1968 Camaro - WIW

[Supergas990]

My son and I have started looking for his first car. He's got a pretty decent budget and we've run across this 68 Camaro that needs some work, but has possibilities.

About the car: 1968 Camaro, 6cylinder, 3 speed on tree. Exterior painted 10 years ago and is respectable and generally appears to be little filler. Interior is orignal and really only needs carpet to be a fair summer driver.

The good - Doesn't need immediate paint or body work. Engine was recently rebuilt (last 5,000 miles). Mechanically and electrically sound.

The bad - The car is an original 6cyl, 3 on the tree. Also needs interior floor plans replaced. The last repairs were done with sheetmetal and not the best workmanship. Also needs the rear passenger side framerail replaced.

I follow the marketplace pretty closely, but I'm not sure how adversely the 6cyl and 3 on the tree impact the value. Any help is appreciated.

I've attached a picture.

Thanks,

Blair

[69LM1]

Re: 6Cyl/3Tree

If he's gonna make it a hot rod,not too much. If its a flipper, alot.

There are a lot of nice cars out there for the money right now, it's still a buyers market IMO. Not saying 100k supercars, but plenty of 10-15k cars.

Pulling a frame rail ( for me anyway) is no small job and can lead to other issues. I would not rush into anything. The car does look nice and it's "red" so it's appealing.

There is a 69 Spoiler on the car.

Rich

[Charley Lillard]

With the metal work needed you are talking about I would look for a better car to start with. On Camaros.net a long time member said he was selling his no rust roller 67 for I think about 7000.00. I would get a car like that first.

[Charley Lillard]

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=244537

Bug Stevo

[Supergas990]

Thanks for some of the quick feedback. The guy is asking $9,500 and I know that's not going to fly. My son would keep it as his hotrod. Down the road it would probably get a 4 speed and a BBC. He really likes the Motion/Dana cars, so maybe also a different hood and some other cosmetic items down the road.

I think we could probably do the metal work over the winter if we took our time. His initial budget is around $10K to get soemthing on the road. Not an easy task when you're looking at popular late 60's Chevys.

As for it being a Camaro, this one is local. He actually prefers Chevelles, but clean projects or affrodable drivers are really hard to come by.

Thanks again for the input and suggestions.

Blair

[jimbo]

Hold out for a Chevelle if that is what he really likes.
Floor pans and framerails are pretty serious repairs even if doing it yourself.

[scuncio]

PM sent to you, Blair.

Tony

[Craig_Maiorana]

just remember too ... you can always get a malibu and throw some s/s badging on it. if you are trying to be cost effective and for his starter car it may be a good idea to do a "clone" or "tribute" style car to help keep you with in budget and he will have more pride in the car because he will have made it what he wanted it to be.

[twertsy]

Pretty nice Chevelle on Milwaukee CL (http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/ctd/4146303317.html) for 14k

[Supergas990]

Thanks for all the help guys!

I just got back from taking a look at the car. Moral of the story always look with your own eyes. WAAAAYYY worse than represented. This was a $2,500 car if that. Needed practically every panel and an entire floor.

Gonna keep looking, now focussing on Chevelles though.

We have time, so no real hurry unless it's a total project car.

Thanks again.

Blair

[Craig_Maiorana]

<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gifThere is no sense in settling on something just because its there... there are plenty of projects just waiting for your son to say yes to... have fun take your time and find that one lonely misfit who needs a good home .... and let the kid get his hands dirty without getting in over his head... if it is to much work he may lose interest