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This was an extremely popular car, wearing an extremely popular specification – named after the International Race of Champions (IROC). You’ve got to hand it to GM for pulling this off. Think about it. Here you have a car inherently hindered by increasingly stringent emissions standards, and yet it somehow still captured the spirit of legendary muscle cars from the 1960s and 1970s.
If you had one of these babies as a high school senior, let’s just say you wouldn’t have had any trouble finding a date. But I digress.
What I really want to talk about here is this low-mileage 1989 IROC-Z Coupe, which just sold for a sweet $50,000. That’s basically what you would have paid for a brand-new 2024 Camaro 2SS not too long ago. Sort of poetic, don’t you think?
Anyway, let’s take a closer look at this car, starting with the exterior, which is finished in white with yellow and gray pinstriping. Other features include the rear spoiler, electric sport mirrors, faux hood louvers, body-color front and rear fascias, plus a set of 16” gray-accented alloy wheels with 245/50 Goodyear tires.
This Camaro also comes with disc brakes, power steering, as well as a performance ride and handling suspension.
Moving on to the interior, highlights include the gray cloth and leather seats, air conditioning, cruise control, a cassette stereo, power windows, mirrors, and locks, plus the leather-wrapped steering wheel. The best part? A five-digit odometer that shows 3,800 miles – you’re looking at an almost still new third-gen Camaro, which is how you justify spending those $50,000. Personally, I’m a big fan of the IROC-Z Camaros and would have shelled out those $50k in a second had I been in the market for one.
In terms of performance, it all comes down to a 5.7-liter L98 V8 engine with a tuned-port fuel injection. It was factory-rated at 230 horsepower and 330 lb-ft of torque, with everything going to the rear wheels via a four-speed automatic gearbox and a limited-slip differential. Ahead of the sale, this car’s former owner replaced the fuel injectors, fuel pump, and the intake manifold gasket.
This was basically the flagship powertrain available on 1989 model year Camaros, and it was called the 350 ci TPI. In a straight line, this can probably get you to 60 mph in about 7 seconds, while a quarter mile is doable in just under 15 seconds. Again, this is not what I’d call a performance car, but at least it’s not painfully slow to the point where you feel you’re standing still while flooring the throttle.
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