Hi Lou, just saw this video today! Some things you might want to know: 1. The "Caprice Emblem" is called "Fleur de Lis" which is originally a French emblem 2. Many Impala owners, especially owners of SS 427s (this was a special order package for the Impala) added the hideaway headlights, but they were never offered on the Impala, ONLY on the Caprice. Impala fans always argue about this, but this was definitely a Caprice only option! 3. The vinyl roof was not standard, it was a factory option. Many of the 2 door hardtops got it, but it cost extra. 4. The Caprice 2 door hardtop didn't have vent windows because it had standard "Astro Ventilation." It was an early example of a power ventilation system that became standard in 1971 on all full size GM cars. It was available as an extra cost option on Impalas and other Caprices, but only the Caprice Coupe got the vent window delete. 5. The car in your video is a "loaded" car with a lot of rare options, including fully automatic Comfortron air conditioning, tilt steering column, gauge package (very rare, usually only found in SS 427s), 8 track multiple stereo AM/FM sound system, as well as the power accessories you noted in the video. Nice work as always, Bill H
Wow! I'm having flashbacks! When I was 6, my dad bought a new 68 Impala. It was the same color combination as this one. It had a 327 with a power pack and was so fast that my uncles wanted to take it down to the dragstrip. My mom said no, tho. We had 4 kids in our family and we would travel twice a year from Illinois down to Mississippi and Florida in that car. Ahh, the good old days... 😊
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I've never seen a cooler 307-equipped car! So much going on here with the Comfortron, the FULL gauge package, the console, the TH400, the pop-up headlights... I don't remember ever seeing anything like this and I used to belong to an Impala club back in the day... good job selecting this car for review, Lou.
I drove a blue 68 Caprice 2 door in 79. It didn't have those extras but it did have the 396 4bbl. I do believe I had as much good times in that car as anywhere on earth,ever.
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My thoughts as well. At least it has the 3 speed automatic, not the 2 speed power glide. Nice to see a Caprice with real gauges rather than warning lights.
@@jhancock1575 I dont think you could get a powerglide in 68. If so, probably just in a Biscayne or BelAir. Doubt a Impala or Caprice would have had one
OMG...my father used to own a chev dealership and he custom ordered a 68 Caprice with hideaway headlights with fiber optic display up on the fenders for signal lights, headlights and high beam, 396ci 325hp motor, power windows, bucket seats and console, 8 track tape player (which was way cool in the day). I sooooo wish I had asked for that car as they would have given it to me when I graduated high school in '79. I have never seen one quite like it before or since. This one is close and of course with the full gauge package and AC it's very cool. Ours was dark green with a black vinyl top and of course being the 60s...a light green vinyl interior.
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350 engines were Camaro, Nova and I believe Chevelle models only. The favorite 327 were around in 68 and available in corvettes and Impalas. Also, Non-SS Camaro could be ordered with the 327 engine. 350 engine was introduced in 1967 and was a Camaro SS motor only. Starting in 1968 motor was available in other select Chevrolet models.
@@johnvoorhees7881 interesting…. I owned a 68 Impala SS with a 327 high compression engine. Car had great acceleration. Also, owned 69 Camaro SS with 350 engine. Both cars had amazing acceleration for its displacement. Either engine was a good thing and it sounds as if your Impala had the high compression version of the 350. Certainly a very rare setup to have… and nice ride to have.
All show no go…. back in the day the 307 badging was good for chuckles. Hard to image someone ordering a 4spd with the 307…. You certainly had a rare full size car. Just curious did it have the hurst shifter?
@@tnguy9696 thanks…. I was wondering what Chevrolet had the Saginaw transmission…. It’s seems most everyone who owned a Chevy claims they had a Muncie transmission…. good for bragging. Anyway, you had a nice car with a standard shift transmission. Very cool…
Boy, that is beautiful. We had a 69 coupe when I was a teen, not decked out nicely like this one though. Never realized the headlight doors were two piece!
I love to see classic cars with correct wheels and hubcaps/wheel discs. My dad had the 68 Impala version in the same color with a black vinyl top also, but it was a four door.
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Congratulations to Tom. He knows more than he was able to say on this too quick episode of My Car Story. A genuine Hallmark of a good caretaker of these widely varied automotive gems is knowing more than is common knowledge. 🤔✨ (The absence of wing/vent windows, “Astro-ventilation” … etc … ) Right Tom ? 🤝 This particular example of a 1968 Caprice (not called “classic” yet) is an interesting yet explainable example from a cost conscious marketplace at Chevrolet dealerships. An interesting “checking the boxes” building your own specific - affordable -unique - personalized automobile demonstrating your individual style. During this time the combinations were limitless. Each GM offering (mostly) could be ordered, built, and dealer accessorized into the rare combinations seen today. You’ll notice the obvious Caprice model upgrades beyond the Impala model …. While at the same time, you’ll notice some interesting add ons, gauge package for the 307 in.³ engine ….. curious. 🤔💡 Also curious, the apparent lack of power steering, most curious …. I must be wrong. 🔍🤔 Because, the “Comfortron” automatic air conditioning, AM/FM stereo was expensive, add the expensive bucket seats, floor shift, and add the center console, power windows, and even more rare, power locks on a two door in 1968. But no power steering, someone check me on this I didn’t see it …. 🔍🤔🤷♂️ Curious to know more about this automobiles, individual history. 💡
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What makes the 307 ordered with the hefty option list even more interesting is that the console shift pattern is "PRN321". This shows that they ordered the 3 speed Turbo 400 automatic (the Turbo 350 wasn't available until '69). Most 307 cars would have come with the 2 speed Powerglide automatic in '68. This has to be a rare bird.
Beat me to the punch. Extremely odd, and rare option package for sure. However AC automatically bumped you up to the 3 speed automatic. Just goes to show you that you could order whatever the hell you so damn pleased in 1968. I'm guessing the owner just wanted to cruise cruise cruise. The 307 was new for 68 also. So maybe that has something to do with it.
I have to respectfully disagree about A/C automatically bumping you up to the Turbo Hydramatic. My grandmother ordered a new '68 Impala Custom Coupe with the 250 HP 327 and factory A/C. She ordered it with the Powerglide. I am surprised that the salesman didn't get her to order the Turbo Hydramatic as I suspect it was probably not much more money. It was a great car that was passed around in the family until '82 or so. It jumped time on the highway and bent the valves. A sad ending... I wish I had it today for sure.
Actually, most of the 327's came with the powerglide- the 307's had the 3-on-the-tree with the turbo 400 as optiinal equipment....I had a 68 convt. Impala w/ 327 4bbl & 2 spd power-slide tranny......no matter how hard I tried, I couldnt get any rubber straight off the line....but I got excellent MPG for a V8-23 to 25 hwy with about 16-18 mpg in city stop and go......thats with tire PSI@ 36 and 10/40 synthetic oil.
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If you wanted a Caprice but couldn't afford it, you could get an Impala Custom. It had the same roofline as the Caprice, but was trimmed like other Impalas.
It's so amazing how back then a person could order a vehicle in so many different configurations. Nowadays it's all the dealer's way or the highway!! Absolutely no customer consideration at all anymore!!!
AJ67901 Mee too,That is a Nice Caprice , Optioned out beautifully , but the engine was neglected on the order form...still would love to own it though. I have a 68 SS
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The Biscayne and Bel Aire were entry level big Chevrolets. We had a new 1968 Bel Aire, 307 ci. V8, 2 speed power glide transmission. It didn't have power steering, brakes, radio, and best of all, no parking assist! Try that kids. It was a good car, 4 door sedan, Ermine white with blue butt burners (vinyl). The folks kept it for over 6 years.
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If ever there were 2 such favorite years of Caprice it was the’68&’69 versions because of the hidden headlight option for both years. It’s a rare option to find as well as the fact that even though that car was well loaded with rare comfortron air & stereo radio with 4 speaker 8 track yeah that’s a car, it just needed the 396 or 427 under the hood even a rarely ordered 4 speed to really make it 1 of a kind
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I absolutely love caprice. This one is awesome nice and original. With those 307 badges I would swap and store stock motor and trans and drop the meanest small block maybe a sbc454 and I would troll everyone.
Love the correct redwall tires and rally wheels. Also really like a classic that's as close to stock as possible and yours is so nice! Great find for you way back in 1990. Are the paint and top original?
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1968 and 1969 were the only 2 years that Chevy offered "Hide-away" lights for their full-size cars*. The only other models were the 67-69 Camaro and the 1963-2004 Corvettes. * It was a Caprice option, but you COULD get it also on an Impala (if you paid more)
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Hello Lou, Although this video is 9 years old, do you know if Tom would be willing to sell this '68 Caprice? I had one similar to this one many years ago and am interested in this one if Tom is interested in selling it. Can you let me know? Thank you - Kevin Turner
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oil pressure Lou, oil pressure not temperature...haha...must be a fopaw...great video on great car...top score in the chev dept. for car counting kids...most in our region were black...and fastbacks...gorgeous chevy...you did see em...but they were rare...kutgw!!!!
opps?....what the?......i think you may have meant oops....how much would you pay a good proofreader who can do this....262,265,267,283,302,305,307,327,350,400,...your friend...shurelit....
i can zap the bore and strokes on ya....swapability....and what they really are...make miss vito/my cousin vinny look like an amateur....the 302....was a 4inch bore 327 block with a 283 crank thrown in, proper pin height pistons...but only in 67/small journal...in 68,69...they were big journal, 4-bolt main 350 blocks for the 7500 RPM chevy.....290 hp....haha...maybe more like 400 hp.
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I have never seen a 307 '68 chevy with a THD tranny before. Powerglide only on 6cyl.,307 and 327 2bbl. 327 4bbl. and up got the THD. That all changed in 1969.
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283 and 307 shared the same block. They shared the same piston and bore size, only the engine stroke was different. In 1968 Chevrolet tuned these engines as low compression and to run on regular fuel. Definitely not fast motors, but am surprised mopar 6 cylinder made you eat dust. Lol…. Hopefully you had a four door Chevelle and not the 2 door sport coupe model…
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Fewer trips to the gas station? Who knows? I’ve seen the opposite - a Caprice with a big block but very basic inside the car. The car in this video could have been a “demo” to show off available optional equipment, but that is a guess.
A gorgeous car. You know, these auto manufactures are such...copy-cats. They all must be "in" with the bulb manufacturers. There is absolutely NO NEED for daytime headlights. Period! The look stupid. The only time headlights should be on during the day is if you are part of a funeral procession. My Mother's 1988 Thunder Bird has "sensor controlled lighting"; if it's really cloudy and/or foggy, the lights go on. If it's not, they stay "off"(as they should).The sensor system was/is the way to go. Daytime lights are just cheesy-looking. Hide-A-Ways...are even better. Always loved the design, especially on this vehicle and third Generation Firebirds.
@Hugh Jarse You don't...understand(...& I explained this). All manufacturers have to do is install a "sensor" switch. Period. That switch will "activate the lights when needed". It's not a matter of being cool; it's just stupid(& a waste)to have vehicular lights on during the day. And, yes...it looks stupid, besides.
@Hugh Jarse Now...I'm getting the vibe I AM talking to a "Shemp". You need to take a "chill pill" &...relax! Once again, read VERT CAREFULLY what I wrote. Daytime headlights(as a rule)are NOT neccessary. Put in a sensor switch to activate lights during dark%foggy
Good lookn Chevy,gauge package with buckets an counsol shift, hideaways an rallys optioned nice,but went cheap with engine, the 307 was one of the worst small block motors gm every made
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Hi Lou, just saw this video today! Some things you might want to know:
1. The "Caprice Emblem" is called "Fleur de Lis" which is originally a French emblem
2. Many Impala owners, especially owners of SS 427s (this was a special order package for the Impala) added the hideaway headlights, but they were never offered on the Impala, ONLY on the Caprice. Impala fans always argue about this, but this was definitely a Caprice only option!
3. The vinyl roof was not standard, it was a factory option. Many of the 2 door hardtops got it, but it cost extra.
4. The Caprice 2 door hardtop didn't have vent windows because it had standard "Astro Ventilation." It was an early example of a power ventilation system that became standard in 1971 on all full size GM cars. It was available as an extra cost option on Impalas and other Caprices, but only the Caprice Coupe got the vent window delete.
5. The car in your video is a "loaded" car with a lot of rare options, including fully automatic Comfortron air conditioning, tilt steering column, gauge package (very rare, usually only found in SS 427s), 8 track multiple stereo AM/FM sound system, as well as the power accessories you noted in the video.
Nice work as always, Bill H
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Nice Caprice! The hideaway lights, blue paint, black roof and rally wheels - beautiful features all. Sweet '68 Chevy. Thanks Lou.
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When I was young, I dreamed of such a car. Caprice is amazing.
Nice :-)
Wow! I'm having flashbacks! When I was 6, my dad bought a new 68 Impala. It was the same color combination as this one. It had a 327 with a power pack and was so fast that my uncles wanted to take it down to the dragstrip. My mom said no, tho. We had 4 kids in our family and we would travel twice a year from Illinois down to Mississippi and Florida in that car. Ahh, the good old days... 😊
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I've never seen a cooler 307-equipped car! So much going on here with the Comfortron, the FULL gauge package, the console, the TH400, the pop-up headlights... I don't remember ever seeing anything like this and I used to belong to an Impala club back in the day... good job selecting this car for review, Lou.
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I drove a blue 68 Caprice 2 door in 79. It didn't have those extras but it did have the 396 4bbl. I do believe I had as much good times in that car as anywhere on earth,ever.
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Fantastic hide-a-way headlights. Love the two piece doors.
:-)
Wonder why this didn't contnue. My 1974 Caprice would have looked cool with that.
Fantastic '68 Caprice Classic. 💙 the color combination and the way it's optioned. 👍🏾
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Beautiful car. Very unusual that such a heavily optioned Caprice would have the base 307 V8.
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Could of been ordered as a demo
My thoughts as well. At least it has the 3 speed automatic, not the 2 speed power glide. Nice to see a Caprice with real gauges rather than warning lights.
@@jhancock1575 I dont think you could get a powerglide in 68. If so, probably just in a Biscayne or BelAir. Doubt a Impala or Caprice would have had one
OMG...my father used to own a chev dealership and he custom ordered a 68 Caprice with hideaway headlights with fiber optic display up on the fenders for signal lights, headlights and high beam, 396ci 325hp motor, power windows, bucket seats and console, 8 track tape player (which was way cool in the day). I sooooo wish I had asked for that car as they would have given it to me when I graduated high school in '79. I have never seen one quite like it before or since. This one is close and of course with the full gauge package and AC it's very cool. Ours was dark green with a black vinyl top and of course being the 60s...a light green vinyl interior.
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@Hugh Jarse lol...I said I graduated high school... Didn't say I dun gud...
Thanks for the correction and I updated my blurb...
Thanks
I had a '68 Impala Custom, same color with a 350. Probably my favorite car I ever had.
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350 engines were Camaro, Nova and I believe Chevelle models only. The favorite 327 were around in 68 and available in corvettes and Impalas. Also, Non-SS Camaro could be ordered with the 327 engine. 350 engine was introduced in 1967 and was a Camaro SS motor only. Starting in 1968 motor was available in other select Chevrolet models.
@@Eric-qd1ot mine had 327 badges on it, but the block number said it was a 350.
@@johnvoorhees7881 interesting…. I owned a 68 Impala SS with a 327 high compression engine. Car had great acceleration. Also, owned 69 Camaro SS with 350 engine. Both cars had amazing acceleration for its displacement. Either engine was a good thing and it sounds as if your Impala had the high compression version of the 350. Certainly a very rare setup to have… and nice ride to have.
i had 1 of these in the early 70's green over green . it had the 307 hide away lights and and factory 4 speed with console
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All show no go…. back in the day the 307 badging was good for chuckles. Hard to image someone ordering a 4spd with the 307…. You certainly had a rare full size car. Just curious did it have the hurst shifter?
@@Eric-qd1ot its was a Saginaw shifter and transmission
@@tnguy9696 thanks…. I was wondering what Chevrolet had the Saginaw transmission…. It’s seems most everyone who owned a Chevy claims they had a Muncie transmission…. good for bragging. Anyway, you had a nice car with a standard shift transmission. Very cool…
The most loaded 68 I've ever seen !
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Boy, that is beautiful. We had a 69 coupe when I was a teen, not decked out nicely like this one though. Never realized the headlight doors were two piece!
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kramden two piece lights only in 68. 69 it was a one piece design.
I love to see classic cars with correct wheels and hubcaps/wheel discs. My dad had the 68 Impala version in the same color with a black vinyl top also, but it was a four door.
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Gorgeous Caprice and so rare option equipped, love it.
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THIS CAR IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!
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Never seen one with a factory tach, very cool!
Glad to read the detail you noticed.
Congratulations to Tom. He knows more than he was able to say on this too quick episode of My Car Story.
A genuine Hallmark of a good caretaker of these widely varied automotive gems
is knowing more than is common knowledge. 🤔✨
(The absence of wing/vent windows, “Astro-ventilation” … etc … ) Right Tom ? 🤝
This particular example of a 1968 Caprice (not called “classic” yet) is an interesting yet explainable example from a cost conscious marketplace at Chevrolet dealerships. An interesting “checking the boxes” building your own specific - affordable -unique - personalized automobile demonstrating your individual style.
During this time the combinations were limitless. Each GM offering (mostly) could be ordered, built, and dealer accessorized into the rare combinations seen today.
You’ll notice the obvious Caprice model upgrades beyond the Impala model ….
While at the same time, you’ll notice some interesting add ons, gauge package for the 307 in.³ engine ….. curious. 🤔💡
Also curious, the apparent lack of power steering, most curious …. I must be wrong. 🔍🤔
Because, the “Comfortron” automatic air conditioning, AM/FM stereo was expensive, add the expensive bucket seats, floor shift, and add the center console, power windows, and even more rare, power locks on a two door in 1968.
But no power steering, someone check me on this I didn’t see it …. 🔍🤔🤷♂️
Curious to know more about this automobiles, individual history. 💡
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My Dad had this car in deep green with a 427, fast boat indeed.
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This is one special Chebby. I've never seen one with hideaway headlights and I'm a big fan of the Caprice
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THIS IS A REAR BRED THE 1968 CHEVROLET CAPRICE I WAS WATCHING A 68 CAPRICE COMMERCIAL AND WOW PURE EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL LUXURY AWWWWW😊
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What makes the 307 ordered with the hefty option list even more interesting is that the console shift pattern is "PRN321". This shows that they ordered the 3 speed Turbo 400 automatic (the Turbo 350 wasn't available until '69). Most 307 cars would have come with the 2 speed Powerglide automatic in '68. This has to be a rare bird.
Beat me to the punch. Extremely odd, and rare option package for sure. However AC automatically bumped you up to the 3 speed automatic. Just goes to show you that you could order whatever the hell you so damn pleased in 1968.
I'm guessing the owner just wanted to cruise cruise cruise. The 307 was new for 68 also. So maybe that has something to do with it.
I have to respectfully disagree about A/C automatically bumping you up to the Turbo Hydramatic. My grandmother ordered a new '68 Impala Custom Coupe with the 250 HP 327 and factory A/C. She ordered it with the Powerglide. I am surprised that the salesman didn't get her to order the Turbo Hydramatic as I suspect it was probably not much more money. It was a great car that was passed around in the family until '82 or so. It jumped time on the highway and bent the valves. A sad ending... I wish I had it today for sure.
Actually, most of the 327's came with the powerglide- the 307's had the 3-on-the-tree with the turbo 400 as optiinal equipment....I had a 68 convt. Impala w/ 327 4bbl & 2 spd power-slide tranny......no matter how hard I tried, I couldnt get any rubber straight off the line....but I got excellent MPG for a V8-23 to 25 hwy with about 16-18 mpg in city stop and go......thats with tire PSI@ 36 and 10/40 synthetic oil.
Sonny Haskins n)”
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That's a Beautiful
1968 Chevrolet Caprice
W Hideaway Lights 💪
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It's gorgeous. Some day I want a 68 Chevy as my main driver!
gojoe283 That sounds like a solid plan! Take care, Lou
Wow ! The U.S made some stunningly beautiful cars way back
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@@loucostabile Cheers Man ! look forward to that
Nice car Lou! Never saw one with hideaway headlights. Interesting.
Hi Joseph Romano, You're right, you don't see many with hideaway headlights. They make this car look cool :-) Lou
Hi Lou, didn't the 1968, 1969 & 1970 Top of the line Caprice Classics all feature the hide-a-way headlights ?
That's a very beautiful car, I hope you enjoy it for many years to come!
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If you wanted a Caprice but couldn't afford it, you could get an Impala Custom. It had the same roofline as the Caprice, but was trimmed like other Impalas.
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It's so amazing how back then a person could order a vehicle in so many different configurations. Nowadays it's all the dealer's way or the highway!! Absolutely no customer consideration at all anymore!!!
That's a real chevrolet caprice class
:-)
Nicely loaded caprice. I would have thought someone going for that much equipment might have opted for a larger engine, but still very nice!
Interesting observation. Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
AJ67901 Mee too,That is a Nice Caprice , Optioned out beautifully , but the engine was neglected on the order form...still would love to own it though.
I have a 68 SS
Agreed.
This car is absolute class! Car is timeless
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@@loucostabile will do, thanks
What a nice car! Nicely optioned too! I’m also surprised all of those options and the base engine?
Hi Craig, Agreed, unique set of options on this car with the base engine, Lou
The Biscayne and Bel Aire were entry level big Chevrolets. We had a new 1968 Bel Aire, 307 ci. V8, 2 speed power glide transmission. It didn't have power steering, brakes, radio, and best of all, no parking assist! Try that kids. It was a good car, 4 door sedan, Ermine white with blue butt burners (vinyl). The folks kept it for over 6 years.
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Beautiful ride
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If ever there were 2 such favorite years of Caprice it was the’68&’69 versions because of the hidden headlight option for both years. It’s a rare option to find as well as the fact that even though that car was well loaded with rare comfortron air & stereo radio with 4 speaker 8 track yeah that’s a car, it just needed the 396 or 427 under the hood even a rarely ordered 4 speed to really make it 1 of a kind
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I absolutely love caprice. This one is awesome nice and original. With those 307 badges I would swap and store stock motor and trans and drop the meanest small block maybe a sbc454 and I would troll everyone.
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Love the correct redwall tires and rally wheels. Also really like a classic that's as close to stock as possible and yours is so nice! Great find for you way back in 1990. Are the paint and top original?
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Not sure if the paint & top are original.
Love this car !! This one is in a very good condition !!
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My goodness, absolutely gorgeous, most intriguing option IMO would be NOT having a vent wing windows, wow.
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I recently look up the Chevrolet Caprice, and it did come with a 307 small block.
Thank you for viewing & sharing your research.
It's a Caprice, NOT Classic -- that was not added to the name until '73
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I built "full size" Chevys at the Tarrytown GMAD plant and I've never seen a hideaway headlamp car until today. Was it a one-year option?
Hi caribman10, Happy to read you built full size Chevy's. Not sure if the hideaway headlights are a 1 year only option, and hoping a Viewer can share knowledge, Lou
Offered in 68 and 69
LOU! You showed us the hideaway headlight on the driver's side but NOT the passenger side. Damn it! (Just kidding)
That's funny Joseph :-) I'll make sure not to make that mistake again !
1968 and 1969 were the only 2 years that Chevy offered "Hide-away" lights for their full-size cars*. The only other models were the 67-69 Camaro and the 1963-2004 Corvettes.
* It was a Caprice option, but you COULD get it also on an Impala (if you paid more)
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Hello Lou, Although this video is 9 years old, do you know if Tom would be willing to sell this '68 Caprice? I had one similar to this one many years ago and am interested in this one if Tom is interested in selling it. Can you let me know? Thank you - Kevin Turner
Hello Kevin, I'm not aware of this car being for sale. Hope you find the right car for you soon, Lou
I have the same car. Caprice 1968!
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The name "Caprice Classic" was not applied to the Chevrolet Caprice until the 1973 model year.
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3rd year for Caprice,what a sharpe car
Glad you enjoy this one buddie noffsinger :-)
Very Nice!!!
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Very nice!
Glad you like the car, I do too, Lou
oil pressure Lou, oil pressure not temperature...haha...must be a fopaw...great video on great car...top score in the chev dept. for car counting kids...most in our region were black...and fastbacks...gorgeous chevy...you did see em...but they were rare...kutgw!!!!
Hi charlotte quillen, I must have messed up, opps.
opps?....what the?......i think you may have meant oops....how much would you pay a good proofreader who can do this....262,265,267,283,302,305,307,327,350,400,...your friend...shurelit....
366RB,396,402,427,427RB,454....haha....Ws...348/409......haha
i can zap the bore and strokes on ya....swapability....and what they really are...make miss vito/my cousin vinny look like an amateur....the 302....was a 4inch bore 327 block with a 283 crank thrown in, proper pin height pistons...but only in 67/small journal...in 68,69...they were big journal, 4-bolt main 350 blocks for the 7500 RPM chevy.....290 hp....haha...maybe more like 400 hp.
Love everything about it except a anemic 307!!?? That thing needs a big block!!!
A big block would be fun :-)
Not a Caprice Classic. That name was not affixed to the Caprice until the mid 70s
1973, to be exact.
but now it is a Caprice classic jackass😂😭
@@johnbeer5242 he is just being factory correct!
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Is this car for sale
I'm not aware of this car being for sale.
Where do you shop for caprice parts? What's a good vendor/website?
+HealthHulk Hi, Don't know the answer to that question, maybe a Viewer can help answer your question. Thanks for viewing, Lou
I have never seen a 307 '68 chevy with a THD tranny before. Powerglide only on 6cyl.,307 and 327 2bbl. 327 4bbl. and up got the THD. That all changed in 1969.
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Ugh, my mothers chevelle had the 307 and I raced my buddy driving his mothers 225 slant 6 -4 door Vaillant and he killed me.... 3 different times.
Hi Andy, Sounds like fun races :-) Lou
283 and 307 shared the same block. They shared the same piston and bore size, only the engine stroke was different. In 1968 Chevrolet tuned these engines as low compression and to run on regular fuel. Definitely not fast motors, but am surprised mopar 6 cylinder made you eat dust. Lol…. Hopefully you had a four door Chevelle and not the 2 door sport coupe model…
307 wasn't GM's finest moment.
That's an understatement!! Lol!! Or the 305 for that matter!!
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immaculate
:-)
Shark 🦈 (65'-70') Impalas/Caprices. Fastest year range with Bigger motors. Muscle Car era. and the signature Shark look to the front nose
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Oil pres gauge not oil temp.
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great car
Hi Emilia,
Thanks for sharing and viewing.
Lou
I didn't know they had hidden headlights.
Hi Mark Basnight, I'm glad you saw one with hideaway headlights, cool :-) Lou
Mark Basnight it was a rare and expensive option. Something like 1500 in today's money. Available in 68, 69.
Ah - interesting. Thanks.
They were a $68.00 option in 68 and 69.
Rare cars these days
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التحويرات المنجزه في هذه السيارات المجدده دائما لاتضيع فتحات التبريد ولا ( لوحة المقاييس المضافه ) في المكان اللائق.
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The blue Ford taillights will get you a ticket in some places.
You mean "Blue Dot" taillights.
Good to know. Thank you for the tip.
the 307 was an oil burner.
:-0
I believe the standard engine for a Caprice was 327
No it was the 307!
@Andrew Scheer yea and look at all the choices a buyer had back then!!!!
@Andrew Scheer Not accurate. The 400 small block was not available until 1970.
From what others have said, seem to be a 307. Thank you for viewing & sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Like it.
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Way better than Impala
I really like the hideaway headlights. Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@loucostabile Yes,those always fascinated me as a child. This masterpiece is from my birth year 😀
Oil pressure gauge, not oil temperature.
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Why the hell would you put a crappy 307 in a Caprice. Especially with all the engine options that year. It is not a Bel Air!
Hi Skip Campbell, Not sure. Lou
Fewer trips to the gas station? Who knows? I’ve seen the opposite - a Caprice with a big block but very basic inside the car. The car in this video could have been a “demo” to show off available optional equipment, but that is a guess.
My fav yr impala
Winner :-)
I've NEVER seen a 307 V8 have the option of a tachometer .........and THE 307 would have the power-glide tranny....not a THM 400 or THM350.....
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a 307 cu.in. ???
yes
Loaded to the hilt with a tiny 307???? Weird!!
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All that equipment including air , but just a 307 not a 396 or 427.
327 would be better.
Yeah, you would think @ least a 327.....
It's what the customer wanted!
Hi Peter, yep, a 307, Lou
You should let the owner do the taking more instead of cutting him off.
Thanks for the tip. I'll work on that.
Vinyl roof was NOT standard.
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A gorgeous car. You know, these auto manufactures are such...copy-cats. They all must be "in" with the bulb manufacturers. There is absolutely NO NEED for daytime headlights. Period! The look stupid. The only time headlights should be on during the day is if you are part of a funeral procession. My Mother's 1988 Thunder Bird has "sensor controlled lighting"; if it's really cloudy and/or foggy, the lights go on. If it's not, they stay "off"(as they should).The sensor system was/is the way to go. Daytime lights are just cheesy-looking. Hide-A-Ways...are even better. Always loved the design, especially on this vehicle and third Generation Firebirds.
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@Hugh Jarse You don't...understand(...& I explained this). All manufacturers have to do is install a "sensor" switch. Period. That switch will "activate the lights when needed". It's not a matter of being cool; it's just stupid(& a waste)to have vehicular lights on during the day. And, yes...it looks stupid, besides.
@Hugh Jarse Read what I wrote(& replied)...carefully.
@Hugh Jarse Now...I'm getting the vibe I AM talking to a "Shemp". You need to take a "chill pill" &...relax! Once again, read VERT CAREFULLY what I wrote. Daytime headlights(as a rule)are NOT neccessary. Put in a sensor switch to activate lights during dark%foggy
@Hugh Jarse conditions. Daytime lights look and ARE...silly.
NOT a Caprice "Classic" -- that didn't happen until "73.
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Nice car needs a big block tho
Big Block would be nice.
Good lookn Chevy,gauge package with buckets an counsol shift, hideaways an rallys optioned nice,but went cheap with engine, the 307 was one of the worst small block motors gm every made
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The worst engine in GM history. What a darn shame this guy has to settle for that in order to own this beautiful car.
I bet it takes some miles before it reaches cruisin speed!!
:-0
Im lou and this is a story of another guys car. Hey look it has buttons and trim. what a nerd.
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307
yes