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upflying · 11-12-2012, 10:06 AM

The gen 5 Camaro is predicted to be a modern classic according to Hagerty. I concur, the Camaro styling is brilliant. Take care of them now and they will take care of you later.
http://www.hagerty.com/classic-car-a...s%2011-12-2012

Overflow · 11-12-2012, 10:52 AM

I agree with their #1 choice.

heRS · 11-12-2012, 10:53 AM

I agree. No one ever thought those ol' boats from the 50s would EVER have value but look at 'em now.

Stingray · 11-12-2012, 11:07 AM

Take Two: Five great automotive remakes

Rob Sass
October 15, 2012

2010 Chevrolet Camaro

Remakes are tough to pull off (as anyone who has ever seen the Steve Martin version of “The Pink Panther” or Gus Van Sant’s version of “Psycho” can attest). The auto industry, however, has done its share of good remakes (think the George Clooney version of “Ocean’s Eleven”). Here are some favorites destined to be future classics:

Dodge Challenger SRT8: While not as low or wide as the original 1970s Mopar E-body muscle cars (the Challenger and the Plymouth ’Cuda), it manages to channel the spirit of the original, down to the Hemi V-8, while leaving behind all the not-so-good things about classic muscle cars like single-digit gas mileage, nearly nonexistent brakes and numb power steering.
2008 Shelby GT500KR: The KR designation may have been the late Carroll Shelby’s ultimate act of bravado in a life filled with acts of bravado — it stood for “King of the Road,” which both the original from 1968 and the stellar 2008 remake can credibly claim to be.
2005 Ford GT: The Ford GT is perhaps the coolest remake of all time, a title it will likely retain unless Jaguar ever decides to re-issue the classic E-type or Ferrari re-imagines the 250 GTO. The original 1964 GT40 was a race car designed to wrest the world championship away from Ferrari. So named because it stood just 40 inches tall, the remake (known only as the “GT”) was a street supercar that made the competing Ferrari 360 Modena look like last year’s Christmas present.
2002 Ford Thunderbird: A slow seller, the J. Mays design was faithful to the classic 1955-57 T-Bird while managing to look contemporary. Unfortunately, the market for luxury two-seaters was simply not what Ford had hoped it would be, and the T-Bird faded back to oblivion in 2005.
2010 Chevrolet Camaro: It was a “say it ain’t so” moment when GM announced that it was pulling the plug on the two F-body cars, theCamaro and the Pontiac Firebird. Camaro fans had to go almost a decade without their favorite pony car. If you polled them, it’s likely that they’d say the current version was worth the wait. Inspired by the first generation 1967-69 car, the Camaro’s aggressive front end and “Coke bottle” flanks look as good in 2012 as they did back in the Summer of Love.

10BlkSS · 11-12-2012, 11:20 AM

Glad its not my only car now!

trewyn15 · 11-12-2012, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Overflow

I agree with their #1 choice.

I love the new Challengers, honestly if I find one before I find a Camaro I may jump on it lol

RollaMo · 11-12-2012, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by heRS

I agree. No one ever thought those ol' boats from the 50s would EVER have value but look at 'em now.

That is true.
But none of those cars had any of the electronics cars of today have.

Plus the fact they have already built more Gen 5 Camaros than all of the top cars from the 50's combined.

I do not see any current "mass produced" car from today gaining the type of "collector status" you refer too in your lifetime.

trewyn15 · 11-12-2012, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by RollaMo

I do not see any current "mass produced" car from today gaining the type of "collector status" you refer too in your lifetime.

Agreed, but that's probably pretty similar to what they were saying back in the 50's lol So we will see

rickyrocket · 11-12-2012, 11:51 AM

I have a feeling all these modern computer cars are going to be nitemares to maintain when they get 20-30 years old,look at any loaded car from the 80-90's power windows,air ride systems,carbs & TBI systems all have problems

MLL67RSSS · 11-12-2012, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by RollaMo

Plus the fact they have already built more Gen 5 Camaros than all of the top cars from the 50's combined.

Don't know about that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Au...uction_Figures

In 1955 alone (a good year) the big three produced 6,637,660 passenger cars, with Chevrolet producing over 1.7 MILLION passenger cars. Chevrolet alone from 1950 to 1959 produced 13,419,048 passenger cars.

I know you were just kidding around though

(smilie face) .

11-12-2012, 10:53 AM	#3
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11-12-2012, 11:07 AM	#4
Stingray just can't get enough Drives: a bunch of fast toys... Join Date: May 2012 Location: SoFla Posts: 3,598 View My Garage	Take Two: Five great automotive remakes Rob Sass October 15, 2012 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Remakes are tough to pull off (as anyone who has ever seen the Steve Martin version of “The Pink Panther” or Gus Van Sant’s version of “Psycho” can attest). The auto industry, however, has done its share of good remakes (think the George Clooney version of “Ocean’s Eleven”). Here are some favorites destined to be future classics: Dodge Challenger SRT8: While not as low or wide as the original 1970s Mopar E-body muscle cars (the Challenger and the Plymouth ’Cuda), it manages to channel the spirit of the original, down to the Hemi V-8, while leaving behind all the not-so-good things about classic muscle cars like single-digit gas mileage, nearly nonexistent brakes and numb power steering. 2008 Shelby GT500KR: The KR designation may have been the late Carroll Shelby’s ultimate act of bravado in a life filled with acts of bravado — it stood for “King of the Road,” which both the original from 1968 and the stellar 2008 remake can credibly claim to be. 2005 Ford GT: The Ford GT is perhaps the coolest remake of all time, a title it will likely retain unless Jaguar ever decides to re-issue the classic E-type or Ferrari re-imagines the 250 GTO. The original 1964 GT40 was a race car designed to wrest the world championship away from Ferrari. So named because it stood just 40 inches tall, the remake (known only as the “GT”) was a street supercar that made the competing Ferrari 360 Modena look like last year’s Christmas present. 2002 Ford Thunderbird: A slow seller, the J. Mays design was faithful to the classic 1955-57 T-Bird while managing to look contemporary. Unfortunately, the market for luxury two-seaters was simply not what Ford had hoped it would be, and the T-Bird faded back to oblivion in 2005. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro: It was a “say it ain’t so” moment when GM announced that it was pulling the plug on the two F-body cars, theCamaro and the Pontiac Firebird. Camaro fans had to go almost a decade without their favorite pony car. If you polled them, it’s likely that they’d say the current version was worth the wait. Inspired by the first generation 1967-69 car, the Camaro’s aggressive front end and “Coke bottle” flanks look as good in 2012 as they did back in the Summer of Love.

11-12-2012, 11:20 AM	#5
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11-12-2012, 11:51 AM	#9
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11-12-2012, 10:06 AM	#1
upflying Drives: '86 Monte Carlo SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,119	Hagerty thinks Camaro is a top 5 remake The gen 5 Camaro is predicted to be a modern classic according to Hagerty. I concur, the Camaro styling is brilliant. Take care of them now and they will take care of you later. http://www.hagerty.com/classic-car-a...s%2011-12-2012

11-12-2012, 10:52 AM	#2
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,897 View My Garage	I agree with their #1 choice.