Chevrolet Camaro SS 1968, Estados Unidos

Chevrolet Camaro SS 1968, Estados Unidos
Motor: 396/375HP
Exterior: Azul (LeMans Blue)
Interior: Preto
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HIGHLIGHTS

Ground-up restoration

Matching numbers 396/375 HP engine

Engine and transmission rebuilt by Camaro Hi-Performance

Original drivetrain

Believed to be 10,100 miles since new

Second owner

Window sticker, sealer invoice and sales contract

Protect-O-Plate and warranty book

Factory ordered 4.56 gears

Original Holley carburetor list no. 4053, dated 843

Original distributor no. 1111170, dated 8D17

Original alternator no. 1100814, dated 8D30

Original brake booster no. 9078, dated 64th day of 1968

Original voltage regulator, dated 8E

Original cylinder head no. 3919840, dated D238

Original right side exhaust manifold, dated D288

Original left side exhaust manifold, dated D198

Original OL radiator tank, date D of 1968

Dated original wheels including spare

Original bumper jack

Rare fan blade and clutch

Front spiral shocks

Gardner exhaust

Redline tires

D55 center console

G80 Positraction 4.56 ratio

J50 power brakes

M21 close ratio 4-speed transmission

U17 special instrumentation

U63 AM radio

U80 rear seat speaker

A ground-up restoration was recently completed on this incredibly original 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS396, which shows just 10,100 believed-original miles on the odometer. A two-owner example that was stored by its original owner from 1973 until his passing in 2012, the car retains many crucial original components, most significantly the original matching-numbers drivetrain comprising the high-performance L78 396/375 HP big-block V-8 engine, Muncie M21 close-ratio 4-speed manual transmission and 12-bolt G80 Positraction rear end with factory 4.56:1 gearing. The car’s L78 engine and M21 transmission were rebuilt by marque specialist Camaro Hi-Performance. A Certificate of Authenticity prior to the restoration from Camaro Hi-Performance described the Camaro as “a very honest original car with an extraordinary history and integrity.” Correctly refinished in the original LeMans Blue with white striping and a black interior, it is also equipped as original with power brakes, exterior Style Trim Group, Special Interior, center console with Special Instrumentation, AM radio, rear-seat speaker and redline tires. The restoration to as-original condition included installing a new Gardner exhaust system and replacing the factory smog-control system, which was removed by the original owner along with the original and rare fan blade, fan clutch, rear shock absorbers and other items as part of a general “Day Two” overhaul that was common practice in the classic muscle car era. The extensive list of original components (with dates) includes the heads (April 23/68), exhaust manifolds (April/68), Holley carburetor (April/68), distributor (April 17/68), alternator (April 30/68), brake booster (March 4/68), voltage regulator, “OL” radiator tank (April/68), front spiral shocks, all five factory wheels and bumper jack. One of very few original-drivetrain 1968 L78 Camaros still in existence, this rare SS396 was purchased new at McIntyre Chevrolet in Cumberland, Maryland, in May 1968, and it’s exceptionally well documented with paperwork that includes the window sticker, dealer invoice, sales contract and warranty book with Protect-O-Plate.