WTF? Yeah, that’s what we said when we got the email tip from BangShifter Mark Brown. The email conversation went something like this… Mark – ” Here’s one for you that’s just too weird to be true…at least I hope it is!” Chad – “Holy crap that is hilarious! I’m going to respond to the ad and see what I can find out.” Mark – “If it’s for real, the world as we know it may have changed forever!!! I’ll be interested in hearing what you find out.” So I sent an email response to the ad.
I was hoping there would be a telephone number because whoever the freakshow is that thought of or created this thing is either 10 or CRAAZZZY, in all the right ways of course. There was not. So I sent a very nicely worded email to the person listing the car.
Here it is…
“My name is Chad Reynolds, Publisher at BangShift.com, and I am interested in more information on your hovering 1984 Camaro. We run a lot of Craigslist finds on our website and this one is epic.
Whether real or not, give me some info to run with and we’ll do it. ”
I have receive no response. In hindsight I think that alluding to the fictitious nature of this mythical hovering Camaro may have been a bad tactic. This could be the Unicorn of cars to this particular individual, and questioning it’s existence could in fact have put him and us in danger. We’ve beefed up security at the BangShift.com West Coast Headquarters just in case and have notified the suicide hotline network. May The Force be with him.
Here is what the seller said in the ad. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE ORIGINAL AD
Modified 84′ Camaro with Harrier engine enabling driver to vertical takeoff and landing.
FAA approved, maybe, status pending. Does not roll, or wheel’s don’t really work because I turned them into exhaust ports.
Very dangerous idea that I tried and will probably kill you. That’s why I want to get rid of it.
Nice photoshop. A real RR Pegasus (Harrier) engine alone is as big as the Camaro!
I never checked to see if there was a phone number with that. Seems like the kind of thing I would do to my ex-boss – put his phone number and email in the ad.
The depths that some sad lonely people will go to to find friends is amazing!
Unfortunately with an imagination like this the only place this sad sack will find any has very nice padded walls, a first class security system and a ready supply of mind numbing drugs……