Will this car ever be collectible?
 

How many of you think this camaro will become a valuable collectible if so how long?

Depends on how many actually sell. If the laws stay normal I think it would take about 30 years to be collectable or when the laws become so strict that we are all driving Hydrogen cars.

20-30 years, yes.

in a LONG time, maybe. these aren't cars like the 60's cars that had their charms. You don't see the value of 3rd gens going up, and those are in the 20-30 year range.

I think your going to have to look into the 50+ year range for them to be in collector status, if ever.

cars are not investments. If the general dies, then sooner than later. blah blah

Actually 3rd Gens in mint condition are starting to going up. We are never going to see it like the 50's and 60's though because of the numbers made now and the hyper awareness by consumer of "maybe this will be collectible".

How many people still have those cabbage patch kids and Beanie Baby's in the closet?

The Prowler did it because of the low production numbers.

Well the question is, Why would you want this beast to sit around and collect dust?

Gen 1 vipers are starting to go up, but they are very low production!

i thnk someday.. yes. depends on what options you got, how many are made, etc.
if gm did go under or even stoped producing their preformance division i think the value would increase based on the fact it would be not as common, maybe rare. . . last of its kind.

After 25 years and if it's mint with low mileage yes. Also depends on the rarity of model and option.

The cobalt SS makes up for 3% of the entire production. Doesn't mean it will ever be collectible

Keep anything long enough and it will one day be collectible, but not in our lifetime will it be worth much.

Like 2nd gen and early 3rd right now are going up if in great shape.

This is going to be the last big high HP muscle car made. Get one take care of it and never get rid of it. That makes it collectable. Better than salt and pepper shakers or shot glasses. lol

Older cars that are collectable now are made of steel on the outside. Too much cheap plastic on cars now to be a good collectable. Jmo

Eventually. After enough wrecks (not wishing any bad luck on anyone) and age, etc. it will start to become harder to find. There will still be many but not in collectable condition. How many people are buying and parking...not many. Or how many are getting the custom treatment from the high end mod shops - i.e. Yenko from the past?

In 30 years, I doubt you will get more than sticker price. Maybe 50 years.

Anything will be worth something if you wait long enough, but that's not why you buy a car. As soon as you take possession of it, treat it like it was meant to be treated: drive the hell out of it and enjoy it as much as you can while staying out of jail!

It might be sooner than 30 years... I would say in 10 years time these first production runs with the special insert in the vin numbers will be considered collectibles with the L99 and LS3. The reasoning for it is how quickly I think GM is going to move away from this type of engine. I wouldn't be surprised if in two years, the V8 gets the new Direct Injection V8 that has 450 HP..etc..that runs on ethanol as well as gas. In ten years, the Camaro may have a hybrid V8 option with one of those 450HP engines.. I wouldn't be complaining about that if it got 50mpg and had more power than todays LS3. However in the collectible sense, being the the last of an all naturally aspirated V8 as the LS3 probably will be will make that engine at the least a collectible in the eyes of many and if the Camaro is kept pristine, it should still turn as much heads as the all steel Mustangs, Camaro's, Pontiacs and Dodge's of years past..

I do believe there is a good chance the "Pre Order" cars very well may become a collectible.

If this is the case, there is something I'm wondering about that some of our more experienced Camaro 5 members who actually do collect cars for real, might be able to answer.

According to the link that shows all the VIN #'s / descriptions etc., the overwhelming number of "Pre Orders" are either 2SS, or 2SS/RS's. What are the chances that the much, much lower produced "Pre Ordered" 1SS/RS Camaro's could be worth alot more in the long run? Especially if the car was painted in one of the colors that they just didn't make very many of?

Zero difference.
It's one thing if GM would have numbered them, but going off of VIN... nope.

Every day driving it I'll be collecting memorys!!!

So, is it really worth more now or later?

Depends on how you look at it.

I don't see the Goverment allowing a 426 HP SS Camaro to be produced for long. Their interest is in green and fuel saver cars. Yes these SS's will be collectors car. Collect all things that are 2010 Camaro oriented too.

The govt might not allow black cars in the future I got that base covered too with my 2SS/RS with the 6 speed manuel transmission Black/Black. I have been wrong before but I got on order a modern muscle car that is taking Detroit writers by storm as well as all of us on the Camaro5 Forum!!

For me this 2010 SS was the better idea than a older classic Camaro Hot Rod. I am able to travel across the Nation and not worry about break downs, it is more comfortable to drive and was less money than the classic Camaro.
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Nice, clean lower mileage or restored Z-28, SS cars will always be in demand. Look what has happened to 69 Z-28 cars.

Someone posted earlier that 3 rd Gen are not going up - not so - third gen Z-28s have doubled in value in the last 5 years. Still not worth a ton of money, but they are getting more popular.

Tony

The original muscle cars of the late 60s (the rare combinations) will always be the main collectables and bring the high dollars.

The average 2010 Camaro SS/RS (that 99% of us will own) will not be worth all that much in 20- 30 years.

So I say drive your car and enjoy it. Otherwise its going to just sit in the garage losing value.

I would say the members who preordered their cars will be the future survivor cars 30 years from now...those first cars will proabably be the most sought after because of vin documentation etc....

It will certainly be a collectible, but don't think of it as an investment.

I don't think at all these cars will be worth anything. Maybe the first few maybe worth something, A limited run car is worth something. Ie. 2008 Challenger, Iroc-Z, F-1. All these were limited runs and could see them being worth something in 20 years

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Then again Fedzilla can keep stomping things and force the V8 out then SS's become and overnight collectors item.

Never know in this day and political climate.

anything is a collectible when it is 50 years old:thumbsup:

You buy them because you like them!:chevy:

everything can be made to be collectable that doesnt mean the general public shares your interest or worth, for cars today i would say at least 40 years before they are considered "collectable" the guy who said 10 years it will be a collectable lol... good luck with that, cars are not the greatest investment but then again it's a car, not a stock fund... drive it enjoy it, and make it worth something to YOU.

No way a collectable, way, way too many will be made. If they had a Yenko, Baldwin Motion or the like, maybe it would.

I believe in 20-25 years they will stop depreciating/start appreciating. In 30-35 years they will start to become valuable.

The ones that remain in pristine condition will be collectibles.. Yes many will be made, just like you see many 80's Trans-Am's and camaro's on the road. Most of them look faded, and in terrible condition.. Those that were kept like new, re-painted, have become show-cars and collectibles to many already.. Same will happen with the Camaro. Many will look like the 94-98 Mustangs that are only 10 years old but look like crap today...But those few kept looking great will be worth something to somebody and appreciate in value.. If yours is one of the first pre-orders with the special VIN number, then that will also hold its value 30 years from now in comparison to all following years..etc..

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Why does anybody buying a new one care??? If you are concerned and want your car to be collectible some time in the future, then you should get the SS 6-speed and order every option available on the Camaro- ground effects, engine cover, sunroof, RS, high spoiler, expensive wheels, and DON'T modify the car at all. Original cars are more valuable.

And you should probably wait for a ragtop!

At least that is what makes the old muscle cars more desirable. Highest horsepower, most options, stick shift, convertible------------------------------------------------------------but WHO CARES!!!!! Your grandchild will be worrying about this car's value in the future!

Collecting Cars
 

When I bought this car new in 1967 for $3,000 Cash, I did not think about keeping it for all of these 42 years. I drove this car across the county several times with my kids in the back seat, and it even survived their learning to drive in it. It has survived several minor accidents and because of financial conditions I never really considered trading it in. After all it was the first year of the Camaro. Now I am buying a new 2010 SS Camaro for ten times what I paid the first time. I am planning on keeping this one as long as I can. Hopefully my children will keep it going after I am gone. In about twenty to thirty years it will be another Classic Camaro.:chevy::wave:

Totally gonna be collectible, especially when you count how many are gonna be totalled in the first year by 16 year old kids who's parents buy them a 426 HP car. Because they are very good drivers and have so much experience and promise to never ever race

i would say normally 20-30 yrs however it is possible the v8's may be gone within ten yrs. or at worst if gm totally tanks and stops manufacturing cars in the next few yrs then this would be the last camaro produced for ever making it an instant collectable.no matter a v8 or v6 ,i could just see it now the preorder cars are built then halt ,.a few yrs later a normal guy couldnt even touch one only aquired through barrett jackson for big $$$$. whew man that was a bad dream i had last night.