Limited Ed. 2002 Camaro

Just talked to a guy at the Chevy dealer, and you guys oughta love this. No one is supposed to know right now, but Chevy is making 49 Special Edition Camaros.... with the Z06 drivetrain!!! This particular dealership is supposed to be getting 2 of the 49 (they are already trying to sell one to Jay Leno). But we can't afford 'em... $80-$90,000 price range. Chevy is keeping this very hush-hush right now, but wtf, you guys are like family to them, right?:D :smoker2:

Sounds awesome, thanks for the info even though its hush hush.

I'm gunna have to start selling my body for money to get 80,000-90,000 bucks.

Ill believe that when i see it

The only difference is a Z06 drivetrain? NOT WORTH IT. That's a load of crap, selling between $80k-90k. Why not get a Z06 and mod it with the extra 30-40 grand? I'd say that guy has you by the nuts, man. I don't think it would matter how much of a collector edition it is, no one will buy it. :rolleyes:

I'd say that guy has you by the nuts, man

I'm not saying that I'm being told the truth man... just reporting what I heard. If it's not true, I won't be too surprised, but I would love to drive one.....

Yeah, I've heard of alot of crappy dealers out there right now, I wouldn't be surprised.

Dealers don't know shit.
I don't believe it.
It would be great if they actually DID, but I don't think I coudl justify spending $80-90k on a "special" Camaro.

I have heard other un-confirmed rumors of the same....... IF it does happen people will buy them, the RARE number is what will make them be worth that much $$$$

Define "the drivetrain."

Originally posted by Jacy
I have heard other un-confirmed rumors of the same....... IF it does happen people will buy them, the RARE number is what will make them be worth that much $$$$


Nothing but rumors. Until that "special edition" Camaro hits the show room floor, you don't know what to expect of it. And it doesn't matter how rare the Camaro is, people are not going to buy it for that price range, when they can build the same machine or better one for a fraction of that price. The only cars that can go for that kind of cash are classic hot rods that are in immaculate condition (i.e. An original gold Yenko 427 Camaro- only 20 were built in gold, fewer than that still exist).

I'll give you that is just rumors ..at this time......

But.. If it is built Collectors with money will buy them and they will be worth as much if not more, in the near and distant future.

RARE = Collectable and lots of $

The fact that you can build a car to be faster does not even come into play. The only thing that matters to those who will buy them is that there are so few of them made.

The question is, Rare to whom? People that have enough money to garage high priced sports cars should spend it somewhere else. Let the people that love to drive the cars, get their money out of them, and enjoy them. Sports cars are meant to be driven hard and fast. With that in mind, those cars will be archived with GM's special stash of cars, they won't make it off the showroom floor.

Just found out what REALLY is happening.
GM or SLP or whomever, has decided to build 69 "ZL1" Camaros.
They plan on taking the stock LS6 Engine/Trans and dropping 69 of them into 69 Camaro's, and badging them as "ZL1's"
If you ask me, I don't think they should ruin the nostalga of the "ZL1" name, however I am glad they're only building 69 of them (just like back in 1969)

I've heard base price will start around $60k.

Build your own non-emission car! Today's prices on new cars are outasight.

1940 Ford
2850 lbs
566h.p., supercharged, 93 octane
11.27, 119.5 mph

Not 80,000
and

1969 Nova SS 427, open chamber heads, never raced

or my blind friend's
1936 Ford Pickup
468 Chevy, Blower, dual quads, narrowed 9", 4:11
Never raced
not 80,000

:flash:

Blackbird,
Do you think it is going to be done by GMMG, the same company that did the Intimidator SS, as well as a host of other F-body designs?

GMMG is going to build them but there is some discussion over using the ZL-1 name. It might be renamed the Z06 Camaro. www.gmmginc.net to check out the car for yourself.

to Blackbird01... I don't think it is the ZL-1. That was a concept car that GM made last year with an 8.4 liter V8 and a supercharger pushing 770rwhp and running (i think) in the high 10s. According to GM there were NO plans to produce this model in anyway. But you never know...

I know what the current ZL-1 Camaro prototype is.
GM made it basically to show off the stuff that can be made with "GM Performance Parts"...
It's often found competing with Fords big block Mustang on the road course and drag strip.

However, back in 1969 they built 69 ZL-1 Camaros with special "ZL-1" engines in them and were sold to the public. They were all orange with orange wheels.
They also built 7 Corvettes with the motor, but decided they were too fast/dangerous and so they took back what they could. 2 still exist somewhere, but the others were replaced with I believe the LS6 motor(old version).
Last I heard, they were building 69 of these "ZL-1" Camaro's just like they did back in 1969 and they were to be equipped with the LS6 engine.
Of course, the name could still be in debate for all I know.

There were 69 of the ZL-1 Camaros built, but there came in any color offered for the 69 model year. They were dressed like plain 6 cylinder Camaros, no badges (Camaro on the fender) with stamped steal wheels, with the exception of a cowl hood. These cars also had no options in them. And you only got one if you knew someone, ZL-1 Camaros weren't marketed to the public, but it was possible to get one, most were sold to professional drag racing teams. Some made it onto the street, but most were strip only cars. The ZL-1 in the Vettes and Camaros knocked out 585hp @6,600rpm, but the ZL-1 Camaro was only rated at 430hp. The Camaros were ment for the strip, while the Vettes were built for the race track. The LS6 Vette's were a totalilly different kind of Vette. The LS6 engine was just the top of the line engine for 70-72, unlike the ZL-1 Vette which was produced for racing. Only 2 ZL-1 Vettes were built.