Stick Your Favorite '80s Cassette Player In This 49k-Mile IROC-Z Convertible
GM's F-Body platform cars like the third-generation Pontiac Firebird and the third-gen Chevrolet Camaro have aged pretty well when it comes to popularity, despite some of them being almost 30 years old.
The latter can be seen here in this Bring a Trailer ad in IROC-Z convertible spec, with 49,000 miles (79,000 km) on its odo. According to the ad, this is a one-owner car purchased new from Elco Chevrolet of Ballwin, Missouri. Doesn't it just make you want to go back to highschool?
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Alright, that might sound a little weird, but you know exactly why it would. The IROC-Z spec was an icon, just like the Trans Am as far as the Firebird was concerned.
This Dark Red Metallic example comes with a typical black soft top and gold IROC-Z badges. Other features include the front fog lights, body-color side mirror caps, power antenna, tinted windows, dual exhausts and factory standard 16-inch five-spoke alloy wheels, finished in silver and gold with IROC-Z center caps.
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Step inside the cabin and you'll quickly notice that it isn't exactly mint. Still, nothing looks particularly bad, and you do get Light Brown leather seats with tan cloth inserts, matching door panels, air conditioning, cruise control, tilt steering wheel, a Delco cassette stereo, Chevy-branded floor mats, power windows, mirrors and locks.
Compared to the plain vanilla Camaro Convertibles, the IROC-Z came with upgraded suspension, a lowered ride height, different shocks, larger sway bars and more. Moreover, its 5.0-liter LB9 V8 sent 195 HP to the rear wheels through a four-speed automatic gearbox and an optional limited-slip differential, which this car has.
While the third-gen Camaro isn't a very heavy car at just over 3,300 lbs (1,500 kg), don't expect it to feel particularly quick to drive – which, given the low output of that V8, is understandable.
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Link: https://www.carscoops.com/2020/08/stick-your-favorite-80s-cassette-player-in-this-49k-mile-iroc-z-convertible/
IROC Zs were the white trashiest of cars and super popular among the dropout set of my high school. Blechhhhh.
Quote5.0-liter V8 - 195 Horsepower
OOF
Quote4-speed automatic
DOUBLE OOF
Quote from: Laconian on September 01, 2020, 11:27:45 AM
IROC Zs were the white trashiest of cars and super popular among the dropout set of my high school. Blechhhhh.
My dad had one when I was a little kid. He is indeed a high school drop out (though he did eventually get his GED). :lol:
If I had a big enough garage and enough free time to maintain it I'd enjoy having one just for the nostalgia factor alone. :praise:
Quote from: Laconian on September 01, 2020, 11:27:45 AM
IROC Zs were the white trashiest of cars and super popular among the dropout set of my high school. Blechhhhh.
Not Monte Carlos?
Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on September 01, 2020, 12:29:45 PM
Shut yo face :heated:
Hey, I actually like both; wobbly chassis, brittle plastic, dead steering and all.
But ya gotta admit, there's a type they're associated with...
Most positive thing about these cars is they can be crushed and recycled. It's all about the environmentalism.
:rastaman:
Quote from: Soup DeVille on September 01, 2020, 12:09:20 PM
Not Monte Carlos?
Teal Irocs were the cars for the echo mullet set.
I bet the car was styled by a guy named Cody or Cory.
Quote from: Laconian on September 01, 2020, 01:59:49 PM
I bet the car was styled by a guy named Cody or Cory.
Apparently Jerry Palmer.
195hp from 5 liters
190hp from 1.5 in my grocery getter CR-V
Quote from: Laconian on September 01, 2020, 01:58:42 PM
Teal Irocs were the cars for the echo mullet set.
Teal would be early-mid '90s, right?
Quote from: Morris Minor on September 01, 2020, 02:18:19 PM
195hp from 5 liters
190hp from 1.5 in my grocery getter CR-V
Yes, it also means any number of bolt-in 400 HP crate V8s are available for it with next to no fabrication needed.
Quote from: Soup DeVille on September 01, 2020, 02:18:35 PM
Teal would be early-mid '90s, right?
hecc ya
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I'd like to have a IROC with a LT4 Crate Engine!
I'd like to drop an Isuzu 4HK1-TCC into a Beretta
Quote from: Laconian on September 01, 2020, 01:58:42 PM
Teal Irocs were the cars for the echo mullet set.
Having not had a haircut for about 6 months, I've got the mullet to go with it.
I loved the IROC-Z when I was in high school. High school kids who owned one weren't white trash though. White trash kids walked or rode BMX bikes to school because they couldn't afford a car or if they had one, it was a 10 to 20 year old clunker sometimes with a rear bumper made of wood.
A high school kid who drove an IROC-Z was an upper middle class white kid who was probably a jock.
Quote from: veeman on September 02, 2020, 09:43:38 AM
I loved the IROC-Z when I was in high school. High school kids who owned one weren't white trash though. White trash kids walked or rode BMX bikes to school because they couldn't afford a car or if they had one, it was a 10 to 20 year old clunker sometimes with a rear bumper made of wood.
A high school kid who drove an IROC-Z was an upper middle class white kid who was probably a jock.
+1
and the trash kids who were drug dealers could at least afford a rusty Chrysler K car or Ford Tempo.
Another IROC article...Explained: Why History Hates the IROC Camaro (https://www.msn.com/en-ca/autos/enthusiasts/explained-why-history-hates-the-iroc-camaro/ar-BB18EakA?ocid=msedgdhp#image=BB18E5ed%7C6)
Quote from: veeman on September 02, 2020, 09:43:38 AM
I loved the IROC-Z when I was in high school. High school kids who owned one weren't white trash though. White trash kids walked or rode BMX bikes to school because they couldn't afford a car or if they had one, it was a 10 to 20 year old clunker sometimes with a rear bumper made of wood.
A high school kid who drove an IROC-Z was an upper middle class white kid who was probably a jock.
WORD!!!