1968 Chevrolet Camaro for sale $129,900

1968 Chevrolet Camaro $129,900
Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad
Price: $129,900
Contact: View Original Ad from Hemmings
Location: Charlotte, NC
Details: SUMMARY

The beneficiary of a professional ground-up restoration6.2 liter Chevrolet Performance LS376/480 V8 / 495 horsepowerTremec TKO600 5-speed manual transmissionCustom leather interior / Vintage Air conditioning / Modern audioHighly modified body / PPG BMW LeMans Blue paintCustom suspension / 18 and 20-inch Schott Velocity wheels9-inch rear axle / 3.70 gearsPower rack-and-pinion steering / Wilwood 4-wheel power disc brakes2.5-inch Cressman exhaust / Magnaflow mufflersSale includes build photos and two awards

When the words Camaro and resto-mod meet a good time is pretty much guaranteed. Throw in almost 500 horsepower and buttery blue-on-black aesthetics and you end up with a tire-melting conversation-starting muscle car that everyone will stop to look at. This sweet F1 is a complete road ready cruiser that features choice Chevrolet Performance power a stout Tremec 5-speed and a professional restoration thats been sorted over 393 miles of easy living. If youre a buyer who seeks absolute authenticity we can certainly accommodate you. But if youre one of the growing number of enthusiasts who wants to actually enjoy the performance look and value of Chevrolets beloved pony car this 68 panther is your opportunity to turn someone elses toil into your new pastime!

BODYWORK/TRIM

The beneficiary of a professional ground-up restoration that was completed by Exton Pennsylvanias Bulldog Rod andamp; Custom this slick Chevy wears a solid body that was stripped bare fitted with lengthened rockers augmented with lengthened fenders and capped with stretched quarters. That clean profile looks killer dressed in PPG-supplied BMW LeMans Blue 2-stage. And despite its heavily customized appearance the cars trim and ornamentation remain a stylish mix of familiar attributes. Up front a Charcoal grille hangs traditional headlights above a tweaked valance that founds 1969 Rally Sport-style parking lamps above a custom chin spoiler. Behind that grille a shaved header leads the eye to a familiar ZL2 hood which fronts tinted glass thats founded on a tweaked cowl caged in Charcoal frames and cleared by RainGear wipers. At the sides of that glass fifth-generation Camaro mirrors reflect seamless fender extensions color-keyed drip rails and a fully shaved profile. And at the back of the car a shaved and filled valance hangs Charcoal taillights between a custom fuel filler a custom deck spoiler and a custom split bumper.

ENGINE

Gaze upon this coupes body-matched engine bay and youll find 6.2 liters of small block fury! Officially known as the Chevrolet Performance LS376/480 that $8438 crate engine twists respectable 10.7 to 1 compression into 495 horsepower and 473 lb./ft. of torque. At the top of the block a remote Spectre filter feeds a polished Spectre tube which funnels wind in to a proven GM throttle body that fronts a color-keyed GM intake. That air meets spark in rectangular-port L92-style heads which ride under body-matched coil covers. A nodular crank powdered connecting rods and hypereutectic pistons compress that volatile union. A racing-inspired LS Hot Cam maximizes intake efficiency through better breathing. Speaking of breathing that smooth valvetrain funnels spent gases through Hedman Hedders shorties. Theres a massive Auto Rad radiator thats slid between a conservative cowl and two puller fans. March Pro-Track serpentine components spin a polished alternator opposite a polished AC compressor. And as you likely deduced from our high-resolution photos the all-aluminum mill rolls in a smoothed BMW LeMans Blue frame thats finished with dressed fluid lines Delco plug wires and a chrome Wilwood master cylinder.

DRIVETRAIN/SUSPENSION

Park this panther on a lift and youll find a clean undercarriage that like the cars polished body benefits from substantial modification. Dressed in a QuickTime bellhousing and billet flywheel the cars tough Tremec TKO600 5-speed twists power to a 9-inch axle thats fitted with