In 1968, the thought of a 375 HP big-block V8 in a car the size of Chevy’s Camaro seemed like a recipe for enormous fun… followed by almost-certain death. Today’s super-muscle cars offer the buying public options of up to 700 HP and more, all wrapped in safety and performance technology designed to enhance the fun and reduce the likelihood of meeting your maker. Restoring a car as rough as this 1968 Camaro SS396 in Ortonville, Michigan might be impractical to farm out as an investment, but the $9500 Buy It Now price may leave some meat on the bone for someone with plenty of free time and a love of big-block Camaros. Thanks to reader Patrick S for spotting this powerful pony car listed here on eBay.
Hints of the original Ash Gold can be seen just below the blacked-out tail-light panel that adorned SS models. If there’s any undamaged sheet metal on this Camaro, it’s certainly not evident.
Flintstone floorboards lurk just out of site of this picture. Plan on plenty of metal work and replacement parts if you’re calculating the ROI of this SS. You can just see the clutch pedal as well. The original owner clearly believed that real performance cars were meant to be shifted manually and not by a bunch of fancy hydraulic do-hickeys and check-balls, and certainly not by a presumptuous computer.
The potent 375 HP 396 cid Mark IV big block V8 vanished to an unknown fate, but the seller notes numerous authentic big-block-specific tidbits that remain. If you have a date-correct 396 and Muncie four-speed in your garage, this could be your lucky day! The sight of so much brown metal and the word “Michigan” may strike fear into some finicky restorers, but unrestored SS396 Camaros don’t sell for under $10,000 every day. What’s your top bid for this one?
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