A mile car. We’ve all heard the expression. The car looks really good from a mile away. That may not actually be the case for this 1967 Chevrolet Camaro, as it looks decent from just a few feet away, but the closer you get the more it becomes apparent that this car is suffering from a lot of rust issues. But it is a first-year Camaro, it’s running and driving, it appears to be mostly complete, and it’s not going to break your bank account. If you’ve got some good body skills plus some time and patience, this may be a good car for you. Located in Atascadero, California, it can be spotted here on eBay with a buy-it-now price of $14,995, and there’s also the opportunity to submit an offer.
In all fairness, the body is actually overall reasonably straight and the gaps look pretty good, plus that blue finish has a patina with an attitude. The ’67 was also the only year Camaro to feature vent flaps on the door windows, kind of a cool addition back in the day. Those Chevy rally wheels give the car a nice stance, and although the body is sporting Z/28 badges, they’re for looks only as this is not really a Z.
But back to the rust. The panels sure do look like they’ve got a lot of it, and kudos to the seller for providing some good close photos so a potential buyer knows what they’re getting into, should the next owner decide they want to tackle the bodywork. I might just enjoy driving the car with the body like it is for a while and in time just tackle a fender here and a quarter there. There’s some rust underneath as well.
Under the hood, there’s a non-matching 350 cubic inch motor with no details given other than, “the car runs and drives great”. The seller does say that the transmission has been totally rebuilt, but fails to say what kind of transmission it is or whether or not it’s original to the car. There are only two pedals inside, so we know it’s an automatic, but other than that it’s a mystery.
While far from perfect, the inside doesn’t look all that bad for a driver quality vehicle, with the worst eyesore being some tears in the driver’s seat. The aftermarket steering wheel adds a nostalgic effect, and that shifter looks like it would be fun to drop the car into gear. What are your thoughts on this 1967 Chevrolet Camaro? Is it worthy of an extensive restoration, or better to just enjoy driving it?
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I’ve heard that Dynacorns chassis deviate from original dimensions, is that correct? Regardless, this company is licensed by GM so would have no fitment problems. Thanks for the link!
What are “vent flaps on the door windows”?
The vent window on the front of the door that “disappeared” in 1968 when GM added Astro Ventilation to most of their cars.
I grew up referring to them as “no-draft windows” – hence my confusion. Thanks for the explanation.
Single Leaf Spring, Manual Drum Brakes. My Guess Is It Started Life As A 6 Cyl.
The VIN says it was a V8 car from the factory, but man that’s a lot-o-rot.
Unfortunately or fortunately I am not a body work guy and this would be all new body panels and heaven knows what you will find inside?
Ah, the old “wind wings” as we used to call those vent windows.
Somebody really loved this car and shelled out for all the cool stuff back in about 1975.
All 67 Camaros left the factory with mono leaf springs and the shocks were mounted on the same side of the rear end They went to multileaf springs in 68 to eliminate wheel hop and done away with the wing vent but added side marker lights
And they staggered the rear shocks
With good honest low cost labor pretty much gone , this is definitely a do it yourself project
A good deep weld is essential for chassis /car rigidity so whoever tackles this needs to have welding experience
Ask me how i know !
As for this car , its a timelessmodel and everybody and his mom wants one so , it will sell
What a “mud mobile”!