1968 Chevrolet Camaro RS 327 Convertible (RHD)

Description

Chevrolet's entry into the pony car market created by the Mustang arrived as a 1967 model, with the new Camaro proving a more than worthy rival for the more established Ford, rapidly capturing a sizeable portion of the youth market. The Camaro was marketed with a wide variety of engine choices, from the mild - the base engine was a six-cylinder developing a scant 140 bhp - to the wild, with the 420 bhp SS 396 and race-bred Z/28 models capturing most of the limelight. The Camaro looked fantastic, with clean styling under the direction of Bill Mitchell, who envisioned a four-seater Corvette, and the coke-bottle lines foreshadowed the Stingray of 1968. Offered in both coupe and convertible form, the first-generation Camaro came with a huge options list allowing the customer to create anything from a luxury cruiser to a drag strip bruiser. A popular dress-up package was the Rally Sport option, consisting of hidden headlamps, revised tail lights, exterior bright work - including the rocker trim - and RS badging. For 1968, the Camaro was little changed apart from the deletion of the side vent windows plus the addition of the Astro Ventilation system. Of the 235,147 Camaros built in 1968, just under 41,000 had the Rally Sport pack fitted. The first generation Camaro makes a great alternative to the more common Mustangs - with the RS covered headlamps and Rally wheels, these cars look particularly tough and are sure to turn plenty of heads on a cruise or club run.