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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 10:14 AM
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camaro vs firebird

which do you guys perfer
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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 10:23 AM
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IROC. Performace.....handling.....LOOKS....yet the camaro. The firebirds are ice but i like the camaros.
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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 10:28 AM
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For third gen, camaro. The pop-up headlights on the firebirds are, in my opinion, dumb-looking. For foruth gen, I prefer the firebird, but only after 1996, when they redesigned the nose.
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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 10:41 AM
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You mean after 1998.

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 11:29 AM
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Firebirds have class and sleek styling. I like the bird because everyone and thier uncle owns a Camaro (chick car)

Headlights? At least the headlights dont look like leftover 78 Monzas How Original!


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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 12:38 PM
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I like them both and I have both. My 89 RS is nice, but for some reason there is more leg room under the dash in the firebird. Handling stock the Formula 350 way out did my camaro ( RS ) now that I've added some stuff they are both about the same. If I had to pick between one of the cars it'd prolly be the Formula that Id take. Of course it does have the L98 instead of the 305 TBI so that helps
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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 12:41 PM
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I like them both.. third-gen wise... the fourth gen's I HATE the new camaros but the new birds look pretty sweet... my neighbor has an 88 bird and it's pearl white with the big bird on the hood... it's bad. I can't wait til I get mine painted in a few months...

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 01:02 PM
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I think the thirdgen Camaros look meaner, and the Firebirds look sportier. I prefer the meaner look myself, it scares the rice away without having to bother with a fight. However there was this totally stock gold 85+ TransAm with yellow accent stripes I saw years ago that I really liked...

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 01:42 PM
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My 85 has the factory silver screaming chicken ontop of red paint . I like the pontiacs because they always had the better options/limitied production cars (GTA,TTA,Firehawk). Then again I really like the style of the 91-92 Z28's.
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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 02:36 PM
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I am unbiased in this regard as far as 3rd gens go. If I had found a Firebird that met my criteria when I bought my RS, I would have bought it if the price was right. I would love a nice GTA just to cruise in, then I could dump all my attention into making the RS fast.. *** knows it needs LOTS of attention in that regard.

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 02:44 PM
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I agree with Blue502. The Camaros look mean. The Birds look sporty. The 4th gen Birds look REAL mean and the Camaros look ....well they don't look as fast as they are..at least the last few years. To each his own. I never critisize another's car, unless it looks really dumb.

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 03:09 PM
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the bird ever sence the first one rolled out in 67' to the present allways had the edge (perposly from GM) over the camaro so hands down the bird is better.
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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 04:50 PM
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I prefer the Firebird over the Camaro. I like the styling/ appearance of the 'Bird.

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 04:55 PM
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Camaro's,like all Chevrolets, are the generic models. Firebirds are the refined and improved upon F-body. This isn't just my opinion, it's proven fact and you all have to accept it. YOU HAVE TO!

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 05:25 PM
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I would have to say camaros I don't really like the birds shape but I do kinda like the ones with the ground effects like the trans ams and such but over all I would have to say the camaro especially the 91-92 Z28's but this is all just my opinion.
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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 07:05 PM
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Well, being a die hard Pontiac guy it is still tough for me to say I like the Camaro better for looks, with the ground effects and front end just looks bad a$$. But what would be killer is a 455 3rd gen Trans Am.

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 07:18 PM
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I prefer Firebird's nose and tail lights and hoods, Camaro's Instrument Set Up, Camaro's choice of wheels.
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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 07:23 PM
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It is hard for me to say.....

The Camaros are lighter, so when done identically, they handle better and are faster....
The Birds are all awesome looking. From 82-92 they were perfect.

The camaros from 82-87 needed some help. From there they all had GFX and smooth noses... 91-92 were the greatest years...

In gereral, The Birds are the sleek, sports cars.... They look like they would "fly" by anyone... kinda like a 'vette in that respect.

A camaro looks like a muscle car.... something that would eat you.

It is really hard to explain. I love them both!

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 07:37 PM
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Camaro always appeared as pure american muscule, while the bird is that muscule with the accessories package

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 07:39 PM
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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 08:12 PM
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I think the Firebird looks more aerodinamic when the headlights are tucked away and theres an aerospoiler on the hatch.

However, the Camaro is more aggresive looking. If you look at the headlights, its just sending that message like, "dont mess with me!" I like both Camaros and Firebirds very much, and think both F-bodies are awesome!

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 08:17 PM
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it depends on the year
i like the 67-68 with the full grill, much more than the 69, dont realy seem to find too many first gen firbirds, but dont really look. i like the camaros on and off in the second generation, but earlier is better, i love the 78 trans am, and the ones that look like that. i hate the look of the early thirdgen camaro's and most of the 3rd and forth gen firebirds. my favorite thirdgen is a 91-92 camaro, and forth gen is the new 02 SS, but first gen i like the 68's and second gen the 78 trans ams. im sure this is going to be byest to what we drive but its opioion.


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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 08:44 PM
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Kiztope- Just wondering, What is it that makes the camro lighter?? If it is in fact lighter then its not enough to make a difference. They are the same car, they just have a differnt body style.

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 09:08 PM
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Camrs89, I am so jealous of you!! I was going to get this beautiful orange 69 GTO Judge, 4 speed, Ram Air III (too bad it wasn't Ram Air IV!). It had hardly any rust (I mean very hard to find any at all), original paint looked GREAT, it had 37,500 actual miles, all documents, all original (why is it that original is revered on older cars, but we replace most of the stuff we have money to or care to replace on the what, like 1980+ cars? I'd like aftermarket on any, but I would want to be the one to put it on), the car was great. Being 30 years old, it needed new front end bushings at least and new steering parts, but other than that it was great. One tiny rip in the headliner was the only flaw in the interior.

Anyway, the guy asked $18,000 and I said $16,000. After a while, he said fine, come up (to OK from TX) and look at it. I did. I looked at it and drove it (this is why I said it needed new front end pieces). Then he says $18,500 or no deal!!! What?!?

That was too much for me, but man did I ever want that thing! I would have had to change the guages, though--it's kind of hard to see the tach when it's recessed 4"! Anyway, the 69 was lower, wider, and either longer or shorter (I forget) than the 68, but I would love to have either. Someday I'll have a 69 goat with a rat!!


Oh, the Camaro vs. Firebird thing: I'm surprised that firebirds have gotten as much support as they have, considering how many more camaros there are out there. I would have to go with the firebird, though. My 91 formula WS6 is very nice. Of course, the 92 Heritage Edition Z-28 CONVERTIBLE!!! with 1,900 (not a typo!) miles on it that I was looking at right before mine would have been very nice!! I do like the 91-92 camaros. That car and mine are both 5-speed 305 TPI's--wouldn't have it any other way. Too bad some guy offered $19,000 for the camaro. Oh well, I love my WS6 (which only has 20,000 miles).
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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 10:01 PM
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Well let's see,

Front end-I prefer the birds
Hood-Can't beat the power bulge on the formulas & early T/A's
Spoilers-Gotta give this one to the 91-92 Z28s
Wheels-Tough choice here between the Iroc and GTA wheels. Tie I guess
Dash-Not a fan of the Camaro dash
Rarity-Sure there were rare camaros, but I'm still gonna say bird here

That sums up my opinion I guess. My votes in for the Bird. Hmmm, So why am I looking at two Irocs? I just love third gens.

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 11:09 PM
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I like a little of both. I like the Camaro cause it does look meaner. But I like the taillights of birds better than Camaro tails. I like the 89 IROC rims or the 91/2 Z rims, but don't like the TA rims. I like the hood blisters of the Z28 better than the power buldge hood. So, I'm not picking, I like em both

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 11:26 PM
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There are a lot of arguments in this post.
https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/000751.html

IMHO, I see too many nice Camaros around and not enough 'Birds... I vote for the bird because not that many people have one.

On a sad note, I saw a stripped Camaro today @ my high school. It was a sad sight. From the B-Pillar back and the A-Pillar forward were gone. I hope it wasn't anyone's.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by FAST RS:
Im all DAMN all in mini skirts. They had 4 sitting across 1 lying down and anothe rsitting on the girl hat was lying down. IT was Sweet when i got to practice one of my frineds was counting how many girls were comming out of my car.</font>
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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 11:28 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Camaro's,like all Chevrolets, are the generic models. Firebirds are the refined and improved upon F-body. This isn't just my opinion, it's proven fact and you all have to accept it. YOU HAVE TO!</font>
I guess that's why every Firebird/Trans Am got chevy V8's since '82, and the Camaros sell so much better!! -- I couldn't resist that---

I guess it depends on what year you are talking about. IMO, from 82-84 the Z28 had the Birds whipped. From 85-90 the T/A and GTA's were more appealing (I see the 700 million IROC owners on this board all plotting my death as I speak) and the 91-92 Z28's were the best looking 3rd Gens on all time, again, IMO. But I have to say, there isn't any T/A, GTA, FORMULA, RS(V8 cars I mean), Z28, or IROC of ANY year I wouldn't be proud to own.

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 11:56 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Basett_Racing:


But I have to say, any T/A, GTA, FORMULA, RS(V8 cars I mean), Z28, or IROC of ANY year I wouldn't be proud to own.

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You mean would be?

My vote is for firebird.

But some of those black Irocs are just sexy.



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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 12:04 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 89V6FBIRD:
IMHO, I see too many nice Camaros around and not enough 'Birds... I vote for the bird because not that many people have one.

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See, I notice the opposite around here. Many more Firebirds than Camaros. When I say Firebirds and Camaros I'm talking only of third generation ones. Its good to see any nice third gen on the road, since the fourth gens are SO common now.

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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 12:19 AM
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The Camaro looks better IMHO, but both cars are awesome. There is something about the TTA that is particularly appealing to me!

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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 02:21 AM
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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 10:03 AM
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you know what I hate.....Firebird Owners that think they are the ****....The Camaro came out before the FireBird and the Firebird is based upon the Camaro...not the other way around. Firebird have too much **** on them....They look like the are trying too hard to be faster then they are...Especcaly the late 4th gens with the honeycomb tailight...the huge RAM Air and scoops all over the place. Camaros seem to have a more layed back mood to them....and the Mustang is a bigger chick car then the Camaro and that is one of the reasons the Mustang still lives....Ford got smart and advertised the Mustang and then threw in the twist of making it a chick car....but in the end it is still there. It is almost like the Camarm/Firebird is a failure...the mustang came out before them and lasted longer.
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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 01:20 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by camaro6spd:
The Camaro came out before the FireBird and the Firebird is based upon the Camaro...not the other way around.</font>
They were both introduced in September of '66, and from everything I've ever read they were jointly developed.

As a side note, the decision by GM brass for Oldsmobile not to get the f-body platform lead directly to the creation of the '68 Hurst/Olds (of which I am a proud owner of one) which was the first a-body with a displacement over 400 ci (455). The creation of the Hurst/Olds further lead to the inclusion of 427's, 454's and 455's in other intermediates, giving us the heyday of the american musclecar. You have to remember that back in the day, Oldsmobile was GM's leading edge performance division, and not getting an f-body was a huge blow, possibly leading to the current demise of Olds. Can you imagine what things might have been like if there had been 3 f-bodies?
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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 01:29 PM
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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 01:59 PM
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Speaking thirdgens only...Camaros, Firebirds are too pointy, have the damn pop-up lights and have too many other gimmicks.

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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 02:15 PM
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I'm going to go with the 85-90 T/A

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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 06:28 PM
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I always thought the Firebird looked better than the Camaro when they were new, but my opinion is that the Camaro styling has aged better. The '90-92 Z28s look the best out of any thirdgen in my opinion, the ground effects just make the car look badass!
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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 06:32 PM
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i find it funny how most people like there car the best, but not all do, im definatly a fan of the 91-92 z's like i said before

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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 06:35 PM
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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 11:04 PM
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When SLP was looking at thier 1st niche vehicle program, they chose the 1991 FIREBIRD as the basis for the Firehawk.

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Maybe they just flipped a coin, but I think there was more to it, call it an educated choice.

The Camaro wasnt added to the program until 5 years later.

The Trans Am introduced the 16" wheel(1984) and the turbocharger (1989)to the 3rd gen F-body along with some pretty nice collector editions and pace cars.

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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 11:38 PM
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Yes, the Firebird was based on Chevrolets design of the Camaro, Pontiac didn't like it much, but thats the way it went. Pontiac Did Not want to make a car just like the Camaro, but Chevrolets design was approved over theirs and Pontiac had to make it like that.

Also, if I was the company that 1st introduced the MuscleCar, (The GTO) and saw another company come out with a musclecar that was a success, (The M*****g) I would want to go and make a car to go into direct competition with them and better them too, which is what these cars have done since 66. They might not be selling as much as them right now, but u get a better car still with the F-Body. Also the Camaro was introduced in 66, the Firebird in 67. The Camaro was finished and introduced way before since Chevrolet Camaro design was going to be used for both cars, while Pontiac was trying to make as many differences as they could to their car to set them apart some.

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Old Nov 29, 2001 | 11:51 PM
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"Well, being a die hard Pontiac guy it is still tough for me to say I like the Camaro better for looks, with the ground effects and front end just looks bad a$$. But what would be killer is a 455 3rd gen Trans Am"

Hey mike = seen it, and it ran 9's on motor. I think i still have the magazine, I'll showya sometime. It was competitive in EZ-street w/o nitrous.

I think my ultimate 3rdGen for looks would be a 91-92 firebird, with the 95-97 style WSY hood and wing. Bright red.

VERY CLOSE 2nd place would be a black 91-92 Z28 with the ASCD SS hood and ROH Snypers.
(Ya i really like aftermarket hoods ok)

Gimme a aluminum head 327 with mini ram EFI and a 6 speed, nicely build suspension, and some wide *** tires to go along with either car! Ah if only money was no object...




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Old Nov 30, 2001 | 01:33 AM
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What is this crap that birds have too many gimmicks?

Tell me what the are please. My car doesn't haev any "gimmicks" and I dont think any GTA's even have "gimmicks"

If you think a power seat is a gimmick or something, get a Trans Am that doesn't have the power seats. Thats the only thing I can think of with something you could call a "gimmick"

BTW I would put my car up against any 91-92 Z28 to see which one is "lighter"



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Old Nov 30, 2001 | 03:04 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Third:
too many other gimmicks.

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Ohh Ohhh, *raises hand* Ive got gimmicks! Digital Dash, and leather power seats! GO ME!

Anyways... Ive owned a 82 Z28, and now this 88 Trans Am.

I like both, but, I prefer the Trans Am, to me, its just got a nice versatile look, Mean, sporty, laid back.. all rolled into one. Its comfortable if it wants to be. Just a nice well rounded car, but then again, all F-bodies are just that.. versatile.

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Old Nov 30, 2001 | 03:54 PM
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Yes, the firebirds can nice but I like the Camaros...hence I own one....I made up my mind even before I owned the car. I was at this site for 3 months before I bought my IROC. I think this post should be banned...they split the f-body crowd and that is not what we need right now....United We Stand....If we want to still put forth an attempt to save the F-body.
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Old Nov 30, 2001 | 04:22 PM
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My vote goes to the 87-90 Formulas
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Old Nov 30, 2001 | 04:50 PM
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I think the trans ams styling ques are ageless. I just got one word for you guys, KNIGHT RIDER. the best show ever created, it featured a 3rd gen trans am that will never be forgotten. I've driven alot of third gens and I've always felt the interior in the firebird to fell more complete, there was something about the camaro's dash and ac vents that annoyed me. and I love the pop-up headlights even if they are a headache they kick *** . and for the guy who complained about the digital dash in trans ams, didn't the berlinetta have one too?

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Old Nov 30, 2001 | 09:47 PM
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I think I'm a little bias on this one. But the sig points to my favorite

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Old Dec 2, 2001 | 04:13 PM
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I love the options on the GTA, like the digital dash and steering wheel controls.
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Also, this is a 3rd gen site, opinions on other gens don't count. I like the birds better, obviously.



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