i seen where that most of them where in/built in calli but it was the first year they put the 3.8s in the fbody and it was mid way thru the year.

 

yeaaa, i know. thats why i thought theyd be rare like 20 years from now. especially if i dont wreck it or anything. they were only made in cali.

 

77,431 V6s sold in 1995, 4,787 of those where the L36 3.8 Motor

3800 Series II V6 (L36 3.8L) was introduced midyear, most were available only in California



I do not think this will fall under collectors car or valuable. Just being rare does not make a car valuable. There needs to be a desire (aka a demand) Desirable and Rare will make a car Valuable. Look at the 4 cyclinder 3rd gens you almost never see them. They are not valuable. I see them every once in a while they sell based on the condition of the body. They are being bought for parts. Also since the 3.8 was in every v6 from 96 up this was just GMs test run for the 96. Had they not put the 3.8 as the base engine in 96 they might have had a chance to be come collectables.

 

yeaa, that makes sense. thanks alot. idk ima keep it awhile anyway prolly tho. but thanks for the info it really helped.

 

but if i keep it good condition and keep it running and evthing, will it not be just as valuable as a v8 down the road? i know of course the z is better and evthing, but could it not be worth decent money they are the same body and evthing.

 

Who knows man but they dont make somthing forever catch my drift so id keep it in good condition and just get a beater to drive back and forth.

 

ha yea ima keep it, thing is i cant store it i live with my rents haha its my first car im 18. but ima keep it and get a truck to drive too. and start doin stuff to my camaro to make it alot nicer.

 

if your gonna collect it i wouldnt go throwing aftermarket goodies on it.

 

haha i knoww, but just a few things and ima keep all the stock parts. im 18 man i gotta do stuff to my car haa.

 

Based on history rare options in base models do not mean much unless there is a desire for the car. As a general rule the car that are worth money 10-15 years from now are the cars kids want today. Lets say a high school student falls in love with a 97 Camaro. He may even own and love his V6/5 speed but his dream car is a SS with M6. 20 years from now when he is sitting on a pile of cash he is not going after the V6 he had he is going after the car he could not afford. This is why 69 SS big blocks are selling for 60K right now. Even with first gen Camaro the I6 cars ,unless almost prefect, will be converted to a V8 cars or parted out because of the value of the orginal GM sheetmetal.

As a older guy its kind of fun to watch as the value of the cars switch. Back in the 80s it was all about 55 and 57 Chevys and Nomads, 32 Ford coupes. Now a nice Big Block 1st gen is worth as much or more then those cars. In the 80's 2nd gens where almost worthless unless they where a Big blocks or a real Zs. I bought a 72 I6 for $150 it was a power glide with Rev out. I got a used Power glide for $50 and drove that car as my DD for 2 years. I then parted it out to fix a V8 car. Today I could drop a V8 in that 72 and it would be a 10K car but with the orginal 6 its worth 5K?