I remember growing up that it was more common to find a 1st gen camaro sitting outside a broken down single wide trailer with a red wood deck than it was to see one on the street with glossy paint.
I also remember going to the junkyard looking for parts for my 69 as a kid and simply tripping over all the 1st gen heaps. There were more than you could count stretched as far as you could see. Pro-street was all the rage back then so a "super hot" camaro was tubbed with a locker that could not make a U turn in a 100' radius! Those where the days.
Now when I go to the bone yard, there are maybe a half a dozen third gens and one or two totally smashed 4th gens. I see 1st gens reaching the status of Rock Star at the auction sites and show circuits. It blows my mind.
Mopars are much the same. I thought that movie "Joe Dirt" was right on with the mullet haired redneck and the old super bird. Look what a good clean hemi goes for these days. Scary!
It makes me wonder what a 1992 Honda Civic will be to the hot rodders of the future as they look back on their youth with fond memories!
