Vehicle Description
1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS
The 1967 Camaro appeared on the scene and the General instantly
became a big player in the pony car wars. The Camaro had gotten
ahead of the curve and was now a leader in the style department
because the car already looked like a car from the early 70's even
though that era was still 4 years in the future in October 1966. I
can recall the first time I saw a first-generation Camaro in the
October 1966 Popular Science new car preview edition. The 1967
Camaro was the star attraction when it debuted in the fall of 1966
and it gave the General an instant classic in the pony car
battle.
For consignment, a "worked" first generation Camaro. Maintaining
its original color combination, but now with a 350ci crate V8,
aluminum cylinder heads, with a 3-speed automatic transmission and
upgraded for more power and efficiency. This car presents in
beautifully restored condition, and is a wonderful example with
great paint, chrome, and larger engine. Read ON!
Exterior
The newer versions of the Camaro are nice and all with their
neoprene bumpers etc etc etc, however there is something about the
simplicity of design with these earlier Camaro models. A thin
grille, nice small bumper with actual chrome on it just below, and
the hidden headlight option, which are just not seen on cars of
today. With a very well-done Bolero Red respray covering the
straight steel panels which are minding their gaps very nicely,
there are minor faults, however really unremarkable. RS and crossed
flags badging, a rocker chromed strip, nicely restored bumpers,
shiny polished Weld Draglite racing wheels wrapped with blackwall
skinny and fat radials, and ladies and gentlemen, we are ready to
go. Up top is a cleanly installed black vinyl top with blingy
highlight molding and we note a slighted canted to the passenger's
side stance to the car. Oh, and let's rock and roll a little bit
with a slightly raised rear suspension, and a super cool spoiler on
the trunk lid. More RS badging for the rear along with the simple
horizontal taillights and another small bumper below. Do not leave
out the iconic front wrap around stripe in black, just pure
Camaro...Light it UP!
Interior
A swing of the door, and we are met with near showroom door panels
in black molded vinyl with shiny window cranks, door handles, black
carpeting, and shiny gloss black sills. We're going in and plopping
ourselves on the pristine new black vinyl buckets with white
highlighting strips, which grab you when you have a seat in them.
Or grab your high school sweetheart and have some fun on the rear
bench, which appears unused but slightly wrinkled to this point,
also in black vinyl. The angled dash front has lost its deeply
embedded gauges, and now sports a full gamut of AutoMeter gauges to
monitor all engine vitals. In the center we note temp and fan
controls, and a bare hole where the factory radio was once mounted.
A black plastic console races between the buckets and holds an
exposed Hurst Quarter Stick style shifter within reach of the
driver. Noted are very nice headliner and black carpet showing very
little faults and fade. Dream ON!
Drivetrain
Our biggest changes have taken place here where the original inline
6 cylinder has been replaced with a consignor stated 350ci V8 crate
engine. It sits within the nicely restored engine bay and presents
with a black painted block, lightly polished and Chevrolet valve
covers, and a fully pleated air cleaner cover. This mill ingests
its air and fossils through a 4bbl carburetor and aluminum intake
manifold before sending the mixture to the engine via a pair of
GMPP aluminum cylinder heads. All this power is put through a
3-speed TH350 automatic transmission and back to a 10-bolt rear
axle. Crank that BABY!
Undercarriage
No issues seen here, just straight unadulterated steel with only
surface rust seen. Subframe connectors have been added to stiffen
the chassis and headers feed down from the mill and send spent
fossils to the rear of the car via Flowmaster mufflers. A power
disc brake conversion was performed up front and power drum brakes
are on the rear. Leaf spring rear suspension with traction bars
keeps the rear firmly planted while independent front coil spring
suspension with rebuilt control arms braves those fast
corners...Scrrrrrrreeetttch!
Drive-Ability
A good driver, quick starter, smooth shifter, and some good grabby
brakes. The car rode smoothly, and the interior was spacious. It's
great to be able to crank the windows down on a nice day and go for
a spin so I can write about these fascinating cars! A few frowns
showed themselves during our drive, the wiper motor is bad and will
need replaced, the fuel gauge is nonfunctional, the headlight doors
do not open on their own and the driver's headlight door was not
reinstalled during the redux.
A generation 1 first year pony car, well restored, with an upgraded
engine, some correct RS badging , all surfaces interior and
exterior are good to go, and dig those snappy Weld wheels "See the
USA in your Chevrolet!"
VIN DECODE
123377N152975
1-Chevrolet
23-Camaro 6 Cylinder
37-2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
7-1967
N-Norwood, OH Assy Plant
152975-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
12C-3rd Week December Build
STYLE 67 12437-1967 Camaro 2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
BODY NOR53105-Norwood Body #
TRIM 760Z-Black Standard Buckets
PAINT R2-Bolero Red, Black Vinyl Top
2M-Powerglide
G-Center Console
3L-Z22 Rally Sport Equipment Group
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 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.