This rusty but running 1968 Chevrolet Camaro is a numbers matching, clear title, drivable project. Currently, in Knightstown, Indiana and a current bid price of $3,150 with the reserve not met, this Camaro is certainly a gem of a ride. Miles are listed at 80,000 and the VIN is available. You can view more on eBay.
Under the hood lives a 5.3 liter, 327 cubic inch V8. That is connected to a 2-speed automatic transmission. Driving is made a little easier via power steering that is equipped on this car. Work has been done to the brakes, such as a rebuilt drums and master cylinder, in order to facilitate driving it up on a trailer or moving it to a place to tow it easier.
Inside is a little rough, but not the worst a car like this could have. The headliner is falling and things are incredibly dirty. Other than that, the seats are not ripped or torn, and the carpet does not look spoiled. Considering this would be a rolling project that might need to be replaced anyway. There is no radio in it, so listening to tunes is out of the question.
The left rear of the car is rusted and heavily dented. It does not look like it is unfixable though and the taillight is still intact. Other rust spots cover the car, particularly in the trunk. It is hard to tell what condition the frame is in. Pictures of the underside of the car are available. Whatever the price this car will go for, hopefully, it is justified well by the buyer.
The first picture doesn’t make the car look all that bad, until the last of the set. Much more $$$’s and time than I have.
heavily dented? if you sayso….not a body man. new quarter easier? imo
Junk…..
This one will be a expensive project for a near base Camaro. Forget the numbers matching hokey pokey if I was crazy enough to take it on it would be heavily modified as it’s not worth much restored to totally stock form.
Heavily dented? How about, “TOTALED!”
I’m sure that’s what an insurance company has already said about it at some point and time.
My how things have changed.
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Comments should say run from.
So do you get some crackers and wine with that swiss cheese? Yikes !
I have never seen an A Pillar like that…….and I am not saying that in a good way.
This is an auto broker who has figured out that fixing this car up to sell it is NOT worth it.
This one goes into my famous “put it in a barn and when there are NO MORE 68 Camaros to choose from to restore, bring this one out”. ACTUALLY…..on this one, I am not sure that is even true.
I asked my dog and he said this one is RUFF !!
So is that a sticker on the RR quarter or an actual bullet hole?
Talk about a ROACH COACH!!! LOL
Can’t believe someone’s actually bid it over $3500 already! And as far as the reserve not being met, I think the seller should get rid of the reserve and start doing a happy dance for what some fool has already bid it up to.
A running car with no valve cover and no top radiator hose? Also this is a 327 Chevy Motor. It is not a 5.3 liter anything. Save the liter stuff for later on when that was they way engines were referred to.
“…the carpet does not look spoiled.”
I don’t see any carpet…
It looks like a good parts car. I would buy a new shell from dynacorn, but IMO the price is already over what it is truly worth after investing in a new shell as well and finishing the car from there.
Even a really nice car will turn into a money pit during restoration. My late brother restored a black with red hockey stripe 69 Camaro SS back in the early 90’s. It had a 300 hp 350, 4 speed, deluxe interior and A/C. it was all complete. The black car had been hit in the rear and burnt. He found another 69 wrecked in front and took the two cars and made one. Before he had it painted, what chrome wasn’t burnt looked decent for a driver, but when he had the shiny black paint applied, he started putting the bumpers, hood louvers, quarter trim in front of the rear tires, etc and it looked like ass. He had some polished, bought NOS where he could and had to buy some repro pot metal parts like Camaro an SS scripts. That stuff doesn’t hold up over time unless the car was garaged since new, and even then, it’s iffy. Some of the stuff he had to of, but none good enough to use on a freshly painted car. He got some return by selling some the unused parts at swap meets. I swore I would never attack a full resto myself. I am more of a “driver” guy, or stick to older trucks with less trim, chrome, etc.
It’s utterly unbelievable what dumb people will throw their money down on these days! I look at it and all I see is scrap metal with a engine that’s worth more than the car itself! Sorry, JMHO
That’s a hard and ruff 80,000 miles!
Easy Fix, needs quarter and truck extension, maybe a wheelhouse, easy, parts are cheap.
What James ^^^ said…..it’s still pretty complete….doesn’t look run to hard – the hit in the rear is just that….for under $4000 maybe what most gear head boys want for x-mas.
What do you weld the new quarter to?
Comet, thank you. Stillrunners and James Begley……sorry guys but are you out of your minds ???!!!!
There is literally not 1 panel on this car that is not rotted through or suffering severe rust issues. The RF A Pillar is pinholed and it looks like it was notched. The trunk pan is swiss cheese so the floor pans probably are too. The inner wheel wells are rotted through. “Pretty complete” what the heck does that matter when everything, and I mean everything would need to be replaced, refinished, rechromed, rebuilt or all of the above. Sorry this car is about as bad as they come. I am a huge fan of first gen Camaros and Firebirds as I have had several. It is a same that the car was allowed to be destroyed over time. I am a rust expert. There is NO END to the rust in this car. Sad but true. It would take $100K to fix this car to make it a $35K car.
Sorry, it just pisses me off when people make comments like that. “Easy Fix” my ass.
“Easy fix” I guess if your personal work and restorations are maybe a step up from what this piece of crap is now.
I agree to an extent. It would take about $50k to make it worth $30k. If you do it yourself. I own a body shop. This would be a good project for the love of the car or good practice or even for teaching purposes, but not for profit.
Where is 68 located in K-Town the background don’t look familiar, but haven’t visited down the way in a bit.