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Back Story:
In March of 1968, my Dad bought a new 68 Camaro., Unbadged, no RS/SS/Z28 designation. Underneath, the car was 3.08 geared, but had the series 3 posi carrier and multi-leaf. Under the hood was a 327 and a Muncie close ratio 4 speed, but no ROPO on the sales listing. The engine did have one sticker on the valve cover reading "Tonawanda Racing, Tonawanda, CA, 11:1 compression"
Shortly after, Dad returned to Luby Chevrolet in Denver, where they "replaced" the cam under warranty, installing the Duntov cam and switching out the 1.37:1 rockers with 1.5:1 units. I remember him saying it would run 115 MPH in 3rd gear.
My folks got married July of 1969, and this was the car that my Dad had taught Mom to drive on (She was only 17) She took the car to her driver's test, and her report was that she left rubber in front of the License office in Arvada, but she didn't kill it
Unfortunately for them but good for me and my sis, his favorite Camaro was traded in for a green 1974 suburban that was lightly used in the summer of 1976 just before I was born. Mom hated the burb, even though it worked better for 2 kids and 2 dogs, and she missed the Camaro
For Mother's Day 1977, Dad paid $2200 cash to the neighbor behind us who had a 1969 Camaro he hadn't driven for several years. Factory SS car, M22, 4.10 posi, 350 solid cam, all options except AC, BBC, or cowl hood, 186 heads, iron spread bore intake with a holley spread bore.
I don't have any early pictures of the 69 or the 68 from that era. But here it is in 1993, after almost 10 years in the garage
Back Story:
In March of 1968, my Dad bought a new 68 Camaro., Unbadged, no RS/SS/Z28 designation. Underneath, the car was 3.08 geared, but had the series 3 posi carrier and multi-leaf. Under the hood was a 327 and a Muncie close ratio 4 speed, but no ROPO on the sales listing. The engine did have one sticker on the valve cover reading "Tonawanda Racing, Tonawanda, CA, 11:1 compression"
Shortly after, Dad returned to Luby Chevrolet in Denver, where they "replaced" the cam under warranty, installing the Duntov cam and switching out the 1.37:1 rockers with 1.5:1 units. I remember him saying it would run 115 MPH in 3rd gear.
My folks got married July of 1969, and this was the car that my Dad had taught Mom to drive on (She was only 17) She took the car to her driver's test, and her report was that she left rubber in front of the License office in Arvada, but she didn't kill it
Unfortunately for them but good for me and my sis, his favorite Camaro was traded in for a green 1974 suburban that was lightly used in the summer of 1976 just before I was born. Mom hated the burb, even though it worked better for 2 kids and 2 dogs, and she missed the Camaro
For Mother's Day 1977, Dad paid $2200 cash to the neighbor behind us who had a 1969 Camaro he hadn't driven for several years. Factory SS car, M22, 4.10 posi, 350 solid cam, all options except AC, BBC, or cowl hood, 186 heads, iron spread bore intake with a holley spread bore.
I don't have any early pictures of the 69 or the 68 from that era. But here it is in 1993, after almost 10 years in the garage
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