My first was a 1979 Chevy Camaro, bought in 1987. Copper paint ("GM #286 - Camel", to be exact) and tan interior. Still had it up until 2010 when, after a failed attempt at restoration, I wound up parting the whole thing out on eBay down to the last nut and bolt. Only the horn cap remains and I'm keeping that - will probably even be buried with it. I was sad to see it go, as I've been through much in my life with that old beast. Four years of Pennsylvania winters back in the late 80's/early 90's started the rusting process in earnest and I was financially unable to fix it up. Then, when I finally started getting the money together to resto-mod it, I discovered that it would take a minimum of $15,000 to rebuild the rear end alone, as it was almost completely destroyed by rust and sitting still too long on jack-stands. That would not have left much else in my budget to do the rest of the project, like a new engine, transmission, differential, paint, etc. So, with much sadness, I let her go along with all the parts I collected over the years in preparation for the rebuild.
I instead put my efforts into fixing up my more recent vehicle, a 1996 Chevy Impala SS, which is still in very good shape for its age. That one has a new LT1 383 Stroker, aluminum drive shaft and Behr multi-piston brake system. I'm slowly fixing up the skin - put a new fiberglass hood on it with dual forced air-induction intakes and custom front bumper cover w/ fog lights. Will probably be working on the interior in the coming years and doing a new overall paint job. Transmission, differential and suspension are all still rock solid and have no plans to do anything with them until they start to show signs of stress. The car still looks pretty stock with minimal cosmetic upgrades but runs like a scalded cat. I like my sleepers.
It's so cute, I want to hug it. 
