1968 Chevrolet Camaro for sale

1968 Chevrolet Camaro
Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad
Price: Contact owner for Price
Contact: View Original Ad from Hemmings
Location: St. Louis, MO
Details: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28

  • Same Texas owner for the last 11 years!
  • 302 CID small block Turbofire V-8 (MO code) engine with four-barrel carb, high-winding, solid-lifter cam and 11:1 compression ratio! This was the Z/28andrsquo;s only available engine until 1969
  • Heavy-duty, close-ratio, four-speed manual transmission (code M22) with Hurst shifter
  • Positraction rear axle with 4.10 gearing and power front disc brakes
  • Original Matador Red (code RR) exterior with black racing stripes and black vinyl interior with wood accents
  • Sport steering wheel, Tic-Toc-Tach and center console with auxiliary gauges
  • Special ducted cowl hood, front and rear spoilers and rear bumper guards
  • 15 inch factory rally wheels with beauty rings and period correct Goodyear F70-15 Polyglas tires
  • Documentation includes original window sticker, original ownerandrsquo;s manual, a copy of Car Life Magazineandrsquo;s Camaro Z/28 road test from July 1968 and color photos of this car
  • Window sticker shows this car was ordered with the Z28 option
  • Four leaf-spring rear suspension

Chevrolet didnandrsquo;t waste any time tailoring its then-new Camaro to take on Fordandrsquo;s Mustang in the Sports Car Club of Americaandrsquo;s (SCCA) Trans Am competition in 1968 and you shouldnandrsquo;t waste any time visiting MotoeXotica Classic Cars to check this ponycar out in person today!

Assembled in GMandrsquo;s Norwood, Ohio (code N) factory in May or June 1968, this car was delivered to Nalley Chevrolet, Inc., 2555 Stewart Ave., SW in Atlanta, Georgia. This car left the factory with the following optional equipment andndash; no charge black vinyl trim, no charge Matador Red exterior, heavy-duty, close-ratio, four-speed manual transmission, special performance equipment, tinted glass, rally wheels, air spoiler equipment, rally sport equipment, front and rear floor mats, auxiliary lighting, AM/FM radio, power front disc brakes, center console, Positraction, sport steering wheel and special instrumentation.

Outside, this carandrsquo;s original Matador Red (code RR) paint with black racing stripes is in very good condition, with only minor blemishes showing on the hood, left front fender, spoiler and passenger door. The trim is in likewise good shape and so are the glass panels. The vehicle lights are crack-free and clear. Car rides on period correct Goodyear F70-15 Polyglas tires surrounding rally wheels with beauty rings. The body panels are straight all around, the engine bay is very tidy and the battery appears new.

Under that special, ducted cowl hood is a 302 CID Turbofire V-8 engine with a four-barrel carburetor, high-winding, solid-lifter cam and an 11:1 compression ratio. The motor is the correct MO code, but non-matching and is mated to a heavy-duty, close-ratio, four-speed manual transmission (code M22) with a Hurst shifter. Out back is a Positraction rear axle with 4.10 gearing. GM created the 302 V-8 to satisfy the SCCAandrsquo;s racing engine displacement limit of 305 CID. This design, combined with special modifications for high-performance use made for a unique, high-revving powerplant that helped forge the legend of the Z/28. Tell tale signs of this 1968 Z28 is the window sticker showing the car was ordered with the Z28 performance option. Inside the glovebox there is a round sticker that is understood to have been placed into the Z28 because of their 15andPrime; wheels and the aggressive polyglas tires. Further, the rear-end has a 12-bolt accompanied by the heavy duty 4 leaf axle suspension.

Inside, the black vinyl (code E) front bucket and rear bench seats are in excellent condition as is the matching carpet and headliner. The dashboard, with its woodgrain accents, is crack-free and in fine form. Car features a Tic-Toc-Tach, a tachometer with a clock on the same dial face. It was only produced for 1968. The center console contains full