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Old Mar 27, 2020 | 02:17 PM
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Re: Wow! Super rare Iroc-z!

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By any chance was this car white? I ask that because 2 years ago I picked up and still have one of these cars from New Jersy. The guy was the second owner of the car and told me that he got it from a guy that was a friend of the family which was a GM executive who had the car specially ordered. It is white, 5.7 TPI with a 5 speed. The guy I got the car from said the original owner, (The GM exec) had come into some health problems and parted with the car only because he was a friend of the family. I've been looking everywhere to find some further info on the car and came across this post. It would be great if you could let me know, thank you.
Since you currently own the car, post a pic of the RPO sticker inside the center console. We will explain what your car is.

Rumors have been going around like this for years and years and years, and it has been proven to be wrong information 100% of the time. Nobody has ever provided any proof whatsoever otherwise. There are people here that are third gen experts, historians, and we have members that actually worked at the factories where these cars were built.

There were zero, 350 cars built with the 5 speed. Like I mentioned above, post a pic of your RPO decal (Service Parts Information) inside your center console and we will tell you how your car left the factory.

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Old Mar 27, 2020 | 02:40 PM
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Re: Wow! Super rare IROC-Z!

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Response deleted due to poster being childish, name calling and the post added absolutely nothing of value to this thread. scottmoyer .

And you're just a bloody idiot. I'll take being an ******* over being completely retarded.

Thanks for playing.

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Old Mar 27, 2020 | 02:47 PM
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Re: Wow! Super rare IROC-Z!

I want to see this collection of killer cars, bought from idiots telling tall tales to other idiots. I'll bet it's breath-taking. I think Rocky has finally taken one too many hits to the gourd and can't think straight. That storied life as a mob enforcer or just a wet dream gone wrong has concussed the old man into a stupor. It's a sad thing when people take advantage of the mentally deranged. If only I had such loose morals, it just has to be the easiest money around.

Old Mar 27, 2020 | 02:58 PM
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Re: Wow! Super rare IROC-Z!

Wow, this turned quickly.

Hey man, as been suggested already. Post up a photo of your RPO codes and we'll tell you how the car came from the factory.
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Old Mar 27, 2020 | 04:08 PM
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Old Mar 29, 2020 | 07:35 AM
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Re: Wow! Super rare IROC-Z!

Before this thread gets locked and permanently put to sleep, the errors posted should be correct.

1. There were never any 350/5 speeds sold to the general public. It was never certified by GM, so it can't be sold. And there are many 350 TTop cars.

2. The 350 never got the 5 speed, nnot because the trans or rear couldn't handle the torque. They could. The issue was that the FBody would have been faster and more powerful than the Corvette,

3. There were never any '94 Impala SS with a 502 and ZF 6-speed sold to the public as new from the factory. Again, They were made as test mules or toys, but never manufactured for sale.

4. All 1982-1987 Z28s, including the IROC-Z optioned cars, had the Z28 emblems on the side rockers and rear bumper cover. From 1988-1990, all Z28s had the IROC-Z emblem on the rockers and rear bumper. All Z28s now had the IROC-Z package, as standard.

5. Why would this super rare car be on the wintery roads in December? Post 25 makes it sound like the person is known, but post 22 makes it seem like he's a stranger. These discrepancies alone raise flags.

6. Post 27. There were NO 350/5 speeds sold to the public. There were many 350/TTop cars.sold. On the Camaro side, you can get TTops with the 350 from 1987-1989.

7. Post 33. The IROC-Z was manufactured up till December 1989, sold as 1990 model. None were manufactured in 1990. All IROC-Zs were still Z28s, so the badging was returned to Z28 when the licensing expired.

8. Post 34. Almost correct. The IROC-Z was not a model, it was an option package on the Z28 from '85-'87. Starting in '88, all Z28s came standard with the IROC-Z appearance, but they were diesginated by checking the Z28 option on the order sheet.

9. Post 36 is just not true. If the car owned by this GM executive was never sold to the public for whatever reasons, he's in violation of law by selling it to someone else. Test cars didn't always have VIN numbers. If it did, then the VIN will state what the car is/was, which has never been proven to be anything outside what was available.


White88z's response to Drew was deleted due to him going completely off the deep end. I reread Drew's response and I see nothing out of line with it. A little snarky, but nothing that deserved the response. As Drew stated, it was discussed in this thread alone that the car has never been proven to exist, what to do to prove it exists, and references another thread that discusses the topic more in depth.
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