Restored 4-Speed Classic! 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS
Until 1967, the Ford Mustang practically had the new “pony car” market to itself. Then competition arrived and Chevrolet’s new Camaro quickly attained the #2 spot behind Ford. After a successful first year, the Camaro was little changed in 1968 and delivered the goods once again. This ’68 Camaro checks a lot of boxes: it’s a Super Sport, has a 4-speed, and has a drop-top for summer driving. It’s said to have been restored, but it’s not numbers matching. Located in Alpine, New Jersey, this Chevy has been bid to $37,600 here on eBay.
Super Sports could sometimes be hard to verify when it came to the early Camaros. A build sheet or window sticker would be best as the VIN or cowl tag won’t get you past the body style and whether it was built with an inline-6 or V8. Sure, the seller’s car has SS badging, but that could have been added during its restoration, which we don’t know how recently it was done. The same is true with the engine. Did this SS have the 295 hp L48 motor when new or was it upgraded when replaced?
The seller’s Chevy looks much better than the mileage, which is 97,000. Regardless of its history, the car has clearly been well taken care of and should provide years of driving pleasure for its next owner. Putting the machine through its paces should be a gas with the 4-speed manual. The Lemans Blue (?) paint and interior are beautiful and nicely contrasted with the white convertible top and body stripes.
This Camaro has factory air conditioning, which wasn’t yet commonplace with drop-tops in the 1960s, but all the rage with enclosed automobiles. A Bluetooth stereo has been added and the car sports 15” Rally wheels. Out of 235,000 Camaros produced in 1968, 20,000 were convertibles, 30,000 had the SS package, and 12,000 had the L48 engine. If you put all this together, how many could be left in this condition?
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Comments
Great ’68. Looks good outside inside and under hood. Perfect color and air for a little added comfort when you don’t want to mess up your hair. Grab the keys. Let’s go!
Nice Chevrolet convertible.
Original or not, very nicely done and who wouldn’t be proud to drive it.
It’s a ’68, meaning that without original paperwork, protect-o-plate, or matching numbers, it’s anybody’s guess whether it was born an SS or not.
Legit or not, probably couldn’t build one this nice for the money here, especially with the A/C, and because it’s not number matching I wouldn’t feel guilty about dropping a 396 or 427 in it
In 1967 I was working at Long Chevrolet in Lake Forest, Ill between sophomore and Junior years at college. I had to do a dealer trade in Elgin. I drove out in a 67 Chevelle and drove back in this car’s likeness. It had a white top, a white interior, and the covered headlights (RS?) with a 327 and a 4 speed. The speedo was disconnected so I had to be very careful with speed as well as the others on the road. I LOVED it. 19 years old and driving this beauty. Hog heaven!!! I don’t exactly recall the MSRP but I think it was in $4500-5K range.
Numbers-matching doesn’t particularly concern me, as that just drives the price up! An outstanding example of the breed, IMHO. The only way it could be better is if it was an RS/SS, with the hideaway headlights, but other than that, it’s damn near perfect! I just wish I had the money to bid on it!