Caracas Crossmember

[alex68rs]

Hi
I just check my crossmember on my caracas '68 Camaro and compare it with those in the CRG article. It is a Camaro small block crossmember ( the crossmember who fit with th-350 and all manuals trans.) In the last CRG report: It's believed the cars with automatics also had AC and power windows

My car was equipped with AC and PW back in '68 . Now My car as a Th-350 as trans, and I don't know where it came from because the numbers are all gone! I know that Th350 came from the factory on camaro in late 68.
My Crossmember is the original because it is written on in the part # and Hecho in Venezuela.

How can I be sure witch trans was there when it came out of the factory. Manual or automatic(th-350 or th400)
thanks
alex

[KurtS]

Alex,
The TH350 was only in very late cars. Yours is too early.
Assuming it had a small block in it (since I haven't heard any evidence of a BB), the auto would have been a powerglide. Should have a hole in the tunnel for the shifter cable, like pictured here - http://www.camaros.org/options.shtml#id.

[alex68rs]

So If I have the small hole it was automatic (powerglide). Do you know when 1968 Caracas camaro production stop for 69.
And How can I know the assembly date of my car.  I have date for all my part but this is not the assembly date. Do you know approximatly how many caracas camaro is in north america
thanks kurt

[KurtS]

There's no way of knowing the actual production date of your car. But with a late May axle, I'd guess mid-June to early July.
I only know about a handful of Caracas cars. Most have been in Venezuela.

[alex68rs]

Did you know a webpage where Non-Us plant Camaros owner can talk with each other and share info and photos on this. Do we have a page like this in this forum?  Kurt, you only know a handful of caracas Camaro.... I'm starting to believe you when you say this is very rare!!

[KurtS]

This forum was made for just that purpose. You can also try the Venezuelan Camaro forum.