Hi from Manila, Philippines

[mlm1961]

Hi everyone,

I'm glad to be on this site. Great cars! I'm from the Philippines and over here we've got a lot of nice looking cars too. I'll be uploading some pics of cars over here. Thanks.:cool:

[OHCbird]

Kumusta na pare!

Welcome to the site...maybe you'll be the first guy to PT a Jeepney ha ha.

[mlm1961]

Ayos lang OHCbird! Thanks for the welcome. Nice to know there's a fellow pinoy on the site.
As for PT a jeepney, why not? ha ha ha..............

[CruizinKev]

welcome aboard! my mom's also from philippines but too bad I never learned the language and also never been there.....

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

Another phillipino here...

Im actually eating Balot right now!

welcome!.. and get some pics up!!

[mlm1961]

Thanks so much for the welcome cruzinkev and mr. vengeance. Cruzinkev, if you go visit the Philippines sometime in the future let me know. I'll take you around to meet the car enthusiasts over here.
Mr. vengeance, I hope you're enjoying your balut. :-) I've got a few photos of my car on the PT garage. 74 camaro mlm1961.

[neki67]

Welcome, that's a very good looking big bumper Camaro you have! The Bodywork must have cost you quite some time and effort

Just so everybody can enjoy it a bit easier, here it is:
https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=6819

More pics of this very sharp Camaro in this man's PT garage!

[CruizinKev]

wow very nice!!!

:headbang: :)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

daaamn thats a NICE camaro!... i cant see how you could drive in in the streets of Manila tho...

[1971CHEVELLE]

Welcome to the site

[redpine]

kumusta!

[rsk68]

mlm1961,

Nice Car you have there and welcome to the site,
I will be there vacationing the day after Christmas and through the new year, what part of Manilla are you in, Im staying in Quezon City across from Ateneo university, do you know any more Pinoys with PT cars in Manilla, l could get a group picture for larry maybe haha!
I'm a full on Kano married to a Filipina for the last 15 years and have been there around 10 times now, possibly relocating there some time soon.

[mlm1961]

Neki 67, huge thanks for uploading the photo of the car. I truly appreciate it and the kind words you posted.
Likewise a huge thank you to cruzinkev, mr. vengeance, 1971 chevelle, redpine and rsk68.
rsk68, i'm in the alabang area. south side of manila. there's lots of pt cars in manila and i'd be honored to show them to you and introduce you to the owners. drop me a PM so we can meet up.
btw, mr. vengeance, it's actually pretty cool to drive over in the Philippines. the cops are very understanding, i know you know what i mean. :-)

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

ahhahaahah!

i just remember driving in Manila and being ridiculously close to jeepneys and tricikels...

now if i was in my family's home in Cabana Tuan with my camaro id have to constantly be understanding with the cops.. ahha

[neki67]

Neki 67, huge thanks for uploading the photo of the car. I truly appreciate it and the kind words you posted.

MP.
I don't know for sure about building a car like that in the Phillipines but I know for sure that it requires a lot more for and of most people outside the US to build a US car than it does for Americans in the US. So a bit of extra support from your fellow 'foreigners/non Americans' seems appropriate!

[mlm1961]

Neki 67, that's so true. It's expensive to build them cause we have to order all our parts from your country. What makes it actually expensive is the freight cahrges and customs duties and taxes that we have to pay for when the parts arrive. Again i thank you.

[neki67]

Neki 67, that's so true. It's expensive to build them cause we have to order all our parts from your country. What makes it actually expensive is the freight cahrges and customs duties and taxes that we have to pay for when the parts arrive. Again i thank you.

Mmmmmm, don't think you have to order them from the Netherlands, do you? I'm in the same boat my friend. Compared to the Americans we have to spend almost twice.

[rsk68]

Every time i go to the Philippines i have to bring a balikbayan box full of car parts, its really bad this trip due to all the damaged cars from the floods a few months ago, i'm bringing some ECM's for damaged escalades.

[TonyHuntimer]

Hello MLM,

Welcome to the Pro-Touring.com website and family.

Was your car originally sold in the Philippines or was it purchased in the US and shipped to the Philippines in the last few years? I know GM used to build 67-69 Camaros in the Philippines. I don't know if they were still doing that in the 1970's or if your car was built in the US and shipped to the Philippines.

[JEFFTATE]

mlm1961 , That's a nice camaro .
Welcome to the site.
Good luck with your projects..

[mlm1961]

Every time i go to the Philippines i have to bring a balikbayan box full of car parts, its really bad this trip due to all the damaged cars from the floods a few months ago, i'm bringing some ECM's for damaged escalades.

Hi Rick,

The flood was extremely bad. "Ondoy" damaged so many cars over here so much so the dealerships have a backlog of as much as 8 months before they can repair the cars but it'll never be the same again. A flood damaged car just doesn't feel "right" anymore.

On a different note, I was in the shop of a friend of mine yesterday and he's looking for a hydraulic roller cam for a '68 Pontiac 400 cu. in. He's looking in the region of 268 degree duration and about .490" lift. Any suggestions? His manufacturer of choice is Chet Herbert but he's open to other reputable manufacturers.

Manuel

[mlm1961]

Hello MLM,

Welcome to the Pro-Touring.com website and family.

Was your car originally sold in the Philippines or was it purchased in the US and shipped to the Philippines in the last few years? I know GM used to build 67-69 Camaros in the Philippines. I don't know if they were still doing that in the 1970's or if your car was built in the US and shipped to the Philippines.

Hi Tony,

Thanks so much for the welcome. Super great site you have going.:1st:

Re. my camaro, it was purchased in the U.S. and brought in by a U.S. service man during the time that the U.S. bases were still in the Philippines.

You're so right about GM building camaros over here from 1967-69. They were plain janes with anemic 6 cylinders, 3-speed trans. and drum brakes all around.

Manuel

[mlm1961]

mlm1961 , That's a nice camaro .
Welcome to the site.
Good luck with your projects..


Hi Jeff,

Thanks so much for the welcome and comment on my camaro.:)
I'm very happy to be on this site.:)

Manuel

[rsk68]

Manuel,

There are so many cams available I wouldnt know where to start, when we meet up we can discuss ways to get parts delivered to you by Balikbyan, I can help!

[mlm1961]

Manuel,

There are so many cams available I wouldnt know where to start, when we meet up we can discuss ways to get parts delivered to you by Balikbyan, I can help!

Hi Rick,

Fantastic. Thanks Rick.

Manuel

[72ratnova]

welcome to the site

[mlm1961]

welcome to the site

Thanks 72ratnova.

[rsk68]

At the airport on my way to the Philippines, security wasnt as bad as i thought it would be even had the fox 11 news interview me the wife and daughter for our oppinion on the crazy ******* that tried to blow up the plane on Christmas day, hope i packed up the car parts good enough to not get damaged!

Manuel I will call you in a few days

[George Manont]

Mabuhi MLM,


Greetings from Bangkok, your next door neighbor !


We also have a small muscle car community here. Visit our site sometime !


www.musclecarthailand.com



Cheers,


GM.



ps. There is a Filipino Community here in Bangkok. One of my good friends, a Service Manager / Chief Mechanic for local Lamborghini...Fred Siegfried, is from Makati. And a few more at my day job office , they all are good guys !...and when I teased them with the local version of Balut...they just crack !



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[mlm1961]

Hi George,

Greetings too from us your next door neighbor!
Nice to know you've got a muscle car community over there. :)
Have you tried eating balut? If not, be brave and try it. :yum: :)

Manuel


Mabuhi MLM,


Greetings from Bangkok, your next door neighbor !


We also have a small muscle car community here. Visit our site sometime !


www.musclecarthailand.com (http://www.musclecarthailand.com)



Cheers,


GM.



ps. There is a Filipino Community here in Bangkok. One of my good friends, a Service Manager / Chief Mechanic for local Lamborghini...Fred Siegfried, is from Makati. And a few more at my day job office , they all are good guys !...and when I teased them with the local version of Balut...they just crack !



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