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    We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro

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    Image of bygeorge bygeorge
    05/30/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    "First, the split-bumper Camaro isn't exactly the most prized generation of the storied nameplate - far from it. Many consider this to be one of the more unattractive Camaros."


    What? What are you smoking? Which Camaros are MORE attractive than a split bumper 2nd gen?


    I nominate the raccoon-eyed early 4th gen Camaros as BY FAR the most unattractive Camaros ever. Nothing comes close. An early 2nd gen is poor man's Ferrari. Early 4th gens are Ford Probes with thyroid problems...

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/30/09

    @bygeorge: Well, the first-gen Camaros are indisputably gorgeous. Everything after that is a matter of taste.


    Me, I like 'em through first/second/third-gen, this one being pretty great.

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    Last time we had someone on a serious quest for the truth we had a decent five seasons, three lousy ones, one good movie and one lousy movie.


    And a serious crush on Scully.


    Hey, I feel for the guy. If I could have my Dad's old SAAB 96 back, I wouldn't hesitate. I loved that car. The exact one, not a decent representative of the breed.

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    I think Ken Imhoff has some spare time. He could probably fabricate one of those in about a week.
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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    too bad he's not coming to Detroit. Maybe GM could help him out. Or at least instead of $25k offer a new Camaro as a prize.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    I'm going to die laughing if it turns up DOTS in Alameda.
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    Image of Otto-Mann Otto-Mann
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    For YEARS now I've wanted to go back to Montreal for the sole purpose of tracking down the crappy franken-bicycle i rode around for a whole summer in college. It's an impossible proposition, especially because it's worth no more than five dollars (i think i paid 20 for it), it was the absolute wrong size for me, it was mere miles (sorry, kilometers) away from collapsing in on itself, and there's the potential terror of its current owner being A FRENCH CANADIAN, but still.


    i would go back for it.


    and it's just a gay bike! his pizza gives me gas but otherwise i know how this guy feels.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/30/09

    @Otto-Mann: 'tis why I'm not letting go of The Chopper. The other one I brought back to the creator's family's yard and it got scrapped... but this one's mine. All mine.
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    Image of jduffy13 jduffy13
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    Why does it seem fitting that someone driving a camaro would be delivering pizzas?
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    Image of .357 .357
    05/29/09

    @jduffy13: Does Ray deliver pizzas?
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    Image of Triborough Triborough
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    Pappa John's makes pizza? Really? In what universe?
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    Image of .357 .357
    05/29/09

    @Triborough: It's "pizza"
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    Hot


    I would love to give that car some extra toppings


    if you know what I mean.

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    Image of .357 .357
    05/29/09

    @Dr.Danger...now with more smarm®: Is this you?
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    Image of chucky2jimmy chucky2jimmy
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    Don't EVER let your "first car" get away. Even if it pisses off the sig. other(spouse, gf/bf, etc.). Mine's PLENTY pissed I still have it.


    A friend of mine recently found his first car in a junkyard. He was thinking about pulling it out and "restoring" it, until he saw the underside. The frame was all f'ed up from where they picked it up with the front end loader. It made him sad, but he didn't want to do it because of the frame damage.

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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    05/29/09

    @chucky2jimmy: Oh, I couldn't wait to get rid of my first car. '91 Subaru Legacy Sedan that had essentially been totaled by my dad since he used it as a work truck for like three years and kept the trunk loaded with somewhere in the area of 300 lbs of tools, thus completely ruining the rear suspension, the driver's seat had been completely worn out, to the point where you could grab the metal frame inside it, and neither the radio or AC worked (and AC is rather important in an area where it regularly hits 105 in the summer). Then after I'd been driving it for about two weeks it got totaled in the school parking lot, not totaled in the "doesn't run, need a new car" way but the "$3,500 worth of sheetmetal damage to a $1,500 car"... It was driven that way, unrepaired, for another year before youthful over exuberance and a brake failure ended it up in a ditch, properly totaled this time.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    I guess that beats my pizza-delivery vehicles, a green/white '70 Dart Custom sedan & gold/black vinyl '73 Dart Custom sedan..


    And I guess once again I throw off the curve, because the '70-'73 Camaros are the only examples of the breed I even look twice at.

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    Image of TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    Found it:

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    Image of .357 .357
    05/29/09

    @TexanIdiot25- we're boned....: You work for Dominos?
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    05/29/09

    @TexanIdiot25- we're boned....: I know you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a pickup truck in Texas, but how many other pizza delivery drivers there are rocking full-size pickups?
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    05/29/09

    @TexanIdiot25- we're boned....: I still have three Papa John's signs. I should do a photoshoot.
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    Image of TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
    05/29/09

    @Tomsk Яespects the BuЯbeЯЯy BanhammeЯ: If your smart, not many. I only know of 5 out of the 5 different stores (of all companies) that deliver in my area. I'm the only classic though.


    @Supreme Administrator .357: Yes

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    Image of .357 .357
    05/29/09

    @TexanIdiot25- we're boned....: I would tip you $100.00 if you delivered in that truck. I'm conveniently located in Toronto, Canada.
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    Image of TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
    05/30/09

    @.357: You'd break the current record of $27 just for the truck (on top of the average $5 from the delivery). I'm conveniently located on the wrong side of the US for your record, sadly.


    @Jon: I think that *maybe* out of our area. I'll check with my manager.

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    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    Hahaha, very familiar!




    (LOST MY PIC OF THE TRUCK WITH THE CAR TOPPER!!!)

    I don't have to run a topper though, so I'm stealthy... sorta


    Domino's on 290 and Mason Rd. Cypress TX

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    Image of TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
    05/29/09

    @TexanIdiot25- we're boned....: But, with an old insurance card and VIN, we could have this car in a matter of hours..
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    Image of A_Dawg A_Dawg
    05/29/09

    @TexanIdiot25- we're boned....:


    I think every young man should be required to deliver pizzas. Doing that pretty much dictated my life.


    See, I married the manager of the Domino's Pizza I worked at. But not before I hooked up with all the transient hotties that worked there prior to leaving for college. Oh, and 98.5% of all pizza delivery drivers smoke weed. So, I got plenty of ass, weed, and a wife out of the deal. win/win

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    Image of TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
    05/30/09

    @A_Dawg: Oh hell yeh... Like Absinthe, wait what?


    No but really it's a badass job.

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    Image of Adidac425 Adidac425
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    I think this is great, and i am impressed that he loved the car so much (I too love the split bumpers)- but the "search" is definitly all publicity.


    Think about it- If you really wanted to find a car you owned how hard would it be to hire a PI to go out and follow the trail of ownership up to current and find the car?


    Not difficult. And it would cost less than 25k to do it.

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    Image of Pixel Pixel
    05/29/09

    @Adidac425: Unless it was long enough ago that the DMV has purged the records and/or it went across a state line without showing up on the records at another state.


    Also if he doesn't have the old VIN that complicates it immensely.

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    Image of Matt Hardigree Matt Hardigree
    05/29/09

    @Pixel: He does not have the VIN.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    05/29/09

    In reply to We Join Papa John's Quest For His 1972 Z28 Camaro
    So John is a pizza "magnate", eh? If I started a chain of pet shops specializing in cats only would that make me a ....
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    05/29/09

    @Prince Alfisted und Autobus: You got ripped off yesterday; (although the chosen comment was good) and if one of your comments doesn't win COTD today, then the whole thing is a sham.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/29/09

    @Prince Alfisted und Autobus: That's too far to go for a joke. I'm exhausted.
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