Why the 1968 Camaro is the Best First Gen
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- Don’t buy a 67 or 69 Camaro before watching this video!
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Vent windows were AWESOME! Deflect in the air while driving. Smokers loved them! Had a few wasps deflected in while driving on the highway, actually a lot of bees and wasps over those years. .... Nasty. That was with my chevy pick ups... you could spin them all the way around.
Nothing horrible about vent windows. My first 4 cars had them and were a blessing in summer heat.
Exactly mate
My 67 RS/SS convertible disagrees, wind wings are great for a breeze, and the side glass isn't floppy from not having a track to hold it in place, also no side marker lights are much cleaner look. First year of the iconic "Bumble bee" stripe, and the solid, all red RS 67 taillights look better that the divided 68 taillights, and no vacuum headlight doors on RS models to get stuck. In the inside, I prefer the look of the 67 console and the 67 Deluxe doorpanels with their cool stainless trim and emblems. The 68 auto shifter is better looking though...And of course, 67 is the first year, and the very first 350 SBC debuted in the SS model. Convinced?😁
I was sad when the wind wings ended.
I own the same, 4P conv, 4spd. Bolero red. Mom bought a '69 RS conv. new. I always thought the '68 was the ugly stepchild.
I concur, wing windows rule, you don't need A/C in drier western heat if you have a set of those wing windows. Way more CFM than interior vents.
I like the vent windows on the 67!
As the owner of a 68 RS/SS I couldn't agree more!!! Thanks for the information!!
Me and my uncle are building a 68 Camaro for my first car and now that I completed high school early I’ve been working on it a lot and I’m enjoying it a lot
I like your style dude. Great vid.
Love all three, but 69 looks wide and mean. More muscular.
Most people don't get it - but you do! 68 Camaro is the best first gen.
I get the weight/size proportions provide better performance in smaller packages but... I don't care what this dude says... the 69 looks like it's coming to take names and whoop ass... #team '69
I had a 68 although I like more the 69..
I am a owner of many classic cars n modern. I'm a collector.
The best Camaro ever made was designed and introduced in 1967, which was the 1968 model year car. However it was designed and first rolled out in 1967.
From September of 1967 to July of 1968, the '68s were made.
My 1968 Camaro was made and rolled off the line in mid November of 1967.
That is the best one when you factor in looks, performance and overall appeal.
So to me, the 1968 Camaro was and really is a 1967 Camaro.
Like I said, it was designed and first manufactured in 1967.
The year prior, on June 28, 1966 the Camaro was introduced via a telephone conference call across certain states in America 🇺🇸.
In September of 1966, the first 1967 Camaro was produced.
The 1966 year produced the 1967 model year Camaros as the very first Camaro.
I've said this since 1980, this guys late to the party, early Gen X here, I was born in 1967.
Staggered Shocks
Round interior gauges
3 Spoke steering wheel
Round Wheel wells
MADE IN '67 the '68 seals the deal !
NEXT CALLER PLEASE !!
I agree 68 is the best year! Not that Ive owned one for 20+ years or anything, lol.
I’m the 68th comment on this post and I can in fact confirm that 68 Camaros are the best looking of the first 3 years and are slightly better all around. 😉
You sound like someone who was conceived in the backseat of a '73 Mustang II. Everyone knows the '67 is the greatest ever!
I agree, 68 all the way!! 💪
awesome awesome video bro....uplifting and fun to watch just like a 68' Camaro!
Pretty much agree with all of this, except maybe the headrests.
Great video. The 68 is my favorite, but I had a 67 that I bought used in 70 for $1700. Sold it to my sorry step brother in 72 and have regretted it ever since 😢😂
Pretty much exactly why I have a 68 instead of 67 or 69. I do love the 69 exterior too, but I don't like the "wood" and plastic additions to the interior.
Very cool. My favorite Camaro however is still the '69 Rallye Sport.
Always enjoy your videos so it was a treat to see this one especially today while I’m sick. I’m on my 5th Camaro. I might have a problem… My current obsession is a 71 Camaro which is the best year Camaro LOL
Absolutely agree 👍🏻
68 ❤
The lady won't even get in the car with the vent windows. It does look better without, but the vents do function nicely
I luv my 67 RS Camaro 327 4speed ! No side marker lights is a cleaner look , luv my vent windows ! I installed 69 seats in it , I like the head rest in case I get rear ended . 67 rules ! Nice video tho …
I cannot own a muscle car without wing vents,67 by far the best looking first generation Camaro
1963 thru 1967 Corvettes had vent windows and they are probably the most popular cars ever designed/manufactured. Same also applies to the 64 thru 66 Ford Mustangs.
I had two 1967's. I like the looks of the 1968 best of the first gen Camaro's. The 68's had improvements like multi-leaf rear springs. I like the high back head rest seats in the 69. I never drove a 68, so I can't comment on the how the Astro vents worked, but the 67 windows vents worked great for a personal breeze. Did the 68 Astro vents work as good as the window vents of 67?
It's official! '68 is the best Camaro! At least I've always thought so, for the same reasons you mentioned, and I've been around longer than Camaros have.
I love the, 68 and it's my dream car but I will admit the 69 is the best year
Me and you have the same taste!
I always preferred the looks and body lines of a 67 and 68 Camaro over a 69.
Later when I found out the little differences between the 67 and 68, I fell in love with the 68!
My dream Camaro is a RS/SS 396 ❤
Performance still relevant today. While mustang just never gave anything beyond cool badges.
Dude. Idk why they put "Z28" stripes on all generations of Camaros. But imo, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE "68' MUSTACHE SS STRIPES". 68' is my favorite 1st gen.
I knew something was haywire when you raced about the "horseshoe " shifter......🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Do some videos on Firebirds please.
All valid reasons 😆
They made the 67 for 1 year and 68 for 1 year also 😂😂😂
Delusional. For '69, the L72 and all aluminum ZL1 427 cubic inch engines were introduced. They dropped the ugly almost oval front marker lights, and placed them into the valance panel to clean up the grille. On the standard trim, the grille has an accentuated V shape and insets much deeper giving a more aggressive look. The deluxe interior also improved greatly from the 68, with more options and colors. The wider fenders flare out and have those sweet, sweet horizontal body lines, improving the side profile of the car, making it look sleeker. The body being wider is much cooler, and the mirrors stick out exactly the same amount anyways. Moving to the back, the revised tail lights are longer and blend into the body better and don't look awkward like the square 68. BTW, you've got the weight wrong in your video, with the same trim and drivetrain the 69 only adds 6lbs more... Oh and one last thing, 69 is universally known as the SEXIEST number. Of the 3 years, 68 is the LEAST desirable.
Lmao
The 69 is nice too but it has those bug eyes, trash dash board, and the skinny taillights were not an improvement, even if following the outer line more. The 67-68 more rounded fenders and quarters was much nicer along with the round wheel wells. The gas cap also looked cool between the tails. Yes that steering wheel was weird. The 67 round turn signal grill looked like an afterthought and the vent windows were blah. The barless taillights weren’t as nice as the 68 either. Overall, the 68 takes it. 😉
Couldn’t agree with you more 😊
i agree!
I agree! What about why the 1970 Chevelle is the best year?
1967 please. 292 6 swap
my dad had a 68' Camaro, we have a great picture of him with it in 1978 when he was 19 years old....somehow he ended up being a Corvette guy and did some Corvette restorations so I was surprised when my mom bought him a little 1968 Camaro model thing for Xmas....later she told me it was because he always said it was the only car he ever regretted getting rid of...
lady on the left was def not feeling it...damn vent windows were screwing up her pillar less coupe man!!!
Went from thinking this dude was pretty reputable but I'm now realizing he's just an opinionated kid who never really grew up
Amen!
I got 68 but needs a lot of work😐
Delusional. 67 was first, has vent windows, round front marker lights while the 68 has ugly almost oval ones, no ugly side marker lights on the 67. Tail lights are a bit nicer than the 68.
I do agree that those oval turn signals look disgusting and unbalanced, so much so, I actually went with smaller round turn signals then even what the 67 had on my 68.
I understand what you are saying about the side markers, and I used to think that way too, however one really needs to analyze things completely.
You know what's uglier then side markers ?
Emblems on the side of your fenders.
Try this first;
Take off those Camaro n SS n cid badges off the damm side fenders then look how beautiful those side markers are,, it's a little bling and not so plain looking as the 67.
You ever drive at night ? If you do the 68s look awesome because of those side markers, it's eye candy man ! And it's a bit safer at dawn n dusk.
68 is better
69 camaro is the best in my opinion, all 1st gen camaros are cool but the 69 camaro ss or even base model with that big blue bow tie on the grill is bad ass period best preformance year for camaro besides the 70 lt1 z28. I personally like all first gen firebirds and camaros, you cant go wrong with anyone of those cars, idk 69 firebird looks awesome too but the 68 has the biggest production number for firebird. And for chevy 69 camaro has the biggest.
Nope the 69 is the sexiest fastest most badass of all camaros!
70 camaro > everything else
Shame on you. Vent windows are the best ! lol
Too funny
So.... Did you buy a 68 Camaro?
Ive had one since I was 15 so Im super biased
@@AutoGuild nothing wrong with that.
69 was the BEST!!
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Lame video.
My dream muscle car "was" the 69 until i saw a 67....then i saw a 68😂🤌🏼
the 69 camaro DID have a 3 spoke steering wheel as an option tho
Went from thinking this dude was pretty reputable but I'm now realizing he's just an opinionated kid who never really grew up
Thats true! 😀
@@AutoGuild I realized
do you not know what humor is?
@@TheCptTrenchfoot yeah it's funny, sure. But in an off-putting cringy way.