This channel should be called Muscle cars we are still searching for as it seems there are more looking for than stories of found.

Motorsports royalty here. Thanks again Mike for letting us feature your old '78 Camaro! Best of luck with Joy Riding.

What a cool guy to get to talk to! I hope he can find his second Camaro.

Good luck finding the 78 , my 78 is the family pride and joy, with 44k original and a 4 speed car , all love it

Great interview, always enjoyed Mike's commentary on B-J auctions. Not sure I agree 100% that 'right now' depicts the best time to be in the car hobby though....unless of course money is no object. What I mean is, it's difficult for the average enthusiast to get into the hobby, considering how much more expensive most collector vehicles seem to be compared to 5-10 years ago. It's unreal what even a basket case is going for these days, and no doubt we've all seen it, regardless where we live. Yes, it might be easier to find a vehicle, or parts you're looking for on the internet, but who misses the days when things could readily and easily be found at the auto wreckers? But yes, I get it...supply and demand.

Loved the conversation with a legend. Hope the crew can find this illusive bowtie!!

Wow, this was a great interview. Would love to Meet Mr. Joy . Maybe one day soon I will be joy riding in my high-school truck. Great job Wes.

I've heard the term 'day 2 cars' before, but today, I just learned what it actually means. This was an informative conversation with Mike!

I never understood the gas got too expensive and the gas mileage too bad to keep. I kept my 70 Dodge Challenger 340 and my 70 GTX 440-6 to this day. Mind you I drove the Challenger more. Weekly drive it still. Monthly drive the GTX still. I also bought other cars later. An 88 Conquest TSI. And a 91 Stealth R/T that is now a fwd TT car. Also a 09 Challenger R/T with the STP package. Mike had a lot better job and I would presume more money. It’s just how you spend your dollars. I raised two boys as a single dad and the cars are our connection through out the years. It kept us close. My grand kids are car collectors too. Just miniature scale. Good luck on finding that Camaro I do know how it is for your first car to get away.

Speaking of 1978 Z/28, i purchased a new black on black automatic sold it a couple years After and bought a red one 4 speed. So many memories. I have the window sticker of the first one, would love to give the msrp to the current owner, if it is still exist. Hit me up, it would be interesting.

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Mr. Joy's timing seems off. He said he moved to Florida in 1978 and then drove a VW for two years which would take him to 1980. By 1980, there was no new Capri II. By 1980, the Capri would have been a Fox body platform vehicle, having been first introduced in 1979 along with the Mustang on the Fox platform. There was a Capri II from 1976-1978. The John Capri II Player edition was called the Capri II S in the United States and would have been a 1976-1977 model. The correct name for the 1978 model shown is code 22 Dark Blue. Automatic Camaros in 1978 could have a 2.41, 3.08 or 3.42 when paired with a 350 V8 and the four speed cars could have had a 3.08 or a 3.73 when paired with a 350 V8. California destined Z-28 350 V8s in 1978 appear to have been all equipped with automatic transmissions. While Chevrolet was sitting on their keisters during the 2nd generation F body (including dropping the Z-28 for a time), Pontiac improved their vehicles, offering the WS6 handling package and in 1979, added four wheel disc brakes to it, something Chevrolet did not offer in their F-body. The VIN was not provided, so no VIN, can't win, but easy enough to figure out: 1 for Chevrolet, Q for Camaro Sport coupe, 87 for two door coupe, L for 350 CID V8 with four barrel, Chevrolet produced, RPO code "LM1", 8 for 1978 model year, N for Norwood, OH or L for Van Nuys, CA assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Norwood, OH plant closed in August 1987 and the Van Nuys, CA plant closed in 1992. My guess would be his vehicle was a Norwood, OH assembled vehicle. Not much of a BJ fan. I saw a "restored" 1978 Pontiac Trans Am Y88 Gold SE car come across the block and it was terribly restored and the money it went for was insane. I think BJ has helped out price the little guy out of the hobby because everyone that has something in their yard, "Knows what I got" and cars that would have been junked ten years ago are now restoration fodder and going for insane money.