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Would you Drive This? 1988 Chevrolet Camaro IROC Z w/ T tops
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:38 am
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:38 am
Would you drive a mint condition 3rd gen Camaro?
This bodystyle came out in 1982 with what was extremely modern and sleek styling in the day. Unfortunately this was during the "emissions choking" era of American cars, so the engines were all choked of air and fuel to meet emissions standards. The earlier 5.7L V8 Camaros had the quadrajet 4 bbl carb (probably the best carb ever made. They still use these in marine applications) with about 200 horsepower.
By 1986, higher end cars like Mercedes, Cadillac, and BMW offered fuel injection. The Camaro got this wizard technology by 1987. This uprated the 5.7L V8 to 230 HP at 4,400 rpm and 330 lb.ft at 3,200 rpm. For the day, this was considered a very fast car. Today, a turbocharged 4 cylinder Malibu can probably spank this Camaro in a race, but in the 1980s, this was considered a rocket on wheels. It flat out embarrassed the Mustang GT and most higher end European cars. It remained the fastest affordable American car (The Corvette was pricey) until the 1991 GMC Syclone was introduced.
The IROC model (International Race of Champions) was used for several pace cars and was a Car and Driver 10 best car for two years in a row. It's considered the coolest high performance 3rd generation Camaro. It came with a cooler interior, updated styling, a limited slip diff, and a V8.
The example below only has about 25,000 miles. It's in excellent condition, which is pretty rare for 3rd gen Camaros especially if they were kept in northern states. Unfortunately the traditional Camaro buyer even today aren't exactly known for maintaining their cars as well as the average Buick or Oldsmobile owner. When maintained, these cars weren't quite as bulletproof as the 3800 V6 W Body (LeSabre, Lumina, Cutlass Supreme) cars, but it was pretty reliable after the initial fuel injection teething issues were solved by 1989/1990.
They certainly looked better in black with the gold/brown lettering, but red was also a very popular color. IMO this was one of the coolest "affordable" cars of the 1980s.
Would you buy this car if it came with a pair of cut off jeans, moon shoes, and a lite bright? IMO, the Camaro IROC is just as much of an iconic 1980s relic as those cool toys!
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This is one of those cars that takes me back to my childhood. A friend of mine's parents had one just like this. We all thought his mom was the "cool mom" for having one.
This bodystyle came out in 1982 with what was extremely modern and sleek styling in the day. Unfortunately this was during the "emissions choking" era of American cars, so the engines were all choked of air and fuel to meet emissions standards. The earlier 5.7L V8 Camaros had the quadrajet 4 bbl carb (probably the best carb ever made. They still use these in marine applications) with about 200 horsepower.
By 1986, higher end cars like Mercedes, Cadillac, and BMW offered fuel injection. The Camaro got this wizard technology by 1987. This uprated the 5.7L V8 to 230 HP at 4,400 rpm and 330 lb.ft at 3,200 rpm. For the day, this was considered a very fast car. Today, a turbocharged 4 cylinder Malibu can probably spank this Camaro in a race, but in the 1980s, this was considered a rocket on wheels. It flat out embarrassed the Mustang GT and most higher end European cars. It remained the fastest affordable American car (The Corvette was pricey) until the 1991 GMC Syclone was introduced.
The IROC model (International Race of Champions) was used for several pace cars and was a Car and Driver 10 best car for two years in a row. It's considered the coolest high performance 3rd generation Camaro. It came with a cooler interior, updated styling, a limited slip diff, and a V8.
The example below only has about 25,000 miles. It's in excellent condition, which is pretty rare for 3rd gen Camaros especially if they were kept in northern states. Unfortunately the traditional Camaro buyer even today aren't exactly known for maintaining their cars as well as the average Buick or Oldsmobile owner. When maintained, these cars weren't quite as bulletproof as the 3800 V6 W Body (LeSabre, Lumina, Cutlass Supreme) cars, but it was pretty reliable after the initial fuel injection teething issues were solved by 1989/1990.
They certainly looked better in black with the gold/brown lettering, but red was also a very popular color. IMO this was one of the coolest "affordable" cars of the 1980s.
Would you buy this car if it came with a pair of cut off jeans, moon shoes, and a lite bright? IMO, the Camaro IROC is just as much of an iconic 1980s relic as those cool toys!
LINK
This is one of those cars that takes me back to my childhood. A friend of mine's parents had one just like this. We all thought his mom was the "cool mom" for having one.
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:39 am to goofball
Fuk yea i would drive it... but im not a **** either
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:40 am to goofball
My first car was the 89 IROC, same color fire engine red.
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:41 am to goofball
Would I drive it?
I'd roll up to your house blasting skynyrd pounding bud heavies.
I'd roll up to your house blasting skynyrd pounding bud heavies.
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:42 am to goofball
What’s the old acronym, “Italian Retard Out Cruising”?
Nice car but it has a reputation of being a douchemobile because of who typically drove it.
Nice car but it has a reputation of being a douchemobile because of who typically drove it.
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:43 am to goofball
Before I turned 16 I rode shotty in a teal green version of that, everyday to HS. T-Tops included...
This post was edited on 12/30/20 at 11:43 am
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:43 am to goofball
Hell yea I would. Saw one of these the other day. Pretty rare
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:43 am to goofball
Im a child of the 80s. But I’ve always hated what Chevrolet did to the Camaro in the 80s. Same for what Ford did to the Mustang then as well.
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:43 am to goofball
quote:
Would you Drive This?
Down the Panama City Strip dressed like Magnum PI
This post was edited on 12/30/20 at 11:46 am
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:44 am to goofball
I was a sophomore in high school that year. If I had it, I'd tight-roll my acid-washed jeans, throw on my Coca Cola rugby shirt, lace up my Converse Weapons, and drive it 'til the wheels fell of while blasting Ratt, Iron Maiden and Def Leppard cassettes.
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:45 am to goofball
If I had a mullet I would. Most white trash car body style ever.
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:49 am to goofball
Yes, but I would prefer to drive the Bandit's Trans Am.
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:50 am to goofball
I’d go hunting for honeys at the lakefront with the T tops off and Home Sweet Home blaring from the speakers. The 80’s were great. No political correctness, no social media, and no one had a damn camera on them at all times.
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:50 am to goofball
Love those old GM interiors
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:51 am to goofball
Knew a guy in high school with a bubble gum blue IROC. He rode around with T-tops off and Motley Crue blaring. Those cars seemed big and heavy compared with the Mustang LX 5.0 from that time. Driving around in fast cars looking for the next keg party to hit. I'll gladly give up the internet for that time again.
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:52 am to goofball
IROC
Italian Retard Out Cruisin'
Italian Retard Out Cruisin'
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:52 am to goofball
I would drive it but it’s not anyone of my lower end dream cars. I would not pay $29K for it. But if it’s your dream car and the color you want, that’s not a horrible price but it’s on the high end IMO. If you really really want it and it’s the car you always wanted, and you are in the market, get it.
This post was edited on 12/30/20 at 11:54 am
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:55 am to goofball
Sure if in good condition. I'd rather have a straight shift.
The power is laughable compared to moderns versions.
The power is laughable compared to moderns versions.
Posted on 12/30/20 at 11:58 am to goofball
My IROC Z story. TLDR warning.
One of my best friends in high school had one ordered a couple of days after they were announced. His dad, wealthy and left his mom for a younger model, felt bad and promised it to him for his 17th birthday. One day I am home and get a call "hey, can you drive me up to the Chevy dealer?". I know what is up and jump in my car and go get him. We pull up to the dealer in Covington on 190 and there it is, black with gold letters/T-Tops/optioned out. They have placed it up on the porch right in front of the main doors. We jump out and are drooling over the car, pressing our faces against the windows since it is locked. Some salesman comes running out and yells "get away from that car kids, its sold!" and my buddy smoothly whips out a company check from his father and says "Yeah, to me."
I thought that was about the coolest thing I had ever heard.
Two years later, on my first night at LSU, my buddy gets in a drag race with a Mustang at Lee and Highland. We fly by a BRPD unit and he starts chasing us and the Mustang. My a-hole buddy stomps the gas and I am thinking I am going to jail on my very first night at college. I finally yell at him enough that he pulls over by Nicholson and the Mustang makes a left and heads towards Gardere. The BRPD passed us up and went after the Mustang. We hauled arse back to campus and I never rode in that car again. I don't think I have talked to him since that night either.
One of my best friends in high school had one ordered a couple of days after they were announced. His dad, wealthy and left his mom for a younger model, felt bad and promised it to him for his 17th birthday. One day I am home and get a call "hey, can you drive me up to the Chevy dealer?". I know what is up and jump in my car and go get him. We pull up to the dealer in Covington on 190 and there it is, black with gold letters/T-Tops/optioned out. They have placed it up on the porch right in front of the main doors. We jump out and are drooling over the car, pressing our faces against the windows since it is locked. Some salesman comes running out and yells "get away from that car kids, its sold!" and my buddy smoothly whips out a company check from his father and says "Yeah, to me."
I thought that was about the coolest thing I had ever heard.
Two years later, on my first night at LSU, my buddy gets in a drag race with a Mustang at Lee and Highland. We fly by a BRPD unit and he starts chasing us and the Mustang. My a-hole buddy stomps the gas and I am thinking I am going to jail on my very first night at college. I finally yell at him enough that he pulls over by Nicholson and the Mustang makes a left and heads towards Gardere. The BRPD passed us up and went after the Mustang. We hauled arse back to campus and I never rode in that car again. I don't think I have talked to him since that night either.
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