Alan’s 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

This was originally a Tripoli Turquoise Camaro convertible that had a really bad red color paint job over the original color. It had a 327, 2bbl, with a 2 speed Powerglide transmission. Very low horsepower – rated at 210, but after the years, probably not even close. I wanted something that was more fun to drive and show at the car shows. I put in a 355 (350 bored 0.40 over) engine from Blueprint Engines, with about 400 horsepower and married it up with a 4L60e 4-speed automatic overdrive transmission. Also converted the 3.08 highway gears to 3.55 posi-trac. I also made this an SS clone, so I put a new SS hood on, rear spoiler, and all the SS badging. Had it painted in 2020 and am very pleased with the results. Also had to put some Eaton Detroit multi-leaf springs on the back and new stiffer coil springs on the front, to help with the handling and new power. It previously had single leaf springs in the back. The guys at Eaton were very helpful when I was making my choice. Needless to say the car is fun to drive and gets "thumbs-up's" from people all the time. I've won several awards this summer at car shows too, which is always welcomed validation. I drive it as much as possible during the summer.