1986 CAMARO

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The 1986 Camaro's were easy to spot because of the goofy fitted a top their rear hatches third brake light to meet federally mandated center high-mounted stop light laws (CHMSL).

The Sport Coupe started off the year with some fine, new features, first the lower body striping, black headlight pockets, black mirrors, the f42 suspension, and the 15x7 steel 5 spoke rally wheels became standard. The SC also picked up it bigger brothers (Z-28) tail lights. A new option added was the fog lamps found on the Z-28 and IROC were now availble on the Sports Coupe. 1986 Base line Camaro

The Berlinetta on the other hand was not so luckey, it found itself to be yesterdays news and was disconnected early that year.

In Late 86, the 85 mph speedometer found in the Z-28 and IROC-Z was replaced with a new 145 mph Speedometer. The Original TPI motor came out in 1985, was detuned for 86 losing 25hp (due to smaller Cam), but gained torque, increasing from 275 to 285. Note TPI were only available with Automatic transmissions.

Records show that 5.0 liter H.O. Camaro's were built. The L69 is shown as being available in the 1986 Camaro brochure, but it was put on strict restriction.

Records also show that 50 1986 5.7 (350) IROC's were built. These cars were built primarily for testing and were the ones we saw tested by the automotive press late in 1986. These 350 IROC's (being 1986's) had the externally mounted third brake light on the hatch glass and the pre-1987 head/edge mounted valve cover design. The 350 in the IROC-Z differed from the Corvette 350 TPI in that the IROC-Z 350 TPI had the regular Camaro valve covers, iron heads, and the IROC-Z exhaust manifolds At the last minute it was decided that the 1986 350 IROC woud not be available.

1986 IROC-Z

Fortunately they finally did decide to produce the 350 IROC and that takes us to 1987.

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