Vehicle Description
Some guys like to make a grand entrance, but other guys, like the
one who built this "arrest-me-yellow" 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Pro
Street, prefer to kick the door in and shoot off some fireworks
when they show up. If that's your style, then this is your car,
because it's anything but subtle, but the overall aggressive look
still manages to be quite tasteful. And with a 400 Dart 'Little M'
V8 propped up with loads of performance goodies under the hood, a
built transmission that handles the power, and a tubbed and
roll-caged chassis to plant it all down, this street brawler has
the race-grade equipment to back up those looks.
This Camaro has it going ON! Dig the lowered and raked stance, the
fully-stuffed wheel arches, and the eyeball-sizzling Yellow paint -
it's obvious this Pro Street wants attention. There aren't many
cars that are more perfectly proportioned than the early Camaro,
and the Pro Street treatment on this one only enhances what is
already a slam-dunk design. Add that big 'ol, 6-inch cowl induction
hood, a blacked-out SS grille, chin spoiler, and a stock ducktail
spoiler out back and this 1st generation Camaro still manages to
have a very OEM performance look, yet this brute will definitely
stand out, no worries there. Thankfully, despite the car's
pink-slip acquiring intentions, it hasn't been radically altered
from stock, and in fact, other than the Hardwood fiberglass hood,
the rest of the car is still All-American, GM steel. The paint is
strong driver-quality throughout, and yes, it has acquired a couple
of minor imperfections since the car was built just over 4,500
miles ago, but compared to most Pro Street cars (especially the
ones you see at the drag strip), it's off-the-charts nice. Chrome
bumpers fore and aft are in great shape and add some much-needed
contrast, as does the subsequent brightwork around the car's glass
and lighting (not to mention the bright door handles and side
mirrors), and the dark-tinted windows add a modicum of private
mystery to complete this brawler's hard-case look.
There's just enough race gear inside to make the point that this is
no garden-variety Camaro, but it remains very streetable despite
the performance parts and roll cage. For example, there are
beautiful stock black door panels at the flanks, a full black
carpet set on the floor (although some of it was cut-out to make
way for the racing shifter), including a fully finished rear
seating area that hasn't been completely taken over by wheel tubs.
Procar bucket seats up front are performance grade but still
comfortable enough for long hauls, and they come wrapped in a
grippy black vinyl that's continued on what's left of the rear
bench out back. The stock dash remains in place as well, painted
yellow to match the exterior and protected with a supple black
dashpad, and it's been filled with a set of AutoMeter ProComp
gauges that keep a close eye on the organized violence under the
hood. A leather-wrapped billet steering wheel anchors the cockpit,
and it comes mounted atop a tilt column that makes everything
roomier behind the wheel, while the B&M Magnum grip shifter
mounted atop the transmission hump practically taunts the driver to
bang through the gears. She's not all rough-and-tumble inside
though, as you also get a full Vintage Air A/C system, an AudioVox
AM/FM/Cassette stereo, a taut headliner, seatbelts, and even a set
of floormats up front. There's more performance gear in the
finished trunk, which offers a race-grade fuel cell and a relocated
battery, respectively encased in a couple gorgeous polished
boxes.
Technically, this Camaro still offers a small block - as it's
powered by a SBC 400 V8 Dart 'Little M' engine, but it certainly
moves like a big block. Filled with the best-of-the-best, the Dart
engine features Eagle forged connecting rods and steel crank, SRP
aluminum racing pistons and rings, ARP studs, bolts, and
connectors, Comp roller lifters and pushrods, Crane girdles, and a
Cam Motion custom mechanical roller cam and rocker arms with a 1.6"
lift. You also get ported and polished Brodix heads, a Weaind
tunnel-ram aluminum intake, and a Holley EFI system that works with
a Holley billet fuel pump, filters, and � inch braided fuel lines
to feed this monster, and a BeCool polished aluminum radiator with
dual fans to keep it nice and cool. A Holley hyperspark billet
distributor and ignition box means it fires with ease, and this
fire-breather exhales through ceramic-coated Hooker headers that
feed into a custom H-pipe dual exhaust system with shorty
Flowmasters that sound EPIC. The completely finished engine bay is
a thing of beauty, ready to be shown off with those Chevrolet valve
covers, serpentine belt system complete with billet pulleys, and a
sparkling air cleaner. A built TH400 3-speed automatic transmission
with a B&M 3800 stall convertor handles all that power with
ease, spinning that tubbed 12-bolt POSI rear end stuffed with 3.73
gears. The custom suspension is all high-end and plants the Camaro
to the ground, highlighted by the tubular front clip, QA1 coilovers
and Alston Chassis ladder bars out back, while the responsive power
steering system and front disc brakes mean you can actually drive
this beauty home from the track. Billet Specialties wheels wear
215/50/17 Toyos up front and 29x18/15 Mickey Thompson rubbers in
the rear for the full Pro Street treatment.
Nicely built and fully sorted, this Pro Street '68 Camaro is ready
to rumble, and I mean RUMBLE! Call today!