Brand new 1985 IROC Z28 Camaro found in trailer.

[Ben]

Not sure if anyone has ever posted this but this is a video of a brand new IROC Z Camaro with only 4.3 miles on the odometer,was taken off the car carrier in 1985, placed on a tow truck and delivered to this guy that put it into this semi trailer. It has been sitting in there ever since. It still has the protective plastic covering the seats, steering wheel and drivers door panel! Lower chin spoiler was never even installed! Wheels were sold to fund the project as the guy bought it to build a race car out of it. There's pics of it all cleaned up and IROC wheels installed on www.thirdgen.org Pretty cool. Like goin back in time!

Edited May 25, 2013 by Ben

[mademan]

A guy her bought a Trans Am GTA in Blue/ silver striping and parked it in his garage. as far as I know its got under 1000KM on it total, pretty muuch like brand new

[kalbert]

Wow! That is unbelievable! You just don't see that every day.

[Ron Hamilton]

I had an '85 Z28 Demo with the same powertrain (Base 5.0/5-speed). A real fun car to drive, even though the '84 Z28 demo I had with the 5.0/HO/Automatic was a real beast in comparison. Iliked those cars so much that I bought a '91 RS Convertible off of the car carrier.

My car was a twin to this one. It was love at first sight, and my wife hated it, but I kept it anyway. I also built a model of it, which I still have, along with the window sticker and license plates.

[Hollywood Jim]

Nice car. But the engine is probably no good unless it gets rebuilt with some new parts.

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[Tonioseven]

What about the Plymouth in front of it?

[Joe Handley]

What about the Plymouth in front of it?

That's what I want to know too!

[1930fordpickup]

Just when you thought all of those were on blocks at the trailer park.

Nice find with all the factory stuff still on it. Makes you wonder what was in all the other trailers out there . That Plymouth may be super clean also.

[Tom Geiger]

I don't know where this was, but I'm amazed that the IROC is in that condition if indeed it's sat inside a trailer all those years. In my personal experience, trailers aren't great environments. Extreme cold, extreme heat, damp and humid, reflecting whatever the outside weather conditions are, magnified by being an enclosed space.

I had issues with office furniture sitting in trailers over a single winter. Laminates started to warp, fabric got musty. Not good at all.

[mikemodeler]

Why?

Lee,

Without running that engine for that long, the seals and gaskets would dry out and harden, the cylinders would rust and the rings would probably be stuck to the cylinder walls. Ask any car collector if he drives his cars regularly because the worst thing you can do to a car is to let it sit.

[Hawk312]

Lee,

Without running that engine for that long, the seals and gaskets would dry out and harden, the cylinders would rust and the rings would probably be stuck to the cylinder walls. Ask any car collector if he drives his cars regularly because the worst thing you can do to a car is to let it sit.

Not to mention that it is what appears to be a L69 carbureted 305. Even if running well, they need alot of replacement parts.

[Blown03SVT]

Having been a multiple 3rd gen owner this car makes me smile and is a time capsule. It is possible with the right precautionary measures to fire the car up and get it running well. It reminds me of a Wayne Carini style find. Sadly these Camaro's are not super collectible and desirable. It does seem to have the H.O. L69 so it has that going for it. If it was a low mileage 1LE then it would really be something.

[mikemodeler]

Thanks guys, not being a mechaninc, I dont know that much. Is it possible the car was ran in the trailer? Wouldnt the tires have gone flat over that period, or gotten flat spots from not moving?

highly unlikely that the car was run after being put into that trailer Lee, no signs of the door being opened after all those years. All of the rubber seals are probably dry rotted along with the engine/trans/rear end seals, not to mention the fluids have probably gelled up. The sad thing is while this car is rare find, it will need thousands of dollars to make it driveable. The drivetrain will need to be gone through, the cooling system and a/c will need to be checked out and the fuel tank will need to be cleaned. I think in the video they mentioned that mice had made a nest under the hood so all of the wiring will need to be checked as well.

[Brett Barrow]

The underhood insulation is falling apart. And if it's anything like my dad's '88 IROC (painted with GM's failure-prone mid-80's/early 90's water-based paint) it'll need to be re-painted in a couple years... His needed a new paint job in 1993.

[MachinistMark]

If it hasn't run in 30 years the seals are the least of your worries. The rings will be absolutely toast.

[Fabrux]

I skimmed through the thread on the messageboard and a lot of the folks over there are saying this car shouldn't be restored. They say if the buyer should find a low mile car and drive that instead. Cars are meant to be driven, folks!

[Helix]

Amazing find, like these kind of stories

But like most have said, a bit of elbow grease to get this thing up and running again