4.3 mile '85 Iroc Camaro Found In Trailer

[67rs/ss]

I had the cousin a 1985 trans am 305 700r4 Carb 190hp the tpi was 205. My first new car. I cannot remember what it ran in the 1/4 but in the 1/8 my best time was a 9.74 against a 85 mustang l had him by 1/2 a car length. It pulled real good until I went to 3rd (which was just before the finish line) and it would just die. The mustang would have beat me by a couple car lengths in a 1/4 mile. Good times

[old5.0]

Stock L69 5-speed F body will run high 14s with a decent driver. 85 5.0 5-speed Mustang will run mid- to low-14s @ around 95 mph, again assuming a decent driver.

[70 copo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GTO_DON</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Why did it have junk tires on it when it came out of the trailer </div></div>

For long term storage without any care I suspect to keep the original tires from going flat?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 67rs/ss</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I had the cousin a 1985 trans am 305 700r4 Carb 190hp the tpi was 205. My first new car. I cannot remember what it ran in the 1/4 but in the 1/8 my best time was a 9.74 against a 85 mustang l had him by 1/2 a car length. It pulled real good until I went to 3rd (which was just before the finish line) and it would just die. The mustang would have beat me by a couple car lengths in a 1/4 mile. Good times

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Just for reference, my son in his Jr Dragster runs the 1/8 in 7.9 seconds at 84+ mph. Sad, eh? He is not slow to remind me how his Jr is a whole lot faster than the street cars to the 1/8th. Wait till he has to pay for his own ride to the 1/8 mile mark... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

[GTO_DON]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70 copo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GTO_DON</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Why did it have junk tires on it when it came out of the trailer </div></div>

For long term storage without any care I suspect to keep the original tires from going flat? </div></div>I thought that to maybe but then why leave the battery hooked up and not cover it up better. There's more to the story

[BJCHEV396]

It still had factory markings on the window,door mirror etc...Does that mean it was never dealer prepped?And only having 4 miles on it the IROC must have been trailered to the container or the dealer was just around the corner.

[hubleyman]

So back in '85 I ordered a new bright blue IROC Z with the 5 speed. It took 6 months to get (because of the color) and I got it in January of '86. On the third day of my ownership, I took it to Lake Tahoe to my sisters wedding (ya, Elvis was there) and it got hit on the drivers side in the snowy parking lot.
Couldn't open the drivers door and got gastly looks on the drive home... Sold it shortly after because even though it was repaired, every time I looked at it I visualized the damage.

It would do low 14's at Sears point but my '86 Monte Carlo SS could do low 13's.

No comments on the tan corduroys please....it was a formal wedding ya know. Charlie

[Tracker1]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hubleyman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

It would do low 14's at Sears point but my '86 Monte Carlo SS could do low 13's.





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Stock?? Was it a downhill track?

[whitetop]

New Camaro, decent looks and single..you were styling back then I bet.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hubleyman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So back in '85 I ordered a new bright blue IROC Z with the 5 speed. It took 6 months to get (because of the color) and I got it in January of '86. On the third day of my ownership, I took it to Lake Tahoe to my sisters wedding (ya, Elvis was there) and it got hit on the drivers side in the snowy parking lot.
Couldn't open the drivers door and got gastly looks on the drive home... Sold it shortly after because even though it was repaired, every time I looked at it I visualized the damage.

It would do low 14's at Sears point but my '86 Monte Carlo SS could do low 13's.

No comments on the tan corduroys please....it was a formal wedding ya know. Charlie



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[427TJ]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hubleyman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">



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Check out the price of gas in January of '86.