Anyone know of a "Waikiki Special" 68 rag Camaro?

[Seattle Sam]

Jeff, cool pic!!
Wilma, It was a '67 "theme" car.
Pete, that looks like a standard height convertible windshield to me, they were a couple inches shorter than the coupe windshield.
-Sam

[mssl72]

Here's a pic of the Caribe. As stated, based on a 1966 4 door impala turned into a convertible. It has '66 Caprice tail lights, 396 and Caribe script on the rear quarter. I believe that this car is finished in the 1965 color of Evening Orchid. This is the only picture I ever seen of it. A good friend who has worked for GM for many years told me it's not around anymore, most likely crushed. I hope not. Sometimes those cars had a way of ending up in somebodies garage. I think it would be cool to build one.

[PeteLeathersac]

Hey great Mark....that's it! . Different than the pic I remember though....it was from an above angle I think but w/ girls too, probably the same photoshoot? .
What about the other 65-66 rag show car....the one w/ the 67-68 style wheel openings & hideaways....what was it called? .

~ Pete

[mssl72]

Hide-a-ways you say, hmmm. I'm not familiar with that one. I'll have to ask my GM buddy to see if he knows anything.

[PeteLeathersac]

Yep hideaways....don't know if they opened or not but had kind've '67 looking corner lamp delete pieces and a grille bar spear from each side maybe? . I think this one was a '65 ragtop....a two door this time and for sure wheel openings and a few more styling ideas of the future 67-68 cars. . I've searched a bit online but can't find anything? . GM probably sent it to Warhoop's boneyard for disposal....wonder if ol' man Warhoop saved any more of them like he squirelled away that '55 Biscayne? .

~ Pete

[mssl72]

I think this is it. It's in the Super Sports book by Terry Boyce.



Here's another angle of the Caribe from the same book.

[PeteLeathersac]

The Concours...that's the one! . Really cool but some other wheels may go better? .
Besides Vettes it seems that little of this era concepts are around....I don't think GM or Bortz has any and there's supposedly nothing left at Warhoops? . They were probably all crushed there though....the Waikiki, Caribe, Concours and the others? .
There's a few other Chevy specials from this era....any more pics Mark....these are great! .

~ Pete

[Canucklehead]

I wonder how they reinforced the door post for those back doors on the caribe?. As you know thats why the doors were reversed on the 4 dr lincoln converts. Being a one off concept car they probally wer'nt to concerned about that at the time

[mssl72]

Reinforcement not needed, the girls can hold them!

You're right, they probably weren't too concerned.

[Paul_S]

Reinforced... well, it's just a 4-door hardtop with no roof. They probably just combined the two (4-door hardtop and convert). It sure wouldn't like it year around in the rust-belt.