I had a 94 Z28 B4C, 1LE.  This had a leather interior and 6 speed.

Lady ran a red light and t-boned me in college

I got my license in 1986.  I drove a whipped 1967 Mustang.  My dream car then was a new 86 GT.

Man this is the rich kids thread!

Good looking cars. I had a '86 Trans Am WS6 T-Top car in dark blue. Nice car for a while but was slow as shit with the 150HP in a 3600+ pound car.

And in typical 1980's style it fell apart. Transmission blew up, head lights stopped popping up, other electric issues, water leaks, vacuum leak turned out to be broken intake bolt from the factory, steel part of roof started cracking from flexing. All before 30,000 miles. GM and local dealer were useless. In fact the fucking dealer left the windows down in a rain storm and flooded the car while it was there for warranty work. He was pissed at me for always bringing it back. GM didn't want to get involved or stand behind the shit box they sold. I have owned over 40 cars since then and swore off any new GM cars, I will never give them a dime again.

New weatherstripping for the T-Tops was about $900 at the GM parts counter. A tube of black silicone RTV caulk eight dollars. made full disclosure about that one selling the car.

Late ‘03 F350 for me.  It was fast for a dually, and still got 17mpg.
6.0 problems caught up with me eventually, even though I didn’t hot rod it  

Now I’ll stick to 7.3s, EFI 300, 302, and 351s (can’t afford to feed a 460 )

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My buddy forgot to latch his t-tops and both were sucked off the car and destroyed when we were in college. He had a tarp over the car for six months.

My current truck is my favorite, by far:  1996 F-150, regular cab, short bed, 300 I6, 5 speed manual.  It has never left me stranded (knock on wood).  On the rare occasion something has gone wrong it has always found a way to limp home.

The vehicle that I still wake up in the middle of the night thinking I found it again…my 1982 Ford Bronco, 300 in-line 6, 4 speed manual transmission with granny 1st gear.  Basic truck with a lot of power.  The one vehicle I want back now.  I am still looking for it

83 280ZX Turbo.
It was my "fast"ish car
Digital dash , and the voice of an angry Asian lady telling you the door is open or parking brake is on .
It got a spot of rust on the back fender and within 2 years disintegrated despite 17 year old me's best efforts

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An IROC Z with modern suspension, brakes, and LSA would be an amazing car.

Around 67-72 Ford and Chevy trucks.
Had a 70 Ford before and loved it. Did a lot of work to it and ended up trading it for a 79 CJ5.

Mine is a RS but it's faster than a iroc.

Same year. Blue with T-tops.

I miss my 84 Mustang GT. Even though my charger is faster, and nicer. I put my blood, sweat and tears into that car.

Lmao no doubt!!!

I had a gray one in HS 86-90. It pulled tail in rural Iowa.

It's Really Only a Camaro.

Back in the day it was called a me to car.  Hey I got a IROC, No kidding Me to

My favorite

Had a charcoal one when I was in the Navy.  Bought it in 1991 on one of those near base car lots. Interest was ridiculous but I loved that car.  Changed the clutch out in a auto parts store parking lot just to wreck it a few months later.  

It’s on my list of cars that I used to own that I wished I still had.  Right up there with my VW thing.  

Why car with that would be amazing

That's mine.

Fuck I miss you.

Correct.

In 1986 I was a young Infantryman in Ranger Bn.
On a trip back home, I was drooling over a brand new showroom black IROC-Z.  With a manual transmission and T-tops.
This was in a “city” about an hour from my hometown - but in reality just a small town dealership.

The salesman/manager all in one guy asked me about my last name and found out he had been overseas installing power lines with my grandfather and uncle about 20 years and throwing back drinks at the various local hole in the wall Inns, Taverns, etc. with my Grandfather on many occasion.  This was totally a random accident.

But he couldn’t sell me the car.  I just couldn’t afford it.  It was a sticker of 14K.  I had 2K for a down payment  it would have been like a 350$ car payment.

He made a phone call to the owner.  Who also knew my grandfather.  The owner called his brother who had a garage over by my town.  And had been friends with my father.  (Who had been killed in a log truck accident about five years previously.).

The salesman got a call back.  Said come with me.  On the backlot was a 1985 red Z28 no t-top with TPI.  And 9,000 miles on it.  It had just been traded in on a new Corvette and not on the lot yet.

“Well, both me and the owner knew your Gramps. We didn’t so much know your mom and dad or you.   You might not have realized Dob was the owner’s brother.  He knew your Gramps too. And your Mom and Dad real well.  He’s seen you go from a baby coming home from the hospital to graduating from high school last year. He may never have told you but he was a paratrooper in France and Belgium in the big one.”

Now, I had seen him March for Memorial Day, 4th of July, etc. with the local legion/VFW- but, he had never talked to me about it.

“He says if you want it, drive over to shake hands and have a beer with him, hand him 1000$ cash, and mail him a check for $200 a month each month for four years.”

He told me shit he said he had never talked about with his brother, wife, or daughters.

The next time I drove home on leave we had some more beers, “test Piped” the catalytic converter, and put in “the chip”.

And I never missed a payment.



Now, that random course of events is a nice memory for me.  He had done some business with both my father and grandfather.  I never knew it, but after he died about 15 years ago my mother told me ever since I had graduated he kept asking when I would be home on leave and if I was Airborne and Infantry yet.

As for the car itself.  Wonderful young adult memories with friends, dates, etc.  Looking like a taller, ruggeder version of Tom Cruise in the 80s with a cool car was epic.




But- transmission rebuild by 30K, cassette quit, AC quit, one window quit, by 40K fuel pump, starter, alternator, -
And, after 5 years of ownership, at 50K head gasket.

So I did the responsible married guy thing.




Regardless, I will always have a fondness for those cars.

I'm more into the LS3/LSA.

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Great story.

my 73 cutlass with 455 was a power cruiser,fuck gas mileage and rear tires.

I had a bone stock Infiniti G35 coupe. 6 speed manual. Brembo brakes. No rear spoiler. I miss that car dearly

I always thought they were cool as fuck.

I had an 89 IROC-Z. Blue with black IROC decals. 305 and a 5 speed. Piece of shit that attracted more rednecks than females.

I had a red one with the 305 TPI engine. What a slow piece shit, frigging thing ate spark plugs for breakfast and getting to the rear 4 plugs sucked.

I wish I had bought an 87 Regal Grand National or a GNX

They were cool but the 91 Firebird Firehawk was cooler.

One of the most comfortable cars ever.

Was that the car with the self leveling suspension?

1984 BMW 5 series (E)
Over 300,000 on it and still peppy as hell when a deer hit it, drove it a year with a good I couldn't open and finally croaked...

My 1999 f250 with the v10 is the best truck I own. 400,000 miles and strong as hell to this day

Not a Camaro, but in the theme of things, 1998 Pontiac TA - Chameleon Green/Blue.  First year of the LS in the F-Bodys and under rated from the factory on HP.

Not a pic of mine, but was just like it.

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I had a 1967 Camaro SS 396. Bad ass fucking car. Then bought a 1975 Camaro Type LT. Biggest POS I've ever owned.

My 86 iroc that I still have after all these years


And my '18 ZL1

I had a ‘92 Tbird SC.  It had a 5-speed manual and was a pretty quick car for it’s day.  Two vehicles later I bought ‘96 Impala SS, also a fairly quick vehicle for its day despite being a Midcap 10.

The early 3rd gen KITT Firebird and later IROC-Z were the good looking ponycars of the 1980s.

I'm not saying they were good cars, but they were attractive, the early Firebird for its clean lines and the IROC for attractive use of ground effect add-ons and the distinctive hood.

I had an '82 Z28, looking back it was a great looking car, but was slow as could be.

1975 chevy K5 Blazer.

350 4bbl 4x4 with a completely open roof from the windshield back.



(Not my Truck in the picture - but a very close match)

I can't remember how much tail I split in that rig while in college, but it was EPIC.   South Padre for Spring Break.

Taos & Steamboat also for spring skiing breaks.  Summers on the beach or camping up in the mountains.  Man I miss that Truck!!

It is THE one vehicle I really regret about ever having sold.

BIGGER_HAMMER

Well done fellow solid roof master race.

I admit I have come close to a red 5Th Gen Z 28 a few times and kick myself for not grabbing a 6th Gen.

The 5.7 TPI cars and the equivalent Mustang GTs of the time were the first time in over a dozen years you had performance on par with some of the run of the mill pony cars of the muscle car era.

always thought these were handsome... this is a cool one too..

I had the poors Tempest version of this. Probably one of my top choices I let get away. Either that or my ‘73 Z-28.

I miss the IROC races.