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Old 05-14-2008, 08:17 AM
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Camaro pace cars (Champ Car liquidation auction)

With the merger (I think that's what it was) of Champ Car with IRL, Champ Car is auctioning off a whole crapload of stuff, including three thirdgens which appear to have been pace cars at some point:

http://www.njgallivan.com/auction_detail.php?ID=383972

1982 CHEVY CAMARO Z28, ART CENTER CAR BASED ON THE 1982 CHEVY CAMARO PLATFORM, IT IS A ONE OFF BUILD, 350 V8 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, 1,059 MILES, VIN# 1G1AP87H9CL109286

1986 CHEVY CAMARO, ORANGE, 412 SMALL BLOCK, CHEVY CUSTOM FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, 450-HP, 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ROLL BAR, FUEL CELL, 4-POINT SEATBELTS, 17" BBS WHEELS, CUSTOM SUSPENSION, CUSTOM INTERIOR AND PAINT, ONE OF THE FIRST IROC CONVERTIBLES EVER MADE, 8,196 MILES, VIN# 1G1FP87H8GL182600

1982 CHEVY CAMARO, ORANGE, WIDE BODY, 350 V8, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 17" BBS WHEELS, CUSTOM HAND-MADE WIDE BODY KIT, 4,176 MILES, VIN# 1G1AP87H4CN110110
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The 1986 is a Convertible to boot... sounds like a nice one too...

Notice how ALL three of those cars started life with an LG4?

Thanks for the tip, I would be interested in seeing what they go for...

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Cool, thanks. I sure would like to see full sets of pics on each car.
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Here's 2 of 'em.
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Holy crap. Those cars look stunning!
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Look at that '92 Z28 on there. It's white, but the exterior is completely custom, looks nothing like a Camaro. I didn't even notice it till I saw the car description.
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Never seen camaros like that.They seem incredible but odd at the same time.
Hope they fix that orange one; nobody would buy a car with a flat tire

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Scott you missed one...

At first I thought it was a 4th Gen but the Door windows are stragith instead of angled like a 4th gen... Kind of Looks like a Berlinetta interior.
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I actually don't really like the white one. I think the covers over the rear wheels just make me think Oldsmobile. However, if someone would buy me the orange car (flat tire and all) I'd be forever in their debt.
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Is it me, or do those hood louvers on the orange one (with the flat) look. . . real??? Intresting amount of switches and do-hickey's on the center console too. . .
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I think they look awful. That orange and white interior just says Pimp.
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