Does Anyone Still Care About A Neiman Marcus Camaro 11 Years On?

The Neiman Marcus Camaro was so hot back in winter 2010 that all 100 cars sold out in just 180 seconds.

One of the stars of the luxury brand’s annual Christmas Book whose sole purpose is to part wealthy people from their money, the 2011 MY special edition got the convertible body style before it was available to regular Camaro buyers and unique paint and trim.

That paint was Deep Bordeaux matched with ghosted black rally stripes, a two-tone leather interior, 21-inch wheels, and a matte-silver windshield frame like the one on the Camaro Convertible Concept. Options-list goodies like Brembo brakes, Bluetooth (still pretty trick in 2010), and a Boston Acoustics hifi were also part of the package, but basically, it was just an overpriced, mechanically stock Camaro SS.

How overpriced? New, these things cost $75,000, which was double what it cost to buy a base V8 convertible fitted with the same 426-hp engine when Chevy introduced the regular cars the following year. Yet buyers fell over themselves to bag one of the 100 editions, snapping the whole run-up in three minutes.

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The small production volume means they don’t crop up on the used market every day, but this one is about to cross the block at Mecum’s January sale. Part of Iowa dealership Karl Chevrolet’s private collection, it has covered just 146 miles from new and, as you’d expect, appears to be in pristine condition.

Mecum doesn’t list a guide price, so it’ll be interesting to see what it goes for. The combination of rarity and low mileage always gets collectors (or investors) excited, and maybe the Neiman Marcus name will help it draw a crowd.

But personally, I can’t see the appeal. Though well preserved, it’s not particularly cool, not mechanically any more interesting than any other Camaro of the same age, and this generation of Chevy’s pony car (which were overweight and not even that great to drive, Z/28 excepted) are surely years away from appreciating in value.

What do you think it will sell for? Leave a comment and let us know.