Jeff H

Just to give you an idea, I recently picked up a 68 Camaro off Ebay for $10,200. It's a rock solid, rust free body with new paint(nice job, but not show quality), it has a 94 Impala SS LT1 with 4L60E, converted to 4 wheel disc brakes, ps and AC. The AC isn't hooked up yet and the gauges need to be connected to the LT1 and transmission. It will still need some time and money to make it a decent driver, but it's a real solid car. If you buy an older Camaro, plan on spending another $1000-2000 getting a lot of the little things working correct and safely. I think a first gen turned into a daily driver will still hold more value over a newer car.

jg95z28

Then buy a 67 Camaro. The wood trim only came on 68's and 69's.

67 Camaros got black and chrome accents to go with the interior paint color. Check out the link below a look at the interior shots of my stock 67 RS. Not one spot of wood trim... anywhere. My kid's coupe is going to be black deluxe interior. I'll post pictures when its finished.

You can also get brushed aluminum door panels in the aftermarket. They're actually cheaper than stock. If its a deluxe interior car... expect to pay big bucks if you want the stock look. I'm up to $2000 already on chrome trim and interior pieces to finish the blue coupe.

Look before you leap though. Check out prices at Classic Industries, Year One, Rick's Camaros, GroundUp and others. Restoring a 1st gen Camaro isn't for the faint of heart and its certainly not for someone without a thick pocketbook.

StoveBolt

hey JG .. funny thing i have your same 67 rs sitting in my garage belongs to my buddy.. same interior same color and all .. it was a 2nd owner with a note book of original papers and photos of what it looked like before it was painted 97,000 mile car .. 327 2 barrel 4sp. i found it at a garage sale last summer and he bought it drove it to my garage and pulled the drive line and put an L88 427 roller motor m-22 and 12 bolt .. he put an ss hood on it and badged it an ss (don't ask me why).. added the same wheels as yours but 10s on the back (sticking out about an inch)..

http://www.frontiernet.net/~irishhills/c3.jpg

http://www.frontiernet.net/~irishhills/c.jpg

http://www.frontiernet.net/~irishhills/cm.jpg

1quick7

Ok haven't gotten a chance to check out the car at the top of this thread in person yet, but there are about three cars currently on ebay which look like they may go for less than or around 10k. I have sent emails to most of them asking about rust, bondo, any problems, etc etc. But this one (link below) the guy says he's gonna be out of town until the auction is over and not to send emails, so it sounds like i'm stuck with the information in the auction. Anyway just wondering what your thoughts were: What kinda power should that engine settup be pushing? Does it look like anything is missing? You think its worth 12k, knowing only whats written in that ad? You never know with those no reserve auctions, it may go fairly cheap.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...gory=6161&rd=1

These are two others that figure to go fairly cheap to: any thoughts?:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...gory=6161&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...gory=6161&rd=1

Thanks for any input, still trying to find a first gen. You guys have been really helpful so far.

jg95z28

Nice! I need a 427! FWIW, my kid wants to badge his blue coupe as an SS too, even though its painted as a Z/28.

I like contestant #3. (But then I've always preferred red Camaros. #1 has a block from 1978. '78 what? Truck? #2 is a 327 "SS". I don't think so! #3 is a 67 (i.e. no wood trim) with a 4 spd and a 327.

I think you can do better though pricewise. Try places other than eBay. There are a lot of overpriced 1st gen Camaros on eBay right now... included a few with faulty VINs and Trim Tags.

JEDCamino

Personally, I would buy the car for a "fun" car and then get a $1000 beater for a daily driver. I enjoyed my El Camino much more after it was no longer my daily driver. I was killing the poor thing every day, too. Just my opinion, though.

91 GTA Ramair2

Well on the subject of daily beating a Frist gen camaro......
Well all my JSM yruck's are OLD I drive them ever day till fall from mid spring to mid fall I/m Drive Mint 50's 60's and 70's truck all 1 tin daully's and heavyer up to semi's Military 6x6's got a few of them.
there all painted uniForm But that was a given ....
all ytruck's got bigger cam's bigger carb's higher compression.
Most importantly they got bigger tire;s so they all run a bit faster...
The 50's truck's stay in town the 60's truck do alittle town and a little high way and the 70's truck's run the highway's.
ok then pluse I got the S/S AMX witch is and was a production Drag/race car. so it ride's meduim ok it's the 120octane gas that's the killer.
then I got the 91 and 87 GTA's then some 80's beter for the winter so I've done them either way.
i did buy an 87 Z-28 335TPI for a winter beater oone year it didn't do to bad....
I'd sau if you can handle the fact that it ain't a new car so it won't ride or handle like a caddy.
or the Fact if you have a break dowm you'll have to wait on part's i'd say go fer it.
But if it was me I'd daily drive mid spring to mid fall park it winter's and have a $500-$750 beater that I could relay on year round in case of a break down and for winter.


Mikey or AMX work's too.