1968 Chevrolet Camaro

Convertible

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

124678L341057

Clear

Gasoline

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE 1968 Camaro Convertible RS/SS · SS 350 CU V8, 295 HP · 350 Turbo-Hydromatic transmission – Column shift · Bench Seats · Factory Air Conditioning · Power Disc Brakes · Power Windows · Power Steering w/factory simulated wood steering wheel · 81677 miles · Grotto (Medium) Blue with White Top · One family owner – always garaged · Repainted in 1999 · Bought from GM as an employee purchase · All documentation including build invoices My uncle worked for General Motors Van Nuys plant when this car was built. The car was a special project for the California GM Smog Lab. After the testing was completed with the car it was sold to my uncle which he transferred to my parents. The car has been in the family ever since. My parents passed away in 1995 and it has been in my possession since that time. We had car painted, put a new top, exhaust system, cam and lifters and a few other items. We have receipts for almost all the work that has ever been done to the car. We also have the invoices showing the employee purchase history. Production history of the car from my uncle: The person's name who had the car built to his specification was Bob Aldridge. He came to our plant to set up our first 'smog lab" and be the coordinator for GM to set up the state of California clear air lab, now called the "AQMD". Bob was a graduate of "GMI" in Flint Michigan. He is the one who invented the 2-barrel carburetor for the new (at that time) Chevrolet 283 V8 engine. When he came to Van Nuys he actually was a level higher than the plant manager, so he could do pretty much do what he wanted in our plant. His specific car, that you now own, was a special project. I remember all the dept. coordinators had special meeting with him. He explained what he wanted; we offered what each dept. could do for him and still run the car through the various operations on the assy. Line. So between him and us we called the various suppliers and they provided the parts for us to install. He ordered a special engine from Flint, a special transmission and special axle gear ratio for the car. The body shop set up the floorboard to get the column shift to work. When the car ran down the line in the chassis dept., I was the spec. man in that area and it was my job to see that his special 350 engine & 350 Turbo-hydromatic transmission was used including the special prop shaft and rear axle. In my dept. we received a specially balanced engine, transmission, special suspension parts and exhaust components to calibrate with this special engine and transmission weight what we call a balanced engine is using the same lot # like the heads and other components at the engine assy. line. Finally we setup all those components at the various assy operations and when the car goes, by the operators install the appropriate parts when the car arrives at the end of the line it looked like any other car. Somebody else set up the special seats and shift linkages, in the trim shop area. For the door panels and other interior parts, the same suppliers make those parts for all cars in the GM line; Cadillac, Olds, Pontiac and Chevrolet (and our Camaro). So on the panels they sent for this car they were probably "upgrade" using may be Cadillac stitching or something similar. We used the same process for race and police cars built on the line. Engineering sent the components they want on those cars and we just built them as the cars were going down the line! So, for what it is worth; what is on that car that is different from the regular production of that year model was originally installed on the assembly line. Bob used the car in the Smog Lab and put approx. 3000 miles on it and when it was time to sell it, he told me and I arranged to buy the car at my GM discount for your parents.