There is just something about seeing a blower sticking up through
the hood of an old-school muscle car that gets the blood pumping
like nothing else. It also helps when that car is as well done as
this 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Supercharged. Fully repainted in its
original Butternut Yellow and complemented by its single black hood
stripe, this car has been significantly modified from its
production form to create the drag-ready demon you see here.
Inside, it's hard not to notice the addition of a roll cage first
and foremost. But, once past that, we find a set of supportive and
comfortable bucket seats, designed to hold both the driver and
passenger firmly in place. A small, fat-rimmed, four-spoke Grant GT
steering wheel sits in front of an array of supplemental gauges,
arranged and installed with one goal in mind - winning the race. A
20 psi boost gauge works in conjunction with a larger 8,000 rpm
tachometer and a more easily visible fuel gauge, all mounted to the
steering column and provided by AutoMeter. A triplet of auxiliary
gauges also sits at the bottom of the wood-grain trimmed center
stack, beneath the sliding HVAC controls and AM/FM/Cassette head
unit, just in case you wanted to hear something other than the
rumble of the exhaust.
Under and coming through the hood, we find a massive supercharged
502 cubic-inch V-8 engine. A dual-quad arrangement of QFT
carburetors, an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake manifold, and, of
course, that monster B&M blower feed into a set of lightweight
aluminum heads actuated by a performance camshaft designed to give
this car its distinctive lopey idle. Long tube headers connect with
a big dual exhaust, capped off with a set of FlowMaster mufflers.
That supercharged power is routed through a built TH400 three-speed
automatic transmission, featuring a finned aluminum pan and
linelock, before heading out to the stout Dana 44 rear end, which
transfers those ponies to the pavement via a set of 15-inch
Centerline aluminum wheels shod in Mickey Thompson ET Street tires
measuring 275/60R-15. Up front, a narrower set of power-assisted
205/60R-15 Toyo Extensa AS tires do their best to handle steering
duties.
This 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Supercharged rides on a race-ready
suspension that features an independent front end, while the rear
is comprised of two-piece composite leaf springs with QA1
adjustable coilovers and CalTracs in the rear. A set of full-length
subframe connectors helps this Camaro's chassis keep from being
twisted into oblivion by the tremendous torque from that blown big
block up front. Power brakes feature a pair of front discs to help
scrub off the silly speed this car is capable of whenever called
upon. This force-fed phenom is not for the faint of heart, but if
you're pulse quickens the way ours does looking at that
supercharger protruding from the hood of this Camaro, then you know
this is the car you've been waiting for. Don't wait, call
today!
Vehicle Details
1968 Chevrolet Camaro
Listing ID:CC-1983336
Price:$58,995
Location:Mesa, Arizona
Year:1968
Make:Chevrolet
Model:Camaro
Exterior Color:Butternut Yellow
Interior Color:Black
Transmission:Automatic
Odometer:96223
Stock Number:4508-PHX
VIN:123378L343207
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