Chevrolet went to battle with Ford in 1967 in the new “pony car” market. The Camaro was an instant hit and put a dent in Ford’s market share, but sales of the new model were still less than half of the restyled ’67 Mustang. At nearly 221,000 units, the ’67 Camaro was/is not a rare car. But when you factor in a convertible body, the Rally Sport option, and a Super Sport with a brand-new 350 cubic inch V8, perhaps only 1,000 (my estimate) could have been made. This example is a work-in-progress that the seller is dropping to focus on other projects. Located in Las Vegas (aka Lost Wages), Nevada, this possibly rare car is available here on eBay. The current bid is $12,100, and the reserve is unmet, but you can cut to the chase at $18,000.
The Camaro was well-received and paved the way for other competitors to quickly join the party, such as the Pontiac Firebird, Mercury Cougar, and AMC Javelin. 11% of first year Camaro’s were convertibles, or some 25,000 cars. Of the overall Camaro population, nearly a third came with the Rally Sport package, which added “peek-a-boo” headlights. And one in seven 1967 Camaros were the Super Sport with the L48 350 CI V8, good for 295 hp. So, if you do some factoring, there can’t be many of these ’67 droptops left in SS RS 350 garb.
Adding to the scarce nature of the seller’s car, it was built with a 3-speed manual transmission when you would expect a 4-speed to have accompanied the 350. It also has a 12-bolt rear end, and the seller says all of this is numbers-matching, but kind of a mess. The engine bay suffered a fire some time ago, and the drivetrain has yet to recover. As no insurance claim was filed, the title is clean and not encumbered.
The trim tag got burned up, but the seller can tell you how it was built. It was finished in Ermine White paint with a blue interior, but now all you see is primer gray and some new sheet metal (more comes with the car to help finish out anything bent or rusty). The Chevy came with front disc brakes, Rally wheels, and no air conditioning (who needed that?). The seller believes this was a pace car or “Pace Setter” program entry, but since it can’t be proved, it’s not being sold as one. This machine is not complete, but your parts search will hopefully not lead to finding anything too expensive to replace.
Hmmmm, it does have the original drivetrain and some of the parts needed to put it back together, but not a car for someone with limited abilities. It appears to be an original SS/RS, plus being a convertible, the price is not far off, I would feel comfortable paying $15 large for this. This still needs a lot of time and money, to get it where it needs to be and being in LV, it would be a haul to get it back to the east coast.