Was curious what everyones thoughts were on the future values of the 2001 Speedway White Mod Red Z's would be worth down the road considering that there's only a 173 of these.....

 

I don't think it will matter much.

 

I think you meant 137?

I believe the SWZ will always command a slight premium for nice examples

As far as future value is concerned it will be supply vs. demand.

 

Opps, I did mean 137... I'm only on one cup of coffee so far today and doing house work. My motivation is very low... LOL

I'm also curious to see if there's a way to find out how many of these are still on the road today...

 

A lot.

You know how many mid-years (63-67) they made? How many big block 68-72's? Now look at prices, they are many times what they cost new.

Even a 77-81 Firebird where they made close to 300,000 total cars, with many thousands being V-8 with birds on the hood.... now it takes $14k to START getting one that's sorted out. Prices into the high 20's.

So a C5Zo6 with a rare one year only color (and it's not a bad color) is surely going to be worth a decent amount more than a reguar one.

Another thing, once the C6Zo6 is out of production, when do you think GM will ever make another 427 cubic inch monster? Any clean performance car in the future that's in great shape will be worth a pretty penny to the people that remembered them from years past.

 

In 20-30 years one that has extremely low mileage in very clean condition will probably be the most desirable C5 Z06. But where is the fun in that.

I think that FRC C5 Z06's will have there place because of the unique design. They're instantly recognizable to any car guy.

 

I don't think they'll be worth more than any other. They're rare because nobody wanted to order one. Kinda like those gold colored Fbodies.

 

I dont think they'll be much more if any more than any other equal c5z

 

Kind of depends on how far down the road and if we'll still be able to drive gasoline powered cars like these at that point. We're coming up to a revolution in automotive technology. Gasoline isn't going to be around forever.

 

don't care;, my 50k miles 03Z is for enjoyment not investment, don't think 01 white will be worth any more than any other Z unless that person wants white and no other color, my 2cents only. enjoy em, don't save them for someone else. to each his own

 

I disagree, those cars are now hard to find for those who want them and its likely very few ppl started off thinking about holding on to 1 as a collectible.

The C5 and C6 on the other hand have ppl buying them from the start with that mindset so there will be plenty around for those who want them. No modern car will be a collectible, they are is being produced in numbers that would not allow it to become a collectible. Look in the for sale section, plenty of low mileage (under 10K) cars. This alone will make them accessible to all. As for the color itself, a person who wants a particular car prob isnt going to be too hung up on color, if the opposite were true, I would think MY would be more valuable since it was an up charge anyway but like Kamauxx said, it has low numbers for a reason.

 

I was dead set on a SWZ a couple of years ago when I was ready to buy. After about 6-8 months of looking for a nice car/decent miles/right price/no stories I gave up when a TR car was offered to me through a friend of the family at a price slightly better than market. I happily drove the TR car for two years and really loved it, but the SWZ was always in the back of my mind.... If it was this hard to find my car that was only 5 years old at the time, imagine how hard it will be to find the same type of car in another 5,10,15 years as time, miles, owners pass by?
Finally a SWZ that fit all my criteria came up for sale in AZ. I sealed the deal to fly out and drive the car back on a 3 day cross country trip which was a blast.

Look at cars like the 89 Saleen SSC has (less than 200 built), 93 Cobra R (107 built), Saleen SA-10 (10 built), 95 & 00 Cobra R, etc All these cars will bring good money down the road due to the limited production and the significance they had in the automotive world at the time they were released to the public.

The same can be said about cars that were built in high numbers. In the late eighties and early nineties the 5.0 Mustang or IROC Z were the bad boys on the street and every kid wanted one. Nice examples of these cars will gain in value simply because everyone wanted one or had great memories owning one "back in the day" (just like most of the 60's muscle cars)

 

Dont think any 01 z will bring more that a 02 and up z in the same cond. has less hp stock and people who collect want the best of that body style, your 04 z z16 will be the big dollar car in 20 years or so. low production paint job may add a little but not much if its not the big dog of the body style
Just my opinion
Steve

 

Bottom line is that there are too many for these to be real collector cars any time soon regardless of color.

 

I agree with you on the 1st group of cars but the 80's Mustangs and Camaros aren't bringing any money unless they are completely restored or had little to no use from the beginning and at that, they are only in the $4-7K range and the 5.0 Mustangs aren't even bringing that. Gen 3 and 4 F-bodies are not bringing any money to anyone.

 

I looked at both mustangs and f bodys before buying my vette most of them were junk hard to find a good one
Steve

 

Lots of varying opinions, nice. I always thought that it might have a chance at some real value later on, but that would be wayyyy later on. Most likely more time than I would be willing to hold on to it.

Mine is very, very far from stock as it is and most likely won't be worth a thing anyhow. LOL I'll drive it once a week and keep the miles down, just incase.. Heck, I only drive my work car about 4500 miles a year as it is.

 

You could have saved some money and just bought a really big picture of a Z06 and put it in your garage.

 

Hahaha, yes i suppose your right, but that still wouldn't be as fun as driving it once and a while.

I only get to drive a few times a week cause I'm a Pilot and not really home much. Hence the low miles on the airport car....

 

I think everyone is forgetting that inb 20 years there wont be anything remotley close in design to what were driving now. Look at a Prius, an Echo.... These cars are so blah and lack any design element much less have any kind of power. Soon everything will look like the POS's.

That in itself is going to build value in a rear wheel drive performance automobile. I think this will be especially true for cars like the Z06, Shelby Mustangs etc. and pretty much anything of the like.

With everyone driving a silver or gold "egg shaped" front wheel drive, econobox with no frikken style at all, you bet our colorfull high horse powered beasts will become collectable.

People yearn for what they cant have, for the impractical, and for the rarirty factor. In 20 years, hell, 15 years from now, our cars will be rare compared to the tin can offerings that will be available.