The Chevrolet Camaro made it's debut in 1967, which is the lightest year they were made. This RS SS package was a simple car equipped with power brakes, but no power steering, which is surprising. That 350 equipped with a 4-speed sounded extremely healthy, especially when he revved it up! The black on burgundy paint scheme really sets it off. A true survivor that was built to compete with the Ford Mustang, and the eventual replacement for the Chevrolet Corvair. A beautiful car as usual Lou!
In 1977 I bought a factory SS 396 - 375 HP 4 speed posi 308 gears ? Why that no idea. My buddy knew the guy that bought it new all correct numbers. Maroon white nose stripe nothing butchered up. Original wheels. No body damage, good paint. I paid $1,500 drove the shit out of it for three years. It would bark the tires shifting into 4 th gear at 110 mph. Needed money for a welder and air compressor for my shop . Sold it for$2,500. Dumass. Kept track of the car it sold for $80,000 this last winter at Barret Jackson's.
A friend in high school that graduated a year before me had a 67 RS SS 350 convertible with power glide and butternut yellow. He graduated in 1978 and left for college at Mississippi State. Last year another friend in our car group ran into the Camaro owners sister on a Dr visit. She said he still has the car living in Mississippi. I was glad to hear it as his car was a sweet ride.
These 1st gen. Camaro's are timeless classics!...This brings back memories of a friends "lightly enhanced" '68 350 3 spd. car with "armstrong" steering. What great cruisers these were. Thanks Lou and Dave for a look at a real clean survivor and an amazing story!
Interesting. I don't think I've ever seen an SS 350 before, but I know I want one now! Add in the RS, vinyl top & the 4 spd, and it gets ever better. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to share this one with you. Good news! Here is one more for you. Lou ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2ZfUNtMxnMU.html
HI Mr Repurpose, I'm learning all the time from the Caretakers & Viewers, and I find that to be so much fun. Good news! Here is one more for you to enjoy, Lou ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2ZfUNtMxnMU.html
I have always loved the body lines of ‘67-‘68 Camaro’s, but especially the ‘67s, due to still retaining the vent windows. It looks especially nice in Madeira Maroon!
¡Muy llamativo Chevrolet Camaro RS SS 350 de 1967 con ese color Marrón! Me gustó el techo en vinilo, dando la apariencia de un convertible que no es. Ingenioso el logo SS de atrás, siendo este mismo la tapa de combustible. Su interior es un poco austero pero sobrio a la vez (mención especial, para el volante de tres barras cromadas). Por último, en el minuto 8:49, se pueden apreciar la curiosa manera en que muestra este Camaro sus luces, jeje. ¡Excelente video, con paseo incluído! ¡Saludos, Lou!
Had the same car when I was young,but it got totalled in an accident. Currently have a 67.SS/RS with the original driveline but still miss my SS350. Great article Lou,as usual
Hi, Lou! They say there's nothing like the original, and there's certainly nothing like an original first-year Camaro SS RS with all the right numbers-matching stuff! And not only do the ladies gravitate toward it, but I can hear all the chickadees singing about it, too! LOL! Interesting how the headlight doors open sideways instead of up and down. As far as I know, this is as close as I've seen you come to my neck of the woods (Massachusetts is next door). I can tell this one is ready and rarin' to go, so many thanks to you and Dave for another great thrill ride! WOOOOOOOOOOO!
I worked at a Chevrolet dealership when these came out. If I remember correctly, the first ones to arrive had an electric motor that actuated the headlight doors and they were a huge warranty issue. A while later, they went to vacuum motors and I think they changed out the electric ones as a recall item.
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Hot color for sure on a hot car,this one brings me back to the late 70s #Lane Tech Auto Shop and a kid named Gary Wanke. He owned a yellow convertible RS minus the SS if I remember correctly. Regardless when being near this body style/engine combo it's like being in a candy store and you can't believe they even made it but it's there in front of your eyes.TY Lou!
1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS 350. The Chevrolet Camaro would be introduced on September 22, 1966, for the 1967 model year as a success to other Pony Cars of the 1960s, such as the Studebaker Avanti, Pontiac GTO, Plymouth Barracuda, Ford Mustang, and Oldsmobile 442. It was released with the standard variant V8 (350 V8 or 396 V8), RS/SS 396 (350 V8 or 396 V8), and the Z/28 (302 V8). It was produced for 2 model years, lasting until 1969, which is arguably the most popular model year for the first gen Camaro. The Chevrolet Camaro was so popular that it would get constant upgrades from other companies, such as General Motors' Yenko and COPO (Central Office Production Center). The Yenko Camaro was introduced in 1968-1969 and only for 1968-1969 with a 427 Cubic Inch Chevrolet Big-Block V8 from the 1967-1969 Chevrolet Corvette C2/C3. This car sold around 600,000 units for the three model years in total (Each selling around 230,000 to 240,000 units), making it just as successful as other cars, but NOT the Mustang (That car sold over 1 million units in just 2 years). Most of these were produced in the United States but were also produced in other countries such as the Philippines and Peru. It would eventually be succeeded by the 1970 Chevrolet Camaro to 1981 Chevrolet Camaro, gaining more/less power due to many variations (1973 Oil Crisis, 1972 SAE Gross to SAE Net, etc) and getting many facelifts (First facelift for the car was in 1974). For 1970-1973, it was introduced with a more "happier" design at the front and new taillights at the back unlike the square taillights for the 1966-1969 model years.
Beautiful awesome car! The 67' was the first year of this car! What was the transmission you know? M20 or M21 either way this one brought back great memories of the later 70's for me I remember them well!
Hi Ed, Happy to read you enjoy this "nice" car :-) Stay tuned and you'll see some of my favorites from Dave's collection. Did you see this one? Lou ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5zneGIYeKrc.html
Nice 67 Camaro. Corrections- the color is Maroon, not Burgandy. The hood louvers were not called ice cube trays until 1968 and were a totally different design. Thnx for sharing Lou.
Hey big bro Lou! You 2 guys want some Italian cream puffs😆?! I'll give you 2 guys some Italian cream puffs🤪😇. From Vito's on Ave. U here in Brooklyn. The best. Vanilla custard or French cream? Holy cow, you guys are the best, Lou. My 2 big brothers right there. Davey's Camaro RS SS here is so beautiful, classic and just such a pretty girl. I looooove the roofline, looks to taut in that thin black vinyl. To say my floppy sneakers flew off and left me in my tubesocked stockings is a wild understatement, that I know would leave you with a big grin, Lou-and Davey would no doubt catch those floppy boys on a pop fly, easy. Thanks for this awesomeness, Lou. :) JV Johnny ⚾⚾
Hey JV Johnny, That Brooklyn custard & cream sounds creamy & dreamy :-) Happy to share the grinning ride with you, and hoping to catch up to those sneakers that flew past us! You're welcome, Lou
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I to have a 67 RS/SS 350, 4 speed Camaro. Ironically mine has the close ratio power steering, but does not have power or disc brakes. It came with 4 wheel, manual drum brakes. LOL!
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Beautiful RS/SS. That red switch was installed by an owner. It’s impossible to know what it’s connected to until the wires are traced. If it was a security switch to short out the neg (-) side of the coil to ground then it would have been hidden. When I was in College in ‘74 I drove a 68 Z/28, British Green w/white stripes. A friend of mine is the current owner. 😮 Remember with the RS option the rear backup lights will always be below the bumper cut into the lower panel and Will never be in the taillights no matter who tells you otherwise.
Like Dan below, I'm guessing fog lights but could trace the wires relatively easy, if they are still there. The anti-theft switches I remember were hidden under the dash within reach that activated the solenoid wire on the starter. Back then since you could open the hood from outside, you could jumper the hot wire on the coil from the battery and pull the connector from behind the switch and short the solenoid wires and start it and drive off if you didn't have the switch in the circuit. I and others used a chain and lock to secure the hood more to keep a thief from stealing your nice air cleaner on bigger engines.
@@thud9797 Thank you. I learned that a week or so after making that comment and wanted to edit it, but I couldn't find it. Kind of hard to believe that the Vette didn't get it first, but I guess that the 327 was kind of a tradition at that point.
