For my Friday AutoHunter picks I decided to go for a modern General Motors motif with three selections from the 80s and 90s in distinctly different genres.
Ford brought back the Bronco; couldn’t Chevy revive the two-door Tahoe?
1999 Chevrolet Tahoe 
I can’t imagine I’m the only one that maintains this notion about a short-lived full-size Chevrolet SUV model that left the market in 2000. It was a stout SUV with a spartan exterior, and the two-wheel drive example available on AutoHunter was refurbished with new paint, upholstery, moldings, and trim.
Under the hood is a 5.7-liter V8 engine paired with a 4L60E 4-speed automatic transmission and a limited-slip rear end featuring 3.41:1 gearing. The listing states that the air conditioning system was flushed, and all the engine fluids were replaced.
Despite its utility nature it has creature comforts for the driver and passengers with leather seats, air conditioning and power mirrors, locks, and windows.
The 90s were a funky era for Buick. I don’t mean that in a complimentary way, more along the lines of making cars that kinda’ stunk. Their offering were dull, uninspired and had the same vibe as a high school student doing minimal work to pass a chemistry class. Yes, they made vehicles, but with minimal achievement.
1990 Buick Reatta 
The Reatta was different than some last-minute essay that was barely researched and hastily thrown together into some lowly functional form of academic achievement. Quite the opposite; the Reatta was a proper two-seater with distinct flavor and didn’t look like the usual offerings from Buick.
This silver over gray example on the current AutoHunter docket has a fuel-injected 3.8-liter V6 engine paired with a 4T60-E 4-speed automatic transmission. The listing states, “The digital odometer shows 54K miles. The CARFAX report’s last mileage figure of 51,370 miles was recorded in January of 2008.”
You could use it as a GT cruiser with room for luggage and/or golf clubs on a brief sabbatical. And like their recent ad campaign maintained, people won’t recognize that you’re in a Buick.
I preferred the IROC-Z over the Mustang GT in the late 80s. This was based on aesthetics and a coolness factor, which are strong selling points for a kid in elementary school. Decades later and I still have the same sentiments, and this one on AutoHunter still looks sharp.
1989 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z 
This one-owner Camaro is finished in Bright Red (WA8774) with IROC-Z graphics, and a ground effects package. Under the hood is a tuned-point fuel-injected 305ci V8 paired with a five-speed manual transmission and this Camaro has the Performance Package.
1989 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z 
It needs some love and tenderness, there is a transmission fluid leak and other gremlins, but it looks like a solid foundation for a cool hobby car. A restored IROC-Z in red is a proper idea that my younger and current self would love.
