When GM Got The Camaro Z28 Right - The 3rd Generation F-Body Was A Big Risk That Paid Off

The third generation Camaro was a big departure for GM. The styling was not retro - it was in no way tied in to Camaros of the past in terms of being an updated version - the design was all new, and done on a clean sheet of paper.
Released in 1982, it was well received by car enthusiasts and automotive professionals alike, but the main complaint was that it lacked power. Like many malaise era cars, the V8s were all sound and fury that amounted to very little.
Enter the L69 engine in mid-year 1983. This HO 5.0 liter V8 had 9.5-1 compression, very high for the day - it was also good for 190HP and 240 lbs-ft. of torque - pretty good figures for the early 1980s. With Ford's Mustang upping the ante with their 302, the horsepower wars were back on, and continue to this day.
Another big departure for this Camaro was that it handled. A Motorweek test of the Z28 against the Porsche 928S had a surprising result - the Camaro was faster around the racetrack:
• 1983 Porsche 928S Vs. ...
The Camaro was competing as a world-class grand touring car with a German hot rod that cost three times as much - score a win for GM.
That said, this generation does not get the respect it deserves, but that's because of its own success. The cars were so popular, and sold so well, there was pretty much a Z28 on every street corner. Only now are these cars coming back in to their own, and setting new highs on the collector market - and as they should.
Full review and test drive of a 1984 L69 Camaro Z28 with 38K miles. Vehicle for sale at Autohaus of Naples, on the web at www.AutohausNaples.com, or at [phone].

[@TinHatRanch]

I️ think this is a new record. Bill actually starts reviewing the car at 25:16.

[@smokesgtp]

He knows what the people want

[@ianscheurer]

@@smokesgtp lmaoooo

[@gregholman2930]

Hahaha!

[@partsgator3462]

LMFAO!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@faust451]

@@smokesgtp exactly. I knew this video would be epic when I saw the duration in the bottom-right corner of the thumbnail.

[@BEGGARWOOD1]

“ I am not going to talk about the weather “ talks about the weather for several minutes ! Love Bill, love his knowledge. His Films cheer me up and have got me through the last 12 months. Keep going Bill !!

[@nickp97]

The goats know what they’re doing.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

0:07 The Stare Down! Coming to a cinema near you!

[@godofstream3346]

They really do.

[@neilgibbons2532]

They just f n with him

[@godofstream3346]

@@neilgibbons2532 Those goats are like, "watch this".

[@EstormM8]

They thought that Bill was going to do a GTO review this day.

[@gerryswift6888]

You are by far the only person on youtube I would like to sit and have a beer with.

[@egold2071]

*whiskey

[@egold2071]

*whiskey

[@egold2071]

Oh for the love of God... I must have had a bit too much Whiskey Therapy myself yesterday. I somehow replied twice with the same message. Ah well, I'm keeping extra safe then! 🥃🥃

[@trashbandit2449]

@@egold2071 KZbin does that sometimes

[@newtonraymond77]

Make sure there are no goats in sight

[@billace90]

LOL! The initial standoff with the three menacing goats was priceless!

[@ShredworthyDave]

"The 80s I don't know what you would put in there, little bags of coke maybe?" Dammit Bill you are gold with your remarks🤣🤣🤣

[@philiplee7604]

“ Now birthday’s come every 12 seconds... but back then it took awhile “ so bloody true Bill !!

[@rwj777]

This Camaro is still a beautiful vehicle, even by today's standards. 👌🏾

[@gregholman2930]

Yup It Is!

[@mowowie]

Only thing i hated about these cars back in the day was the chintzy plastic rattlebox dashboard and the chintzy seatbacks.

[@msquaretheoriginal]

The contemporary Trans Am is prettier still. I'm a little biased because I owned one, but I owned it because I agreed with the journalist who called it the "Aphrodite of automobiles."

[@gregholman2930]

@@msquaretheoriginal Oh I agree totally the T A was the wet dream of my contemporaries during my mid to late teens & early twenties.

[@toddrobbins392]

@Ernest George There’s absolutely nothing wrong with Chevrolet!!!!!!!! You’re just BIASED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paulhettick332]

The goats love you Bill, I see it in their eyes.

[@lornperkins4270]

Wonder what the goats think about bill

[@andrethomas7096]

@@lornperkins4270 Dammit he's back staring at us!!!!!

[@nickwilczynski3684]

For sure. I think if I was sitting next to Demuro I'd dump the beer on his head

[@americasevilgenius]

"You gotta be shitting me..." Well, actually...that's precisely what they appear to be doing.

[@robmcgowan4034]

Sadly, that's true.

[@lornperkins4270]

The goats are getting bolder and are trying to communicate with you bill.

[@speedfiend925]

Fun fact: Pontiac GTO was also called, "The Goat!" 😂😂😂🐐🐐🐐

[@trainships1795]

I know some Arabs that could make those goats disappear.

[@gregholman2930]

That's funny, I would have had to contact you If I lived on the same property as those damn goats!! Lol

[@ronofficial5958]

Jamaicans might want in on that too... Curried Goat

[@jamesparker6017]

The 7. 11 owner here in Melbourne Beach 🌴 hehe

[@gregholman2930]

@@ronofficial5958 Excellent Reply!🤞

[@rebeltvr6046]

Indians love goat meat too (mutton curry).

[@BoothsEurotrash]

This channel is a hidden gem - Bill needs a TV series

[@SuicidalWarhead]

...a Netflix Special for the international market please.

[@hertzair1186]

Or at least a podcast…..by his own admission he does not like to be in front of the camera…the one time he was, you can tell he was coerced into it by the dealers owners and hated it. You can see that episode here on KZbin.

[@cxjeter]

Yes way better and more interesting than that dry guy on Chasing Classic Cars

[@Fkay396912]

@@cxjeter What ? are you 1 of his shills? He won't talk about the car, 1/2 the video, is his horse Shit dialogue.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

I never had a problem with goats until they started showing up on your property. Edit: Oh, for the love of God!

[@gregholman2930]

Exactly!

[@v8cool231]

The goat interludes are fucking brilliant. Weirdest car history lesson over. Maybe they're waiting for a GTO review.

[@v8cool231]

Funny you mention the handling, I had an 83 camaro. And I live in the UK where the roads are bendy. I never once worried about its handling. Handled really well.

[@nickdoughty518]

My 1988 5 litre Trans Am could not be driven in Nottingham if it had rained!

[@diggermolly5927]

Bill, you are a national treasure, so funny, and dry humor Makes my day every time.

[@spacecat7247]

I've been going through your videos I'm glad you're out there you got a lot of knowledge and you have a great sense of humor thank you

[@oberday]

The L98 engine was killer for stoplight to stoplight cruising. Awesome low end torque. Bill is right, 3rd gen cars are much better than they get credit for.

[@anguswilson8595]

Horespower is crazy. I have a '21 Camaro V6. 335 horsepower -- totally unthinkable in '83. Heck my regular Golf had 178 -- more than the '82! Mind you, none of this is a measure of Goatpower. ;)

[@SeanKayGee]

Damn. Love it! My aunt had an Iroc-Z and my other aunt had a Monte Carlo SS. This car takes me back.

[@ChrisBrown-pz2gu]

Cool aunt's!

[@MarkBarrey]

From someone who helped raise dairy goats in 4h thank you for not calling the goats Billy goats.

[@Oldsmokey1]

I love the 3rd generation too. It's my favorite. Especially the 91s and 92s. I had a red 25th anniversary t top car. It was the first car I ever bought. It ran on the original motor for almost 500k miles.

[@mikeskipworth856]

What a time capsule. Awesome car.

[@bandvidz]

This is such a clean, pretty example of a Z28... very nice

[@weferrell]

I love how Bill says that he doesn't want to mention the weather given what's going on in Texas, but then goes on about how warm it is in Florida. lol

[@sethhuber25]

I found myself laughing out loud listening to the constant goat antics 😂

[@crankychris2]

No ragging on 'Dalton' this video, but yes, it's part of the charm of these videos.

[@randallbombich8128]

Hey Bill the goats are built in full time lawnmowers . keeps that yard well trimmed....

[@pdennis93]

Yeah but they leave presents in the yard.....and the driveway too.

[@shamish-2960]

It’s funny how in the 80s and early 90s the 2nd gen Camaros were looked down upon as old beat up cars, and the 3rd Gen Camaro was the hottest thing. Now, I kind of like the 2nd Gen Camaros better now that both the 2nd and 3rd gens are equally old (once you get past 20 you’re a senior citizen in car years). I remember the 1st time I saw one in the fall of ‘81. I thought it was a Delorean.

[@pdennis93]

Lol speaking of that, I was at a car show with a Delorean owner several years ago and some guy walked by 8t and said out loud to himself "what a weird looking Camaro". The Delorean owner and I looked at each other and were like "Did he just call a Delorean a Camaro?!?" I guess he saw the taillights and got confused.

[@pdennis93]

And even my 4th gen 95 Trans Am is now 26 years old.

[@slipperyjk]

I have a 73 and a 91. Most people I know prefer the 73

[@corvettejimmy3323]

1985-87 iroc-z wheels and 1985-92 tail lamps look great on this car. I was always fond of the seats in these, beautiful!

[@franklinmills1756]

I noticed that too.

[@jays9211]

Yup and the seats were an option made by Lear singer called multi contour if I recall.

[@redsfan1245]

We Camaro guys know!!!!!

[@jays9211]

I’m actually thinking about picking up an 88-89 IROC and doing an LS3 swap. I miss my 86 IROC. Probably one of the best looking cars ever created.

[@abdullahyaseer4304]

@@jays9211 I had an 86 IROC also. 305TPI auto. It was white.

[@scottdavis_34]

Thanks Bill for the review. As a kid growing up in the 80's this is where my love for the Camaro began. Happy to say that today I own a 2019 Camaro which I absolutely love but I'll always have a soft spot for these 3rd Gen models.

[@davidtryon1205]

Exactly agree as an early 80s baby, from the time I can remember f bodies were always my favorite. I remember being 6-7 and there was idk probably a college aged dude with a 3rd gen stick shift and he would always pop the tops out and rip sideways in our Apt complex lol. It was everything to me, then I really started getting into cars and loved how much more tail happy foxes were. But 3rd gens were always my 1st love lol. Then when I was 20 I finally got an 85 IROC 305TPI 700r4 unfortunately, 3.42 posi, 4 wheel disc, hardtop, no power windows, no power locks, no power hatch pull down. It was ok but by then of course rich kids were getting LS fbodies. Blew it up. Swapped in a 300hp 350 with the TPI, 24lb injectors, adj fpr, and was still able to find someone to burn me an 85 Prom. Hooker ceramic coated shorties with the big y pipe. Really woke up. Very soon only had 1st and 2nd gear lol. Swapped a TCI th350, and tci 24-2600 stall. Then it was a consistent runner. LS would still pull away up top, but at least it was in the mid 13s. Blew the 10 bolt, got a nice eaton posi and Richmond 3.42s. Oh yea had all poly suspension bushings, tubular lcas, tubular panhard bar. It hooked up sooo good and was so fun. But TPI had no top end. But being a sbc it was reliable for years. But now a perfect 1 to me would be an LS and t56, done. I miss it. Just got rid of it 2 years ago.

[@seangorry]

I think he secretly loves the goats 😂 But in all seriousness, greetings from Ireland!

[@reginaldbowls7180]

Not the same kind of love they have for goats in Ireland though.

[@seangorry]

@@reginaldbowls7180 Really more into sheep here, it gets cold and lonely sometimes 🐑 If ewe know what I mean ;)

[@reginaldbowls7180]

@@seangorry oh I know mate. I’m in Canuckistan home of the beaver.

[@jayhockley8841]

If I remember right , the Mustang won the Horsepower wars until Camaro came out with the LT1 . With a lighter car , 225 hp with only a 302 ci motor , The Mustang was tough to catch until the LT1 .

[@crankychris2]

They would hold that lead for quite awhile, but they pretty much finished even, both with 460 hp and mid 12's ET's. Soon they both will be gone. Along with the big Mopars. It's the final call for V8 powered cars... :((

[@michaeljordan6008]

Was just too ugly.

[@pdennis93]

Actually the 305 TPI 5 speeds from 89-92 were around 230 and would run about even with the L98 auto cars with 245hp.

[@CamaroAmx]

The 1993 z28 had more power then the mustang until the 2005 mustang.

[@lancemannion4113]

The Mustang 5 L pretty much owned the mid to late '80s and early '90s in the pony car wars. Even against the 350 the lighter Mustang usually came out ahead. Then from 93 on it was all the f bodies up until the Terminator Mustangs of 2003 and 4. Then the GM twins basically quit and Ford had the market again. And then around 2010, it was a driver's race and even Chrysler got back into it! The good old days are back better than ever. It'll be very interesting to see the transition these pony cars make to their eventual electrification...I'm sure

[@camaro69green31]

My first Z28 was an 84 5 peed 5.0 HO. My favorite Camaro ever. It was underrated at 190 hp as we all know. Loved the smell of fresh burnt Gator Backs. Great video my friend and thats for reviewing this wonderful 80's Z!

[@videogarage9221]

This guy is a natural at this ... he needs his own podcast or talk show ! The voice, attitude, can talk forever without boring you, etc.

[@Inmyownlane89]

The goats get me every time lol 😂

[@BradThePitts]

I had an '85 IROC-Z with rare 5-speed and T-tops. That dropped section in the trunk was a perfect place for a Bazooka bass tube!

[@koolkitties8552]

I had an 85 Iroc with a 5 speed too.Loved it!

[@BradThePitts]

@@koolkitties8552 How long did it take you to find it / get it? It took me a year, the 5-speed was very uncommon, especially in the NYC metro area, and even less common with t-tops. I remember the roof would flex if you shifted hard into 2nd. Mine was carburated via Rochester Quadrajet, had a COMP cam, 160° thermostat, and computer chip that allegedly worked with the 160° thermostat. Might have been 260hp, up 35 from stock. *THE IROC-Z WITH 5-SPEED AND 5.0 WAS FASTER THAN THE 5.7L AND AUTOMATIC* Don't tell the guido's - LOL

[@volvoman1096]

As a Canadian, keep the backseat description going. Hilareous!

[@brianwaloweek6770]

My friend had a 1987 red. Z28, he totaled it doing 95 mph in 1988, I was in the passenger seat, one of the things we hit was a telephone pole, it bent my door inwards and lifted the bucket seat through the t-top. I was ejected and bounced backwards of the pavement. Good time

[@johnpezzullo9644]

Bill I literally cannot start my work day without your videos. When a new one is posted it makes my day. You are HILARIOUS and I LOVE the Car Reviews so much. YOU ARE AN ORIGINAL MAN. !!!! :) :) :)

[@thevr6kid]

13:16 I nearly died 😂. My cat was behind my tv frustrated trying to find out how he can get the goats. I’d lend him to you but I’m all the way up in Canada and the borders are closed lol

[@vicarod]

I remember my 3rd gen 1984 trans-am getting real loud around 110mph as the windows would get sucked open about 1/2 inch. Back in high school we called the Camaro the "me too" car. As in: "You drive a Camaro? " "Yeah" "Me too!"

[@davidtryon1205]

I dont remember the window problems that much cause I'd be topping out the non Vette servo 700r4 at like 125 in my 85 IROC with the windows down all the time lol. I'd always be wondering if the back window would blow out someday, but never did. Lol.

[@rico4you]

BILL remember you are GOAT! What memories that Camaro... I had an '89 Z28 IROC-Z what times!! Damn loved that car.

[@danielroddy8146]

"Make horsepower great again." Perfect slogan for hats and shirts for you.

[@alexcat321]

Tbh, the 3rd gens were probably the most mechanically sound and best looking ones. The 4th gens were obviously faster, but are plagued with electrical issues and are mostly plastic and glued together. Rear ends are weak and ttops are smaller. I love fbodies though. I've a 92 but would like a 77 or 4th gen ws6

[@darrenbuttery3527]

Back in the 60's, one of the Camaros original designers was asked what the word Camaro means. His response was: "It's a small vicious animal that eats Mustangs."

[@michaeljordan6008]

Another great video and beautiful car. The 84 Pontiac version with the Recaros is one of my favorites. The ‘85 silver IROC was another beauty.

[@ChrisBrown-pz2gu]

The silver Iroc was one year only, too. 1985

[@jays9211]

@@ChrisBrown-pz2gu great looking and yeah very few were made. It had the thin stripes above the rocker panels in black and red.

[@ChrisBrown-pz2gu]

@@jays9211 yep, awesome 👍

[@jays9211]

@@ChrisBrown-pz2gu I had an white 86 iroc with silver stripes and wheels

[@ChrisBrown-pz2gu]

@@jays9211 nice!!!

[@aarongreiner5851]

You getting pissed off at the goats 🐐 adds to your videos charm. Your reaction to them is comedy gold.

[@KingOfNaptown]

My dad had a 92 or 93 z28 , 25th Anniversary Edition, all black with red rally stripes .. brand new when they 1st came out, i was only 6 or 7 yrs old and we moved to Indianapolis same year, and i remember to this day driving one night on highway from Chicago to indy about 3am, and a porsche 911 came zooming up on us wanting to race... my dad said hold on son. Punched the gas and we toook off on that porsche.. miles down the road we stop at gas station ⛽ porsche pulls up to talk to my dad, il never forget to this day the guy asked how much my dad paid 4 it, mind you he just got it and still had temp tags on it, my dad told him, i believe it was 24k but not 100% sure and the guy lost it and said he just paid over 50k for the porsche.. to this day it always seemed to me the guy wanted to cry 😢 because he truly believed he had the fastest car on the planet.. sry for such a long story, but i never got to tell it b4 and this vid brought back those memories... those wondering whatever happened to the car, my dad cheated on my mom and my mom sold it for 6k in 96' ... to this very day ive always wanted to strike it rich and find a mint condition z28 25th ann. .. i loved that car..

[@davidtryon1205]

Nice 92s were the 25th and last of 3rd gens. 93 was 4th gen with the LT1. I was gonna say ur dad had to have had a z28 at least to beat any Porsche. There were so many 25th anniversary that were only RS package and they were really slow lol. But 92 Z's were good runners. Was it a 5spd 305TPI or an auto 350TPI? That sucks either way that she sold it dirt cheap when it was only 4 years old. Relationships Suck sometimes. Lol.

[@KingOfNaptown]

@@davidtryon1205 it was a manual, i remember him always shifting.. and it was for sure a z28 they had the car built my mom paid for everything and my dad picked all the options. Also when the car came in an we picked it up the owner of the dealership wanted to buy the back i remember it being a big ordeal also when we left because the owner of dealership offered more money then she paid and she wanted my dad to sell it he said helll nahh .. and lol ya i see you caught how my mom sold it for nothing and she did that on purpose. . Ya relationship's are terrible sometimes

[@davidtryon1205]

@@KingOfNaptown damn that was def a keeper. I really liked 305TPI 5spd cars, they were very fun on the street and 92 being the last year were def probably the most sorted too. Great memory to have though.

[@KingOfNaptown]

@@davidtryon1205 thanks man!! Much appreciated 🙏 .... the grande finale' ... so the night before my mom sold the car, she had kicked my dad out! He left with new girl, but had the key to the car, my mom had the spare, she changed lock on house .. blocked the camaro in the driveway my mom had a monte carlo and used the neighbor's 80's model Cutlass Supreme and sandwiched the camaro in ( my mom new he was coming for car in middle of the night ) so she sandwiched it in bumper to bumper.. just as expected around 2-3am he jumped in car fired it up- vroooom ( exhaust was pretty loud but sounded amazing ) and he threw it in drive started pushing the cars .. tires squeeling smoke everywhere hes moves the cutlass and monte and peals out, mom calls cops 👮‍♂️ they catch him a few miles down the road.. mom goes picks up car , they didnt arrest him my mom said no.. at this point shes laughing at him 💀... next morning she took it to the worst used car dealer ship in town... about 5 years later after that, we spotted the car in town , and it was in really bad shape ..

[@davidtryon1205]

Wow it sucks when shit like that happens. My parents had issues and were divorced when I was 5. But I've still never forgot him putting his hands on her and her telling 5yr old me to run to a neighbor and call the cops. Then it was custody battles and child support issues. But all of it made me despise my dad for a while. And sometimes I would go a year + without talking to him. But there I was being a dumbass bad teenager, putting my mom through hell without putting my hands on her. After many years me and my dad got a lil closer but hed still do shit like have me at 18 co sign for a car then not pay. Then I'd not talk for a while. I mean I was doin good enough fuckin my own life up that I didn't need his help. Then in my 20s I finally started thinking about everything my mom went through for me so I would do anything for her. Me and my dad were still on and off, I had a kid, we'd go an hour away to pick him up to see her and all he would do is want to talk to me. So that bothered me. And again we'd barely speak, Sept of 2015 I ended up in the hospital for 3 months, he was in a nursing home. We talked once in Oct. Then I came home but didn't reach out. Dec 21st a coroner called and said he died the night before. Now it hurts me because he died alone basically. And now me and my baby moms aren't together after 16yrs, our daughter is 10 and she is everything. So now I really understand where some of his anger may have come from back then but idk what they were fighting about. I just know u don't put ur hands on women. Trust me I've wanted too but u just don't do that. Like maybe if I never seen that I would've cared more for him. Who knows. But now with my own kid I know the feeling if someone might try and take them. But u can't get physical. So its just so hard looking back and it sucks kids have to go through things like that. I get people growing apart, and it sucks but u gotta try and seperate amicably when kids are involved. Cause it really can affect them. Thankfully so far everything in my life has been mainly ok. Hardest part is she moved 2 hrs away and sharing our daughters time is hard. And I just lost all trust in her so everytime my daughter is there I'm worried. It sucks. But I just try and be nice and do whatever to be with my daughter. But if she ever tried to keep her from me, I can see where people snap. But I'm just trying to show my daughter what a good man will do. Cause she is #1. Sorry for the rant.

[@jasonc1975]

It is missing the T Tops bag which those two brackets are used to secure it down, not necessarily for restraining a child seat

[@Hughesburner]

1997 me: If it's not TPI, I don't care. 2022 me: I will look at any F body that isn't covered in moss under a tree. Our family had 4 of these, 2 IROC's, a rusty '86 V6 and a '89 RS. All died early deaths unfortunately, not making into the 2000s. Seeing these in this condition is a rarity. I see only one red IROC in my area every now and then, same guy and it just looks like a everyday driver. I still enjoy seeing it. Thanks for the review. I grew up with my neighbors goats in my back yard as well, they are best when fenced in until they start making lots of noise.

[@chriswiseman1694]

Whenever I see you've posted a new video, Bill, I can't wait to watch. Best entertainment around! Please keep up the good work!

[@jstevens74]

Goats..Bill.."you've got to be shiting me!", not realizing his own pun..🤣

[@will4688]

This guy is awesome! He’s like a long lost uncle that taught you how to smoke Marlboro Reds.

[@rickghastly1511]

woah now Bill, I got my license at 16 and I'm only a spry 26. Love the vids man, its especially cool seeing a fellow Floridian make these. Keep up the good work

[@rego007]

Keep up the awesome job, Bill! Greetings from Daytona!

[@LongIslandMopars]

Time capsule, Bill. Amazing. I remember when those were new. Looks like the previous owner also swapped out later model year taillights when he did the wheels.Very tastefully done. Hope someone gives it a proper home.

[@tientrinh943]

Nice profile picture. What car is it?

[@polentusmax6100]

@@tientrinh943 looks like a fuselage chrysler or dodge or Plymouth

[@Chrishousden24]

Great review. I just found you and am looking forward to seeing the rest of your clips!! I like your view and honesty. You know cars this is very clear!! And goats!!!

[@quad5186]

Like the pic you chose for “Smokey” 😂 Keep up the great infotainment ! Thanks.

[@nknasi]

Bill is all of us at 43:43. Did exactly what I would've done if I were driving!

[@faust451]

Ha, I had the same sentiment. It always astonishes me how clueless/unaware some drivers are when they are given a gap/space to merge.

[@HipsterDoofus100]

3:45 into the video “ok we’re gonna get right into it”

[@kylejackson8]

45 mins

[@randallringwald5059]

🐐 🐐 🐐 😆 I remember this generation well! My girlfriend back in the 80s had the 84 Z28. She also gave me a few "hell rides" My life flashed before my eyes a few times in it!Thanks for showcasing this sweet car!

[@rayk48]

My dad loved animals and collected them on our farm. He bought a couple goats back in the mid 60s to keep weeds down. He had a new beautiful Lincoln that he used to go on calls to customers with to sell windows. Couple goats got on hood one morning. Not sure what happened to those goats but they suddenly disappeared. Seems like the meat at dinner tasted funny for awhile after that.

[@gregholman2930]

Great story, thanks for sharing! Everybody knows you don't mess with a gentleman's nice ride unless you have a death wish! Lol

[@buckeyetree4826]

I just absolutely love your reviews! They’re amazing! Your sense of humor is great too!

[@charlesmcginness7214]

The goats are so cute! Lol They have to go to the bathroom somewhere.

[@gregholman2930]

Can't they be potty trained like a cat, seriously nasty!

[@graycav56]

My 79 Z28 came from the factory with a crooked rear spoiler. And the under engineered door handles popped loose if you looked at them funny. But the car was mechanically flawless for the 5 years I owned her. My favorite car ever.

[@reubenstefoni9508]

Thank you for the awesome videos Bill! They help my spirits as I’m without power and water here in Texas due to the polar vortex.

[@LakeNipissing]

How about some geese and swans!! Do you want to experience vicious??

[@donnis618]

Yes indeed!

[@LakeNipissing]

@@donnis618 If Bill thinks the goats and cats are scary, he needs to have a goose hissing and snorting at him!

[@paxhumana2015]

@Lake Nipissing, geese and swans can become bedding and meals if they give me fucking shit.

[@irocitZ]

I have one of these, same thing but in black. The IROC wheels would have been something people liked to change back in the 80's as well as the 85-92 taillights just like the ones on this red car.

[@Ibanez6strg]

Love my 87 Iroc. Took me years to find one and finally I did write in my own state with 50,000 miles on it

[@richf.7845]

Bill’s disdain for all living things is fantastic.

[@jamesstuart3346]

Beautifully-styled cars with the build quality of a high school project.

[@chrisexperience7]

The first part of the video made my Wednesday.

[@fieldburn]

When the video started and the 3 goats was there looking I bust out laughing

[@randallmason9687]

The goats just want a hug! The 80s rule! My mum had an I-ROC when I was a kid. An 18 wheeler ran over the front end, and totaled it! Clean 3rd gens are hard to find.

[@pdennis93]

So is this camaro....the GOAT? (Greatest Of All Time) Sorry, couldn't resist 🤣🤣🤣

[@crankychris2]

No. I had a '86 IROC 215hp and a '90 Mustang LX 225 hp 5 speed. The Mustang was faster and better built, the IROC handled better with it's stock Gatorbacks. Bill's ECM/heat sensor is bad. That's why he had to edit his film, it takes a long time to warm up. GM replaced mine at 49,874 miles. Notice his car wouldn't idle below 2100 rpm when cold. Shifting it at 2100 will damage the tranny. Mine didn't rattle near as bad as this one. That's because I reassembled my el cheapo plastic trim with RTV to quiet the cocaphony of squeaks and rattles this car emits at 40 mph. The next gen Camaro with it's 275 hp LT1 was a much faster car.

[@cracky_wainwright]

Good one!

[@pdennis93]

@@crankychris2 I was making a joke in reference to the goats. Believe me I know the later Camaros were better. My 95 Trans Am LT1 ran 14.4 bone stock. No way a 305 H.O. is beating that.

[@jonboy9912]

Mustang SUV with an electric motor! Hell on Earth? It's coming!

[@gregholman2930]

Yup, that's what I said in 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012 & 2020 when the DummyCraps won over the Republicans! Lol

[@edjackson4389]

I had an 87 Iroc TPI. I bought it with 40k miles and sold it at 240k miles. The cars only failures were an A/C compressor and a water pump. It was a great car in every way

[@partsgator3462]

The goats 🐐 🐐🐐 are just being very patient and waiting for you to drop your guard Bill! 😂😂

[@stephendibari5010]

These goats and that goat shit!! The amount of car knowledge you have is amazing! Always love these reviews

[@kriscarmelo]

This is the favorite car scripted for those jocks about to die in an 80s horror movie.

[@jers132]

I drooled over a '82 exact car for weeks - lovely Z28. A dealer up here in Toronto wanted far too much over sticker for the only H.O in Ontario. Just loved the functional scoops. I settled with (as if) a black Z28 standard 305 engine. Not fast but handled like a dream, and turned heads everywhere! The show Night Rider was fresh... when I shipped my black Z28 to the UK and sold it for about double the original sticker price with the exchange on the dollar only a couple of years after I got it. Next hot ride...87 Torch Red Corvette. Been driving Vettes ever since.

[@davebarron5939]

Great job as always, enjoyable AND informational. Love these 3rd gens, see this particular car is not on your site yet. Thanks.

[@susanjspaulding]

*THREE goats* !! *LOL* !! *Great video Bill* !! #CuriousCars

[@hayseedfarmboy]

he is just terrible, i just love it, thank you so much for your show, finding it is definitely one the best things to out of this "rona" crap, and you have THE best unabridged taste in cars , thank so much for your efforts

[@demolitionman5003]

My stepdad had one of these camaros that was a fun car to drive!!! Love the videos as always very informative!

[@map3384]

In the 80s they were everywhere and everyone had one but me. I bought an 86 Jeep CJ7 Renegade. A friend of mine bought an 85 Z28. $350 a month payments and $3000 a year insurance. She kept it two years and sold it. By the early 90s they were gone, all to the scrap like most American vehicles. You got 100,000 miles and the cars were trash.

[@tonys8243]

Goats have always been linked to the devil ..... and for good reason.

[@gregholman2930]

BAM!

[@erniesdeck7550]

I really enjoy your channel, I am very much a car guy and I live just a few minutes away from where you shoot your videos. If you ever need a hand, or a camera man please let me know my name is Ernie.

[@gregholman2930]

Give Ernie a job Bill seems like a nice guy to me!

[@northwestb1]

At 3:40 or so you started talkin bout some ok we’re going to get right into it” 😂😂

[@jameshartle3645]

the comedic value of this video is oustanding !!! Wonder if we ever crossed paths back in the day , I was bouncer at Norma Jeans back then :) Didnt go down to Naples alot but did hit that one club although the name escapes me. Anyway well done !

[@dopemanjace]

3 Goats 🐐 Posing

[@daniellesielschott2950]

I love the goats!! 💗💗💗

[@pt008]

I worked for GM in the mid 80s, and got to drive a lot of different vehicles. Next to the soulless parade of Grand Ams, Skylarks, Cutlass Cieras, Cavaliers, 6000s... the Z28 felt like a freaking Mercedes. Eagle GTs were the shiznit back in the day, they could even make a Sunbird feel decent!

[@TJC450]

Oh the stories you could tell.

[@charlesfoster4634]

The initial standoff with the three menacing goats was priceless!

[@realRichHunting]

Call yourself Billy and grow a Mullet so you can match the car.

[@kj662]

He drove the older gen in the series...

[@777jones]

And get in thru the window.

[@arnieeastlick9153]

You might just be able to carry a few goats in the rear with the back seats folded down.

[@pdennis93]

That rear area actually does fit a lot. With the rear seat folded down I took the ram air hood for my 95 Trans Am to the body shop with the hatch closed. Another time I bought a 48" LED TV and it fit back there with the hatch closed as well.

[@SixTwoHemi]

Man I had to sub. Bill you should be a standup comedian your Rodney Dangerfield delivery is hilarious.......

[@shaunmccuin5954]

Enjoyed watching your video. Brought back some memories. This exact car except manual was what I had planned for my first car. I got impatient as I was saving and bought a used 81 Z28. Wish I had waited. You were spot on about how underrated it became because there were so many built. Reminds me of what happens to a good song that gets over played on the radio. When you talked about the trouble you got into with your firebird made me smile as well. Probably if I had an 84 Z28 as my first car in Red like I wanted the trouble I got into with my navy blue 81 would have multiplied a few times over. After several years of owning responsible cars and trucks I purchased a 2020 SS1LE (WOW!). It’s awesome to own a Camaro again and not have to drive it on salt covered roads like my first car which obviously was a “only driver”. Your 84 is in really nice shape. Couldn’t tell for sure but looked like around 58,000 mile?? I’ve thought about getting a gen 3 but more as a project (LS swap, suspension upgrade) seen a lot of videos on here that make me think Hmmm? Like one of the other comments. It would be cool to sit down with you over a couple beers and talk cars.