probably point you in the right direction as far as 3D modeling. Kris and Bo use Max I believe. The rest of us still us stick to 2D stuff pretty much. If you can't catch them online here try PMing them. You can find their names in the members list I think.
What school did you go to? Please show us some of your work. I promise we won't bite....much.
We'll let you slide on the Mazda thing, not a 69 Camaro but still a cool car.