jag71usa

Hello to all:

I vaguely remember reading here (or maybe it was some other place) about the value of the C5 hard tops. The point being made was that since hardtops are not made anymore, that one would expect their values to rise due to the scarcity of them. Is this correct? Anybody want to offer their thoughts on this subject?

TexasMadMan

Like anything, value can be linked to supply and demand. The question is, as the years go by, will the FRC be sought after more than the Targa top or vert. Only time will tell. I suppose a case could be made that it will be.

Maybe FRC owners have the inside track on this question.

Fuelie driver

I feel the value of the hard top will rise but it will be a long time!! I also think that it will apply only to the 99 and 00 models since the total production is around 6000 for those two years. The Z06 wont increase as much in my opinion because of close to 60000 production over four years

Villain C5

C5 Coupes and Verts are still being made? Where? where?

ROADAPPLE

Chrush 5995 of those 6000 cars and the remaining 5 might go up in price in our lifetime.

JWB ZO6

I dont think there will be any big difference in price between frc, coupe, and verts. The price will be based on options and condition of vehicle. This is in the next 25 years after that hard to say if any of them will have any value.

Mike Mercury

If you're equating added value to something solely based on the numbers produced (low numbers - obviously)... it takes more than just that to see values hold or appreciate upwards.

mcronec5

Z06's technically are FRC. I understand what you are saying but I guess time will tell.

TexasMadMan

Keep in mind, just because something has a low production (is rare), doesn't alway make it sought after and valuable. I've seen some pretty rare options and color combinations on some Chevies (not Vettes), and there was little demand for them.

However, it is my understanding that some people consider it a "real find" to locate a classic Vette with the radio delete option. When you consider how people viewed that option in the 60s VS now, the situation becomes interesting.

I know where you are going with the original question, but many of us here probably will not live long enough to see the non Z06 FRC car fetching high bucks and being highly sought after.

That's just my 3 cents.

AC54ME

Scarcity - 60k plus over 5+ years were made

Better resale price - yes, in about 50 years

Humanoid 2.0

With the exception of a few unique and special C5s I doubt that any will ever really appreciate; that is outpace the index of inflation over time based on the MSRP.

deercula

When I was looking for my C5, a broker told me that the "Hardtop/FRC" will be worth more in years to come. That is the opinion of someone that makes his living on Corvettes. The question really is how much more will they be worth than a coupe or vert. According to him the FRC will bottom out and start to appreciate faster than the coupe/vert. Every year cars are wrecked, burned, flooded, stolen, removed from the country, etc. As their numbers dwindle from 6000, the remaining ones will be harder to find, thus more valuable. This will take years. Last week there were at least 3 Hardtops on E-bay. The bottom line for me is that I didn't buy one for an investment. The car begs to be driven and that's what I do. Pics of mine @

http://photobucket.com/albums/y107/deercula/

Vetteman Jack

I don't think that the hardtops will be any more valuable than the other C5's, especially in the foreseeable future. Just not that much going for them over the other body styles.

Cocked and Locked

Karnak the Great may have the answer.

98vert6spd

your particular hardtop will probably be worth alot to you when you are old and wish you had kept it to rememeber back when you were younger

thats what my dad tells me anyway

as far as value goes

the c5 is nto and will never be an investment instrument

Minkster

army2000

IMO, I do not believe the FRC will increase in value more than the Coupes or Verts. Even though they were fewer in numbers, but one should remember they were built to be the "bargan basement" value Corvettes having few options. Even though the ZO6's and FRC share the same body, they should not be placed in the same category because they a two totally different cars with many different components. The FRC platform was chosen solely because of it's structral integrity, not for it's rarity.

Keep in mind, purchasing a vehicle solely for an investment has never been a good idea.

Mike Mercury

no matter how few of an item was made, as long as there is "one more" than the current demand requires, there will be no increase in value.

If at any given time there are 50 people wanting a Widget model X.... if there's 51 Widget model X's available for sale - there is no added value.


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c5BlackBeauty

pewterwest99

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