Camaro value drop

[AutoInsane]

I think I am a decent representation of the future of the market. I am 50 and grew up a huge fan of 60’s muscle. I had a 70 SS Camaro for my 1st car.

I always have loved the look of Baracudas, Camaros, Mustangs. I have a 1974 Jeep CJ5 with a built 304 V8.

In a few years when I buy some toys the ones on my list are a 2019 Challenger Hellcat, 2016 Vette Z06/Z07, Lamborghini Gallardo or a Huracan.

While I love and appreciate vintage muscle and will be the first guy to walk up and ask all about your muscle car I don’t want to own one. I would rather have a modern car with ac, more power, modern interior, great handling & brakes and all modern safety.

I think if you view your vintage muscle car purely as an investment now is a great time to sell because as time goes by the supply of cars will increase and demand will decrease.

Just my $0.02....

[ohhawk]

Have owned a few over my lifetime including the Tri Fives as well as Musclecars. Would appear to me what has been happening in the Tri Five market is simply now entering the Musclecar era. Not only do you have the younger end of the market with less interest in these cars but you have some like myself getting older (70 soon) with less interest and energy to work on the cars, drive them in increasing traffic, sit in the hot sun at car shows for hours, etc. I still enjoy following them more as a spectator now. Also got turned off by the growing fake market and misrepresentation movement. Sold my last muscle car about 10 years ago to the Albaugh collection.

I still have interest in having a “play car” in the garage but now more interested in ease of use and dependability. Owned and recently sold an SSR and now on the hunt for the next horse to put in the stable. Considering my first Ford product which I thought I would never say

[JKZ27]

I'm 45 years old, own a 68 RS 327 and a 69 RS/SS 350, ten and fifteen years respectively. I've never owned or driven a solid lifter Camaro and I don't personally know or hang out with anyone on this site. So, from an outsiders perspective, I'd say the market for big block and Z28 Camaro's has remained strong, untouched originals at the top. Meanwhile, SS350 and lower models have dropped in value. I'll assume not many people today are seeking a 307 Camaro to do a full blown resto while it shares 80% of its parts with a COPO or Z and 100% of the labor. I'm aware there's always exceptions. It seemed about ten, fifteen years ago every first gen was being recklessly bought up, driving the prices. Now, those cars are showing up as solid lifter clones(or worse) or as failed/incomplete projects for less money. I don't think the previously restored "average" cars are bringing as much as they used to. Perhaps nicely done clones are rivaling them.

[EZ Nova]

Originally Posted by AutoInsane

I think I am a decent representation of the future of the market. I am 50 and grew up a huge fan of 60’s muscle. I had a 70 SS Camaro for my 1st car.

I always have loved the look of Baracudas, Camaros, Mustangs. I have a 1974 Jeep CJ5 with a built 304 V8.

In a few years when I buy some toys the ones on my list are a 2019 Challenger Hellcat, 2016 Vette Z06/Z07, Lamborghini Gallardo or a Huracan.

While I love and appreciate vintage muscle and will be the first guy to walk up and ask all about your muscle car I don’t want to own one. I would rather have a modern car with ac, more power, modern interior, great handling & brakes and all modern safety.

I think if you view your vintage muscle car purely as an investment now is a great time to sell because as time goes by the supply of cars will increase and demand will decrease.

Just my $0.02....

Bill, I'm 53 and I too am on the outside of this site looking in. BUT different from you, I have 3 old cars. I understand there not for everyone. And that's just why I like them. Many like yourself can appreciate them. As for the newer stuff, not really for me. I agree the creature comforts and stuff make them much more appealing, but then there just a mode of transportation.

I've said it on here before, my mother (not into cars at all) is 78 yrs old and has an Audi TT RS. Now 3 years ago, mom and dad DROVE this car from Ontario Canada to Mesa Arizona to their winter home. NO issues with comfort in the small car on a 3500 mile trip. It gets great mileage, plenty of creature comforts/Power, and I would bet faster than 95% of the OEM stock musclecars out there. Heck mom has the road and track where THAT car went 12.60 at 109. And she can drive it being 78 without an issue.

I still like and prefer the old stuff. Now I'm doing I guess the pro touring style with old sheetmetal and updated everything else.