Out of all the Third Gens which ones are the most rare???
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Out of all the Third Gens which ones are the most rare???
So I had a discussion the other day with my fiance. It was about Third Gen Camaros. I currently own 2 88 Camaro RS's. One T-top the other hard top. And the people who are doing the T-top switch said that unless I have another RS its going to be extremely hard to find one. And I of course told him I already have another RS thats a T-top. He came out and inspected. My fiance says that the RS's are extremely rare compared to the SS, Iroc, Z-28 and such. I want someones opinion I guess or fact. If that is true. So which one is the more rare??
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A thirdgen SS would be really rare since they didn't make any. From 89-92 every Camaro was either a RS or a Z28. In general the RS is the more common car. Essentially it was a nice way to say base model. So yeah, I wouldn't consider any RS to really be rare, except maybe the 87's.
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A thirdgen SS would be really rare since they didn't make any. From 89-92 every Camaro was either a RS or a Z28. In general the RS is the more common car. Essentially it was a nice way to say base model. So yeah, I wouldn't consider any RS to really be rare, except maybe the 87's.
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I've never seen any specific numbers for the 87 RS. Aside from a small blurb in the white book it's almost as though they never existed. V6 Fbodies never get much attention. If they'd been offered with a V8 there would probably be more about them on here.
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What some of you are forgeting is that the RS was available in limited markets in 1987 and a few more markets were added in 1988. The RS became mainstream in 1989.
Does your 1988 RS say RS anywhere on it or is it the sport coupe, which was very common in 1988? Any pics?
Does your 1988 RS say RS anywhere on it or is it the sport coupe, which was very common in 1988? Any pics?
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Re: Out of all the Third Gens which ones are the most rare???
The 1LEs are the most rare. The TTAs are rare too. The RS isn't that rare at all.
There are a few 1-off cars that there are only one of. Look up member t-towner and look in his signature. Alot of them are there.
There are a few 1-off cars that there are only one of. Look up member t-towner and look in his signature. Alot of them are there.
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What some of you are forgeting is that the RS was available in limited markets in 1987 and a few more markets were added in 1988. The RS became mainstream in 1989.
Does your 1988 RS say RS anywhere on it or is it the sport coupe, which was very common in 1988? Any pics?
Does your 1988 RS say RS anywhere on it or is it the sport coupe, which was very common in 1988? Any pics?
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VIN numbers don't really distinguish models that clearly. VIN decoders and insurance databases usually group similar models together and list packages the car might not necessarily have.
What Scott is getting at is the 88 Sport Coupe (base model) is nearly identical to a RS, but instead of Z28, Irocz, or RS badging on the rockers and rear bumper, they just say Camaro.
What Scott is getting at is the 88 Sport Coupe (base model) is nearly identical to a RS, but instead of Z28, Irocz, or RS badging on the rockers and rear bumper, they just say Camaro.
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there are specific numbers on the homepage here with pretty close to exact production numbers. look em up there and add em up. i dont know about the firebirds but their trans am formulas are going to be the most rare. as far as camaro third gens go, the IROC's are going to be the most rare because they were only made from 85 to 90. check em out tho, its under camaro tech data.
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Ok I looked up info. And I couldn't get the doors open because they are frozen and I didn't have time before work. But on the dash of the red 88 it says ERS and then somethin underneath it. And the white 88 doesn;t have that but the spoilers on both I very very rarely seen I was extremely surprised to see the same spoiler on the red one. But what does ERS mean anyone know? Or is it useless? lol
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It's useless. It means Extended Range Sound. It was a better sounding or upgraded stereo option. In original form, the 88 Sport Coupe had silver ground effects and the 88 RS had body colored ground effects. The question is, do your cars have silver ground effects or body colored? Are they still original colored or repainted? Based on your description of the rear spoiler, it sounds like the early 1988 Sport Coupe. The RS had the Z28/IROC-Z rear spoiler.
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the most rare that I heard of from "wikipedia" was the 1982 indy pace car with the aluminum 5.7L.
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It's useless. It means Extended Range Sound. It was a better sounding or upgraded stereo option. In original form, the 88 Sport Coupe had silver ground effects and the 88 RS had body colored ground effects. The question is, do your cars have silver ground effects or body colored? Are they still original colored or repainted? Based on your description of the rear spoiler, it sounds like the early 1988 Sport Coupe. The RS had the Z28/IROC-Z rear spoiler.
The white 88 with the T-tops has the original everything on it. And yes the ground effects are silver and its never been painted. The red 88 may have been painted but I think he left the ground effects the same...I know he "tried" to do some touch up work..hence the big black blotches on the doors. But the ground effects on both are silver. I mean I am happy to have my two Camaros wether they are extremely rare or not but I just thought it would be interesting. The white 88 Camaro only has 86,136 miles on the body and motor. But the PO's did not take care of it worth a . So the red one even though it has many miles on the body would be the better bet for me. When I get done with both cars...I plan to part out the white 88. But this Third Gen Camaro history is interesting lol keep going.
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Then your 88's are Sport Coupes... ie base models. AKA Camaro's.
In 89 the RS became the base model. Really the only difference was instead of saying CAMARO on the moldings and whatnot, the RS says RS, and the GFX are painted body color.
In 89 the RS became the base model. Really the only difference was instead of saying CAMARO on the moldings and whatnot, the RS says RS, and the GFX are painted body color.
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What some of you are forgeting is that the RS was available in limited markets in 1987 and a few more markets were added in 1988. The RS became mainstream in 1989.
Does your 1988 RS say RS anywhere on it or is it the sport coupe, which was very common in 1988? Any pics?
Does your 1988 RS say RS anywhere on it or is it the sport coupe, which was very common in 1988? Any pics?
Below is the red 88.
Below is of course the white 88 T-top.
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and even more rare-early 90s firehawk convertible
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The silver GFX (gold was optional IIRC), black/silver stripe, and 15" gray 5 spoke wheels are all clues. The 'CAMARO' script on the rockers, and the spoiler is a dead giveaway. They're one year only cars, but aside from the badging and spoiler they're pretty much a RS.
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