The "Other" IROC-Z Thread

[68bowtie]

So first of all, I don't know much about anything other than 67-72 GM pickups. But my oldest son is close to 14, and we have been talking about what he wants to drive when he turns 16. Long story short, he's narrowed it down to an 82-92 3rd gen camaro. Preferably an IROC, auto, in red.

I figure a couple years is just right to take our time and find the perfect car, and get it ready to drive. Ideally not a major project (no paint/body, no drive train swaps). Something that the paint looks decent, has everything there, and not something super nice or it would be out of our budget. And I'm always looking for a good deal.

Well what do you know, not a week into daily searching, this car pops up on cl about 6.5 hours away. Checks all the boxes, can't pass it up, only 66k miles, and a fantastic price.

It posted Tuesday, we made the deal Wed, and we drove up Thursday to pick it up. Made a family trip out of it with my wife and all 3 kids.

The gentleman we bought it from was the second owner. He bought it 3 years old in 1990. Painted it red in 1993 (it was originally white). He parked it in the garage in 2005 when he bought a second car, and didn't fire it up since. He cried when we made deal. He assured me it needed to go to someone who would use it, but I could understand his emotions.

Here's a little scenery of the trip. The ride back was late at night, pouring icy rain, in the mountains, not the kind of towing I like but we made it back safely.



Here's the car and my son. And my "patina" trailer...





The options... 305/auto, t-tops, white, IROC, limited slip, tinted windows, and I think the rest is mostly boring stuff. I didn't look closely yet though...