Did SS raise level of pride?
purely objectively, I dont know if that is true. I know that WS6's are more rare than SS's, but when talking to the avg. person, I think that SS has more of a stigma that WS6. Not that they both dont get reaction, but I would think people just know more about the SS name plate.
There's only one WS6. I'd have never bought my Trans Am if it wasn't. Eating your firstborn!
normal people DONT KNOW about that stuff.......thats the point i was making. and thats WHY people recognize SS more then WS6.
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Nope, When GM changed from SuperSport to SS in the late 60's (not coincidently at the same time they stopped officially backing racing efforts), they never, ever (until the '06 Impala/Monte Carlo SS) referred to any SS as SuperSport in any ad or badging.
just another useless trivia factoid to cram in your brain. "SS" stood for "SS" according to Chevy.
just another useless trivia factoid to cram in your brain. "SS" stood for "SS" according to Chevy.
Ok i started with a Z-28, it was a thrasher. I used to beat the crap out of it, and not really care all that much about looks as long as it was clean.
Now that i have the SS I find myself lookinf for random SS memorabilia. Head plate, dash plate, rear mat, etc. I make sure it is Always emaculate on the inside. Little i can do about the outside, it's black. I've even looked into joining the SSOA.
My level of Pride for owning a Camaro seems to have gone up. All this and all that i changed was the hood and wing
Did this happen to anyone else?
Now that i have the SS I find myself lookinf for random SS memorabilia. Head plate, dash plate, rear mat, etc. I make sure it is Always emaculate on the inside. Little i can do about the outside, it's black. I've even looked into joining the SSOA.
My level of Pride for owning a Camaro seems to have gone up. All this and all that i changed was the hood and wing
Did this happen to anyone else?
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Nope, When GM changed from SuperSport to SS in the late 60's (not coincidently at the same time they stopped officially backing racing efforts), they never, ever (until the '06 Impala/Monte Carlo SS) referred to any SS as SuperSport in any ad or badging.
just another useless trivia factoid to cram in your brain. "SS" stood for "SS" according to Chevy.
just another useless trivia factoid to cram in your brain. "SS" stood for "SS" according to Chevy.
if they dont know i explain it to them, but i hate ignorant people. i was asked to drive the hawk in a parade not this past summer, but the summer before. i was a few cars behind a clean lt1 vette and i hear some hillbilly say "that vette would smoke your little pos firebird"....im thinkin wtf man id love to get out and beat your *** but 1-was that really necessary? and 2-are you so sure about that? 3-i dont even know, i hate stupid ignorant people and i have talked to the owner of the vette, its just got some appearance mods, everything else is stock
I love my Firehawk. They are more rare than SS's, and I take great pride in my car. I've NEVER kept a car so clean or ever been so worried about the inside and outside of this car, in any other car I've owned. (9 so far, and im only 21). My Firehawk is rare, and she will get all the special treatment she deserves. 
A friend of mine has a Z28 with an SS hood and spoiler, TT2 wheels, and a Manta stripe, but kept the Z28 badges on it. It's every bit as nice as my real SS, and both cars are red. Yet my car gets more comments when our cars are together. The only way we can figure it is because mine says SS.
I beat the living **** out of my Formula and when I got the WS6 that pretty much stopped for the most part. I started collecting magazines and old articles/ads with my car in it as well. Its nice to have not the average joe f-body I suppose.
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i bought my SS because i planned on leaving the appearance stock and wanted to focus on go fast mods. it was between an SS and a WS-6. i found a deal on an SS first. i personally think the chrome 10 spokes look great for a factory wheel. hell most people think they aren't stock.
Brutal, nobody even noticed your car, they are all looking at something else
Yes, the SS and higher trim levels of these cars are more special. Pride of ownership does go up a bit when you own an SS vs Z28. What is sad about that fact is that the first generation Z28s are considered better than the SS Camaro.
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About the guy saying the thing about the Vette' and your bird? he probably had a vette at once point...and lost to a Firehawk ^_^
I have a regular Trans Am, non WS6, i love it to death, because im pretty sure its really going to be the "LAST OF THE BREED", when i mention it to my friends who know a LITTLE about cars, they do in fact ask if its a WS6( i am surprised that they know ) The people that do know a little about the bird and its WS6, consider it more of a legendary handling package.
The SS Moniker used to and should of always been relegated to 3 mentions, Camaro V8, Monte Carlo V8 (well theres the Z34 lol) and the Impala V8. These days, around my college especially, A LOT of people drive the non super charged SS Cobalts...its a real shame, a few Supercherged(SC SS) versions as well as the Impala SC and Monte SC. While the Super Charged versions of the IMP and Monte where cool, they did not really deserve the SS badge...nor does the SC Cobalt (Turbo Maybe) i feel that those cars kinda slowed down the SS name....
Here's a REALLY odd note, i really thought GM was going to ruin the Z28 name with the Z24 Cavalier, Z26 Beretta( i liked it) and the Z34 cars.
I have a regular Trans Am, non WS6, i love it to death, because im pretty sure its really going to be the "LAST OF THE BREED", when i mention it to my friends who know a LITTLE about cars, they do in fact ask if its a WS6( i am surprised that they know ) The people that do know a little about the bird and its WS6, consider it more of a legendary handling package.
The SS Moniker used to and should of always been relegated to 3 mentions, Camaro V8, Monte Carlo V8 (well theres the Z34 lol) and the Impala V8. These days, around my college especially, A LOT of people drive the non super charged SS Cobalts...its a real shame, a few Supercherged(SC SS) versions as well as the Impala SC and Monte SC. While the Super Charged versions of the IMP and Monte where cool, they did not really deserve the SS badge...nor does the SC Cobalt (Turbo Maybe) i feel that those cars kinda slowed down the SS name....
Here's a REALLY odd note, i really thought GM was going to ruin the Z28 name with the Z24 Cavalier, Z26 Beretta( i liked it) and the Z34 cars.