Rotisserie Restored Rally Green Camaro Z/28 302 290 HP V8 4 Speed

Chevrolet Camaro 1968 Description

SUMMARY

Original 302 cubic inch Chevrolet V8
Original Muncie 4-speed manual transmission
Correct Rallye Green paint
Correct Standard Black interior
Correct GM 12-bolt rear axle / Posi-traction differential / 3.73 gears
Correct power front disc and rear drum brakes
15-inch Rally Wheels

The best thing about being a Camaro fan is: through six generations and 49 years of cars, M has continuously provided us with a variety of purpose-built performance packages that normally wouldn't make it off the boardroom floor. And today, hen it comes to pedigreed classics, ou simply can't go wrong with a numbers-matching, irst generation Z/28. Well-done small block pony cars continue to be some of the hottest selling metal on the market. And this impressive panther has all the right ingredients to bring big value and even bigger appeal. For starters, t's an authentic Rallye Green car, hich features a correct Black interior. It also packs an original, 90 horsepower 302. AND it rows power through an original Muncie 4-speed. If you're in the market for a professionally restored collector car that you can enjoy and build equity in, his slick F1 demands your full attention!

BODYWORK/TRIM

Assembled in May of 1968 in Van Nuys, alifornia, his awesome Camaro is the beneficiary of a ground-up restoration that spared no expense massaging the car's rock-solid body in to better-than-new condition. When those panels were smooth and aligned, correct coat of Rallye Green 2-stage was accented with Ermine White racing stripes. And today, ell-traveled and gracefully aged, his coupe rolls as a road-ready classic that preserves some of the best attributes of Chevrolet Performance history.

With its timeless proportions and modernist panels, he first generation Camaro is an inherently attractive design. At the front of this clean F1, black-trimmed grille centers a small Chevrolet emblem between halogen headlights, 68-exclusive parking lamps and a mirror-like bumper. Above that grille, Camaro-branded header leads the eye past a correct hood to like-new glass that's sealed in straight stainless frames. At the sides of that glass, small mirror combines with traditional door handles, resh rocker trim, imple "Camaro" emblems and bright "Z/28" badges to detail the car's sculpted profile. And at the back of that profile, Camaro-branded decklid shades a body-matched fuel cap, 68-exclusive taillights and a second mirrored bumper.

ENGINE

Under this coupe's Kansas-flat hood you'll find an original, 02 cubic inch small block that fronts a correct 3914678 casting number with a correct "MO" assembly stamp and matching partial VIN. Straight from the factory, hevrolet's high performance SCCA Mustang slayer utilizes high-flow, ectangular-port heads, forged steel crank, orged steel rods and forged aluminum pistons to twist stout 11 to 1 compression into more than 350 horsepower! At the top of the red-hot mill, chrome, pen-element air cleaner swirls wind in to a correct 3917610 Winters intake thanks to a correct 3923289-DZ Holley carburetor. At the sides of that intake, uthentic 'double hump' heads hang chrome valve covers over shielded exhaust manifolds. And at the back of those heads, mandatory points distributor shoots spark through 7mm AC Delco Packard TV R Suppression Cables. When fired, he infamous 302 snarls and barks like a real competition piece. Its ancillary components are top-notch in every way, ith fresh GM hoses, refinished brake booster and a reproduction Delco Energizer accompanying a correct 1100814 deep-groove alternator and era-correct smog equipment. And an evenly sprayed combination of Chevy Orange skin and Satin Black framing is carefully interrupted by variety of correct decals.

DRIVETRAIN/SUSPENSION

Back in 1968, he only transmission you could get with your Z/28 was a tough Muncie 4-speed, nd that's exactly what lives behind this car's mean small block. Naturally, hat original gear slinger centers a correct 3925660 casting number between a Muncie (P) assembled on May (E) 10th (10), 968 (8) build stamp and matching partial VIN. There's a correct 12-bolt rear end, hich hangs a posi-traction differential and big, .73 gears in a completely rebuilt suspension that includes 4-piston, orvette-style brakes. That suspension is dissected by a beefy, rue-dual exhaust system, hich is fitted with a correct, ransversely mounted muffler. That exhaust system is framed by solid floors, hich are layered in smooth, atin Black paint. Those floors roll on 15-inch Rally Wheels, hich spin E70-15 Goodyear Wide Tread GTs around dent-free trim rings and correct stainless center caps. And that chassis has, ike the car's engine bay, een restored to fully sorted, oad-ready condition.

INTERIOR

The Standard Black interior hiding behind this Camaro's small doors illustrates the true, o frills intentions of Chevrolet's original Z/28. Its pleated vinyl seats look and feel fantastic. In front of those seats, wood-trimmed dash, hich exhibits no signs of warping or peeling, angs a correct tic-toc-tachometer beside a correct Delco AM radio. At the base of that dash, correct console founds a chrome Hurst shifter behind factory 4-pack accessory gauges. That seat, ash and console trifecta is completely framed by a tight headliner, ade-free carpet and pliable door panels. In front of the driver, familiar Chevrolet Rally Wheel spins satin spokes around a red, hite and blue centerpiece. And behind the passengers, he car's solid trunk hides a correct mat beneath a full-size spare tire and fresh decklid decals.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

To confirm the accuracy of this Chevy's restoration, 'll go ahead and break down both its VIN and cowl tag numbers.

VIN: 124378LXXXXXX

1 Chevrolet Motor Division
2 - Camaro
4 - 8-cylinder engine
37 - Coupe
8 - 1968 model year
L - Assembled in Van Nuys, alifornia
XXXXXX Production Sequence Number

COWL TAG:

05D - Assembled during the fourth (D) week of May (05), 968
P625 Fisher Body scheduling code
68 - 1968 model year
12437 Chevrolet (1), amaro (2), ixed digit (4), oupe (37)
LOS - Assembled in Van Nuys, alifornia
39994 - Fisher Body number
712 Standard Black interior
J-J Rallye Green exterior paint

OUR SALE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION

A reproduction Owner's Manual

Early Z/28s are certainly rare, nd "IMPRESSIVE" is one word that definitely describes this Camaro. Given the crops of clones and fakes that popped up as the marque gained popularity, aving a correctly restored, umbers-matching car is what separates the enthusiasts from the fans. If you want a cool classic that'll draw a crowd for reasons other than candy paint and custom graphics, his fully sorted F1 is exactly what you're looking for!