I've had almost 50 cars in my lifetime. I truly am nuts about cars. Old school GM's and BMW sports like M3's & M5's are my favorites.

I've always wanted a 67 Camaro Rallysport. Prices are all over the place. I've found a fully rebuilt mild cam 350 with Tremec 5sp manual Aegean Blue with white stripes, 2 sets of wheels (Cragar and Rallys on new tires), black seats with white piping, original body panels that are solid. Overall a clean, clean car. I can get it for $35k.

I'm sure some of you know the ins and outs of this car and what to look for, what is a must and what is not to search for. I really wanted a 396 manual, but maybe the 350 w/5sp Tremec is better for long term pleasure and freeway driving???

Please share your thoughts/suggestions

Price seems pretty good for a nice car. I have had lots of cars but never had an early Camaro. They are out of my price range now. I say buy it! Don't see them coming down in price anytime soon.

That sounds like a beautiful and fun car to own.

I owned a ‘67 Camaro, but it was so long ago that there’s little utility for you in my experience. Fun car though with great handling characteristics, and good visibility (unlike later gen Camaros). All I can say is that I’ve watched enough car restoration shows to know that when it comes to 57 year old cars, looks can be deceiving. Ten cuidado

67-68 would be my choice, never liked the 69 as much.
Neighbor at my old house had a 67 327ci that was super clean.

brother had a real nice 67ss with 350 and muncie 4sp.
Wrecked it after several years of ownership. Dad had a 69.

Not sure what could be had these days. though. That was years ago.

I was a big hot rodder in the ‘70s and early ’80s, and the first gen Camaros were plentiful. My buddies had them, and I REALLY admired them. However, I never wanted one. I always felt the dashboard was too high, and I just didn’t like that.

I still admire the classic cars of the ‘60s and early ‘70s, but after selling my ‘71 Chevelle back in high school, I will never own another. Auctions and car shows is enough for me.

I had a couple Corvettes and also a really nice supercharged Monte Carlo SS T-Tops. I got those out of my system in my 40's. I'm not sure why I believe this will be a keeper for me, but for some reason I do. The $$$ seem really fair on this one I'm considering. I wanted the 396 or a 383 at least. I've never heard of anyone saying "that's just too much damn power" before. I have had great looking cars that I've said goodbye to because they were underwhelming regarding power though. I hope I don't do that with this purchase. Seems like the 396's are in another price range. High 40's to low 50's. Don't think I can justify that kind of money for a toy that's the 4th car in a family of 2. Wife already gets on my ass for having 3 to her 1 LoL.

Car sounds very nice, I'd have it looked over carefully by a someone who knows the model. Great car for some open road driving.

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
67-68 would be my choice, never liked the 69 as much.

I would be the opposite, 69 and a Z28 for sure.

Does it have drum or disc brakes? I had a '68 with a 327 that was pretty quick but due to having drum brakes all around, it never stopped well.

Discs would have been a big improvement.

Other than that it was a great car. I wish that it had A/C, but many cars didn't back then.

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Originally posted by Mercury:
Does it have drum or disc brakes? I had a '68 with a 327 that was pretty quick but due to having drum brakes all around, it never stopped well.

Discs would have been a big improvement.

Other than that it was a great car. I wish that it had A/C, but many cars didn't back then.

It already has vintage a/c and disc up front

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Originally posted by TomV:

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
67-68 would be my choice, never liked the 69 as much.

I would be the opposite, 69 and a Z28 for sure.

That's a different class of buyer than me. I can buy another rental property here in FL and make $$$ instead of burning it on toys for that kind of pricing.

You probably have a few stations nearby that sell non-ethanol fuel, which in my experience, is mo better for carbureted engines.

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Originally posted by arfmel:
You probably have a few stations nearby that sell non-ethanol fuel, which in my experience, is mo better for carbureted engines.

Yeah, it's just about everywhere here in Orlando

'68 was my favorite but I always liked that the '67 still had vent windows,especially since it didn't have A/C.
Which hood type does it have?

It sounds like a good car at a very good price. The Tremec is a solid replacement choice from a drivability standpoint, though that would have me thinking that the 350 might be a swap as well. Between those two model years I tend to like the '68 a little more if only because of the vent window delete Chevy did for that model year. Dad loved the vent because he was a smoker, but I preferred the cleaner look without it when the '68 came out.

As customary for any car that's been around for almost 60 years, check beneath it for rust anywhere and everywhere, particularly with the frame and the floor. Surface rust isn't that big of a deal but the more chronic stuff can certainly be and become an issue. Original body panels above in good condition is a good sign but not an absolute tell-all of the overall condition of the car. I'd still check for body filler especially if the car has had a respray in its life, particularly along the lower edges of each fender panel and the bottoms and edges of the doors and along the edges of the trunk lid. Also scrutinize the A-pillar and metal quality along the window openings. How's the engine bay look like? The trunk is another place to critically look for signs of rust.

Then of course there's the biggest issue: how does it drive? Clean starting? How does it idle? Any weird noises, either running while sitting or moving on the road? All of the usual stuff when evaluating any used car.

Frankly at that price I would be a bit more cautious of the car's overall condition. It's not absurdly low of a price but low enough to make me wonder if there might be some hidden issues waiting to bite. I don't know what the market's like where you are but around here it's not uncommon to see a very clean, sorted and well presented first generation Camaro with a replacement V8 engine and transmission selling for north of $50k from private sellers.

I've owned quite a few, and I do all my own builds.
Have done multiple drive train swaps and customs.

My current two Buicks ('64 and '68), I put Tremec 5 speeds in both.
One is a TKO 500 and the other is a TKX.

I drive both as daily, long distance highway and they get 20-22 MPG highway and that is typically +5 posted highway.

The 350/Tremec would be a good car, unless you were "stuck" on "originality". (I am not)

Both of my cars are a blast with the Tremecs, and if I were looking at Gen 1, I would not think twice about buying the one your talking about as you describe it.

What about the Brake system and the Fuel system? Original lines, stainless replacements, any upgrades? These are a couple of critical systems I'd want to confirm the details on so I knew what I was getting into.

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Originally posted by Mercury:
'68 was my favorite but I always liked that the '67 still had vent windows,especially since it didn't have A/C.
Which hood type does it have?

a/c is there---vintage a/c---it has the 2 vent hood, which i will change immediately for the 2" cowl hood