5-speed IROC on Top Gear
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5-speed IROC on Top Gear
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Last night on Top Gear (USA) the episode featured a red, t-top, 5-speed IROC in fairly decent shape.
The show was centered around 80's cars being all over 25 years old now. It was the only car (the other two were an MR2 and a grand national) that was still able to peg it's speedometer after so many years, in stock trim (the MR2 didn't have any go left and the grand national blew up).
Pretty good episode for anyone interested, entertaining as well, especially when the driver (Tanner) found out about the leaky t-tops.
Last night on Top Gear (USA) the episode featured a red, t-top, 5-speed IROC in fairly decent shape.
The show was centered around 80's cars being all over 25 years old now. It was the only car (the other two were an MR2 and a grand national) that was still able to peg it's speedometer after so many years, in stock trim (the MR2 didn't have any go left and the grand national blew up).
Pretty good episode for anyone interested, entertaining as well, especially when the driver (Tanner) found out about the leaky t-tops.
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Re: 5-speed IROC on Top Gear
Yea they tested an LO3 car they should have got hold of an L98 and tested it i thought. Old IROC looked like it took the turns in the road course well for a 26yr old car though. And it would light them tires up too!
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From: Louisville, KY
Car: 1983 Z28
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Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: BorgWarner 9-bolt posi, 3.27 gears
Re: 5-speed IROC on Top Gear
Yeah, and he didn't drive it easy either. For what it's worth I feel like it made a good representation. I too wished he'd gotten an L98 car
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Re: 5-speed IROC on Top Gear
I must have watched a rerun last night, it was about 4X4s going to the Grand Canyon.
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