Chevrolet joined the “pony car” wars in 1967 to give some competition to the Ford Mustang. And they were serious about it, selling nearly 221,000 examples of the Camaro that first year. Nearly 20,000 were convertibles with V8 engines, like the seller’s vehicle. We’re told this one is numbers matching and the vehicle looks mostly original after 57 years. Located in Centralia, Missouri, this survivor needs some work and is available here on craigslist for $45,000. Another cool tip brought to us by Zappenduster!
From the looks of things, this is a running project that’s held up well since it rolled off the assembly line. Said to be original, we assume the engine is a 275 hp, 327 cubic inch “Turbo Fire” V8 and it’s likely paired with a 2-speed Powerglide automatic transmission (a common combination). We’re not told a lot about the Chevy other than the transmission slips which might be resolved with it being serviced. The rest of the issues may be just cosmetic.
We’re told there is a bit of rust, though it doesn’t jump out in the photos. The bronze paint may be a redo and the canvas drop-top appears to be fine. The interior is okay, though the bucket seats are worn and need to be recovered. This Camaro has an aftermarket air conditioner which takes up most of the front passenger leg room (those things were bulky; I had one in my 1970 Nova). The odometer reads 80,000 miles and we’d bite that the number is accurate.
With so many of these cars made in the late 1960s, they’re not hard to find, though a V8 convertible might be at only 10% of total production in 1967. If this car doesn’t have any issues that haven’t been disclosed, then the question remains is the asking price fair? J.D. Powers suggests $36,500 is the average retail on one of these cars, and this one is not without flaws.
Needs some work and 45 grand? Oh dear
that’s the I really don’t want to sell it price !!
Not to mention the “don’t bother me trying to ask questions” aspect to the ad. What’s wrong with us today? You want to sell your car? price it close to what others in similar condition have sold for and take some time laying out all you know about it
Apparently in the “Show Me” state, pictures suffice. :)
Outside of that, it looks pretty rough from paint to interior. No compression numbers and a notation that the tranny slips which could be a couple of things,
JDPower shows an ‘average’ low value of about 15 grand and a medium value of 36 grand. Somewhere in between is what someone may pay..I prefer to row my own so a slushboxx is a no go but hopefully someone will buy it and restore it
I have pretty much the same car, that’s the deluxe interior, no AC but it does have power steering, power brakes and power windows! More rust as it came from Michigan, one of those old resto/paint jobs where the bondo on the fender is an inch thick! This gold one is pretty decent looking, but not $45k decent.
My college car was a ’68 yellow SS convertible. Bought it new with the help of my dad. Had aftermarket A/C added. Oh….if that car could talk.
I’ve lived in this area most of my 71 years. This car is only 15 mi. from me and i’ve never seen it. Not on the road or at a show. It cost way too much so i won’t go look at it.
Have we seen it before ?
Gimme a break, how bout 15K?
new firewall??