NJSteve's 1987 IROC Z28

[427TJ]

Good Lord, is that Butternut Yellow????

I graduated from college in '87 and went to USAF flight school in my brand-new Mustang LX 5.0. I was this close to going for the IROC but the LX was such a bargain. There were guys in my flight school class who had bought IROCs (and GTA Trans Ams and Supras etc.) and we would race all over the two-lanes of far west Texas. I was the only street racer in the class so I whupped those guys on a regular basis. I loved my LX but I always had a soft-spot for that IROC. Chevy finally got it right with those '85-'87 IROCs.

x 100!

[njsteve]

Chevy calls it "Yellow Gold" and it is a shade lighter than the old Daytona Yellow. It's hard to get a good photo of the color but it is rather bright. I always liked yellow cars dating back to when my brother had a Van Nuys-built Daytona Yellow 1969 SS396 Camaro back in high school.

[njsteve]

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Chevy calls it "Yellow Gold" and it is a shade lighter than the old Daytona Yellow. It's hard to get a good photo of the color but it is rather bright. I always liked yellow cars dating back to when my brother had a Van Nuys-built Daytona Yellow 1969 SS396 Camaro back in high school.

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Actually I meant Los Angeles.

[WILMASBOYL78]

Neat car! Good luck with it...


wilma

[Pacecarjeff]

I had an 86 IROC-Z that I bought brand new.
It is a funny/sad story because it was the last GM car I ever bought. (as a daily driver)

I saved my money and paid $12K cash for a brand new TPI Camaro IROC-Z // Red with T-tops.
I drove the crap ot of it and loved that car. Met my wife while I owned that one.

In 1989 Chevrolet added the Convertible option to the Camaro line - I wanted one of those. I went down to the dealership with my mint 86 with pretty low miles, and was shocked when I was only offered $3500 as trade in on the new convertible.

I walked out with my tail between my legs, and drove that car for a few more years untill i could afford a used Toyota Celica Convertible- I never went back to an American car even to this day. And I wouldn't buy a new car until my Tundra in 2004. (only because the used ones were almost the same price)

The Car was a lot of fun, but like all GM of those days - Very undependable, and fast depreciation.
Sure was a looker - always liked the yellow ones.

Good luck, looks like they are now on their way back up in price.

[71-LS6]

You got a deal on that one, drive the heck out of it, then put it away.

[njsteve]

While I was out today visiting my Trans Am's sheetmetal at the body shop in PA. I ended up taking a detour and drove to the original dealership that sold my IROC: Bennett Chevrolet in Allentown, PA. They have been in business 35+ years. I met a nice sales lady there who gave me license plate frame for the car. I left her my VIN on the back of a business card and she said she'd look to see if there was any old paperwork in the files. I told her if she found any, I'd buy a new car there to pay her back!

[indyjps]

they are great cars. i had an 89 formula firebird 350 tpi black/black and a 92 rs 305 red/red car. both were great drivers the 350 tpi was a runner up to 4500 rpm. if i could find a decent one i'd pick another up. right now im looking @ low mileage LT1 camaros, since the LS1 steals all the thunder they are a bargain.