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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by joeZ96
Going back to SS models only, Bright Teal Metallic was the most rare, as according to the information that I read, they did not build a single SS model with Mystic Teal Metallic in 1996.
I call bullshit on your "information". GM never broke down the colors for just SS models to my knowledge (prove otherwise) they just give the paint codes for ALL models total....they all started as Z28's anyways and were modified by SLP to make them a SS.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ahritchie
I call bullshit on your "information". GM never broke down the colors for just SS models to my knowledge (prove otherwise) they just give the paint codes for ALL models total....they all started as Z28's anyways and were modified by SLP to make them a SS.
Not all the GM/Camaro colors were options on the SS cars. There were 5 colors to choose from.

http://www.camarowiki.com/index.php?...SS&redirect=no

Total cars = 2410
The total of 2263 is for U.S. cars only and the total 2410 is for both U.S. and Canada.
147 were built for Canada.

White = 370 or 16.35 %
Teal = 77 or 3.40 %
Black = 818 or 36.15 %
Polo Green = 167 or 7.38 %
Red = 831 or 36.72 %
T-Tops = 1309 or 57.84 %
Coupe = 690 or 30.49 %
Convertible = 264 or 11.67 %
Automatic = 767 or 33.89 %
6-Speed = 1496 or 66.11 %
Exhaust = 2072 or 91.56 %
Torsen = 1263 or 55.81 %
Suspension = 905 or 39.99 %
Hurst Shifter = 1354 or 90.51 % (of 6-spd cars)
Oil Cooler = 286 or 12.64 % (option became available late in year around march)
Floor Mats = 1947 or 86.03 %
Car Cover = 1221 or 53.95 %
R1 Tires = 93 or 4.11 %
Syn. Lubes = 321 or 14.18 % (remember, this was included at no charge with the Torsen)
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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Did all SS's have 2OTL exhaust?
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ks my ss
Good ole 16" ss/zr1 wheels
That is what I'm running on my car, I love them. Going to powdercoat them some day. Haven't picked a color yet. Before I picked them up I had asked in the wheel section if they were even real.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by trilkb
Did all SS's have 2OTL exhaust?
*IF* the above production breakdown is correct, then no, some had stock exhaust. (I've never seen one). I'm almost certain the BASE SS package was mainly appearance options; wheels, tires, badging, ram air hood, spoiler...that's it. All the real goodies (exhaust, hurst shifter, level 2 suspension, auburn diff, ect.) were extra cost options.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by trilkb
Did all SS's have 2OTL exhaust?
No. Mine was just appearance. It had stock z28 exhaust.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ks my ss
Not all the GM/Camaro colors were options on the SS cars. There were 5 colors to choose from.

http://www.camarowiki.com/index.php?...SS&redirect=no
Thanks for posting that. Bright Teal Metallic was indeed the rarest color of the SS herd. "Gary" from SLP done told me that 14 years ago. Still waiting for my SLP "membership" jacket...

According to SLP's stats only 5 other '96 SS cars had the same color and options as mine. Two of them were wrecked early on. I kick myself for not getting the R1 option.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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So the question, how has the color stood the test of time? Do you still or did you every like the teal?
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by fuzzyjk
So the question, how has the color stood the test of time? Do you still or did you every like the teal?
If this is directed to me then that is an interesting question. Let me first start off by saying the car looks hideous and desperately needs paint.
Factory paint has stood up like a champ. The car spent most of its life outside. I started getting some massive clear coat peel a few years ago. Funny thing is it was in places that no longer had the original factory paint. The SLP hood for instance, started peeling on top of the air induction. I was hit on the drivers quarter panel, it was indeed taken to a GM dealership, paint lasted for several years, but now it is one of the worst areas with clear coat peel. When I bought my SS I was talked into Teal. I wanted it white, but it was pointed out to me that flat colors like white/red/black do not flatter contours very well. No regrets going with this color.
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 09:44 AM
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Here one almost exactly like it Exept this ones an m6

http://dayton.craigslist.org/ctd/2750853569.html
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by malw_95z28
Here one almost exactly like it Exept this ones an m6

http://dayton.craigslist.org/ctd/2750853569.html
I can't believe the vert SS models were so bloody expensive new. IIRC they were selling upwards of high 30's. Maybe even low 40's? Better than a $50K Hendrick SS I reckon...
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 10:25 AM
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I'd be pissed about the over $10K in depreciation for only driving it 2000 something miles Makes me wonder if the LT1 cars will ever be worth ****; maybe anther 20 years. Guess you got to get a LT4 or SLP LS1 car for it to be "investment". All the more reason to mod them I suppose. The LS1 SS/Firehawk cars hold their value a lot better despite being more common, this one has 9K on it and it's still $27.5...kinda depressing:

http://www.camaros.net/classifieds/s...ate=1211569630
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 11:34 AM
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IMO f-bodys will never be worth anything. Too many of them. The SLP options were nothing more than trinkets regarding resale value. It may have been great with the SS novelty some years ago, but it means nothing anymore. I also believe the sports/muscle car enthusiast market is dangerously close to Dodo bird extinction.
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 12:22 PM
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SLP broke down all the SSs by options and colors. My friend Dave, who owns a '97 SS, has a option and color breakdown directly from SLP. I've seen it myself.

And yes, SLP did make SSs with stock exhaust. Dave's '97 is a black auto SS with no SLP options (I know that sounds weird), so it has stock exhaust. Later, he went to the dealer and ordered the Goodyears that were made available with the R1 option.
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by DVS LT1
Those original 4th gen Camaro leather seats were nicer than the perfo-stitch crap they later borrowed from the Pontiac's.

Although the seats in this particular car do look far too wrinkly (almost like they used too much material). My seats are completely taut.
+1.

LT1 Camaro leather seats FTMFW. And mine are taught as well, not all wrinkly like that.
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 12:54 AM
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I have a pewter 02 with just over 800 miles on it. So they are around

Al 2002 Z28, 6 speed.
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by SS RRR
IMO f-bodys will never be worth anything. Too many of them. The SLP options were nothing more than trinkets regarding resale value. It may have been great with the SS novelty some years ago, but it means nothing anymore. I also believe the sports/muscle car enthusiast market is dangerously close to Dodo bird extinction.
Maybe 10-20 more years they might start going up in prices....has anyone noticed how much 2nd gen Trans Ams with the 6.6 (smokey and the bandit) cars are selling for nowadays? They made a SHITLOAD of 79 Trans Ams (116,535) FAR more than any 4th gen production numbers. Unrestored, POS project cars are selling for more than a nice 4th gen, and they are turds (stock)....maybe there is hope after all. Then again, there was never a "Smokey and the Bandit" movie with 4th gens to boost popularity ( maybe "Transformers" is why Camaro is outselling the mustang now LOL)
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