turned 18 on December 20th 2008!

started driving the 89 Firebird when i just turned 16! but my dad had it for like 5 years or more before that!

 

Im 17, had my 87 z28 since june '08

 

I am 17 and bought my car a little over a year ago. It was about a month after I got my license. My car has come a long way in a year... everything non-stock I have payed for and installed myself... ok my dad helped install some of it... but I paid for everything and in a sense I paid him too. He got free dinners at the local burger joint/cruise-in for the whole summer.

The last part is mostly payment for helping me swap radiators since mine decide to dump all its contents on the garage floor the night before a race. Of course everyone was closed so we had to make a bunch of phone calls and convince a place to open at 5:00 AM so we could swap it out in the morning and get to the race in one piece and on time... now that was a true miracle!

Mike

 

Im 18, I only got mine about 6 months ago...I dont think its just the older member who what to keep the stock look, I want to too. But I wouldnt mind upgrading the engine, tranny and suspension...but sence i cant afford to do that, Im rocking completely stock lol

 

22. Born the same year as my camaro.

 

I'm 17 and will be 18 on the 24th I bought my camaro last may and it is my first car, I had to buy a grand am for a winter beater. I plan to keep this car for the rest of my life and plan on putting in a 383, but want it to look stock from the exterior to make it a sleeper. I've got a few things to do to it before getting it back out this spring, such as heater core, differential, ball joints, window motors, replace all the weatherstripping, door hinges...

 

20 years old, had my car for a little over a year. Im in college and have pretty much bolted every mod i can afford onto my camaro, just needs some paint lol.

 

20 years old here....

Got my GTA when I was 17. EVERY bit of money I ever get goes into it... My parents fuss because all money goes into my money and that my car is the only thing I have to show for it... Well ya know what?

Im damn proud of what my money has done for me

 

21 Here, bought my 88 abour a year ago but i've had an 01 for a couple years. Money permitting full restore this summer

 

21.. bought my first camaro (89 iroc-z) while in UTI in 2006 which i now know was a ripp off for the condition it was in.. now my 2nd 3rd gen is a rare 86 z-28 al unser silver bullet edition which i found in a field dnt knw if ill restore it or go another direction with it

 

16... Got the car a week before I got my license, last August.

 

Now 23. Paid $750 for a 1985 firebird (the year i was born of course) when i was 16. rolled it coming home late. Bought another w/out an engine or trans. put the 2.8 from the one i rolled into the new one (1985 firebird se t-top). a few days ago i bought a 400 sbc with a 350turbo to put in it. hope to get going and have it complete before summer so i can drive it to church only on sundays...or raise some hell with it...we'll see which one comes first.

 

Try taking care of it :-/ lol theres 2 down.

 

older than dog ****.

 

Will be 24 6/22/09 and the Bird has 1 year on me!!! i've owned it goin on 2 years and she's a work in progress

 

Im currently 22. Have owned my car for three years (already?). I will be graduating soon so I can finally start to restore it. Not that it needs it but I was thinking what if GM built a Formula 350 Player's Challenge car

 

28, 7 years older than my car... Its hard to say whos in better condition. Im not rusting yet, so I guess the scales would tip in my favor.

 

24 years old here...about to be 25 in a few months.ive had three 4th gen LT1 cars and just bought my first 3rd gen its a 92 RS all orginal.im the second owner and gave 2500 for it.....its very clean with only 57,250 on the clock i also have a 78 nova i just finished last summer that is my hotrod car to have fun in

 

52 until March. My current Trans AM is the 4th thirdgen, all T/A's. Bought the first one new, a 1983 WS7 T-top on New Years Day 1983. Bought it from Griner Chevrolet Pontiac in Quitman Georgia. They had to move two cars to get it out of the show room. It was in the middle of the showroom with 7 miles on the odometer. Sticker was 15,758.00. The dealership is still there, only three miles down the road. I traded a 79 Colony Park nine passenger wagon in on it. We had bought a new custom van in 1982, and did not need two kid haulers. I was 27 when I bought the first thirdgen, married with two kids, and the days of modifying cars were over by that time.

 

I'll be the BIG 30 in a few days-2-2-79. I had a '79 Trans Am. That was neat, having a car the same age. Now, I just have the '89 RS. After grad school I'll add a few more to the collection.

 

19, Same as my car.

Bought it about a year ago, right before my g/f bought her new mustang, lol.
In the long, drawn out process of a body resto. Repaint and Drivetrain coming in 2014!

 

16 here. I got my car at 15 and I've been working to pay for it ever since i got it. Every dime i got goes into it. I'm restoring it now and hopefully it will be done by late summer.

 

29 and have had 4 3rd gens . Got my first one back a couple years ago.

 

47

 

im 20.... bought my gta in august of 06.... get this. my car is exactly one month older than me.... on the sticker it says 06/24/88 i was born 07/24/88.... and we were both born in california somehow we both ended up in north carolina... some 3500 plus miles away from california... i think we were made for each other lol....

 

Born in '57 = 51, seems like quite a few of us Geezers still own Third Gens.

Most of Us started with 1st gens and 2nd gens I would think. we were all old enough to purchase 2nd Gens new. Then we all remember when the first IROCS came out. Still love those cars!

The first gens were cool, had some nice motors, cool options but lacked on handling,

The 2nd Gens were nice, handled well, but the interiors were a let down as well as the low-po motors near the end, they went through quite a transformation from 70-1/2 to 81.

The 82s were cool but it took me until about 84 to really start to like them, the IROCs had the big wheels, handled great, TPI injection and really sweet interiors.

 

I had a 79 Trans AM WS6, bought used in 1980 with less then 10K on the odometer. Black, T-tops, 4 speed. Beautiful car! I know that people consider them classics now, but to me the car suffered from poor quality. The 83 actually seemed to be built better then the 79. The fit and finish was better on the 3rd gen.

 

41 here and on my fourth and fifth Third Gens but always looking!

1) 85 T/A - Traded a nice 77 CanAm for it (not a good move)
2) 86 T/A - Traded 85 for it (AWESOME car, black w/ GTA wheels, GN interior)
3) 90 Formula 350 - Maui Blue/Grey hardtop, traded in on new Z71
4 & 5) In sig

Had black 76 & 77 4-speed T/As also, just bought my first 1st Gen last year.

Boy, I've never learned that one!!!

 

Im 29, had my car since I was 17. I bought her for $5700. with 57,000 on her. I am the car's 3rd owner it originally came out of W.Virginia orginal owner was a woman and the the second owner was also a lady, that got rid of it due to her and her husband expecting their first child. The car was completely original down to the wires and plugs. Of course some things have changed since then but it has been a great car with only minor maintenance issues.

 

23 years old. Bought my 82 model two years ago, never regretted it. Car is a February car and just turned 27!

 

24, got the car in spring of 2001. I was in 10th grade in High school.

Cars/Trucks iv owned are as follows.

1. 84 Chevy Silverado 2x4 reg cab long box.
2. 88 Plymouth Sundance 4 door (only thing iv owned without a V8)
3. 89 Chevy Camaro RS L03 (car mentioned above)
4. 80 Chevy Silverado 2x4 reg cab long box
5. 73 Jeep J10 Pickup 4x4
6. 93 Chevy Silverado K1500 ext cab short box (still have)

I love my camaro and my truck, living im MN u need to own a truck if u own a camaro, people who drive them in the winter should be shot, damn road salt eats em up, mine is still rust free (other than the junk yard door i had to put on after my mom backed into me in the driveway years back but i fixed it b4 putting it on oviously if i would have had the $$$ than i would have done a new skin but oh well, somthing to do down the road.)

 

31 and I've owned this car since I was 16. I am the second owner and bought it with 97K miles.

It was my second car. First car was a 1981 Buick Skylark. Since then I've had:

1981 Buick Skylark - Sold
1986 Pontiac Firebird
1996 Nissan Sentra
1989 Nissan 300ZX - Sold
1998 Chevrolet Corvette

 

40, Geezer in training. Sat in a black and gold 85 IROCZ in the showroom, couldn't buy it then(too young). Got out of the Army, got a real good job, Bought my 88 used, it got stolen bought an 89 IROCZ with 100k, busy making her new again.

T tops RULE!

 

Im 20 years old got my first iroc when i was 17 i lost that due to a drunk driver rear ended me killed the back of the car. I did my first ever motor swap in that car. scence then ive done many and have learned a crap load about these cars on this site. This is by far the best site to learn about these car.

 

Im 42 and here's my story:

A friend of mine was spoiled in high school (20+ yrs ago) and got a brand new 1984 Z28 fully loaded including T-Tops and it was even red. I loved that car and loved driving around with him, T-Tops off and cruising around town. I ended up wanting a 3rd gen so bad that I even went and got a job at Mcdonalds during my senior year!! I never got the camaro way back then but in 1998 purchased my first IROC. I only had that care for about 10 months and then had an overheat which caused me to lose a piston. I loved the car but needed something more reliable and traded it in...Always regretted that--I should have just held onto it and put another engine in.

Fast forward 10 yrs and here we are again--I missed my IROC and decided if I was going to get another it was going to have to be now since the prices on the nice ones are going up daily (it seems). Wanted one for the nice days when I get take the tops off and cruise around town. I kinda feel like a kid again!!

 

24 here, got my first 3rd gen 6 years ago. Had one ever since.

 

52 got my first camaro (68Z-28) as a senior in High School, Then had a 67 Firebird 400 shortly after graduation, Bought a 76 Rally Sport brand new, Had various other cars and ended up with the 67 again. then family stuff..til 07 when I bought a 88 IROC and last summer I added a 86 Sport Coupe to the stable. traded my old Honda Super Sport for it.

 

17, goin to pick up my first f-body saturday =]

 

Old enough to know better!

 

But you do it anyway!! Its called the definition of insanity!! Keeps us all young though!

 

22 same age as my Trans AM

 

18 with 12 years experience......... have owned 2 2nd gens and 9 third gens. Looking to add a few more notches to the belt soon!!!

 

im 23, 1 year older then the blackdragon! i think its in better shape tho.

 

I forgot how old I actually am. Must be old age kicking in. Somewhere in between 44-46. Bought my IROC in 87 and still own it today. When I drive it, I feel like I am in my 20's

 

Funny, got back into cars about 4 yrs ago and it's like being 16 all over again! Bought an 87 IROC in 04 painted it, some nice lady pulled out and totaled it! So I bought a clean 91 Z28 body and started the transformation. Mid-life crisis? Naaaaaa! Just a great way of life!!!!

 

i'm 23
1988 IROC-Z 305 A/T (bought 11/08, just because)
1987 Monte Carlo SS 355 A/T (bought 5/05, b-day present to myself)

 

I'm 42.
I have a 1986 Irocz and a 1989 Irocz.
There's some pics of my cars here:
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/memb...986-irocz.html

 

25 with 20 years experience here (45 ) and didn't drive my first Chevy until I was days away from my 40th birthday. Now I've owned five F-Bodies and still have four of them -- three are third gens.

1987 Camaro Z28
1992 Trans Am WS6 Vert
1992 Trans Am Vert
2000 Trans Am LS1 6M (my rocket!)

And sold a '99 Camaro 6CYL a few years ago.

And I also traded my '06 Eddie Bauer Expedition in a few years ago and now have a '99 Silverado Z71 Extended Cab...

I am definitely a Ford Girl Gone VERY Bad...

 

33 and feelin free!! Over in the nest I have (my first bird) a 93 Formula GT. My Second bird a 2001 WS6 T/A, and my third bird (haha)an 88 Trans Am I stole for $600 in need of slight put back together. Other rides include what ever I can find cheap at the time but right now is a 91 Suburban 4x4,75 3/4 ton dodge and am currently rebuilding my 85 K5 blazer I flipped about 4 years ago(TPI 350 in it by the way). Also working on an 88 GTA getting it ready for sale. and finaly hiding in the bushes behind the house I have an 83 Daytona 500 pace car (rough, need lots of parts) and an 89 forumla parts car complete(You need any parts??)LOL

 

well i have posted on this thread and nobody has claimed to be older than me . several have come close , several are "NAM" vets ( as am i , 25 mos. in S.E. asia ) can i lay claim to being the oldest grearhead on here ??? love that young people have the same interest , i have tried to pass on interest to family gearheads . anyway i think it's great that we all have a common goal/interest . anyone older ??? NAM vets ???