Hey i was just wondering if a 84 camaro convertible is rare at all or not? Im looking at trading my 95 z28 and found a real clean one but dont know much about them. Any help would be appreciated. thanks!

 

In 84 the only way you could get a convertible was to have a shop cut the top off of a Hardtop or T-Top car and install a Ragtop, so it's not a factory convertible and not valuable. Do you know who did the conversion work on the car or when it was done?

In 87 the re-introduction of the convertible came about (no factory verts were produced after 1969). The company who did the 1987 conversions was called ASC. Perhaps they did your car as well. There may be a sticker in the Driver's side door jam that shows ASC.

 

Since Chevrolet only started officially offering the Camaro convertible again as production option in '87 (through a contract with ASC), that '84 would have been a conversion done by one of the many independent companies that offered the service back then. In order to determine which one, we would need more information about it or better yet a few good pics.

How rare is it? Well, it would be fairly rare as none of them they were made by the tens of thousands. Is it extremely rare (say <50)? That's very hard to determine. Conversion records by these companies (many of which don't even exist anymore) are hit and miss at best or don't exist at all. Documentation can be a challenge.

What would their value be or are they collectible? That is not as simple as saying yes or no. Things like condition, mileage, etc are of coarse very important, but cars that often have certain qualities, especially those created outside of official production offerings by the car's parent company (Chevrolet in this case). They tend to attract certain customers. In other words, many wouldn't be interested in actaully buying one, but to the right person they might offer top dollar. A good appraiser might be able to come up with some kind of value.

Another thing to consider is should anything related to the conversion need restoring, repair or replacement, it is extremely difficult to find parts. Many of which might even need to be fabricated from scratch or from a bad example. Even ASC owners (the most common 3rd gen verts) can have a hard time with certain parts and/or they cost a few $$$.

I really like seeing the many of the early independent conversions still hanging around. And should one of these interest you, go for it. But the priority should be for your own enjoyment as the value and collectibility part of owning a car like can be unpredictable.

 

I have a 84 convertible Camaro that I am restoring. A company by the name of Autoform also did the conversions. They usually put their logo on the rear passenger bumper and also put a product number on the driver door.