Nice collection!I have some of what you have,pretty cool!

 

One of my college neighbors gave me that very same calender. There's some beautiful 1st gens in there, but I was disapointed that there were no 3rd gens (although I didn't assume there would be). I'll agree with those that have said that it'll only take time before the 3rd gen gets the respect it deserves. It's just not old enough to be collectable, and not new enough to keep up with the new styles.

 

I have the 2002 and 2003 (yes and the stupid dumb no 3rd gen 2004) Camaro calendars. The 02 and 03 ones have a few 3rd gens, like an 89 Iroc and a 92 Heritage... but mostly 1st gens.

I have that blown Camaro Hot Wheels, in package! It's a teal color with sidepipes and a huge motor sticking out of the hood!

http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...42_53_full.jpg


It's in the middle row, 5th one up from the bottom.

 

Ditto my thoughts exactly! Theres only a couple of the 4th gen body styles I like the 2000 and up SS Camaro and the 98 and up WS6 Ram air. The firebird from the front looks awesome but don't care for the back to much. Either way its hard to argue with their stock performance. I mean as fast as our cars feel we have to do some serious engine building just to stay with a stock LS1. I love my GTA and will never get rid of it but I constantly am looking for more power just so I don't get beat by a Prelude or Altima.

 

I haven't read the rest of this thread yet, but I will say this...I was thinking of posting the same damn thing you wrote. I have gotten the Camaro calendar every year since '98...and there was always at least one, normally a 25th of some sort. Does this calendar need 3-4 just '67s? Come on now...I really want to write the publisher of this calendar.

The GM released Firebird one isn't much better...only one 3rd, a '91 GTA. I'm a 4th gen owner, and even I'm pissed!

 

Somone mentioned a shirt....

Took me for freaking ever, but I found this.... And I bought it. really nice shirt if you ask me.

http://www.themotorcompany.com/catal...roducts_id=788

 

That is a nice shirt to bad they dont have a 85-90 T/A on it I would buy it if it did

 

I was going through my old matchbox cars and found 2 second gen firebirds, 2 third gen firebirds, 1 third gen trans am, 1 third gen camaro, and 1 fourth gen corvette. They're all made by yatming so i'd suggest looking around on ebay for yatming if you're looking for models of our cars... i think you can even get 1/18th scale models by the same company.

 

The camaro in an icon. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and hopefully 5th generation camaros have been great performers in their time. It's a sad day when I see more performance parts for the PT Crusier than the 3rd generation camaro.

 

The correct emblem would be nice too.

 

Well GM actually used that bird with the early thirdgen birds So Thats why I did not say that.

 

Its been a while since I've actually seen an early third gen; however I wasn't referring to the actual bird, only the color scheme. I remember the early third gen bird being filled single color, not two colors like on that shirt. On the body, at least.

I once saw a shirt that had just the bird and the TRANS AM underneath in third gen style, but I can't find it again.

 

To bad I would love to see it. Do you guys think I get one of those T-shirt maker thinks for my printer and make a shirt? How long would it last?

 

ive lived in vegas for 6 years an i have seen some nice 3rdgens theres 3 on my grandpas block my 88 a 25th an a iroc. i do think are cars will go up in popularity thats why im keeping mine stock and orignal to the best i can. its funny the white trash thing ...well not really...id like to know how that got started. my opinion the 3rdgens are the sharpest looking out of all the fbodys,but like stated early not old enough to be considerd classics too old to be new style. im not a patient peron to wait b4 we get respect but its all u can do....just plz represent the 3rd gens with som dignity an respect

 

You know the 4th Gens did not out handle the third gens. I quite often could beat 4th gens autocrossing with my GTA due to handling in the stock class in SCCA. It was certainly not due to housepower. LOL As a mater of fact the national champion a few years ago was driving a 1989 IROC and beat a whole bunch of stock 4th gens. I have driven a LS1 1LE car on an autocross course and they are very fast, but you have to get them pointed in the right direction before hitting the throttle hard or you will have a panoramic view of the world!!!

- Dave

 

This is true. No F-Body ever handled better than Thirds, specifically IROC-Z's. Since then there has been none that have hit .92 G's or that have put out .9's on the skidpad year after year as they did. Thirds have been leading F-Stock for a long time. I might also say that 4ths don't have the feel of useable lower RPM street TQ that L98s make also.

Third Gens are still popular cars and they will continue to be (even moreso) as collectibility increases. More stuff will just keep coming out for them, it's they way it always happens in time with cars like this. (especially for cars that were so sought after when new and bought like crazy)

 

I will always love third gens.

They actaully had to be creative w/ the design since the emissions crap.

and because of that I think we own teh sweetest looking gen so far.

 

Like I said in another thread, I just want to get some respect from other enthusiats. There is virtualy zero love from the 4th gen community for the third gen. I guess it makes me want to make my car better. I just dont like how when people do a lot of work to there third gen and really make it sweet looking, only to get laughed at by other car groups because they think that the car is a big POS. Its lighter, lower, and better looking then a 4th gen. The 4th gen looks very bloated and over weight. And for a car that is made up of mostly glass and plastic, its still heavier then the all steel third gens. They are larger, yet half the motor is under the windshield. You cant do a tune up to the car without an ASE cert. and tuning the cars are a lot harder and more $$$ then burning a prom, or turning a screw. Parts are cheaper, cars are more plentiful, and with some hard work, blood, sweat and tears, you can get a car like some of them on here. There are so many really nice third gens that are on here, or have been on TGO that anyone wanting a target to do a great car should look at these examples of how you can make a great car better. I love my third gen, and loved it since my dad got it new in 87.

 

I just picked up a GMHTP (hard to find around here so its probably a little old, import rags all over tho), and one of the articles was an LT1 into third gen swap (sidenote: TGO was mentioned a few times in the article). His reason for picking a third gen? Because it would be no big deal if he wrecked it on the track. Wreck it, buy a new one and swap the parts.

Maybe this is why the third gen gets no respect, even in such publications, its seen as expenable.

 

If you're talking about a t-shirt, then I own it . Easy to find too, if there are Hot Topic stores whever you are. I'm sure if there are none in stock you could special order them. The one I have is gray with a black bird, and I saw one the other day in there that was black with the gold bird, which is the color scheme I would really want!

 

Can you please post a pic of it.

 

I did a search on hot topic site and the only shirts I could come up with are these. http://www.hottopic.com/store/search...&SSTR=Trans+Am are one of these the shirt you have b/c all of these a sec. gen

 

http://www.cafeshops.com/orlandodawn...?zoom=yes#zoom

http://www.cafeshops.com/orlandodawn/194470

 

I'm gonna look into CafePress and if I can't find that shirt in the next day or two, I'll reproduce my own version.

 

Sweet What are you using to make a shirt, i have seen t-shirt makers at Wal-Mart before where you print out the pic on a special type of paper then just iron it on a shirt. I've been wanting to try one of these kits.

Here are some bird emblems to use on the shirt:

 

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theres 3 in there all different

 

patience people, patience.

When i first became involved in the American car scene about 5 years ago (aged 20) you could pick up second gen Camaro's and Trans Am's for around £750 - £1000

now even rough ones fetch about 3 or 4 times that (if you can find them) and there is actualy waiting lists for second gen T/A's with nice (not perfect) examples fetching 6 - 7K (about $12 000)

5 years ago, the cheap second gens were everywhere, now they are quite rare (and definately not cheap)

Thirdgens are undergoing a quick price rise over here, i had the dealer i bought my car off for $3000 offer me $4000 back for it a year later.

I know things are a little different here, because there are less cars to choose from, but the same thing will happen in the US in due time.

 

using the info posted below by dean i found this site of sun star toys :

http://www.sunstartoys.com/1920/1920.htm

they also have an '82 INDY camaro

 

Thirdgens will always be my favorite camaro. Ever since my brother got out of the marines in 92 and he showed up with his 91 teal camaro, I fell in love with the thirdgens. Im not a big fan of the firebirds or trans ams, but the camaros are great. Best design ever, has a nice aggressive look, plenty of hood room (I hated changing plugs in my brother-in-laws 95 camaro, what the hell was gm thinking), very aerodynamic.

It just looks sexy, especially with painted headlight pockets and the z28 high rise spoiler. IMO, the fourthgens are ugly, all except the new trans ams, only good looking fourthgen. Anyways, im done ranting. Thirdgen camaro is one of the best looking cars out there, nuff said.

 

here's my collection of F-bodies, an exotic and some cards from family. part of the TPI is visible under the hood of the blue Iroc.

 

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I just got my digital camera so I can show you my small collection

 

Maisto also made a 1:64 Trans Am (I think 84), but I can't seem to find it again, The SunStar Indy Camaro is the only one I.ve seen.

 

I know the guy (Mark Thatcher) who owns/operates The Motor Company, which was linked earlier in this thread with a third gen t-shirt. Mark will respond to demand and if the demand warrants more third gen shirts, he will produce them. If you don't buy the shirt he is selling because it isn't the exact year of your car or it isn't the right color, your options are never likely to expand beyond substandard t-shirts with iron-on pictures that fade after a few washings. Looking at The Motor Company's other shirts, you'd think he has plenty featuring GTOs, but he's actually creating new ones because he knows the GTO guys will buy them.

Former Winston Cup Champion and Wisconsin native, Alan Kulwicki used to race third gens in the ASA series. 1/24 scale models of his cars are available:

 

Someone needs to dust

 

Yeah I know. Some of them though the windshield wipers are coming off because of cheap glue, so I don't do it that often.

 

Get a can of canned air and avoid any real contact with them to avoid breaking them. Nothing worse than breaking a rare model that you treasure.

 

How are you coming along with this? I just made a shirt check out the "My first shirt " thread

 

I haven't had the time. I like yours, came out nice.

 

yes and no. on mine, the front logo is much larger, and the shirt is a light gray and the emblem is a darker gray. it's in the wash right now, but I'm almost positive that it is the same emblem and text, so I guess it is 2nd gen then? Oh well, I tried. I'm more of a 'Maro guy anways! I couldn't help but buy it though, it's still an Fbody!

 

I am definately going to be getting one of the Sun Star models. It looks so irresistable. I will have....

 

It took a long time for the 1st gen to get any respect.. it took around 25 years or so before collectors and restorers started picking them up, and the early 2nd gen cars came a little after that. Only now are the late 2nd gens getting any respect at all because they are starting to gain 'classic' status... I think the same will happen with the 3rdgen once a few hit 25 years old... that seems to be the age when old cars become cool again. It wasn't untill the late '80s that the real muscle cars, like 1st gen f-bodies, mopars, mustangs, etc etc... became cool again and worth some money and status. The same will happen with the 3rdgen once it passes the 25 year old mark, and the early ones are getting pretty close now (my 83 is 21 years old)

 

Even though the Sunstar models do look nice they didn't paint the headlight pockets,so I painted mine.

 

Sorry to dig this one up, but I keep forgetting to post this (and I put it up in January )

http://www.cafeshops.com/3rdgengoumba

 

i bought a black 1991 Z28 car model, just like mine

 

I had a big model(1/8 scale, about 2' long) of a 1982 Z28. I don't remember, but it was probably the pace car. However, I painted it black and silver like my '83 HO. I think mom tossed it out when they moved a few years ago.

And I'm pretty sure I remember a 1/24 scale model of the '87 Formula, but I never bought that. My modeling days were over, lol. But now I want it!