Tanro
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The Camaros and Mustangs were made in much greater numbers than the Dsm's were
Dsm Production Numbers
1988: 2,409
1989: 90,741
1990: 148,379
1991: 153,936
1992: 139,783
1993:136,035
1994: 169,829
Total: 841,112 (Talon and Laser only, so add quite a bit more on top of this)
1995: 243,227
1996: 208,061
1997: 198,874
1998: 161,445
1999: 161,844
Total: 973,451
3 Year total production for ALL 1st gen Camaro was 841,731.
Mustangs are a totally different animal as far as rarity and price. Yeah they made something like 500,000 of them in 65 and then production kept up pretty good. But you can get a standard coupe roller for like 300-500 still. Hell I sold a running and driving vert that needed lots of rust repair for 800$ two years ago and it took nearly 6 months to sell it because I was trying to get at least a grand for it. But then you get fast backs and mach 1s going in the 6 figure prices.
The major issue with old muscle cars is rust, and the gas crisis. Those cars were garbage for over a decade. They weren't even sitting on junkyards waiting for people to pick them over. They were just being sent straight scrap, getting crushed out.
DSMs don't do that. Most cars don't do that these days. Yeah the turd buckets and wrecks get crushed out. But they aren't dealing with fact that are worth as much as garbage, and rust issue. Yeah we have shock tower rust, but old muscle cars had everything rust. Floor pan, rockers, hood, trunk, door jamb, frame rail, suspension, etc.