The departure of the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro coincides with the release of several special model variants, including the lust-worthy Chevy Camaro Collector Edition. Taking inspiration from the first-gen Camaro and sporting a variety of unique upgrades and aesthetic enhancements, the Chevy Camaro Collector Edition is a rolling treasure trove for fans of the performance nameplate. As one might expect, GM even hid a cool easter egg in the Camaro badge.
As it turns out, ever Camaro equipped with the Collector Edition package hides a small panther logo in the “R” of the Camaro badge. While we’ve seen this small detail before, it appears as though the general public is now becoming more and more aware of it as well.
The panther is a reference to the internal code name that GM gave the first-generation Camaro during development. For models equipped with the Collector Edition package, the panther theme is continued beyond the badging, with a panther emblem also seen in the steering wheel and spoiler. The Chevy Camaro Collector Edition even offers unique panther-themed paint colors, including Panther Black Metallic Tintcoat, offered for LT, RS, LT1, and SS trims, and Panther Matte Black (the first factory matte paint option for the Camaro), offered exclusively for the ZL1 trim level.
General Motors filed to trademark the Panther name in July of 2023, as GM Authority covered previously.
GM produced only 350 units of the 2024 Chevy Camaro Collector Edition for the ZL1 trim level, 300 of which were earmarked for the U.S., with the remaining 50 sold abroad. In total, 1,335 units of the Collector Edition were produced.
In addition to unique paint and badging, the Collector Edition package also includes stripes, 20-inch wheels, aero enhancements, and more. The exact package content varies between the various trim levels.
The final sixth-gen Chevy Camaro rolled off the assembly line at the GM Lansing Grand River plant in Michigan last December.
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Too funny, the panther looks similar to the cougar on my old mercury 68 mercury cougar xr7. Cant they come up with something new and unique.
The Black Panther code name for the Camaro was first introduced in 1965 before the first Camaros were produced. So the name name has been around for the start. It wasn’t something they just came up with.
I like the matte black on the zl1 but that’s about it. I feel like they could have done more for the last one and being a “collector edition”… I think the gloss black stripe looks out of place. I prefer my Zl1 1LE over the collector edition.
GM laid an egg killing Camaro.
Mmagman the Camaro came out before the cougar so Mercury would have copied Chevy in reality! Besides the mercury cougar is gone almost if not longer then Pontiac… people forget.
The Camaro and Cougar came out at the same time (September 1966). Their official release dates were September 29th and 30th respectively.
…and the “Panther” was a British sports car (…of sorts) based in Surrey, England produced in limited numbers between 1972 and 1990.
Beautiful car. Neat touch. I hope the next version looks as good.
GM has ignored the Camaro for the better part of the last decade. Now, they bring out some worthless “special edition” sticker packages for $1,000’s more, in order to obtain some cheap money before retiring the car again. As a GM fan and collector, it is abhorrent.
Well, Camaro sales started to tank after 2019 (Covid?), so, IMHO, one could make the business case “customers” were the ones ignoring the Camaro.
Should have been called the Z28.
I would love to see Chevy come out with a tribute to the early years, 2nd Gen. Camaro.