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Old Mar 2, 2019 | 06:33 PM
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Whew, "New" IROC

I sold my last IROC in July last year, just wasn't the right one. Been looking ever since and bought this one about 50 miles from here this morning, I would call it good driver condition, mostly original paint and nice inside.It's a 305 TPI, automatic, 107K and is pretty much the car I was looking for.



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Old Mar 2, 2019 | 06:40 PM
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That's a good looking IROC irvan. Glad you found what you wanted.
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Old Mar 2, 2019 | 06:46 PM
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Wow that is a very clean Iroc great score 👍
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Old Mar 2, 2019 | 08:17 PM
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Looks great! Interior looks nice too... 107k easy miles it looks like..
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Old Mar 2, 2019 | 08:26 PM
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Thanks, yep, bought from second owner who bought in 2005, car shows good care so hope turns out to be a good one.
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Old Mar 2, 2019 | 10:45 PM
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Beautiful! Congrats!
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Old Mar 3, 2019 | 07:18 AM
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Looking out the window at the snow coming down, guess lucky I got it and brought it home yesterday.
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Old Mar 3, 2019 | 08:51 AM
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Re: Whew, "New" IROC

I've always liked white 3rrd gens, and that yellow stripe does something for it.

Looks like it was really well taken care of. Interior doesn't look worn.
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Old Mar 3, 2019 | 09:18 AM
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Re: Whew, "New" IROC

Originally Posted by ksr
I've always liked white 3rrd gens, and that yellow stripe does something for it.

Looks like it was really well taken care of. Interior doesn't look worn.

Same here.
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Old Mar 4, 2019 | 11:47 PM
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Congrats! I was never a fan of the white IROCs but they grew on me little by little . I think there pretty sweet.
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Old Mar 5, 2019 | 08:08 AM
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Wow. VERY CLEAN. I'm looking at the parts that usually get the most wear like the side of the driver's seat plastic covers. They look perfect.
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Old Mar 5, 2019 | 08:09 AM
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Nice clean car, I especially like that yellow/gray stripe on the white.
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Old Mar 6, 2019 | 07:35 AM
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Nice ride! I really dig the white IROCs
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Old Mar 6, 2019 | 03:23 PM
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no end to the potential I see here....
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Old Mar 6, 2019 | 03:45 PM
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Seems to have strange issues, first one i have owned that the doors don't sag, seats feel funny, not all broken down.
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Old Mar 6, 2019 | 04:39 PM
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Nice looking IROC...
what the hell is going on with the Garage FLOOR!! the earth is opening up!!
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Old Mar 6, 2019 | 05:51 PM
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Re: Whew, "New" IROC

Thanks, I had forgotten about the floor. we bought this house about 25 years ago and I was going to get the floor fixed but then filled up the garage with old cars and motorcycles and just never had it empty enough to deal with. I quit noticing it 10 or 15 years ago.
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Old Mar 6, 2019 | 09:09 PM
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Hope to get a look at it in the next few days!

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Old Mar 6, 2019 | 09:12 PM
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Look forward to seeing you
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Old Mar 11, 2019 | 06:07 PM
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Nice to have other old people stop by and visit. JamesC stopped by to check out my new car.
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Old Mar 11, 2019 | 09:07 PM
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Ahh, vintage, both car and man!

Congrats. The car is very nice—some of the options are pretty cool too.

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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 04:13 PM
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Re: Whew, "New" IROC

Sharp car! I wish they still made the RWL Indy 500s, used to be my go to tire.

James, did you bring yours over?
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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by STREETDEMON
Sharp car! ... James, did you bring yours over?
Yep, it's very nice, very nice x 2. Irvan had been looking for a while so I'm happy that he finally found one that he likes. Yeah, I parked in the street (I hadn't driven the thing for at least a month, maybe 6 weeks, so getting it on the road was good).

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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 07:42 PM
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Damn, looks more like a 10k interior, really clean car.
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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 08:01 PM
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Looks great- congrats!
That white is really growing on me as well.
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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 08:26 PM
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Re: Whew, "New" IROC

Its amazing. Its perfect.

I'm going to copy that good looking line and paint something like it onto my car if possible


What a gorgeous car with those colors and original
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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 08:43 PM
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Thanks, Pictures are better than real life with car, got some little dinks from kids playing around it in the basement it was in but car is ok. I like the look of the tires but have a date code from 2000, they will have to be replaced. Is nice to have James C stop by and share his wisdom.
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