I like F bodies because they look alright most of the time, they can be built to be fast/handle well, and they used to be cheap
now how I REALLY got into F bodies was because of my friend Curt (curt86iroc). back in 7th grade he was talking about how the first car he was gonna buy was a camaro. at that point in time I wasnt even thinking about cars yet, but I decided I'd humor him and check a few out online. the first camaro I ever saw (and knew what it was) was a third gen IROC. it looked fast just sitting still.
curt got his license before I did and he also got his 86 IROC before I got a car. naturally, I wanted to one-up him, so the search began. I went to see a few third gens, one of which didnt have tires or a steering wheel
. I almost gave up because I couldnt find a decent one, so i stopped looking.
then one sunday morning, my dad walks into the kitchen where i was sitting and drops a newspaper in front of me. circled on the page was an ad for a 76 camaro in raritan, a mere 15 minute drive away. I called the guy and told him I wanted to come look at it. we went there and it was rough, I mean rusted out and leaking rough. they guy wanted $550 for it, but accepted my offer of $450. that wednesday we towed it home.
I spent a lot of time fixing that car up. quarter panels, re-sealed the windshield, swapped the front end for a 79 front end, redid the motor and trans, swapped out the rear. all in all it was a great learning experience and cemented my love for F bodies.
a few years later I bought an 87 GTA only to sell it a few months later. the 76 was sold soon after. then I made the mistake of buying a very rough fox body mustang. I didnt realize how bad it was until after I got it, and sold off most of the parts for it. then I sold the whole thing. now, I have my 79. I didnt plan on getting another second gen, I wanted a third gen. But finding a very straight, solid second gen roller was too good to pass up.