Would you pay more for a rare color?

[BULLITT65]

http://www.camaros.org/exterior.shtml#ColorPercentages

I have always thought these were actual production percentages, are you saying they are not?

Yes the first gen numbers are probably the most up to date that we have.
 I was referring to the 2010 numbers, which the total was 129,000 cars, not 94,000. (There was also a special synergy green 6 cylinder only model that is not accounted for on the graph.) So for instance the Aqua blue metallic total production was 3903 accounting for just barley 3% of the total. And then just like 1st gens you can break down each 2010 camaro color by SS production (about 58% of production, or manual transmission ( 30% of production), etc. to figure out how "rare" your car may be,
which again may mean nothing if there isn't any demand for the Gen5 to begin with. It may take 20 years to see how the Gen 5 market plays out, but as Gary said who knows what will be driving then....Gasoline may be a thing of the past by then, (hopefully not).

[X33RS]

http://www.camaros.org/exterior.shtml#ColorPercentages

I am not sure you will be successful with figuring out an accurate way to calculate values on colors..  Why was Frost Green & Fathom Green 8 & 10% of production but now (especially Frost) is not a desirable color today to most people?  But like you said Black was 2.0% and is very popular today..  Because color preferences come and go.  Orange, silver, red and yellow have always been popular colors for the majority.  I guess I am the odd man out because I like the unique and none conventional colors because it makes it different.

Heres a couple charts for comparison sake.

It's a change in taste.  If you were around back then, you probably remember all the green cars running around.  Green was hugely popular in the late 60's and early 70's, not just chevy, but all makes and models.  It's the original color I still see the most on data plates when customer cars roll in here, even though they've been repainted in the past with black or red.

For me, I never lost the flavor for greens.  I prefer either really light greens (like Frost) or the really dark greens like Fathom or Verdero.  The greens in between don't do much for me.  I also still love golds, which was another very often seen color in the late 60's and early 70's.

I've noticed a trend in the last 5-6 years as well.  More and more people are going back to these original colors on there cars no matter how rare (or not) or undesirable the color might be today.  More and more are coming back.  In my opinion I think it's refreshing to see.  I absolutely enjoyed painting these T-birds pictured here back into their original colors, coral sand and willow green.  These colors grow on you after a while.

But to answer the question, I would only consider paying more for a color that I like, not because it's rare.  I much rather enjoy seeing the greens and golds and soft yellows like butternut, so I would actually pay more for those, I'm tired of reds and blacks.  No offense to anyone.

Pfff, nevermind, photobucket isn't working correctly.  I really dislike these computers.

[jdv69z]

Or for the 2010 Aqua blue Metallic being a 1 year only color.

I"ve got one of these. It was actually discontinued in Nov 2009; So only available for about 6 months.

[X33RS]

Okay here you go...Corral Sand and Willow Green...



Or how about Dusk Rose



Car is finished here and in it's first show

[X33RS]

Some food for thought...
2 reasons I bought my Z.   I knew it was real, and it is Frost Green.  My hope is that this color isn't well accepted and never catches on because the last thing I want is to see a dozen or more Frost Green Camaros at a show.  That is the attraction for me, it's just not seen anymore.   There must be 50,000 69 Z28's running around now, lol, how many are Frost Green today?  I hope it stays that way.

[BULLITT65]

I like all of those colors, but that is what was period correct back then.
There is a little darker green than the willow green, I am not a fan of that color.

[bcmiller]

Color preference varies a lot and mine has changed over the years. I was involved in restoring quite a few red cars. That color is not as high on my list now.

Fathom Green and Burnished Brown (plus Lemans Blue) are high on my list.

But there aren't really any "bad" first generation Camaro colors in my opinion.

I would consider a 1964 Impala SS with silver exterior plus silver (and black) interior as rare AND desirable.

[Bryan302]

Austin,  I thought long and hard about this.  I wouldn't pay ANY more for a rare color if the car was a plain jane.  The car in question would have to be blessed with options and the color/interior choice would be a major factor, then the price would be effected.

I have been looking for a 68 in Tripoli Turquoise with 716 Ivory or 749 Black houndstooth or 719 blue dlx. with A/C for ages.  Maybe a dusk blue 69 with blue dlx. or houndstooth, or Corvette Bronze with Houndstooth, etc.  Finding that unique combination would cause considerable amounts of fruit jars to be dug up, but no digging for a plain jane!

Bryan

[BULLITT65]

Well that is why I prefaced the question with saying an example would be a SS car in a main stream color like blue, red, yellow, green, or black, vs A not so common color like Corvette bronze which seems to be a favorite, but unfortunate 1 year only availability.

I figured color would be less of a consideration if the car wasn't at least a SS, or RS, Z/28, or something above the norm.

[x66 714]

An option like SS or Z/28 is what make a color pop. My Corvette Bronze car is a Z/28. The black stripes help the color. A later SS396 would also pop in Corvette Bronze with the late SS stripes & tail panel black. A plain Jane in Corvette Bronze is dull in my opinion.

I don't know if I would pay more for a special color. I would probably step closer to the plate for a houndstooth interior car.
An orange 69 SS396 with a white vinyl top & an orange interior would probably make me scramble for cash. That would be the rare match to my Y/Y SS396...Joe

[X33RS]

Flipping the coin Austin and taking it a step further, now something I would pay extra for is a white interior car.  I could live with most exterior colors, but I will (and have) paid more for a white interior car.  They are not very common to find, as most are black, and I see a lot of blue.   In warm Arizona white interior is a plus, especially in a car that you couldn't order AC on     An added bonus is houndstooth along with that, so you're sitting on cloth instead of vinyl.   

[69Z28-RS]

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An orange 69 SS396 with a white vinyl top & an orange interior would probably make me scramble for cash. That would be the rare match to my Y/Y SS396...Joe

I've seen one orange/orangeHT SS.. but can't recall seeing Y/YHT SS...  I'd love to see some pix Joe..

[X33RS]

Mine is Frost Green, black stripes,  with white deluxe houndstooth.  That's why I bought it. A lot of contrast that should stand out from the rest.  Added bonus it's an RS and X33 code, no mistaking it's identity.

[X33RS]

Gary, there is a yellow 69 SS that runs around here, with yellow deluxe houndstooth, a 396/350hp car with auto.  Nicely done car but sheeesh that's a lot of yellow 

Even the orange/orange Camaros are a lot to take.  You guys and your orange Camaros, haha.  I already have an orange SS chevelle, black stripes/black interior.  That's all the orange I can handle 

[69Z28-RS]

X33..  the first time I laid eyes on my currently owned '69 Z28/RS, I had a similar reaction..  TOO much orange.  It was 1976 and I'd never seen an orange/black houndstooth interior in a hardtop/coupe (only the Pace cars)...  After I examined the car though, saw the originality of it, the condition, and the options (cowl, all tint glass, remote mirror, gauges/tach, all the RS trim, woodgrain, etc)...  I ended up trading my '68 marina blue/back Z28 for it..  I learned to love it because it's *different*..

Right after I bought the orange/orange Z28 in 1976, I saw a Z28 for sale, went to look at it and found it was identical to my orange car, but in YELLOW..  I really wanted it to have a PAIR of such unique (eye paining) cars..    but wifey rejected the idea....  $1900 for a rustfree, original, loaded Z28/RS..  dang...