pics of convertibles, let's see them

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Dec 31, 2000 | 05:29 AM
  #1  
i always enjoy seing pics of convertibles being you don't see them as often as coupes, so anyone with a convertible pic, please post them.
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Dec 31, 2000 | 07:31 AM
  #2  

Here is an old picture.




But I have been working on it so now it looks like this.


Much better

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88 IROC convertible
-=ICON Motorsports=-
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Dec 31, 2000 | 07:04 PM
  #3  
it looked better before
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Dec 31, 2000 | 07:10 PM
  #4  
Quote:
Originally posted by zenish:
it looked better before
Ya think ?? lol

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92 Z28 L98 350
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Jan 1, 2001 | 08:19 AM
  #5  
Here's a pic of my 1987 "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" Z28 convertible. Only 744 were produced of which almost all (~720) had the IROC-Z option. Mine does not. Of the ~24 produced, nine have been confirmed to exist today.

These cars came with only one of two drivetrain combinations:
1) 305 LG4 with automatic and
2) 305 TPI with 5-speed.
No other combinations were available for this year.

Of the nine, there are only two with the 305 TPI / 5-speed. Mine is one.

Note the unique rear spoiler light. It is a one-year only piece. Also, the side rear spoiler extensions mounted on the door. Again, this piece is also one-year only.

<IMG SRC = "http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1427158&a=10688442&p=36653901&Sequence=0&res=high">

Only the 1987 convertible received the "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" designation signified by the map pocket. This is the only third generation Camaro that received a map pocket:

<IMG SRC = "http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1427158&a=10688442&p=36736232&Sequence=0&res=high">

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Willie

Supercharged 1987 305 IROC-Z, Daily-Driver, Emissions-Legal.
12.57 @ 111 mph.
12.04 @ 114 mph (50-hp nitrous).
http://members.optushome.com/au/downunder1/rides/willie/willie.html

1987 "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" Z28 Convertible -- Super Chevy Show Class Winner, 1998.

My custom front marker lamp assemblies:
http://members.optushome.com/au/downunder1/misc/lens.html

[This message has been edited by Willie (edited January 01, 2001).]
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Jan 1, 2001 | 11:33 AM
  #6  
My 1989 RS. I plan on adding a Hooker cat-back and Eibach springs this summer. The license plate means "hate to be caged".





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Jan 1, 2001 | 12:47 PM
  #7  
My 90 RS ragtop. For some reason the gold color of the front rim washed out in the picture.
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Jan 1, 2001 | 08:51 PM
  #8  
My bird 92 pontiac TA:
http://sites.netscape.net/bulldogfrazier/homepage
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Jan 2, 2001 | 04:01 PM
  #9  
My '88 IROC convertible:



[This message has been edited by deacon17 (edited January 06, 2001).]
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Jan 2, 2001 | 06:20 PM
  #10  
Pete,
That is a very nice "Bird". Those are rare
cars to come by. Great job on an
awesome looking car!

Here is my baby:



Tommy
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Jan 2, 2001 | 09:58 PM
  #11  
damn, i drool every time i see mr. iroc z's car. My convertible pictures all show the top up. When the snow is gone from here I will put the top down and take some pics to post.

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91 rs, convertible, K&N, Edelbrock open element cleaner, 3.73, B&M mega-shifter, goodmark cowl-induction hood,tinted windows
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Jan 3, 2001 | 03:09 AM
  #12  
Jim,
Thanks for the compliment. It would be great
to see a picture of your ride. It must be
hard for you keeping up the top with the
snow! But I'm sure the wait for summer time
will be well worth it for you!

Tommy
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Jan 3, 2001 | 10:44 AM
  #13  
i gotta agree with JM91RS, youve done a great job tommy, it looks incredible

have you ever autocrossed it with that susp. setup the way you do? Im curious to know how well it handles
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Jan 3, 2001 | 11:21 AM
  #14  
I wish I had a convertible to cruise in!! I once went to a motor shop when my cousin was getting tires on his mustang, and I saw an 80s Trans AM that was black and gold and a drop top!! I drooled all over myself. I even asked if it was for sale and they told me that they had been asked many times about it and the owner didn't want to sell her. Too bad. But if anyone knows of a T/A with this combo for sale, I am interested!

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Chris "$teve" Williams
1984 Firebird "Stroker GT
2 1978 WS6 Trans AMs (one of which is a "T/A 6.6" 220 hp.)
http://www.geocities.com/butterscotch_kandy



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Jan 3, 2001 | 01:44 PM
  #15  
Can't get the pictures to come through from photopoint, as you can see in my response above. Anybody else have this problem?

Pics of my convertible are under the recent link "looking for pics of cars with stripes".
It's the black convertible with the white stripes.


[This message has been edited by deacon17 (edited January 03, 2001).]
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Jan 3, 2001 | 03:11 PM
  #16  
Deacon,
Let's see if this works....that's a nice
ride you have there! Keep up the great work

<img src="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1411198&a=10551716&p=35866062"



Tommy
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Jan 3, 2001 | 03:15 PM
  #17  
deacon....sorry....You must have a broken
link in photopoint or something??

Pedro, to your response about my car, the
handling is just spectacular. That is the
whole reason I built the car this way...
for grand touring/canyon carving. Although
the ride is very stiff, the handling
capabilities have increased tremendously
over stock.

Tommy
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Jan 5, 2001 | 10:49 PM
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Jan 6, 2001 | 07:37 AM
  #19  
http://jrnklb.homestead.com/files/dsc00018.jpg
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Jan 7, 2001 | 11:26 AM
  #20  
Mm, lots of nice droptops. anybody want to trade.. : )


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Chris
1992 25th Anniv Z28 W/383 Stroker
536 RWHP 569 FT LBS
(chassis dynoed at Ramsies Perf.)
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Jan 10, 2001 | 03:11 PM
  #21  
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[This message has been edited by Jza (edited January 10, 2001).]
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Jan 12, 2001 | 01:46 PM
  #22  
My 92 firebird convertible is in storage and I don't have pictures to post yet. But does anyone want to see awesome photos of my 1967 Firebird convertible? I thought I'd ask first since this is a 3d gen only site - no sense offending anyone.
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Jan 16, 2001 | 06:29 PM
  #23  
Yeah, i'd like to see the the 67. Anyone wanna see a 69 camaro pace car convertible? I got a nice one sitting in the garage.

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91 rs, convertible, K&N, Edelbrock open element cleaner, 3.73, B&M mega-shifter, goodmark cowl-induction hood,tinted windows
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Jan 16, 2001 | 06:40 PM
  #24  
Do T-tops count?






[This message has been edited by Rob90TA (edited January 16, 2001).]
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Jan 16, 2001 | 08:56 PM
  #25  
All F-bodies are cool with me. I would like to see them. I have a friend that has an awesome 69 Camaro convertible, I will see if I can find a picture.
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Jan 19, 2001 | 12:49 PM
  #26  
Quote:
Originally posted by Chuck Everly:

Here is an old picture.




But I have been working on it so now it looks like this.


Much better

Daddy.. I WANT!

-Steve
92 rs /ss frankencamaro


next 3rd gen is a conv iroc.
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Jan 20, 2001 | 08:52 AM
  #27  
those cars don't look like the same color, maybe it is just the picture though.
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Jan 20, 2001 | 09:31 AM
  #28  
My wife and I bought this IROC new

The stickers on the rims are the original GM part number stickers.

3 times shown, 3 times best in class at Super Chevy Sunday at Martin Michigan


------------------[list=A][*]1987 IROC Convertible 5-speed, TPI, Performance axle, oil cooler, no air[*]'57 Thunderbird, California car, D engine, both tops[*]'68 Riviera - Grandpa's last, my first, owned 26 years

[This message has been edited by IROC87convertible (edited January 20, 2001).]
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Jan 22, 2001 | 06:41 AM
  #29  
IROC87convertible,

Beautiful car! How many miles are on it? I imagine not many by the looks.

What part of Michigan are you from? I would like to see your car the next time you show it if it is not to far. I live in northern Ohio.


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88 IROC convertible
-=ICON Motorsports=-
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Jan 22, 2001 | 12:30 PM
  #30  
Damnnnn..if that car won best of show three
times, then I should start to take my car
into some shows...

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Jan 22, 2001 | 05:36 PM
  #31  
Chuck,
It's got 10,700 miles on it. It's been sitting on blocks in the back of various garages and storage facilities for most of its life. Finding this site renewed my interest enough to clean the dust off it and snap a few pictures. We're in the Muskegon area. That's a bit far from Ohio.

We also have photos of the car at ASC in Lansing, before it was converted. We had duplicate keys made when we first bought it. The originals still have the dealer's inventory stock number tags on them.





------------------[list=A][*]1987 IROC Convertible 5-speed, TPI, Performance axle, oil cooler, no air[*]'57 Thunderbird, California car, D engine, both tops[*]'68 Riviera - Grandpa's last, my first, owned 26 years
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Jan 22, 2001 | 05:44 PM
  #32  
IROC87,
No doubt that is a very clean Convertible!
You actually have pictures of it when it was
a hard top, before it was converted to a
drop top..!
So basically, you don't drive the car.and just show it?

Tommy
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Jan 22, 2001 | 06:11 PM
  #33  
Hi Tommy, You already know that your car is awesome, so I won't help swell your head any more.

We ordered the car in March of '87. The dealer told us that the car was through Norwood and awaiting conversion. When June came and still no car, my wife and I drove over to ASC in Lansing. When we found the place we drove up to guard shack at the back parking lot. I explained to the lady guard that it was my birthday (it really was) and that we had drove over from Muskegon just to see her. Well, that got a chuckle out of her, and we told her that we were really looking for our car, which had been there going on four months. We had the VIN number from our dealer. She asked what it looked like and we told her that it looked like this black one. The first car that we walked up to in the sea Camaros was our car.

ASC was having start-up problems (I think that's why GM never advertised the '87 commemorative edition convertibles). It had a plastic rear hatch that was painted bright orange and it had orange t-tops. GM and ASC were shipping these parts back and forth. They had so many cars there that some were in the mud off of the pavement with plastic sheets instead of the plastic hatches. We could see where water was getting into some of the cars.

The guard pulled our car out of the line, took our picture with it, and drove it to the front of the line. We got it July 8th.

With the extreme popularity of the IROC at the time, you can imagine the double takes when we cruised Lake Michigan at sunset in the only third gen convertible in West Michigan. It was, and still is, a real rush.

No, we almost never show it. We haven't been to Super Chevy Sunday for three years or so. We drive out every now and then to watch the sun set.

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Jan 22, 2001 | 10:30 PM
  #34  
Wow, thats a bunch of beautiful ragtops!!
Mine is an 86 (yes it IS) and was converted by Choo Choo Customs, but with the same parts that later were used for the ASC conversions.
I had planned for a while to sell it and buy a vette, but after owning it for 2.5 years I really want to keep it and give it the restoration it deserves down the line.
Chances are big that I will ship it to Norway next spring - it will for SURE be uniqe there..
It also have the pieces Willie mentioned earlier. I did not know the door pieces and the third break light in the spoiler was a only in the beginning... Thats COOL though!!

Tommy, are those the 18" chromed IROC rims you have...?? I've wanted those for I dunno how long... Very Sharp car!!



Ken

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Bright red 86 Iroc-Z Choo Choo Customs Convertible
A few free mods

ChevyKen's Camaros

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Jan 22, 2001 | 11:36 PM
  #35  
I'll try again


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1990 Iroc convertible,305 tpi,Black with black leather interior,lowered
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Jan 23, 2001 | 02:37 AM
  #36  


Well, I wasn't going to, but when someone showed their 86, I thought I would too. This 86 IROC was was done by ASC though, and has the short third brake light and spoiler extensions on the doors, too.

Car's for sale BTW.. ( )

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Jan 23, 2001 | 11:04 AM
  #37  
IROCZ87,
That is the best Camaro story I have ever
heard...and I thought I was a die-hard
Chevy fan. Damnnn, I can just imagine the
feeling you must have had driving one
of the first IROC-Z convertibles! And your
depiction of the ASC plant is vivid. I can
just imagine all of those Third gen's just
sitting there...wow.

I also like the fact the car is a Five speed.
I know that must make it extra rare.

Tommy
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Jan 24, 2001 | 09:16 PM
  #38  
Hi all - a week or so I asked if anyone wanted to see my 67 convertible, since my 92 convertible is in winter hibernation 'til spring and I don't have photos. Since several were kind enough to say yes, I took a week to figure out how to do it - the result is below. The only problem is that the color somehow changed from turquoise to dark blue, so in the NEXT post I have submitted a different photo that shows the color a bit more accurately. Let me know what you think!



bird67
bird@javanet.com
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Jan 24, 2001 | 09:21 PM
  #39  
Here is another photo of my 67 firebird. It shows the color more correctly - the color is code "L" Mariner Turquoise. It has a matching original turquoise interior and a black top. Chicks dig it. Too bad I didn't have it when I was 17...but I had a 1975 Buick Skylark instead.



bird67
bird@javanet.com
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Jan 25, 2001 | 07:00 AM
  #40  
Beautiful! Very nice car.
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Jan 26, 2001 | 11:55 AM
  #41  
some one please tell me how to post pics of the 69 pace car convertible.

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91 rs, convertible, K&N, Edelbrock open element cleaner, 3.73, B&M mega-shifter, goodmark cowl-induction hood,tinted windows
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Jan 31, 2001 | 05:32 PM
  #42  
damn i want one! I found a nice looking black z28 convertable, 1991 for $6500, but i have to sell my RS first. Anyway, does it take a long time to heat them up in the winter? Thanks.
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Jan 31, 2001 | 07:04 PM
  #43  
in the winter it is a little colder than a regular car, but not too bad. Doesn't take too terribly long to heat it up. It is worth it because of the spring and the summer. And also, think about how many thirdgens you see. Now how many of them are nice convertibles? I would say that thirdgen convertibles will turn a lot more heads than non-convertibles. Not in all cases, but most.
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Jan 31, 2001 | 07:09 PM
  #44  
jm91rs.. or anyone actually.
I saw a 1991 Z28 Convertable for sale for $6,495. The description says simply:
"convertible, CAMARO Z28, black, black,, dark grey interior, good shape, power seats, power windows, CD, new top/paint"
I dont know the mileage, but I called and left a message. Does it sound like a good deal? Looks nice in the pic, but of course I'd have to see in person.
If its a good deal, what do you think I could get for my 92 RS, black, 305 automatic, good shape (1 rip in dash, otherwise perfect interior and 3 bubbles in paint otherwise great exterior) with 64,000 Miles, all stock? Thanks.
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Jan 31, 2001 | 07:26 PM
  #45  
If it's a 5-speed and the car is in good
condition then get it! 5speed convertible
Z-28's are hard to come by. You must look
at many things....see how the car sits...
is it the same height around all corners??
If not, could be that the frame is bent...
easy on convertibles. Check the top for
tears..and check the rear window to see if the plastic is not yellowed out. Just use
your judjgment. A clean convertible...will
go for close to $12,000- 9,000. I would have
to assume that for the price you stated, it
has about 80-100,000 miles and has some other
minor issues.

Send us a pic and we can help you more.



tommy

[This message has been edited by Mr. IROC-Z (edited January 31, 2001).]
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Jan 31, 2001 | 08:32 PM
  #46  

Heres the only pic of it, looks clean. When I hear back about how many miles and if its rather low, I'll drive out there to check it out.
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Jan 31, 2001 | 09:49 PM
  #47  
I want to post mine but I have a ques. How do I get my picture from word to here or is it possible.

Jeremy

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92 Z conv
5-spd B&M shifter
home-made ram air, air foil, headers, no cat, TB bypass, kevlar pads, slotted rotors, BMR panhard, alston SFC, 3.42's
when it warms up Edelbrock STB maybe springs
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Feb 1, 2001 | 10:33 AM
  #48  
Jeremy,
You must post your picture on a server and
use the

"<img src>" tag to post the picture.

See the FAQ on how to post a pic.

Tommy
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Feb 1, 2001 | 01:34 PM
  #49  
OK, lets try this


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92 Z conv
5-spd B&M shifter
home-made ram air, air foil, headers, no cat, TB bypass, kevlar pads, slotted rotors, BMR panhard, alston SFC, 3.42's
when it warms up Edelbrock STB maybe springs
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Feb 1, 2001 | 01:36 PM
  #50  
Jeremy,
That is a beautiful IROC-Z. Do you have any
more pictures of it?

Tommy
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