Third Gen F-Body Magazine Articles
Thirdgen magazine articles are getting hard to come by these days, so we are collecting what we can.
1980
- 1982 Firebird and Camaro Preview– Autoweek 1980
1981
- The Best One Yet (82 Z28)– Hot Rod December 1981
1982
- 1982 Z28-E – Auto Moto and Sport Magazine – November 1982
- Shootout! Guldstrand Camaro– Hot Rod July 1982
- Shootout! Camaro Prep– Hot Rod July 1982
- 1982 Camaro Z28– Motor Trend January 1982
- 1982 Firebird Trans Am– Motor Trend January 1982
- Chevrolet Camaro Z28 vs. Ford Mustang GT – A Clash of Personalities– Road and Track June 1982
- You’ve Come a Long Way, Camaro– Car Craft January 1982
1983
- Mustang vs. Camaro– Car and Driver June 1983
- Present at the Creation– Car and Driver June 1983
1984
- Camaro Berlinetta– Motor Trend, May 1984
- 15th Anniversary Trans AM– Motor Trend, July 1984
- IROC Camaro Z28 (A champ in its own right)– Car and Driver, October 1984
- Best Handling American Car– Car and Driver May 1984
- Best Handling American Car Part 2– Car and Driver October 1984
- IROC For The Street– Car Craft July 1984
- 1984 IROC Competion– Car Craft July 1984
- Hottest Camaro Ever– Popular Hot Rodding November 1984
- One Step Closer To Perfection– Hot Rod December 1984
- 1985 Camaro IROC-Z Preview Test– Popular Hot Rodding November 1984
1985
- Thunder to Go– Hot Rod February 1985
- Hottest Camaro and Firebird You Can Buy– Popular Hot Rodding February 1985
1986
- 1986.5 Camaro IROC-Z28 350 Road Test– Motor Trend May 1986
- 350 Camaro IROC (Corvette power puts more beast in the beauty)– Automobile Magazine, June 1986
- Ford Mustang GT vs Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z– Road & Track, October 1986
1987
- Camaro RS Road Test– Motor Trend, MAY 1987
- High School Heart Throb, Just What Every Senior Needs – A $20,000 Ride to School– By Paul Zazarine, Musclecar Review, MAY 1987
- Pontiac Firebird GTA-Motor Trend June 1987
- 1987 IROC-Z28 Convertible Road Test-Motor Trend 1987
1988
- Camaro vs Mustang Convertible– Road & Track May 1988
- 1988 Camaro IROC-Z VS 1988 Mustang 5.0 HO– Road & Track 1988
- Driving Impression IROC 5.7L– Guide to Muscle Cars April 1988
1989
- Street Snake-Hot Rod July 1989
- WHO’S THE B0SS?: Classic Muscle Meets Modern Technology in a Battle for Supercar Supremacy– By Steve Collison, High Performance Pontiac December 1989
- Building a Better Firebird– By Hib Halverson, High Performance Pontiac Dec 89
- SLP TPI Build– By Scott Oldham, High Performance Pontiac Feb 89
- Fbody Build– By Wayne Scraba, Muscle Cars Nov 89
- Batman’s New Formula– Motor Trend August 1989
1990
- 1990 Performance Cars – Firebird Formula & Camaro Z28– Road and Track 1990
- The Last IROC Still a Potent Performer, the ’90 IROC-Z sets the stage for the return of the Z/28– By Joe Pettitt HOT ROD, January 1990
- Street Legal Fighter– Hot Rod, January 1990
- Z vs. Z The Best of the Class of ’69 Takes on the Hottest Camaro of ’90– By C. Van Tune, Musclecar Review, August 1990
- Local Car Buffs Capture Rare Wheels– Penny Saver, April 23, 1990
- Shootout At The 5.0 Corral– Motor Trend, July 1990
- Secret Chevys– Motor Trend June 1990
- Black and White Camaro– Muscle Car Review August 1990
- Camaro Light – 1989 1LE– Muscle Cars March 1990
1991
- 1991 Performance Cars – Firebird Trans Am Convert– Road and Track 1991
- 25th Anniversary of Camaro– Motor Trend December 1991
- Firebird Firepower– Motor Trend December 1991
- First Trans Am Convertible In 20 Years– Motor Trend April 1991
- Badge and Donut– Car Craft December 1991
1992
- Musclecar of the Year– Musclecar Review, January 1992
- FORD vs. CHEVY– OLD vs. NEW SHOOTOUT– Musclecar Review, March 1992
- Camaro Heritage- A look at the 25th-Anniversary 1992 Camaro– By Dan Sanchez, All Chevy, Jan. 1992, Volume 6 Number 1 pp. 74-76
- Camaro VS Mustang Dead Bang– Car Craft, May 1992
- Adhering to the Law– Autoweek May 1992
1994
- Gale Force– Popular Hot Rodding, June, 1994
- Progressive Roc– Popular Hot Rodding, April, 1994
1998
- Beyond the Toy Box– Hot Rod, June, 1998
- Third-Gen Evolution– Highlights of an overlooked decade in Camaro history– Camaro Performers, Fall 1998, Volume 3, No. 2.
- 15 Week Wonder Part1– Hot Rod, November, 1998
- 15 Week Wonder Part2– Hot Rod, December, 1998
1999
- Horsepower as Well as Clean Emissions– By Ray T Bohacz, HOT ROD April 1999
- Trackside Tuneup– GM High Tech Performance January 1999
- Red with Rage– GM High Tech Performance January 1999
2000
- The Reality and Rebirth of a Third-Gen F-Body: Stroke in the Desert Part I– By Steve Green, Hot Rod February 2000
- PART 2: Details and the KISS principle Stroke in the Desert– By Steve Green, Hot Rod, May 2000
- Poncho Powered Poncho-Hot Rod, February 2000
- Waiting To Inhale – TPI-GM High Performance, July 2000
- TPI 101 Hot Rod June 2000-Hot Rod, June 2000
- Hard Rock Camaro, Part 1– By Dave Emanuel
- Hard Rock Camaro, Part 2– By Dave Emanual
More to come!
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