chazman

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...23.l2649#v4-49

As of now, $13,900 bid, reserve not met.

Motown

There you go Charlie! No one is holding you back from getting a manual Yellow IROC-Z!

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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That's a nice example. If it was a 350 it'd probably be fetching even more already.

subroc

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Thats really climbing up in price because its

1) last year of yellow irocs
2) 305TPI/5 speed combo is very nice
3) low mileage and nice condition.

The only other yellow irocs that would be more desirable in some ways or just as are
85 L69/5 speed with a LSC interior
87 L98 auto

Looks like a cool car but guys gotta get his info correct. 100 yellow irocs ever...give me a break.

scottmoyer

I saw this last week and thought that Charlie will kick himself when he sees a low mile 87, yellow and 5 speed. I'd love to get this one myself, but my wife says the yellow just screams 80s. I told her that's the point for a 1987 car. Someday!!!!

Motown

Heres an 85 with 17k. But since its an obvious repaint he most likely will not reach reserve.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-...#ht_500wt_1182



But even though I have an 85 IROC-Z LB9, the one that Charlie shows is much nicer.

burnout88

Looks like the headlights buckets have been painted to gloss black on this car. I also do not care for the dark window tint. It's almost impossible to remove from the factory glass.

But overall a nice car.

ray jr

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theres alot of bs on ebay with the bidding ... most likely the owner and his friends bidding it up to get close to the reserve ...dont trust ebay on there prices ..alot of its fake ..

chazman

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Ummm, my wife is.

I wouldn't spend that much money on it anyways. Certainly not sight unseen as you'd buy it on ebay.

chazman

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Yeah, my first choice would have been an '85 L69/T5 with an LSC interior too.

chazman

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My wife hates yellow cars. She hated my yellow Corrado when we were dating and she hates my yellow IROC. I showed her this ebay listing and said: " look it, this is like my car, but with a stick, and look what it's going for". Her response was, "sell yours then".

EDIT: I still have my mint condition YELLOW Schwinn Continental, 10 speed, which I bought with my own money, when I was 15.

camarosrock1989

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If I had the money I would buy it in a heart beat! I love it! Yellow Irocs are coming out of the wood work. I might try and get a loan.

eseibel67

Chazman: On Oct 19th you said the yellow IROC that you really want would be a 5 speed, either an L69 or an LB9, and I told you that a nice would eventually come up for sale.

Buy it and unload the other one in the spring.

chazman

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Yeah, I remember. No way am I going through all of that rigmarole now. The one I bought, was the right car, at the right price, at the right time for me. Do I wish it were an '85 L69/T5 or an '87 LB9/T5? Sure. But not enough for me to spend $13,900 +, plus shipping and other expenses and the trouble of selling the one I just got.

KMK454

Do you think this yellow one on ebay is actually worth 13,900? Let's assume it's in perfect mechanical condition and is near mint, with those 42k miles being light duty show miles or highway miles... I'd wager this car is worth $15k.

chazman

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The text says 42K, the odometer says 24K. It does have a cheap $25, ebay, underood insulation, aftermarket radio and some paint issues. And of course, as I relearned with my '85, pictures can hide alot of stuff.

With that said, if it is truely 24K miles and there are no other surprises, is it worth the money? I'd say yes. And maybe if I didn't have any other 3rd gens, I might even go for it. But that's not the case for me.

burnout88

The color and 5-speed TPI combo make it a unique car. Their are somethings about the condition that I just do not like about the car. The Yellow 87 IROC 5.7 with 40K on it that was here in Phoenix about six months ago was in a lot better condition (closer to original) and also had the leather interior option. That car sold for 10K.

I would not pay more then 10k for that car as it sits because I think it is going to need some work to straighten it out. I also agree that the 13,900 bid is fake.

scottmoyer

Guys, I'm not sure what you are complaining about with this car. It looks very clean. There are a few stone chips that are in the pictures, but they have been enlarged to show details. Any car with any mileage at all will have a stone chip here and there. Look at the condition of the door panels. Many of them have lost or are losing the detail. This cars door panel still shows full detail. As for the hood pad, the AC units were known for spraying oil and the owner probably tried to freshen up the under hood and couldn't buy a new hood pad. Gee, I know where he's coming from in that regard. I'd say this car is worth a minimum of $16k as it sits. It's low miles, clean, yellow and a LB9/5 speed with custom cloth interior and TTops. Looks like a winner to me.

Oh, and removing window tint isn't that hard at all. Now, if the car has G92, the price just continues to go up.

chazman

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No sale at $13,900......

cerberus

Yup makes you wonder what he is wanting for it.

chazman

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All I know is that yellow IROCs are becoming hot. I'm glad I bought mine from a dealer who thought it was just an old car in a weird color.

cerberus

I see your new signature qoute!

burnout88

Anything over 10k I expect a true original. Not a car with a repainted front nose and ghetto tint all over it. Had an 87 IROC we tried to get the tint off the hatch window and it was a nightmare.

scottmoyer

You must be one of those that wants a 92 Z28 in great condition for $800. Like I said, all cars with any miles at all could have certain parts repainted. I know of many IROC-Zs that were repainted while sitting new on the lot due to acid rain issues. So if the car was a low mile original, but had this work done, is the car now worth thousands less? The factory paint was far from perfect and the car itself might be near perfect except for paint. Many people will repaint to fix that. This car appears to need only the chin spoiler repaired. That's it. Why is it considered ghetto tint? It's a simple removal if you don't want it. Kind of like pinstriping. You won't buy a car that's been pinstriped? This car is well worth more than the $13900 it didn't sell for.

lonestar7

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It's a beauty, that would be my first choice for an IROC if money were no object. The auction ended without meeting the reserve price, I think the high bid of $13,900 was a lot of money for the car, can't see him getting much more for it.

cerberus

Mine was a repaint because of the acid eating bird poop and horrid oxidized paint. They did an excellent job btw and with my 30K miles I would expect nothing less the 14-18k depending on market. My car also has dealer instaled window tint from 1985 that looks good still.

I have to agree with Scott

NufNuffZ28

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I saw that and hated to see it go so high! I was in it at 10k


Guess I got to get back to work on my yellow 86!!!

NufNuffZ28

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Isn't the 145 speedo OBVIOUSLY wrong since it was 86 1/2 when the 145s started getting put in?

cIaRmOaCrZo

there is already a thread started on that other car you are talking about nuff. but IMO, the 87 has BEST looking interiors (seats & door panels) than any of the years 82-92..designers nailed it with the angled lines, and cord outlining

lonestar7

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I agree, the seat design on the 1988 IROC-Z and later isn't nearly as interesting as the 1987. I also like some of the earlier ones too, although the "Camaro, Camaro Camaro" upholstery on some earlier cars is a bit much for my taste.

camarosrock1989

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I remember that Iroc, it really was a very nice! It took about 3 months to sale. Burnout did you get to see it in person?

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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Agreed! I'm also a fan of the 1 year 87 interior. Actually, I prefer all of the interiors before the generic looking 88-92 style came into effect. Before that, they were more unique and sporty looking, like they belonged in a Camaro. One thing about the 87s in particular though, is that those lines in the door panels almost never stay. The glue doesn't last and I've seen even mint low milers pulling away from the backing. IMO, door panels are not fun to work with in these cars and your only choice is to remove the fabric and re-glue or buy new, and I doubt the reproductions that Classic Industries sells are just like the originals.

On that subject, whoever makes reproduction parts for GM really needs to get a clue. I bought new turn signals for one of my Camaros and the inside housings are no longer outlined in black like they were from the factory. They are now mirrored instead. The middle separator is still black though. These were new right from GMPartsDirect also. Unbelieveable.

cerberus

Can you paint them?

Motown

Very true. Any aftermarket parking light is useless. You cannot even trust the GM parts counter anymore if the car is old enough or in your case GMpartsdirect. I even find supposedly "NOS" parking lights on ebay, and they are in the modern shrink wrapping with a Made in China sticker on them. Im suspecting thats what you got.

You need to hunt ebay until you come across a true NOS set with evidence included such as yellowed and curled stickers on the box, and Made in USA stamps on the housings. Thats the only way youre going to know for sure that you have an authentic New Old Stock set.

And the sad thing is, these aftermarket lights being passed off as exact replicas are around 90 bucks a set. I just won an ebay bid for a NOS set for $111. Its worth the wait for authentic IMO.

IROCZTWENTYGR8

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I don't know but I might try. I remember reading that you can get a lens like this to detatch by baking them for a while in the oven to loosen the glue. Then I'd have to do the whole masking, painting, and reattatch deal. I'd hate to mess up $150 worth of non-returnable lights though. (GMPartsDirect genious right there)

You're right! What's strange is that the factory inner housing seems to be all made of black plastic. Around 00 I bought a new set just like I did recently and they seemed to be mirrored on the inside but painted black, as you could see a little missed spot or two. I buy them now and only the middle looks to be black plastic and everything else is mirrored. They have all the correct part numbers, identification, and GM markings on them too. Just like with our grills which don't come semi-gloss like the factory and done nicely, but sloppy high-gloss painted reproductions instead. How do the morons expect people to properly restore this way? NOS stuff won't always be around.

I did search eBay, but I didn't find any NOS at the time and the ones that claimed to be so were new in box parts that seemed to use reused photos of what the stockers look like in the ads. So you don't know who to trust. Any that were off of a car originally just didn't look good. So I'll either be painting these, looking for the real stuff, or selling them I guess.

Rumblin70SS

Least she didn't say no!

burnout88

Yes, the car is worth less when the original surfaces are not correct. I did not say the car was $800. I said 10K and at that price point will probably take about 4 months to sell. I know everyone wants their cars to be worth more. The only cars I have seen sell over 10k are the ultra low mileage under 15,000 miles and totally stock cars.

That car does not fit an over 10K price point.

darthvader12

Could you please tell me what the lsc interior was?

subroc

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https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...o-conteur.html

87 mm5

Well I'm the proud owner of this car this post started off as. Just to let you guys know this car has all original paint. I bought this car sight unseen and am VERY happy w/what I got. The owner was 68 years old and was very honest is his description to me about the car. The only thing not original are the tires, radio, and the hood and trunk shocks but he was **** enough to keep ALL those parts and gave them to me. Needless to say I'm so happy I get to relive my teenage years once again

chazman

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Congrats!

Jason E

Congratulations! Welcome to the fold...I've been a member of this site for 12 years, and its hands down the best site on the web with respect to the knowledge of and information on the subject matter. A lot of us have been around here for a long time...post some pics of the car!

chazman

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At least 87 mm5 is local, in case we ever decide to swap yellow IROCs.

lonestar7

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Congratulations. I really like yellow IROC's and thought that was a particularly nice one when I saw it on ebay. I remember it didn't sell even though the bidding went a good bit over $13k, just curious about what the final selling price was.

87 mm5

Hey Guys finally uploaded pictures. Let me know what you think.

chazman

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87 mm5

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1987-...item2ec10b4197

lonestar7

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It's beautiful! Love it! Take good care of it and enjoy!

Jason E

I was watching that car last week...there was a thought that maybe my father wanted to buy his SS back from me, and while I didn't really wanna sell it, I didn't want to disappoint my dad either. That IROC had a buy it now of $16,500...a little high for a hardtop in my opinion. Regardless, that is a NICE car...I bet it does $14,500...

87 mm5

I aslo seen it on craiglist this week for $15900