101-Year-Old Man Buys a 426-Horsepower Camaro

Eight months older than General Motors, Virgil Coffman clearly is not whom Chevrolet had in mind when it decided to bring back the Camaro.
But a bright yellow, 426-horsepower Camaro SS is exactly what Mr. Coffman, who turns 102 in January, wanted when he went to a Chevy dealership near his home in Decatur, Ill., in September. He ordered a “Transformers” special edition model, which is adorned with black stripes to resemble the character Bumblebee from the blockbuster movie.
Mr. Coffman hasn’t seen “Transformers.” He said he just liked how the special-edition Camaro looked — and that only 1,500 are to be produced. He traded in a Chevy Monte Carlo for the new car. “Driving by myself, I didn’t need one of those big cars anymore.” he said. “I wanted a sportscar.”


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MSP6 - 11/20/2009 9:42:36 AM

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Scary

topneuro - 11/20/2009 9:42:44 AM

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1UAW just blew his cover.

pepito66 - 11/20/2009 9:44:57 AM

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Great for him, ages is not an important factor if he feel right and healthy is ok. Enjoy your dream car and drive safely.
Good luck.

EL34 - 11/20/2009 10:49:42 AM

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The drivers that scare me the most are the 20 year pigs that dart in and out of traffic.

Whelan - 11/20/2009 11:52:49 AM

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Dateline 11/21/09: Virgil Coffin...er...Coffman passed today while trying to put his new 2010 Transformers Edition Camaro into reverse to back out of his driveway. Medical examiners say the combination of breaking his ankle while pushing on the clutch and then his wrist while shifting into R caused him to go into shock. This accompanied with the standard hold on a seatbelt that was too much for his body led to his perish. The car was unharmed during this incident and will be sold at auction next week.

I know I'm not right "-)
Oh and,
They only dart in and out because you drive too slow and don't pay attention to your mirrors to know when to move over. LOL.

PerformanceGuy - 11/20/2009 1:09:25 PM

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That's awesome!

bfghemicuda - 11/21/2009 1:37:37 PM

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A gear head at heart

pcar4evr - 11/20/2009 1:18:29 PM

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for every one of him, there's 1000 like my mother-in-law who at 90 wouldn't stop driving even thought she can't hear, see or walk unassisted. We sold her car and told her it was stolen.

PlanB - 11/20/2009 3:09:47 PM

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LOL

pcar4evr - 11/20/2009 3:49:57 PM

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I asked her if she misses the car and she asked me if it's her old Desoto that was stolen (it was a 1995 Lexus ES300 with 40K miles we sold - every corner banged up). Old age dementia has a sense of humor.

MSP6 - 11/20/2009 9:56:52 PM

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A Lexus ES.. LOL

What else could it be !