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RAMBLIN’ MAN

Is it the journey or the destination? That’s a question worth asking when someone builds or restores a vehicle. In most cases, the simple answer would be the destination. A satisfying result at the end of that journey usually makes a person want to do it again, though maybe with a little less effort. For Shane McEllhenney, that meant searching for a completely different vehicle after the comprehensive restoration of his 1991 Camaro.

The only criterion Shane had with the search was that it had to be Bow Tie flavored in some way, which was a brand preference ingrained in him at an early age. “I grew up in a GM family, working on cars and going to car shows and the local dragstrip. My grandfather worked as a mechanic and my dad always had Camaros. Cars have always been around me and are in my blood,” he recalled. The Camaro magazine in 2010.”

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