I have been into thirdgens since I was 6, my Dad bought an '85 TA 5.0HO 5-speed, a gorgeous car that got me hooked. A few years later in 1991, he bought a white 89 Formula 350. I have never forgotten how fast that car felt to me as a kid, I still remember the new car smell of the interior and us burning out in it having fun When I was 15, I bought my first, a silver IROC that I did a complete nut-and-bolt restoration on it that took years to complete. It won best of show with it a few times when complete, but no matter how hard I tried there were always items here and there that broke on the car and it left me stranded. A close friend had a 1k mile 89 TTA at the time and introduced me to the low mile cars. I started a national search for the best low mile original thirdgen I could find. I had always wanted a 1LE car as a kid after reading about them in magazines and preferred to buy an original owner car if it was possible so I could get all of the history on it since day 1.

While looking through the low mile thread a few years back on this site, I came across a picture of a members car that I just couldn't stop looking at. Thirdgen Member Joel was the original owner of this car. Joel is an incredibly nice guy and preserved this car to the highest standard since he ordered it new!! It is the most documented car I have ever seen, he kept everything about the car in an organized binder form the order from through everything in ownership, it's unreal! Joel and I became good friends and when the time was right for him to sell it, I had to buy it!

I think Joel ordered this car just right. A rare combination of the 1LE with Z03 Heritage options, factory custom cloth interior, 350, and body side molding. I have been trying to track down how many Z03/1LEs are out there, compnine shows 32 in all Z03 color combos. There is one just like it in the GM Heritage collection.

It currently has 6k original miles, original gatorbacks, floor mats, etc. When I got it, I did the injectors, sway bar end links, fluids, and fuel pressure regulator.

In addition, I spent a tremendous amount of time carefully detailing up the motor compartment and the undercarriage so it'll be ready for judged shows. It's something that I love to do and i'm really happy with the way it came out. I still have more to do over the winter and I cant wait to do it!

And yes, it gets driven! I took it to a bunch of cruise nights this summer and recently on a 100 mile fall cruise that I hosted with 15 other collector cars. The car goes great and rides absolutely like new - rattle free and smooth, so much fun to drive!