Oh the Shame... Local CarShow, Topless Girlfriend let's me down...

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Took the "Girlfriend" to the local Carshow this evening.
Not a big deal, maybe 40 cars or so but can't show her because they have a stupid '74 or older rule.
No biggie, don't want my "World Class Lady Friend" parked next to an old junker anyway (and there were quite a few "Trailer Park Queens" on display).*sheesh*
Found a parking place right next ot the show area, figured she'd get attention there.
"Girlfriend" had top off and windows down and sporting a fresh coat of Meguires Gold Class and tire shine. She looked like a 18 year old $65k Super Car should.
After about an hour of walking around and checking out the hot rods, and a few junkers (what are people thinking these days???) it was time to go home and finish off the evening.
I get in, turn the key and.... (drum roll)... the distinct sound of the dual mass flywheel rattling because of a missfire.
Not a "Popped Off the Map sensor hose", but a true honest to gosh misfire.
*sh!t*
I've heard it before, I know what it sounds like.
It cleared up about half a block out of the parking lot, but by then it was too late. My exit sounded like a damn Honda Accord with a fart can muffler.
*double sh!t*
About a mile from home it started missing again, and she sounded like she was only running on 6 cylinders as I pulled her into the garage.
About 3 beers, errr.., an hour later, she starts and idles fine.
Gonna have to get out the FSM and start some serious diagnosis, but the first thing I'm going to check is the ECM connectors. Make sure every lead is getting good connection. She was behaving as if some of the inectors weren't getting the signal to fire. She wasn't running rich, at least I couldn't smell gas, and she wasn't running hot.
The fact that it was working and then not working seems to me to be an electrical fault and not a bad injector or coil pack or f*ing whatever.

Ideas, anybody, please?

TomC


p.s., saving the funny sh!t for last.
Saw a really pretty white '69 Camaro with 427 badges on it's front fenders with the hood open. Looking in I expect to see a big block, but instead I see a fuel injected small block with aluminum heads. I ask the guy, 427? Is it a stroker? (thinking to myself, it's gotta have paper thin walls).
He says, (emphatically) "NOPE. It's a True Chevy 427 Small Block, they only made a few."
I say, "That's funny, it's the only one I've ever seen, is it a COPO?"
He says, "Yup, they only made a few".
Oooookkkkkay, time to move on...