This 1968 Camaro 327 is said to be a real-deal Southern California survivor! It can be found here on eBay with a current bid over $17,000 with only about one day left on the auction. Being sold in Los Angeles, the ad doesn’t have a lot of information, but the car certainly looks the part. Check it out and let us know what you think.
The interior features tasteful black upholstery making the brown carpet seem a little bit out of place. The bucket seat/center console combination has always been a favorite of mine. The ad does say that “she” drove it for about 10 or 12 years before buying a Chevy Caprice. I guess this means the car was driven from the late 60s to late 70s and hasn’t been driven since?
As mentioned above, the engine is a 327 cubic inch which are great high-winding engines. The ad states the car has a little over 100,000 miles on the odometer and it appears that the engine will probably need a complete overhaul. If the car hasn’t been driven for forty years, you can bet there will be a lot of work for the new owner just to get it running well again.
Again, the car looks pretty good and may actually be a real survivor. The seller includes photos of the trunk pan and underneath the car, which show minor surface rust, but nothing too bad. You can see a slight spot of rust coming through the paint between the tail light and bumper. The only major concern I can see is the front passenger fender appears to be a slightly different shade than the rest of the car. You can see it a little bit in the photo above, but you can see it really show up in the photo here. Not sure if this is just 50 years of paint that has aged differently or if the fender was repaired/replaced some time in the past? Let us know what you think of this car. Based on the photos, do you think it is a real survivor?
It’s a little hard to tell from the photos but to me it looks like the right front fender matches the color of the hood. Which means that possibly the vehicle was in a front end collision and the hood and front fenders are replaced or possibly the passenger door and rear quarter replaced.
For tis Camaro and many others. It may have been in a wreck but some paint does’t match. If the car is going to be repainted, that doesn’t matter at all. I would be more concerned about panel fit. All new paint will match so it won’t matter.
I say survivor, if it was wacked back in the day and repaired, so be it. Thats what you did. I think the carpet is just faded. Great find, AC, console shifter and great color combo.
Is that a 2 barrel carb on that 327 ? Funny about the optional bumper guards on front but not on back….but seams like a good car other wise.
327/210 HP 2 bbl with a Powerglide was a common setup. I had one as well.
The vinyl roof sure looks shiny, given the rest of the car.
As reader Mark says if it had a front clip that
might explain the bumper guards difference. I want to say Kudos to the Seller for having it washed!!
Looks like a decent car. Lots to work with here & all intact to boot. Only concern I’d have is if that vinyl top held in condensation & possibly caused rusting of the roof panel over the years. Sometimes a common problem with a/c equipped vinyl roof car’s. Maybe the dry Cali climate helped with preventing this from happening to this nice 68.
Looks to be the real deal….more or less original. Love to know what seller paid for it ….given how high this generic Camaro has been bid . Given the backstory she had been bothered by folks wanting to buy the car, so I’m guessing she wasn’t talked into a crazy low price….but who knows.
Get it running and leave it alone but at this price it’ll probably be restored
For the experts out there. Did you know, during production the front clip was painted at a separate facility than the body? Can cause a bit of mismatch then and over time. Might not be the case here but that is how it was done at the factory.
Has new battery. Did they try and start it? Why does it have the blacked out rear panel? Thought that was SS only.
Ad says it runs and drives.
Sold for $19,427.
I had a local guy inspect it for me about 3 weeks ago. It checked out really well, all original paint for the most part, had a minor bump in the rear which hadn’t been repaired, the vinyl top had been replaced but had photos of the roof metal prior to replacement which had no rust which is usually a concern but the lower of both front guards had some bubbling which put me off for the price being asked. It actually drove really well also. An offer was made and denied. It is probably the best opportunity ill get for a 68 original paint no rust but ill remain patient and maybe a no rust example will present itself at some point. My expectations for a 50 year old car are probably unrealistic.