Vehicle Description
Gateway Classic Cars Houston Showroom is excited to present this
gorgeous Fathom Blue 1968 Chevrolet Camaro for sale. When its owner
purchased the car, it was painted Butternut Yellow and had a black
interior. However, during the cowl tag decoding, its owner and his
brother (who is a GM engineer) discovered that it was originally
Fathom Blue and had a Medium Blue "standard bucket seat" interior.
Since restoration was already planned for this car, the decision
was to go back to its original paint color, because it was a very
rare color for 1968 Camaros. It turns out that roughly 1.3% of all
1968 Camaros were painted Fathom Blue. Since a blue exterior and
blue interior was "too much blue" for its owner, he left the
interior black, the way it was when he acquired it. He took it to
Camaro Concepts in Houston in 2013 for the restoration, which was
quite comprehensive.He had them completely disassemble the body to
take it back to Fathom Blue. Since the original "hockey stripe" was
white, he kept that the way it was. However, the original black
vinyl top was changed to a much more attractively contrasting white
to match the hockey stripe better. In all, this is one rare color
combo, so you'll be sure to get a lot of attention at car
shows.Under the hood, a period correct 396 CID big block V8
provides stump pulling power off the line, while the Muncie M21
4-speed manual (which was rebuilt during the restoration) handles
getting the power out back to the Moser 3.73:1 gears in the 12-bolt
posi rear end. A slick Hurst shifter provides accurate gear
selection, as well as cool vintage looks with its white shift ball.
According to its owner, anything that needed replacing was replaced
during the restoration, so you have a new wiring harness, new brake
lines, new fuel lines, and a new fuel tank. In addition, a vacuum
power booster was added to the brake system, and front disc brakes
replaced the original drums for improved stopping power (it was
originally a manual brake car with 4-wheel drums). Overall, the
goal of the restoration was to take it back to being as original as
possible, while adding a few minor improvements for safety and
drivability. We think they succeeded nicely! Don't let this rare
1968 Camaro slip away - call or email our Houston Showroom today to
make it yours before someone else does!
