Man that's a bummer but I'm glad you're ok, could've been worse.

Looking at it in a positive light this gives you the chance to create something new. Change is good and life only allows us to have a number of different rides before our time is up. 1st gen's are expensive but still cool, I like 2nd gen 70-72 split's because they aren't as prominent. I'm sure you've seen them but Super Chevy has featured several badass early 2nd gen's for ideas. If you want something other than a camaro I would look at a Chevelle or Chevy II/Nova. Yeah the Chevelle's a-body shuffle can be an issue at the track but there's plenty of aftermarket support to fix that. I'm not sure how the 3rd gen camaro's relate but alot of parts can be shared with x-body nova's.