I grabbed this one two weeks ago, not sure where I was at the time.

I've seen a few since including one today but didn't have time to grab a shot.

 

if you only had a moto X you would have got that shot
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/22/moto-x-camera/

 

This car has a story!
In the '90's I worked at the headquarters of a very large trucking company. Preston Trucking; you north easterners may remember them. They went belly up in the summer of '99. I live in a very rural area, so I was forced to become a commuter. That summer, I took a job 90 miles (one way) away, and started carpooling. Our meeting spot was across the street from a small, run down body shop. One day, I saw this 82-84 Z28 sitting out front. It had been totally repainted, and looked like a million dollars. They had even sprayed the factory rims silver, which looked...odd. One day the hood was up, and I think I noticed that it was CFI, but I'm not sure. I stopped carpooling with the guy around Christmas of '99, so I know the car was repainted sometime in the second half of '99.

And it sat.
And it sat some more.
And it continued to sit.

About 10 years back, I stopped at the body shop, when I noticed there was someone there, and asked about the car. "Not for sale" is all he would tell me, as if he had been asked 1,000 times before.

I did not worry about it. 8 years back, I bought a house that is only a few miles from this body shop, and I have seen the car basically every day since then, as I ride by the shop on my way to and from work. It's moved several times over the years. For a long time it sat next to the shop. About a year ago, it was pushed/pulled/dragged behind the shop. At one point, I noticed the driver window was down (or broken out), but at this point, I cant see if that is still the case.

My best guess is that someone had the car painted, but did not have the money when the bill came due. It's all very strange. There has never been a for-sale sign on the car. Maybe one of these days I'll stop in and inquire, but I think the car is pretty toasty at this point, 16+ years later. I've always had a thing for 82-84 Z28's, probably because they were so plentiful when I started driving.

Sorry for the lousy pic. It's behind the shop, and hard to snap a pic of.

 

Spotted this RS at the gas station near me on my way to work. Needs paint bad, but looked original.

 

Spotted this one on our way home from Bethlehem, PA this weekend near Cabelas in Hamburg.

 

Clean car, shame the bumper looks rough.

 

It was very rough, kinda looked like it was in the process of being repaired. The interior was great, no cracks in the dash, it had a B&M shifter, only down side was the front bumper. I really liked the look of the wheels on it too. Not sure why the third picture didn't show up, so here it is.

 

Yeah the offset is real nice and I like the pattern and lip on them. The color of the rims goes well with the color of the car as well.

 

Hey that's me! It doesn't look like you took the picture from a third gen or I think I would have noticed you haha.

 

spotted this one in freehold nj

 

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg Spotted these beauties in Gulfport Ms at cruising the coast this wk.zzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg

 

You got to be kidding me!! I was in my Acura TL when I took that.

Took forever to catch up to you...speed demon! Just kidding!

 

Three I saw on a trip the other day near London Ont.

 

Spotted this 92 Polo Green Formula in Hershey, PA, plate said it was from Maryland.

 

spotted this local to my house in freehold NJ. A customers car at a local garage.

 

Spotted this one in the Chillis parking lot.

 

I've never seen that emblem/sticker before - is it supposed to be on all of them?

 

No, that's an aftermarket badge.

 

 

I would not feel comfortable leaving a car looking that nice in a parking lot. And what's the deal with setting the parking brake? You don't need to set the parking brake every time you park a car.

You should have check the mileage 'cos that looks like either an expensive repaint or a low mile car.


I just noticed the driver's seat bottom edge and back edge foam is beat down.

 

You'll have to close your eyes to imagine my paparazzi sightings 'cos I didn't snap photos: car 1: 82-83 silver TA with paint that is about a '1' out of 10. No rust, but the paint is toast.

Car 2: '85 or so Iroc, brown in color, out for sale at a garage. Paint about a 6 or 7 (moderate to slight fading), could be about a 9 after rubbing compound and a wax job.

 

well... its always disappointing to see something like this:

 

That's just terrible....why...

 

Good spot!!! Nice car indeed, minus the goofy aftermarket badge...

 

nice

 

Spotted this pair in Dunn, NC. Interesting paint scheme on the Z28 or uninteresting depending on how you look at it!

 

Custom paint jobs are ALWAYS more impressive when sitting next to the owners 'trailer'..... Some schit will never change....

 

De-stickered ex race car? May want to stop & check that one out as it might be a 1LE or R7U.

 

It's not that, just a bad paint scheme. What does a painter charge for that? A case of beer.

 

Caught this on coming down the I95 S on ramp.

 

Nice catch!!!!

 

I went past this one again today and it was still sitting there so I pulled in to ask about it. It's now on my trailer & for sale here.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/fire...-lg4-auto.html

 

Hahahahaha!!!! It never hurts to ask!

 

sitting behind my local pepboys

 

Like like this one needs some new paint! Good find though!

 

See this bird parked at a Zaxby's restaurant almost daily in Erwin, NC. One of the employees uses it as a daily.

 

Saw this around my office

 

that white Formula looks like its for sale, or can be got.

 

It's been a slow winter here in PA, but I finally spotted one!!! Don't know how long it's been there but it did have the 5.7 Tuned Port Injection emblems.

 

WOAH looks like a bomb went off and that house saved the car!

 

Hahahaha! Yeah it was definitely in front of a very rough looking house!

 

Remember....you can't drive your home, but you can live in your car!

 

True!

 

quite a few in nyc

 

Dang!!! That's a lot of scouting you're doing there in NYC. Couple nice ones there.

 

I wonder if there are Xmas lights on that motorcycle tire above the door....

Nice IROC though

 

This is my cars twin when I bought it. Now I feel bad for not having it painted, that thing looks good... lol

 

That's some private detective work right there
They are not the best kept cars but its amazing that people still use them as daily drivers.That grey camaro looks like it just came back from war...

 

For those not in the know, there are a surprising number of 3rd gen f-bodies in the NYC, Burrows, Western LI & Staten Island area. With such a high concentration of people, it's inevitable. I bought two out of the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn last year and have looked at several more in the same area.

Hate dragging a trailer down there & navigating those streets only to come back empty!!!

 

91 formula 350 out driving today. This pic is my driveway so I cheated but it was on the road. Clean does not even begin to describe the car