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Ok, so basically its a coincidence that all the dates line up to April 1968.  Always seemed weird to me, and i thought maybe i had a hidden gem of some kind.  So here's the question for anyone thats reading this.... Especially you Ed .  In the condition its in, seeing what you see in the history of the pictures....  Whats it worth?

Facts:

Body is 100% metal.  No bondo at all, and never cut up (as seen in photos when i sanded it doen to a silver bullet)
No signs of rust anywhere.  Not even the windshields, or the rocker panels
Has double hump heads, and a .486 crane cam
I runs really strong, and has a nice little lope to it

Thoughts?


Any ideas?

124378L33.... I know thats the beginning. Cant remember the rest off the top of my head, but this is the part that matters i think.

Ben

My webpage is below:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3054698/1968-chevrolet-camaro

Page 1 & 2 are a lot of documentation for the restore.  You have to scroll from the bottom to the top to follow the timeline right. 

Page 3 has a lot of details on the casting numbers. 

Page 4 is the history of owners back to 1983.  Thats as far as I could get.

What I dont understand is how the block dates to April 1968.

The rear end is a 12 bolt with multi leafs that date to April of 1968.

And the cowl points to 04D, April of 1968 for production of the car. 

That cant just be a coincidence.......... 

The one thing that doesnt match is the VIN though.  Its still a 1968 Camaro block produced in April 1968, but doesnt match the VIN....   Dont get it.  Could this be a factory replacement motor? 

Seems like too much work for someone to have tried to match up the dates to a specific month on a rebuild project.

Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated!!!!!

Oh, I wasnt stating that I believed they were production and badged SS by any means......  Let me rephrase that........  I have a 1968 327 coupe that has an L30 block tied into a Muncie M20 4 speed, and a 12 bolt BV coded 1968 posi 4.10 rear end.  The dates of production on the rear end, the tranny, and the motor all date to April of 1968.  Need to talk to Rich and see if there was under 5K of these cars produced, or if I have one of the many 21K regular coupes.

Ben

I might have a 1968 327 SS on my hands.  Need to speak with Rich about it.  Would anyone happen to have an email or contact number for him?