May 1 as a deadline for other possible deals to be made . A single sticky note , left on Russ Builta 's 2005 Hummer , sums up the emotion stirred by the super-sized SUVs . `` You are polluting our air and abusing our national resources , '' the unsigned note said . `` And all because of greed and selfishness . You should be very ashamed of yourself . '' Builta , who served in the Marine Corps , still gets mad : `` It was not even on recycled paper ! '' Builta installed a supercharger that gave his Hummer a whopping 600 horsepower . When he really mashed the pedal , it got 1 mile per gallon . `` It would just move , '' he told CNN iReport . Check out Builta 's mega-ride After the HMMWV rolled off the AM General assembly line in Indiana on January 2 , 1985 , it represented a new breed of American military might and toughness . In 1992 , production of the civilian Hummer began , instantly creating a fraternity among owners of the SUV-on-growth hormone . They exchange photos of their trucks , chat over the
Atlanta , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Love it or hate it , the Hummer came to symbolize American might over the years -- tires the size of Texas , a chrome grill that looked primed to eat up wimpy cars in its path , and its drivers with egos to match their mammoth-mobiles . But the iconic vehicle -- a symbol for macho men like Arnold Schwarzenegger and ridiculed worldwide by environmentalists -- is headed toward the auto graveyard . General Motors last week announced the likely end of the Hummer after a deal with a Chinese automaker fell through . The news thrilled many who have protested the guzzler for years : Good riddance ! But for Hummer owners , the reaction remains mixed . Most mourn the impending death of their beloved behemoths but celebrate the fact that the Hummer wo n't be outsourced to China : Whose harebrained idea was that anyway ?! Ai n't no Hummer meant to be made in China ! Owners are hoping for a last-minute buyer to emerge before the Hummer joins the maligned Pinto in the scrapyard . GM has said it is trying to salvage the Hummer , setting