Every car guy has heard the story of the first generation Camaro SS that turned up in a barn. Well, this one might be true and comes with a spare 396 big block to help bring it back. This 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS is located in Louisville, Tennessee, south of Knoxville, and the seller is asking $25,000, cash only. It has been listed for about five weeks, and you can find it here on Facebook Marketplace. The seller has the keys and a clear title. Chevrolet introduced the Camaro for 1967 as its answer to the Mustang, and the 1968 model looked very similar at first glance. Big block cars got staggered rear shocks and multi leaf rear springs to help control wheel hop. Chevrolet built 235,147 Camaros for 1968, and buyers could add the RS appearance package, the SS performance package, or both.
Engine choices for 1968 ranged from a 230 cubic inch six rated at 140 horsepower up to a 250 six, a 327 with either 210 or 275 horsepower and the Z28’s 302 rated at 290 horsepower. SS buyers could choose a 350 rated at 295 horsepower or one of the 396 big blocks, the L35 at 325 horsepower, the L34 at 350 horsepower, and the L78 at 375 horsepower, with an aluminum head L89 version at the top. The L35 was the most common SS 396, with 10,773 built. The SS package added a hood with twin banks of simulated intakes, SS emblems and a bumblebee nose stripe. Colors for 1968 included Grotto Blue, Butternut Yellow, Ermine White and Tuxedo Black, and interiors came in standard or deluxe trim in colors such as black, blue and parchment. I am no expert but the body looks like it is in primer.
The seller says this was originally a blue 396 SS car, but it now has a 350 small block with a 350 automatic. A rebuildable 396 rated at 325 horsepower comes with it for anyone who wants to put it back to big block power. It has a horseshoe shifter, bucket seats, a console with gauges, a tic toc tach and the folding rear seat, which the seller says only about 3 percent of cars received. The front end has been rebuilt and it has front disc brakes with a new master cylinder, brake booster and brake lines. Out back is a 12 bolt posi from a 1968 Z28 riding on Corvette Rally wheels.
The seller states that he or she will include a new one piece floor pan, trunk pan, rear frame rails and two trunk lids. It is missing the gas tank, radio, carpet, ashtray and glove box insert, the dash pad is cracked and the windshield is cracked. The engine has not been started, but it is not locked up. ny buyer will want to check the trim tag and VIN to confirm the SS claim. Would you put the 396 back in this Camaro, or drive it with the 350 while you restore the rest?
What’s up with the 25,000. Camaro’s? 🤔
It’s just your typical overpriced flip, nothing more.
Steve R
Monoleaf rear springs don’t jive with an SS car, or a 12 bolt for that matter. No way to verify a ’68 ss or Z without a matching block, the window sticker or protect-o-plate, so that’s out.
No engine picture, which would likely show a small block heater core and kills their factory big block and SS narrative.
Steve R