This 1967 Chevy Camaro was your basic model. It came with a six-cylinder engine and a 3-speed manual transmission. And might think a restorer would want to replace that with V8 power. But that’s not the case here. Though a stalled project, the seller sent the I-6 engine out to be tweaked and was planning to put it back in the vehicle. Health reasons have forced work to stop here in Charlotte, North Carolina, so you could continue down that path or go in a different direction. This first-year Camaro is available here on eBay where the current bid is $6,100.
Chevrolet was the first real competitor to the hot Ford Mustang pony car. It arrived two years or so after Ford and sold nearly 221,000 copies in 1967, putting it firmly in the #2 sales slot. Nearly a quarter of them or 53,500 units came with the basic I-6 motor, so a lot of buyers didn’t aspire to duel it out at the nearest traffic light. The VIN provided by the seller and the one on the dash plate verifies code 12337 as the model, which was for the six-cylinder. And yet the cowl tag says 12437 which was for a V8. Mistake at the factory or a swap in cowl tags? Who knows?
This is said to be a numbers-matching car. The 250 cubic inch I-6 was sent to a shop to have the crank turned and work done on the rods, but it was never reassembled. Though not in the photos, we assume it’s there for the buyer to put together again. A manifold for a 4-barrel carburetor, Holley carb, and headers come with the exchange of money and title. We’re told the Chevy had not been out in the elements for 30 years, so rust is not an issue. You’ll need to fix all the dents and dents before repainting. The front clip is off, and we see those parts except for the fenders.
The seller will not get to finish this project as his/her health prevents getting down on the ground to do any work. So, his loss might be your gain. But the obvious question is do you follow through on the seller’s vision with the hot six-banger, go for a V8, or even clone it up as a Super Sport?
For all the time and money this car is going to take to get it back on the road you might as well stuff a big V8, good transmission and rear end in it and get on with it.
VIN# is correct for l-6 Camaro. Cowl tag is correct for Camaro Coupe as 12437. Convertible was 12637.
Convertible would be 12467 for a standard interior, 12667 for a deluxe interior.
That’s the best thing about old unmuscle cars… buy em pretty cheap and do anything you wish. If it were me, I’d stuff an LS in it, 4-speed, SS clone and drive it everyday. Might not make much sense financially, but it sure would be a fun project.
My best high school chum bought a sequoia green 68 6 cyl. 3 sp. RS coupe for $750 and decked it out with stripes, spoilers, cowl hood, fat tires, and z/28 emblems. A total sheep in wolf’s clothing but it was gorgeous and got tons of attention. All the gearheads would scoff at the 6 cyl, then ask if it was for sale.
A 1st gen RS with a 6 cyl is rare – espec a ’69, which i have never seen in the flesh. Have you? RS 6’s get a std 3:07 rear.
I’ve never seen a 69 rs with a 6 cyl. in the flesh that I can recall either. Seems like almost every Camaro in ’69 had a 307 in it. Around ’74 I had a thing for a girl that had a ’68 6 cyl. rs convertible that was manual trans. It was red inside and out and had one of those brown fuzzy Hurst T-handles on the shifter.
Keep the 6. Whomever gets it, please, please, please keep the 6, Hop it up, but keep it. The world of V-8 Camaros has grown unaffordable, and tedious.
This car will cost a ton of cash to get it close to being right..
But no Inline 6 lol..
Ls clowns everywhere and everything. Ls in a dodge ls in a ford. Ls in a garbage truck. Ls in a semi. Where will these for lack of a better term adults quit with this ls crap. It’s not the best motor in the world or ever made. When does it stop.
When a better motor comes along that is as easy and cheap to make good power. So far nothing out there compares.
Ever had an LS? Then you might understand… and I am way past adult and into the senior citizen realm. There is a reason you see them in everything. They work.
I asked a guy who builds cars that very question (Why is it always the LS motors?) two years ago as we sat recovering from a day of insanity on old dirtbikes in the Great Smokies. His answer was simple and concise: “Because they are readily available and come in any flavor you want”.
Why, when you’re only gonna drive it on weekends do you need an LS engine? Can make great power without ecm headaches. No disrespect, but I want to hit the go pedal a couple of times and start my Caprice wagon and go for a ride. Had to fix it a couple of times on trips to northern Michigan and could do it on the way. Try to get an ls swapped old car even looked at by a shop. They don’t need the hassle. Just my opinion as ase cert.
In the mid 80’s a girl in town bought her dream car. A 67 camero convertible with the 6 and a 3 speed on the floor. It was dark blue with cragers. Pretty car with a very pretty driver. She had it for sale in front of her house a few years later with a for sale sign in the window. I told my lawyer about it and told him where it was sitting and he made a wrong turn and went to another house that had some cars sitting around it and couldn’t find a convertible. Next time I saw him he said the car was gone, I told him no it was still sitting in the front yard of her house, so after court he made a right turn instead of a left, found the car and it was already sold and that the other person was getting their money together to purchase. He told me that he offered a thousand more than they were asking for the car but they told him no, already spoken for. He was mad that he missed out on that car. He should of followed my directions better is all I could say
No rust huh? Sure looks like holes in the right rear quarter.
250 I 6 is a good pickup engine, but I’d put in a nice 327 or 350 with a T5. Nothing radical, small cam, headers, aluminum intake with 4 bbl. Just enough to give you the feeling a muscle car should provide.
Just sold. $8,655.00. To me that is a well bought 67 Camaro. Don’t care what drive train it came with. Looks like it’s in good enough shape to put it back together without to much trouble. Personally I would want it with a V8 4 speed but I just love the sound of a healthy V8 motor but for originality sake, from the sound of the way the 6 was built, you could put it back together stock and still have plenty of power. Personally not a fan of the sound a 6 makes out a performance exhaust but you could always put a quiet exhaust on it and no one would be none the wiser. Nice car at a good price.
Sounds good & not too loud with cheap lightwt cherry bomb turbo muffler mounted in the area under driver’s side back seat floorpan.
The stock big heavy restrictive sideways mounted muffler is ridiculous.
A taller air filter used by ’82 camaro v6 is also a plus.
I had plenty of ride time in a 67′.My sister’s had the mildly built 283 which was more than enough power to scoot her light weight Camaro down the road rather quickly with the rear spoiler reading “SYANARA MF”.Fun times.
Whoever buys this please don’t make another SS or Z28 clone. Believe me you will get tired of being asked if it is a Real SS or Z.