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A specially restored 1968 Camaro will be on display at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Vegas next week. In a project that combined Forsyth Technical Community College's Transportation Department and Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the two organizations worked together to restore a 1968 Camaro for Lance Colton, son of the late Lawrence Shane Colton. Jay Leno, host of NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno, will present Lance Colton with the keys to the car at the Show.
Shane and Lance Colton had been working on restoring the 1968 musclecar before he was deployed to Iraq. Shane promised his son they would complete the car when he returned. He was not able to fulfill his promise or dreams of completing the restoration with Lance, because he was killed outside of Baghdad on April 11, 2004. Students at Central Texas College in Killeen, Texas, became involved in the completion of the car restoration after the story appeared on the CBS Evening News segment "Fallen Heroes."
Because many of the volunteers were called to active duty before they were able to complete the project, Forsyth Tech was asked to step in and continue with the project by Jim Barber from Classic Auto Restoration Specialist (CARS), Inc. The car shell arrived at Forsyth Tech campus September 19. "I think this is a great opportunity for our students to be involved," said Leonard Kiser, interim dean of Engineering Technologies.
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Source : Motor Trend
(10/28/2005)
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