Andy from OH

chevyfan1251992 · Post by **chevyfan1251992** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:28 pm

Hi everybody!

My name is Andy. I'm a 22 year old college student in southwestern OH. My current major in school is aviation maintenance and I am one year away from receiving my Airframe and Powerplant certification. Work wise, I have been a welder for Kramer Graphics helping create billboard advertisement prints to be mounted like the ones you see on the sides of nation-wide highways. Besides automotive topics, I have a major interest in music and play bass guitar in a amateur band with friends.

I inherited my love for cars from my father who had a number of GM performance vehicles in his younger years. Performance cars from The Big Three have always been a love of mine. I'm active in my local car community during the summer and I am also a member of the National Monte Carlo Owner's Association (along with the Monte Carlo Forum). My love for F-body's started when I bought a 1995 Z28 as my first car and loved it, even if it was an auto. Since then I've gotten more and more into LT1/LS1 powered cars from GM along with a friend who shares a similar passion, while also keeping an eye on the recent impressive developments taking place in Ford and Chrysler.

I was turned onto the GMMG cars from both my pre-existing F-body love and after seeing some of Jim Smiths videos on YouTube of his collection. I became a member on this forum about a month ago after noticing a recent occurrence of GMMG cars coming up for sale and thought that the forum along with the GMMG registry would be a useful tool if I became serious about buying a GMMG car. To this day I have only seen one GMMG car in person. It was a white T-Top 2001 Berger on the Hot Rod Power Tour. I've always love the shape and performance of the 4th-gens and I look forward to learning more about them and maybe even buying a nice SLP or even GMMG car myself in the next couple years (if I'm lucky).

GMMG ZL1 41 · Post by **GMMG ZL1 41** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:06 pm

WELCOME TO THE FORUM! SOUNDS LIKE YOUR WELL ON YOUR WAY TO BEING SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE WHICH MEANS SOMEDAY YOU WILL OWN A GMMG CAR!

Blackbird34 · Post by **Blackbird34** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:38 pm

Hello Andy and welcome!! Thank you for joining us here and we look forward to seeing you on the Forum!

CETABlackbird4 · Post by **CETABlackbird4** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:25 am

Hi Andy, Welcome to the Registry. I too got into GMMGs through meeting Jim Smith. Now I have a 2002 CETA Blackbird (#4 of 10) that I bought from Jim and a 2002 Performance Edition Camaro (#41). Took the Blackbird on the 2014 Power Tour and had a blast.

chevyfan1251992 · Post by **chevyfan1251992** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:48 am

Thanks for the welcomes guys! Just came home to see that Berger #38 and ZL1 #60 are for sale online now after I made my intro post haha My inner car desire is on fire right now.

Honestly, I've been watching Berger #57 on eBay for a couple weeks now. I have some questions about it, but I'll direct them to the correct thread here on the forum. The excitement is there to watch these cars come up.

Damien Scott · Post by **Damien Scott** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:41 pm

Welcome! I was in your shoes at one point in time and had contacted Jim Smith to get details on Blackbird #3 in 2010. This was before this forum and on ls1tech. I wasn't able to purchase #3 at that time and it came up for sale again in 2013. I was able to make it happen this time and absolutely love it. I had never seen one in person prior to purchase but read every piece of information I could to educate myself. You seem to be on track to own one of these cars, good luck!

Post by **daytonajim** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:07 am

Welcome to the GMMG Forum Andy.

If anyone is looking for more GMMG video's search You Tube for.......

daytonajim

GMMG

There are more GMMG video's @...................

http://www.gmmgregistry.com/

Here are a few GMMG's for sale.......

http://www.daytonapacecars.com/id21.html

Let us know if we can assist in any way.

For anyone looking for a GMMG............... It's spring & the prices are on their way up. I really think the GMMG's have bottomed out & the prices will keep going up. Especially the Blackbird's, ZL1's & DEI's & Dick Harrell's & any low mikes or higher horsepower cars.

Jim Smith

GMMG Registry

68 RSSS Ragtop · Post by **68 RSSS Ragtop** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 6:56 pm

Welcome Andy. Good luck with school. Seems like you're on a good path. The car will come if' you're patient, they're out there. I found mine in a used car lot. Enjoy the Forums, if you have any questions, just ask.

All the best, Bob

chevyfan1251992 · Post by **chevyfan1251992** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:15 pm

Thanks Damien, Jim, and Bob!

Currently watching the fate of Berger #57 on eBay now. Depending on the results of Frank's auction for it, I may give him a call this coming week. Can't let myself become too star-struck though. Gotta have realistic expectations at least half of the time lol

Hope everyone's had a good weekend so far!

boggie12 · Post by **boggie12** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:06 pm

Hi Andy

My name is Frank Johnstone I am the owner of Berger #57. If you are still interested the car is still for sale. The car has 10,600 miles at this time.

Thanks Frank

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