Model year · Third Generation
1987 Camaro
The convertible returns — first since 1969
After an 18-year absence, the drop-top comes back as an ASC-built option, badged for the Camaro's 20th anniversary.
The Camaro convertible returned for 1987 after leaving in 1969 — an 18-year gap. It came back as a regular production option built by ASC (American Sunroof Company), which converted T-top cars for Chevrolet on the Sport Coupe, LT and IROC-Z. 1,007 were built the first year (263 Sport Coupe + 744 Z28/IROC-based per one breakdown), and because 1987 was the Camaro's 20th anniversary, first-year convertibles wore a “20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition” dash badge.
An authentication wrinkle: some 1987 T-tops were converted by ASC after delivery, so genuine ASC convertibles exist with the coupe body code (2) in the VIN rather than the convertible code (3) — the VIN body digit alone doesn't settle what an early third-gen convertible is.
Identification
- 1987 convertibles: “20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition” dash badge
- Some genuine ASC convertibles carry the coupe VIN body code (2), not the convertible code (3)