Vehicle Description
1968 Chevrolet Camaro Coupe
In 1966 Mustangs were flying out of Ford showrooms, and Chevrolet
needed an answer. After many secret meetings, and covert internal
press events, engineers unveiled the official name for what had
been known up to this point as XP-836. Camaro was the chosen
namesake, and immediately the question became "but what does it
mean?". This question has no official linguistic answer, but as
Chevrolet marketing people would answer "It's an animal that eats
Mustangs!"
For consignment, a nice slightly modified Chevrolet Camaro from its
second year of offering to the public. This car has a very cool,
(actually hot!), paint job with ghost flames and a hood fade with
more flames to die for.
Exterior
Leading the way is the RS trim hidden headlight egg crate grille
with a reverse scooped hood just above and a chin spoiler below.
Some snazzy flames which are full in on the front of the hood begin
in purple then fade to a burnt orange as they go rearward on the
hood. Nice Viper Blue background provides the foundation for the
side ghost flames and all paint is excellent on this rust-free car.
Wheel well edge trimmings provide a frame for the deep dish 15-inch
rally wheels on all 4 corners. Well preserved chrome is on all the
trimmings which include window surrounds, door edges, mirrors, and
wipers. On the back we see a small spoiler and rectangular
taillights for this first gen iteration. A side view gives you a
great view of the awesome stance of this car with its larger rear
tires and slightly jacked up suspension. Truly a wild pony car
which has those flames licking at the hood and sides.
Interior
Black bucket front seats covered in vinyl, and a rear bench seat
are in good condition. Black carpeting covers all floor surfaces
and just like the seats, headliner and door panels they are
virtually new. The original steering wheel frames 2 deep round
gauges clusters on the angled in dash front. Attached to the
steering column is an aftermarket Autogauge tachometer with a shift
light and in the dash center is a wood applique panel which houses
the climate control sliders and the factory AM/FM radio. This panel
is framed by a ribbed chrome trimming and has 2 aftermarket gauges
hanging for the bottom of the panel. A black headliner is tear and
blemish free. Door panels are new vinyl covering, and pull handles
show no cracks or tears. Sitting in the middle of the hump is a
Hurst shifter with a T handle.
Drivetrain
Under the hood is a gleaming consigner stated 383ci V8. He also
notes there is only 500 miles on this gleaming screamer which has
all polished bolt ons right down to the headers. This mill has
aluminum heads and a single 4-barrel carburetor feeding it. A
4-speed manual Muncie M21 circa 1970 is on back. Waaay back is a
12-bolt rear.
Undercarriage
All very clean with no road dirt everything appears as it has been
well taken care of under here. Independent coil springs for the
front and leaf springs for the rear, and power drum brakes on the
front and rear. Flowmaster provides the exhaust and mufflers.
Drive-Ability
A quick starter, and a bit of time to warm up, and we were off to
the test track. This car has Jesus bar grabbing acceleration,
decent handling, and good brakes. All functions were working at the
time of this test track tool around, and it is a satisfying car to
the eye.
With some modifications, a clean engine bay, new interior, and
stunning undercarriage this is a goer and a shower. Great color,
excellent flames, nice stance and no rust. That sums it up for this
car whose namesake means it eats Mustangs. Flame on!
VIN DECODE
124378N347273
1-Chevrolet
24-Camaro V8
37-2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
8-1968
N-Norwood, OH Assy Plant
347273-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
11D-4th Week November Build
ST 68 12437-1968 Camaro 2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
BDY NOR47220-Norwood Body #
TR 712-Black Vinyl Standard Buckets
PNT G2-Ash Gold, Black Vinyl Top
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
