1971 Camaro
As a kid, Steve Aguilar harkens back to the days when young hot rodders in his neighborhood were wrenching on Tri-Five Chevys, old Pontiacs, and ’60s-era Chevys. His best friend had a 1966 Chevelle loaded with a 396, and that was all it took to get him hooked.
With a long history of being into muscle cars, in 2012 he got a hankerin’ to seek out a 1967 GTO as a project to take him back to the good old days when he stumbled across a really nice 1971 Z28 Camaro. “The car was in a Porsche shop in Costa Mesa, California. It was in great shape and well documented,” Steve says. After driving the car a few times, the lack of power and handling capabilities left Steve wanting more.
“I was
