If you reflect upon automotive history closely, what you discover is of the many hundreds of thousands of makes and models that have shaped the automotive landscape, only a tiny percentage have earned the right to wear the tag of an immortal. The 1st Generation of pony cars would have to fall into this category. Not only did these vehicles sell in extraordinary numbers when they were released, but they are probably more popular and more coveted today than they were more than five decades ago. This 1967 Chevrolet Camaro is just such a car, and its original owner has decided that the time has come to part with this classic. It is located in Tiverton, Rhode Island, and has been listed for sale here on Barn Finds Classifieds. The price for this excellent project car has been set at $15,000.

The Madera Maroon Camaro is going to need some work if it is to be returned to its glorious best. However, at least the buyer won’t be starting this process with a rusty bucket of bolts. There is some rust to be attended to, but the car is at least structurally sound. The frame rails carry little more than a coating of surface corrosion. The floors are fundamentally solid, with a previous repair in the front floor on the passenger side being the only issue worth noting. However, this is an older repair that hasn’t deteriorated, and could potentially be left as it is. There are also a few small holes in the trunk pan. The largest of these is said to be only about a ½” x 1″ in size. Once again, these small areas could be addressed using patches, although the next owner might choose to replace the pan entirely to achieve perfection. There are small areas of rust visible in some of the body’s lower extremities, but these are also of a size that could be fixed using patches. Overall, this does appear to be a car where the buyer is not going to be faced with the task of replacing half of the steel in a bid to achieve structural integrity.

Powering the Camaro is a 327ci V8, which is backed by a 4-speed manual transmission, and a Posi rear end. The owner states that the drivetrain is original, but that the vehicle doesn’t currently run. The engine does turn freely, but it might still need some work if it is to be returned to a roadworthy state. It is refreshing to find an owner who isn’t making some outrageously low mileage claim for the classic that he is trying to sell. In this case, this is a car that now has 225,805 miles under its belt. The engine received a rebuild at around 180,000 miles. However, there is a possibility that this process might need to be repeated. The last time that the owner gave the engine a thorough check, which was around 5-years-ago, there was one cylinder that showed low compression. The problem could potentially be something as simple as a stuck ring or a leaking valve, but it will take a personal inspection to confirm this. Once the engine is in good health, it should happily deliver 210hp. In this guise, that should be enough to propel the Camaro through the ¼ mile in around 16 seconds.

This single photo most accurately sums up the overall condition of the Camaro’s interior trim. In other words, it is complete, but it will require work to present at its best once again. Those of you who are regular readers will be aware that I tend to discuss full interior trim kits when examining cars like this. There is a perfectly good reason for this. I don’t advocate trims from one specific brand or supplier, because there is a multitude of them out in the market. What I will say is that this is a very competitive market and that only those manufacturers who produce kits of the highest quality will tend to survive. Those high-quality kits are usually as good and are sometimes even better than the OEM products. By purchasing a full trim kit in a case like this, buyers maximize their chances of obtaining a uniform color and pattern match across the whole interior. Also, many of these kits include every nut, bolts, screw, and clip required for installation. That beats the daylights out of scrabbling around in search of a missing item during the installation process using old parts. For example, a complete Deluxe kit for this Camaro can be found for around the $2,500 mark. I know that isn’t cheap, but it includes everything, and the result will be an interior that will look as nice now as it did the day that the Camaro rolled off the production line.

If you stop and take the time to look at the vehicles on offer in today’s new car market, are you able to picture where those cars will be in 53-years from now? The vast majority will be in scrapyards waiting to be crushed and recycled, or this will already have happened. Very few of those cars will have become collectible classics. This 1967 Camaro Coupe is one of those classics and the shiver of anticipation that I feel every time that I see one has not diminished over the decades. There are plenty of people who feel the same way, and that is why these still command health prices in the classic market today. Someone needs to buy this vehicle and restore it because true immortals are supposed to live forever.