Vehicle Description
Strong-running 350 with 5-speed transmission, A/C, and custom leather power seats. Exceptional paint, new suspension, wheels, and tires. Awesome pro-touring build that’s docile enough to drive every day.
This sinister 1967 Camaro started out as a simple base model coupe, and it obviously spent its life being properly cared for, as it appears that it still carries its original floors and quarters. In February 2014, it went to a professional shop for a full makeover that included the spectacular bodywork and killer Storm Gray paint, a late-model GM color. Working with clean, virgin sheetmetal clearly helps, but the fit and finish on this car are very impressive from any angle and the paint offers an incredible shine that only comes from hours and hours of hand labor. Two-stage urethane paint gives it a forever shine and with a proper wet sand and buff, there’s no trace of orange peel in the surface. And with just a few hundred miles on the build, it remains extremely nice.
While the car was apart, all the trim was refinished in Hot Rod Black, a handsome satin black that works with the Storm Gray paint to give this pentagenarian a much more youthful look. The grille, bumpers, door handles, window trim, mirrors, deck lid spoiler, and even the windshield wiper arms were all blacked out and we have to say the look works very, very well. You’ll also note that all the emblems and badges were shaved—this car doesn’t wear so much as a fake SS badge on the grille. All new weather seals went in, too, so it seals up well and doesn’t rattle on the road, a big consideration in any vintage F-body.
Inside, the blue interior was gutted and tossed, replaced by a combination of new and replacement parts. The front seats are body-hugging low-back buckets that are both power actuated and wrapped in leather for a very modern feel. A custom center console was created to house the Tremec 5-speed’s shifter and a small storage compartment, giving it a finished look. The back seat is reproduction Camaro stuff, as are the door panels and headliner, so it all has a cohesive look. Original gauges monitor the basics, but it also received a tachometer strapped to the steering column in the usual fashion as well as a set of under-dash auxiliary gauges. Vintage Air provided one of their custom-fit Camaro A/C units that uses factory-style sliders and vents to make the installation seamless and it blows ice cold today. The interior was lined with Dynamat sound-deadening materials so it’s quiet and comfortable inside when you’re just cruising in 5th gear, and the trunk is outfitted with a correct mat and full-sized spare, just in case.
Mechanically, the 350 cubic inch Chevy V8 is a strong runner with a Holley 4-barrel carburetor on an Edelbrock Victor Jr. intake manifold, and the sound is spectacular thanks to long-tube headers and Flowmaster mufflers. It starts instantly every time, idles well even when it’s cold, and pulls hard through all five (yes, five) gears. Chevy Orange paint on the block is a traditional look and it’s matched by a finned air cleaner and aluminum valve covers that add a little dress-up. A new alternator, fresh master cylinder and power brake booster, and a heavy-duty radiator mean that it’s reliable and ready to rock at a moment’s notice.
The Tremec 5-speed manual totally transforms the vintage Chevy, offering explosive punch thanks to 3.73 gears out back, but relaxed cruising on the highway with a deep overdrive 5th gear. The power disc brakes were fully rebuilt and provide plenty of stopping power for the potent small block and it has been fitted with Hotchkis suspension components that give it that low, lean look and razor-sharp handling. You haven’t driven an early Camaro that feels this light on its feet. You’ll also note that the floors are extremely clean, including the trunk area, and those 18-inch wheels and staggered Falken performance radials are brand new with less than 50 miles on them.
The car comes complete with build photos, receipts and invoices for many of the components that went into the build, and, well, you just can’t compete with that look. This is one of the best-looking, best-driving early Camaros we’ve ever offered.
