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camguynj · 01-22-2017, 05:45 PM

Read a lot of posts that say the 5th gen will never be a collector car due to too many built.

Well between '64-'69 approx 414K GTOs were built (which do pretty well at Barett-Jackson) compared to approx 596k US 5th gens built between '10-'15. Granted that a 182k difference but IMO can't help believe that the 5th gen will also become a collector car (especially manuals as less and less are built ) ...and with keyed ignitions (don't get rid of that switchblade!)

Hope to be around to find out as I had a new one of each: '66 GTO and a '13 Camaro

rontammy0 · 01-22-2017, 06:02 PM

There will always be a market for a classic looking v8 Camaro ss. Not big bucks but there will always be a market.

Jayjellyfish212 · 01-22-2017, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rontammy0

There will always be a market for a classic looking v8 Camaro ss. Not big bucks but there will always be a market.

Agreed! It is what it is at the moment. We never know what the future holds. Who knew the classic cars on certain models would skyrocket and what models etc. You never know what the future car buyers will want. I'm keeping mine and enjoying it for what it is today.

Kenny Camaro · 01-22-2017, 06:09 PM

We will see in 40-50 years!

NC_SS · 01-22-2017, 06:14 PM

GM hasn't ditched the V8 yet so I don't think so but who knows

I read that Ford is actively trying to distance themselves from V8's and that does mean that whenever they quit making V8 Mustangs will be the day their values skyrocket

CamaroFred · 01-22-2017, 07:17 PM

If I keep something it is collected.

FJ60 · 01-22-2017, 07:36 PM

There's more awareness of future collectibility today than in the 60s to early 70s. I predict there'll be a greater proportion of pristine 5th gens 50 years from now than GTOs today. Based on numbers alone, I believe a manual SS sedan has a better shot at being a future collectible.

Lndryguru · 01-22-2017, 07:42 PM

I think the fifth gen will always have value yrs from 2010 to 2013 cause it really looks like the 67 to 69 the 2014 and up not so much just my thought please dont take this personally

Jayjellyfish212 · 01-22-2017, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Lndryguru

I think the fifth gen will always have value yrs from 2010 to 2013 cause it really looks like the 67 to 69 the 2014 and up not so much just my thought please dont take this personally

FYI-Fifth gen was redone in 2014 to replicate the 69 more . Mainly the tail lights.

Jayjellyfish212 · 01-22-2017, 07:51 PM

Here's my 2014 car and my friends 1969 car... tail lights were redesigned!

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camguynj · 01-22-2017, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by FJ60

There's more awareness of future collectibility today than in the 60s to early 70s. I predict there'll be a greater proportion of pristine 5th gens 50 years from now than GTOs today. Based on numbers alone, I believe a manual SS sedan has a better shot at being a future collectible.

"There's more awareness of future collectability today than in the 60s to early 70s"

Very true !

KaBoom1701 · 01-22-2017, 08:41 PM

I'm just waiting for all the "old" baby boomers to die off so I can grab a 69' Camaro.....

lawdog · 01-22-2017, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by camguynj

Read a lot of posts that say the 5th gen will never be a collector car due to too many built.

Well between '64-'69 approx 414K GTOs were built (which do pretty well at Barett-Jackson) compared to approx 596k US 5th gens built between '10-'15. Granted that a 182k difference but IMO can't help believe that the 5th gen will also become a collector car (especially manuals as less and less are built ) ...and with keyed ignitions (don't get rid of that switchblade!)

Hope to be around to see as I had a new one of each: '66 GTO and a '13 Camaro

Seems like people don't keep their cars as long nowadays as they use to, so you just never know. You don't see as many people dropping engines in cars when the old ones blow out which was pretty commonplace when I was a kid. In any event, I am keeping mine and when I hand her over to my kid I hope she will be in great shape for him to enjoy the memories we had with it !

SSspeedDemon · 01-22-2017, 11:52 PM

I know ZL1 and Z28 are more than likely to become collectors. As far as for the SS maybe 1LE, 45th Anniversary SE and RS have a good shot. The good ol trick here would of been if Chevy dealership pulled something off like they did with the Yenko dealership back in the 60s.

01-22-2017, 05:45 PM	#1
camguynj Drives: '13 SS/RS LS3 BRM Cammed NPP Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 3,812 View My Garage	5th Gen a Collector Car ? Read a lot of posts that say the 5th gen will never be a collector car due to too many built. Well between '64-'69 approx 414K GTOs were built (which do pretty well at Barett-Jackson) compared to approx 596k US 5th gens built between '10-'15. Granted that a 182k difference but IMO can't help believe that the 5th gen will also become a collector car (especially manuals as less and less are built ) ...and with keyed ignitions (don't get rid of that switchblade!) Hope to be around to find out as I had a new one of each: '66 GTO and a '13 Camaro Last edited by camguynj; 01-23-2017 at 08:02 AM.

01-22-2017, 06:14 PM	#5
NC_SS Drives: 2012 M6 Camaro SS (RIP) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,684	GM hasn't ditched the V8 yet so I don't think so but who knows I read that Ford is actively trying to distance themselves from V8's and that does mean that whenever they quit making V8 Mustangs will be the day their values skyrocket __________________ Speed engineering 1 7/8 LTs, CAI inc Cold Air Intake, offroad connectors, Solo performance axle back with J pipes, tune, and in need of a driver mod LOL

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CamaroFred Drives: Miss Con Ception Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 2,998	If I keep something it is collected. __________________ 2011 1SS/RS LS3 CGM

01-22-2017, 07:42 PM	#8
Lndryguru Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 226	I think the fifth gen will always have value yrs from 2010 to 2013 cause it really looks like the 67 to 69 the 2014 and up not so much just my thought please dont take this personally __________________ 2013 Camaro SS Victory Red/Black Stripes

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Jayjellyfish212 Drives: 2014 1LE Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,050 View My Garage	Here's my 2014 car and my friends 1969 car... tail lights were redesigned! __________________ Car mods: never enough!

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rontammy0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS/ RS INFERNO ORANGE L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alliston Ontario Canada Posts: 9,057 View My Garage	There will always be a market for a classic looking v8 Camaro ss. Not big bucks but there will always be a market.

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Kenny Camaro Account Suspended Drives: 2013 1LT RS Camaro Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 3,494	We will see in 40-50 years!

01-22-2017, 07:36 PM	#7
FJ60 Drives: '13 2SS RS 1LE ; '85 Landcruiser Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: NorCal Posts: 75	There's more awareness of future collectibility today than in the 60s to early 70s. I predict there'll be a greater proportion of pristine 5th gens 50 years from now than GTOs today. Based on numbers alone, I believe a manual SS sedan has a better shot at being a future collectible.

01-22-2017, 08:41 PM	#12
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	I'm just waiting for all the "old" baby boomers to die off so I can grab a 69' Camaro..... __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

01-22-2017, 11:52 PM	#14
SSspeedDemon Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: May 2016 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 29	I know ZL1 and Z28 are more than likely to become collectors. As far as for the SS maybe 1LE, 45th Anniversary SE and RS have a good shot. The good ol trick here would of been if Chevy dealership pulled something off like they did with the Yenko dealership back in the 60s.