The Chevrolet Camaro debuted in 1967 to do battle with the extremely popular Ford Mustang. While it was unable to dethrone the leading “pony car,” the Camaro became the second-best seller right out of the door. The car was little changed in 1968, and the seller’s car may have begun life as a routine example, but it’s been made into a Rally Sport/Super Sport tribute. And has signs of having been a racer at some point. Located in Huntington Station, New York, this Camaro could be a driver with a little work and is available here on eBay, where the bidding has reached $20,500.
We’re not sure how much of this 1968 Camaro is original or whether it was either an RS or SS model to begin with. The 350 cubic inch V8 was an option that year, but did this engine come with the car, or was it added later? It sports a console-shifted automatic transmission (TH-350?), but the smaller brake pedal suggests the Camaro had a 3 or 4-speed manual at one time. Racing days are likely supported by mini tubbing in the back, no back seat, a fuel sump, frame connectors, and the battery having been relocated to the trunk. The 350 has been blinged out and likely has had some performance tweaks.
Rust is minimal, and the older Cortez Silver paint looks pretty good for its age. We’re told the Chevy has 37,000 miles, but is there any documentation to back that up? The Camaro has hidden RS highlights, but they operate manually, and we assume there is a lever somewhere to raise and lower them. The interior is at least okay with newer carpeting, but you’ll have to limit your occupancy to two people unless you can figure out how to shoehorn in a back seat.
The car will not be the easiest to drive as there is no power steering or brakes (but at least the fronts are discs rather than drums). Larger wheels (15” vs. stock 14”) are installed with radial tires, which we assume have sufficient meat left on them. Some wiring work may be needed as the lights and turn signals aren’t functioning. That may be included in the “few hours of tinkering” that the seller says is needed.
If you bought this car, would you undo some of the earlier work or stick with what’s here and drive something that’s a little out of the ordinary (but without racing it)? To help you decide its future, the seller provides two videos. A walkaround video and a driving video are here for your perusal.
This is a much better foundation for a build the rusty 1967 Camaro RS “survivor” featured earlier today. As pointed out it in the writeup this car had certain modifications you would typically only find if it had to pass tech at a track, contrary to what many believe, that doesn’t mean it was abused. Many first generation Camaro Pro Touring builds use mini-tubs, they by themselves won’t hurt the value. If the car presents as well in person as it did in the pictures the current high bid of $25,100 with 3 hours left is not surprising.
It’s not hard to do worse while spending more money.
Steve R
I think letting the battery lie loose in the trunk is a great idea