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As a fellow Camaro owner I couldn't resist showing you this outrageous '67. Once again I couldn't locate the owner but saw and heard the car as it left the showground. Surrey Muscle have a reputation for having mega horsepower cars in their club. This '67 certainly didn't look or sound like it was letting the side down, awesome !

It's no secret that GM are going through a particularly tough time and are set to cut around 21,000 jobs this year as it focuses on the June deadline for the revamp of its business.

The dizzy heights of $2 : £1 are now long gone and whilst we were languishing close to $1 : £1 at the early part of the year, the pound is currently sitting around $1.45 : £1. If you are like me you will still be cursing for not having stretched your budget and purchasing those parts last year!

But there is hope. The Canadian Dollar offers us a better rate of exchange than the US dollar (at the time of writing $1.78 : £1) and they can supply American cars and parts.

There is no doubt you will have to search a little harder but when you find what your looking for the reward will be that your budget will stretch a little further.

Another outstanding car I saw at Wheelsday was this stunning '58 Impala convertible. It had arrived from Nebraska 19 years ago where the harsh weather had taken it's toll and Paul got it as a complete basket case. After taking ownership what can only be described as a single minded obsession to restore the car took place. The car has been fitted with a 327 small block chevy and turbo 350 transmission from a Corvette (Paul still has the original block and trans). Rayvern Hydraulics hadn't started to make their own air ride kit back then, so Paul had to make his own system, sourcing all the parts he needed from the States. All the work on the Impala was carried out by Paul with the exception of the paint job. The car is sprayed in a shade called Cay Coral which was an original colour option back in the '50s. When I asked Paul if he could do one thing to the car, what would it be ? Without hesitation he said, strip it down and respray it because the paint job isn't good enough. Man, it looked perfect to me, for some people, like Paul, the standards they set themselves is very high. I can only look on with admiration and envy.

The Fast and Furious franchise has gone from strength to strength using that always popular mix of suped up cars and girls, and the latest offering doesn't disapoint.

This film provides something for all car enthusiasts with the spectrum of cars used for the movie including Muscle Cars, Tuners and Exotics, with the well known Camaro "Big Red" also making an appearance.

I saw this car lurking near the exit of the showground but couldn't track down the owner to get details. As I was taking the photos I heard a small boy behind me ask his Dad what it was ? his Dad replied "that son, is the Devils car".