No Reserve: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS 396 Convertible

[RSSSfan]

This one sold on BAT back in 2019 for $55k. I think it will pick up some steam beyond that price with the market today. The engine paint looks almost too nice for a survivor with over 100K miles on it. (The Super Chevy article mentions that the car had 113k miles on it when it was written in 1981, so that is assuming that this was correct.) At the very least, the exhaust manifolds were repainted. Still, a nicely optioned, rare car in exceptional original condition. If it was a 4-speed, I would be seriously interested.


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[Xplantdad]

Edit:I've known THREE owners of this Camaro. I first met Jim King at Super Chevy at Devonshire Downs in April(?) of 1981...where I had taken my brothers 1967 RS/SS 396 Camaro.


Jim came up to me and asked me to do him a favor and let him use the pass that I had for my brothers car to get him in...so that's what we did.



The card for my brothers Camaro said 1967 RS/SS 396...so nobody questioned it...and he got in with no issues. I remember Jim stating that he found the Camaro in the LA Times where it was listed as a 1967 Chevrolet 396, convertible. (I'd bet that Andy (PeteLeathersac) could probably find the ad by looking up the old license plate number WET283).



Doug Marion came over to look at the Camaros...and was really impressed with Jim's. They decided to do a photo shoot that afternoon. Somewhere in boxes I have pics of both big blocks side by side...



The second owner of the car that I know is Fred Koenig from Pavilions...and you can actually see his name on one of the receipts that are in the pics.


The third owner of this Camaro was George Lyons. I believe he's the one that sold it in 2019?



I have always loved this Camaro...though I remember it having a black air cleaner top with the 396 logo... :biggthumpup:

[scuncio]

Amazing that it only brought $53k this time.

[firstgenaddict]

Great options as well as color combo with white Dlx. and fold down with headrests! Great driver car - you can get groceries or run the kids to the neighborhood pool.

I'm partial... My mom drove a red 67 Camaro conv for the majority of my youth... it was at all the soccer and baseball games all over the entire 3 counties of the upstate.

[67since67]

I was seriously tempted by this Camaro, it is very much my kind of car! I talked myself out of bidding thinking it would bid beyond the 2019 sale.

Was only two pedals a factor??

Bill W

[Xplantdad]

One of the bidders waited until the last seconds (sniping...or trying to?) and bid $55,000 but it didn't register. :shocked:



Look at the comments


The car hasn't changed a whole lot since 1981. I always wondered if the black air cleaner lid with the 396 was correct (Shown in the magazine photos)...or if it should have been chrome...like my brothers?


Granted, we bought the Air cleaner and wheel well molding at Cone Chevrolet in 1979/1980...and all were pretty cheap with my discount for working at Hardin Olds...

[L16pilot]

I have always loved this Camaro...though I remember it having a black air cleaner top with the 396 logo...

A buddy of mine sent me this photo of the car taken back in the early 80s when Jim owned it. Taken in another friend's driveway. Love the yellow plug wires and note the rally wheels. Can't really tell for sure, but looks like the air cleaner lid may be black.

[RSSSfan]

I might have bid on it if I had thought it would go for less than it sold for in 2019. I expected it to at least eclipse 60K with the crazy market we have been seeing. If it was a stick car I would have been all over it. The floors on this car are amazing - must have never been driven in the rain. Interior is exceptional as well. The Super Chevy article stated that at that time the car already had 113k miles on it. Has the interior been redone since then? I have never seen one (especially white) look that good with that many miles, especially in a sunny environment like California. Apparently the top end of the engine has been done, but that is a lot of miles for the bottom end, as well as the original suspension components. It must have been meticulously maintained to stay in this condition with that many miles, if the article was correct.


If I had it to do over again I would have gone after this one. It may be sacrilege, but with a 67 I could actually pull the Turbo400 and sit it under my workbench and convert it over to stick without too much trouble. Basically a bolt-on deal on a 67 - no cutting involved.

[RSSSfan]

Great options as well as color combo with white Dlx. and fold down with headrests! Great driver car - you can get groceries or run the kids to the neighborhood pool.

I'm partial... My mom drove a red 67 Camaro conv for the majority of my youth... it was at all the soccer and baseball games all over the entire 3 counties of the upstate.


The car did not come factory with the headrests, but still an amazing options list. The paint is showing heavy patina, but still looks good as a ten-footer.

[Zedder]

I love the car also, but the camera is being kind to the paint condition. Interior has been redone and the engine rebuilt. I would paint the car given it's current condition and drive it!

[1967Z28]

My friend Jim Webb from Sherman Oaks is the person who had it up to a few years ago when he passed away. George Lyons got it from Jim's estate along with five other cars of Jim's. Jim Webb had always admired this car from when he first saw it at the Super Chevy show and subsequently in the magazine article. He was the one who added the headrests and maybe a couple of other options. He always liked the high option cars and had acquired a lot of rare and desirable stuff out of cars in the salvage yards back when that was still possible.

[RSSSfan]

I love the car also, but the camera is being kind to the paint condition. Interior has been redone and the engine rebuilt. I would paint the car given it's current condition and drive it!


Yeah, if you zoom in on the pictures you can see a lot of checking and fading of the original lacquer. And there is a large area on the hood where it looks like someone was wheeling it out and went completely through the paint. But the car is very straight and rust free. Would be a relatively easy repaint.

[Xplantdad]

I have always loved this Camaro...though I remember it having a black air cleaner top with the 396 logo...

A buddy of mine sent me this photo of the car taken back in the early 80s when Jim owned it. Taken in another friend's driveway. Love the yellow plug wires and note the rally wheels. Can't really tell for sure, but looks like the air cleaner lid may be black.


Thanks for posting the pic!

[markjohnson]

Such an iconic 1st Gen with that unforgettable Super Chevy cover. It’s hard to believe that this was only a 14-year old car when that was published!

[67rs/ss]

If I weren't about to start the restoration of 67 L78 I would have bidded on this car. Very nice. I noticed the trim tag does not have the Y code for the headrest seats and the earlier magazine pics do not show them either. But still a very nice car.

[427TJ]

One of the bidders waited until the last seconds (sniping...or trying to?) and bid $55,000 but it didn't register. :shocked:



Look at the comments


The car hasn't changed a whole lot since 1981. I always wondered if the black air cleaner lid with the 396 was correct (Shown in the magazine photos)...or if it should have been chrome...like my brothers?


Granted, we bought the Air cleaner and wheel well molding at Cone Chevrolet in 1979/1980...and all were pretty cheap with my discount for working at Hardin Olds...

Bruce, my high school buddy bought an L35 '67 from the original lady owner in 1979 and it had a black air cleaner lid. (Open element.) She told him the original had been stolen and that the black one was a dealer replacement. Not sure if the original was black or chrome. (He still has the car, with a crate 1986 LS7, M-22 and Centerlines.)

[Xplantdad]

Bruce, my high school buddy bought an L35 '67 from the original lady owner in 1979 and it had a black air cleaner lid. (Open element.) She told him the original had been stolen and that the black one was a dealer replacement. Not sure if the original was black or chrome. (He still has the car, with a crate 1986 LS7, M-22 and Centerlines.)


Thanks Bill! Your buddies is also blue, like my brothers?

[427TJ]

Thanks Bill! Your buddies is also blue, like my brothers?

Yep, Marina Blue. Originally a black vinyl top and white Deluxe interior.