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John Hennessey does not usually get excited about a car he has not modified, but the 2017 Camaro ZL1 earned an exception. In this test drive, he runs the supercharged 650-horsepower Camaro through every gear on a public road, reaching a top speed that still gets cited in owner forums today. The explanation for why it stops exactly there is the most interesting part of the whole run. Watch to see how close a factory Camaro really gets to supercar territory.
Hagerty’s 2017 list of the best classic cars to buy leaned hard on 1980s models, and even early-2000s cars, as smart future investments, a call backed by real appreciation data rather than nostalgia. The same year, a $70 million Australian museum opened, the History Channel greenlit a series on a 57-year-old car museum, and a 650-horsepower Camaro ZL1 squared off against a Hellcat. Read on to find out what all of it says about where classic car values were headed.