Third-generation Chevrolet Camaro sales were still strong by the time 1986 rolled around, with a few different models and a few different engines available, and with the base model starting at less than $9,500 it seemed like a bargain for an entry-level Camaro. Buyers could also opt for the more luxurious Berlinetta, although few did, or the sportier Z28, which proved to be a very popular choice. For just a few hundred dollars more the Iroc sports equipment package could be added to the Z, making it King Of The Hill for the 1986 Camaro offerings. Nearly 50,000 buyers invested the extra $659 to get the Iroc, so while it’s not exactly a rare car it is a bit unusual to find an example as well preserved as the 1986 Chevrolet Camaro Iroc Z28 being offered for sale here on eBay. This F-Body is located in Toccoa, Georgia, and so far bidding has reached $25,686 with the reserve not met.
The seller says that this Iroc has been garaged all its life, and with just 11,900 miles on the clock it really does look like a top-tier example. The paint is said to be all original and still maintains its lustrous shine, with no sun damage or fading anywhere on the car. The body is super straight and has no dents or scratches, and the owner calls it a prime example of an all-original unmolested Iroc Z28 from the 80s.
The interior is said to be near perfect, with no wear, rips, or cracks in anything. Judging from the photos, it is hard to find much to fault inside, especially given the fact that this is a T-Top car. The Iroc still has its original Fisher T-Top bags in the rear cargo area, and also comes with its original GM floormats and even the original Goodyear Gatorback tires. The car is said to have almost every available option, and that everything on the car works as it should.
Under the hood is a 5.0 liter 305 tuned port injection V8 paired with an automatic transmission. The seller says that the car runs and drives great and is very tight, which is expected given the low mileage. The car is also claimed to have no leaks, no rattles, and no surprises. The seller says that he has a buy-it-now price in mind, and while that price is listed as $39,999 he is also accepting offers, although there is no make offer option in the eBay listing. What are your thoughts on this 1986 Chevrolet Camaro Iroc Z28?
Big, bulky, and beautiful. The IROC and it’s sister special car models looked good and ran good, a great thing considering how hard it was to come up with engines with any decent power in the ’70s and early ’80s.
Amazing that this one hasn’t succumbed to the 80’s GM clear coat failure like so many other cars. I have a 98k mile ’88 IROC in the same color, and while the body is nearly perfect, the clear coat issues make it look like it’s painted in red camouflage.
Anyway, I wonder how close the bidding will get to the sellers BIN price. $40k just seems like crazy money for any third-gen (besides an ’89 TTA), but it looks like the market is going that direction!
‘85s were not clear coated
Mine 89 vert is currently in it’s shiny steel birthday suit. Getting prepped for it’s fourth paint job.
Over $600 for black base/clear gal kit. Whew!
So sad how lazy buyers became by this car, automatic in a pony car is just wrong!
Nice looking car tho GLWTHA
I have owned over 20 first, second & 4th gen Camaros, still have a 68 SS, 80 Z/28 & a 96 Z/28, but never a 3rd gen, I really never cared for them much. However, the last couple of years, they have started appealing to me a lot more than they used too. And talking about pushing all the buttons, this one does it, even if it is just a 305. My mind wants to tell me it’s about $20k too much money, but in today’s market, with people paying stupid money for rusted hulks, who can say what anything that is as super nice as this will bring. Bravo to the seller for this prime example!
I had a 86 I did buy it used and probably abused I had it long enough to know I’m not buying another one. I was giving the car a tune up and oil change and accidentally broke one of the plastic Y pieces for the emissions system hoses being in a emissions state at the time I took off the broken part and had to go to Napa to find it short of paying a higher dealership mark up. They had to pull out a book that showed pictures so we could compare it to get the correct replacement and they found it in the FORD replacement parts book. So I passed emissions, soon and about 6 months later the car blew the rear main seal on the engine and transmission at about the same time. So I traded it in for a F150 problem solved
I had an 88 Iroc, 350 TPI, T-Tops, 4 wheel discs, fully loaded car. Kept it 4 years, traded it on a 94 300ZX and never looked back. It was a nice, powerful fun car but $20,000, $30,000 plus? It was an 80’s Camaro! They’re like 80’s Corvettes. Not very desirable.
Yeah 40 large is a TON considering gas went to $5 today where I live. But this is a modern car that looks great and runs well. The TPI cars I drove in the 80s and 90s ran great. And when you consider the rusty and no engine 69 Canaro junkers on here for $30,000, this is a bargain. Wish I had room in my garage. These cars are very hard to work on. That’s the caveat.
My thoughts: I was a junior when this was new, and we ALL wanted one!
This is what love and proper maintenance look like. A good deal.
No this is called buy a new car and never drive it looks like!
Thats what i say. 11,900 miles ?? Shoot, the original warranty should still be in effect but , thats wishful dreaming LOLOLOLOL still a beaurtiful car and in my fav COLOR too.
I always wrestled with the 305 with 4 sp vs. the better performance 350 without it. Thought it was a darn shame I couldn’t get what I wanted.
If I were going to spend 40,000.00 Ill go for that 72 vette with the 454 4 speed. Or try and find me a GTO. I just do not believe it is worth that kind of change..
40K? No way. But the bidding should reach 30k…and well worth it IMO. Yeah, the Camaros from the 80s are not that desirable today…but this beauty is an exception!