1967 SS 396 Camaro Barn Find Parked 43 Years
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- We flew to Minnesota to record the unearthing of a an original-paint, 1967 SS 396 Camaro (375-horsepower L78 - one of 1138 built)) that the owner stored in his pole barn in Wisconsin in 1975. He is finally going to sell.
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My dad bought a 1970 mach 1 when he was 17 now in his 60's it sat for 35 years in a garage im 19 now and glad he didnt sell it im fixing it up currently.
I'd love to see the follow-up video of these Barn Finds after completion and restoration. So many of these Barn Finds just end with the tow away!
Yeah me too updates...😊😊😊😊😊
Cars were pretty standard by 1971. Insurance co and has crisis killed the sport and by late 70s end was near..all auto makers detuned or just abandoned hi po cars called the malaise. Era of performance
Hey, remaining matching numbers 1967 L-78 Camaro"s are more rare than the 602 Z-28"s built that year. Many thanks to Jerry, Russ and Jane for sharing their story. Greatly appreciated. Hope to here that the L-78 is running again in the near future - nothing sounds and runs like a well tuned solid lifter big-block!!!!!! Those of you that posted negative comments are slime-balls. Just appreciate the history here, unselfish owners and the fact that this L-78 will have another day ...........
What ever happened to the adage "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"
Engine is getting rebuilt.
@@rosco465 that's exciting 🙏
He still doesn't know what he's got...
He will when he sees it roll across the stage at BJ.
You got that right
He could have made alot more if he'd thrown a few $ into getting it running again, then taken it to auction himself. The real winner is the guy who bought it.
Looks like crap as is now
Right anyone that let the car go like he has doesn't appreciate cars or art.
I always wish I was around in 60s when those real cars were avaialble brand new.. Love American muscle cars beyond any other vehicle..
they wore out at 100,000 miles because of the lead in the gas. No maintenance to transmissions. Cars were rarely repainted, interiors were almost never reupholstered.
@@harryjones2420 but they are still around today
I remember when they first came out !!🤪
I was 15 in 1977 all these cars were 10 years old and this is what was for sale and affordable for a 16 year old after mowing lawns sense I could walk lol chevelles , camaro , 5 window trucks etc all beat to shit with no looking back
They were still a new model when I started in collision work in 1968
People almost never regret owning a car, but regret the ones they sold. Still wish I had my 68 Z/28
My dads 66 mustang coupe just recently saw the day light for the first time in 30 years, I already have it running
That’s awesome
Nice!!!
I was always a GM fan but after owning several Cobra Jets and the absolutely awesome common 429/460's I love them all. 👍
Having the numbers matching block makes this car very special, spun bearings are not a big deal. Great story Jerry, thank you for sharing it with us.
Thanks Bubba!! I flew up to Wisconsin to do this one.
The block must be magnafluxed to make sure it is ok...
Would always have a machine shop do the bottom end... maybe the whole engine on a car like this.
Jerry Heasley I have to call BS on this one , sorry don't pass the smell test at all !!
(edit-buster smith) You gotta know we will all want to know what makes you say that...
another great find. these L78 cars are hard to find. most of them were abused. definitely restore to original
Alan Goddard Has day
Jeez a real time capsule, she's a solid candidate for a restoration, wish it was mine.
So this guy had kids and none of them wanted that car?
That's what I was thinking. I was just saying to myself that if my dad had this car sitting in a barn like that, I would have talked him out of it years ago and would have it fixed as good as new.
They probably want all that junk off of there to sell it. A lot of younger people don’t care about these cars but are smart enough to know they’re worth something.
That crazy isnt it? I said the same thing lol. If i were 1 of his kids that car would never go. Funny thing is if he has kid they may have opted for japscrap, ive seen that b4.
I have seven brothers and two sisters. Even my sisters would have gotten into the bidding for that thing. I'd have been cleaning the old mans gutters until my hair fell out.
Two daughters
I just can't understand how a person could let something like this sit for 4 decades.
That easy to understand. You buy your dream car when your young. Then your girl friend get pregnant. You get married then you car starts needing major repairs. But you got to buy her a car for her and the kid. Then you got to buy a house. Then she is pregnant again. The next thing you know it’s 35 years and your car is still sitting there.
Eric, it’s called life, and you’re about to find out.
Me neither it's criminal
@@SKA343 no, it’s not criminal, it’s his car!
Sell the junk and keep the car!
This.
Guys, remember one thing. When we were teens in the 70s-80s all these cars were a dime a dozen. None of us knew that they were going to be worth a small fortune. We drove them,we raced them. Then we were stupid enough to get married. Wife, kids, career.why do you think these cars just sat in the garage. Lack of time and money
Very well stated!
Marc Aliventi Aliventi:
Let's not forget, the Support for these vehicles in the aftermarket did not start to takeoff until the 90s....unless you had unlimited funds to purchase the few remaining NOS/OEM parts-components held by dealers,salvage yards,collectors...you were out of luck. Had the Internet been what it became now in the 1980s...many pony cars would still be around..and they would be more affordable to purchase.
Unfortunately. Hoarders, and Speculators have driven-up the price of these "dime a dozen" as you stated. Just look at all the clones out there now....not excluding the ones with Brand-New body-shells made in Taiwan.
My high-school friend in the 80s had a limited-run Mach 1 Mustang....it was not until the early 2000s that he was finally able to get it back on the road again. Back then, although much pricier as even a used car compared to a 60s/70s pony car...the Dealer and Aftermarket support for Datsun 510s was quite remarkable compared to muscle cars...yet those cars (the unmolested survivors,with decent bodies) cost anyone dearly; $2,000+ was the going price,not far from what they cost New 15 years earlier. Not to many kids could come up with $1,500-$2,000+ for a 510/Z....spending $500.00+ for a beat-up Mustang,Camaro, Firebird,Challenger/Charger,etc. was easier on the wallet....drive it till it blew-up,etc.
D McNamara yup, I keep pissing off collectors because I still have my dad's 1969 shelby gt500
D McNamara nice, I love to see the REAL cars on the road. Not today's cookie cutter
Marc Aliventi Aliventi:
You can't get much individuality in styling of today's cars with 1 piece slab-sided stamping....Look even at the high-end vehicles or the : retro Challenger,Camaro,Mustang,etc....look very closely,very little compound character body lines/curves and design of the Original pony-muscle cars; beyond plastic bumpers and headlight/taillight buckets. That 1-piece stamping has to release from the press without defects ...unfortunately compound lines/curves can't be done (beyond door openings) with a large stamping....it's why all the old cars had to have multiple exterior and door opening stampings to achieve what the designers and the bean counters were willing to sign off on.
i had a 1967 black with a black vynal top 275 hp 327cc it was the RS package with 4speed i bought it new on long island
Probably get it running in a weekend hook a gas can up and some plugs wires
Now that’s a damn nice ride, would love to see it when redone.
The cars a keeper I see the trailer hitch on the back had same on our 67 rs ss they should redo it and enjoy it for a while before they sell it and see what memories they can make like the power tour
Funny how cars back in the day had hitches for trailers...I had a 69 Firebird 400 - 4 speed back in 71 and pulled a trailer from Oklahoma to New Jersey.... To see a nice muscle car or most any car pulling a trailer today would be comical...
When you take the block to the machine shop let them know that when they "deck it" they are not to machine over those matching numbers on the pad. If they erase those numbers, your car value plummets. You cant prove its a number matching car anymore. It just involves them stopping their machining process before it goes over the pad. Youll save the broaching on it also. Good luck, great vid!
IDK why anyone would sell a car like this. I sold my 68 plain Jane Camaro early 2000-ish, after I learned everything I know about cars on it over roughly 15 years...I miss that car very much, but have both 73 & 94 Z/28's, and...a few other vehicles. I always just figured I would find a Z/28. What a jackass I was. I kick myself in the ass almost EVERYDAY for selling that plain Jane 68 Camaro.
Beautiful!! - Best looking generation of camaro's in my opinion!
Only that style 3 short years my brother had a 67 rs in the early 80s 327 engine 4 speed manual transmission stupid his old lady told him to get rid of it and he got a oldsmobile car car.worth 30 thousand today
I live about 100 miles from these folks. I found in a garage 2 California VW Beetle Rust-Free cars stored in the same manner as this car. I bought 2 cars 3 motors and a rust-free floor pan for $600 dollars, stored for the last 20 years. I love folks like this because he had the sense to put it in the corner and just leave it for another generation to restore and enjoy. We are not owners of cars ,but we are merley care-takers .............
This is what I think about my restored noped. I'm just a care-taker.
these old people remember when these were new and now you bet they dont want to drive a 50 year old clap trap in there 70's and kids now dont want this old junk either..check out any car show and you wont see 20 year olds sitting next to some heap,,there all old geezers that will NEVER GIT THE MONEY BACK of what they wasted putting into it.
You don't know a whole lot about cars do you? There are young kids out there with Mechanic fathers that can help them update those old CLAP TRAP as you call them. That car put back in showroom condition is worth approx.$75.000 . There is a lot of garbage at car shows that looks good and is crap on the road. I have owned 6 very fast Mustangs and some chevs that are just as fast as the new ones if not faster.. If you are running a 100 mph in a new car or a 1966 chev you die just as fast in an accident.
@@gilbertnowak5770
I agree with Allen
Don't get me wrong
The classics are cool
I grew up with these
Rattle cans.
HOWEVER new cars are
Superior in everyway
It's called technology.
These old rattle traps
Suck in gas milage
Needed a tune up
Every 12,000 Miles
Pretty much shot around
75,000 miles or for sure
A vavle job and dripped
Oil everywhere.
New cars today will
Go 100,000 Miles before
First tuneup. I had a 02
Acura RSX first tuneup
210,000 miles I kept
The plugs just for proof
How good they looked.
Also proof there was a show on about 10 years
Ago Hillbillies and there
American muscle against
Yuppies and there wife's
Grocery SUV's and stock
Daily drivers.
It was embarrassment
Stock V6's against
This so call big V8 muscel. They " Hillbillies" got there Asses handed to them Everytime,
" They were pissed" EXCEPT
One time a old timer
Came out with a total
Jack out like a 66 stang
Nonthing about it was
A 66 most likely everything on it was
Made over seas?
Pretty sad the good ole boy's had to cheat to
Bring down the stock rides Of today & remember this was 10 years ago.
Now some stock cars
Today are or over
700 HP and V6's
Have just as much
Or more HP than some of
That old iron.
Also some 4 cylinders
Are at 260HP today
Or higher take the power to weight Ratio of today
old iron need to stay in the garages and look pretty at the car shows
I still love the old Iron!
Beautiful 67 SS. Great color and everything.
Beauty, they just don't make em like this any more, its sad in a way to see this car leave its original owner, he seemed pretty attached to it
Steelies looked wicked on it
Great history by chevy SS CAMARO, Loved this muscle car
The 1st car I ever bought was a 67 camaro. I was 19 years old.
'68 -- I was 17
I bought a '68 Le Mans at 21 years old. I'm 21 years old now lol
WHO CARES ?
69 camaro ss - 19 years old
1970 GTX, 15 years old back in 1979!
This guy never threw away anything. He was even saving firewood up there in the rafters.
I good a woody when that tire inflated' LOL
My favorite part, too - amazing.
2TROLL1
I had one when he opened the trunk and the two original red steelies were there in mint condition with 40 yr old air in the tires!!
Who are you@@rafaelsaldana6561 g
Man! If thats a 375 hp 396 that thing is outrageously fast! I remember the Novas were
12.7 at 110mph 8 inch slicks 4.56 gears, put 5.14 in got 10 inch slicks, never ran it. redline 7000
If I had that car, I’d just mechanically restore it and leave the rest of it original
@1:00 My thoughts exactly and it would a shame to blast that car for that little bit of rust. Clean it up and keep it original as possible there a plenty of restored cars around.
That would be nice.
I'm never sure if I like these videos or hate them. I often say "these people should never own cars" simply because they neglect such important cars. But, if they didn't tuck it away, there's a good chance these cars would have been sent to the crusher years, decades ago. I'm also reminded that America is a free country and even idiots are allowed to own nice things.
kanukster
Nice people
Not idiots 😡
@@moparchallenger749 Nice idiots. Why would someone let a nice car fall into a state of neglect.
Mike Brown
Ha ha
Lots of reasons
maybe life happened 😀
at least like this it wouldn't be lost in a car accident like many were
When this car was put away it was just an ordinary old car. Not a collector yet. I bought my 68 Firebird in 1976 for $150.00, was ready for the junk heap. Nobody was collecting these cars until later.
Wow. Didn't realize Chevy offered an SS396 in the first year of Camaro production.
Cool car and history. Too bad it's sitting on a dirt floor.
Looked dry at least
I love this model Camaro and back during the 1st Arab caused fuel crises I had the opportunity to buy a convertible 396 SS .On my $35 fortnight apprentice wage, that wasn't going to happen though..This example has covered 76,000 miles, many of it at a 1/4 mile at a time so it has a minor race history and the trophy's to prove it . I'm glad he is a hoarder by nature because this is one old car that will be reborn with most of it's original parts intact. So many of these cars are long gone now as their race careers ended and they were parted out or simply neglected into oblivion.
Original paint !? Wow that’s amazing.
I don't know how anyone could have a treasure like that buried away all of those years....
Wasn't such a treasure when first stored.
Parked 43 years in 10 year old steel building 🤯
😂
They probably meant it hasnt been started in 43 years bur they probably pushed it on the barn
Sweet.
Voitûre ançetre Ford
i was thinking the same thing .. that building aint old at all
I've owned a '68 RS Camaro since 1978. It has been parked since July 7th, 1988. Marriage and kids will do that. It is not stock but is a complete car.
Dude fire it up on the weekend. The kids can wait.
I was born July 7th 1988
@@tabbyblake5738 and the oldest car you want to buy should be a 08'...lol'
are you interested in selling?
He's a very cool guy to let go of his past and let someone else put the car back on the road again .Too start new memories
There are cars parked in barns, sheds storage units and garages that have just been completely forgotten about as the original owner died or got alzheimers. It happens every day.
Hopefully this gets this guy motivated to pull her out and get her back on the road. Shes too valuable to be wasting away in that shed. It would be great to have a follow up on this!
why do some many you tube vids have commercials?
This is how you take care of a classic like that. ?
Nice ,I had a yellow 67 ss 396 4 speed w black stripe , nice car's .
Absolutely freaking beautiful survivor. All 5 matching rally wheels, all them factory parts for such a rare car.... this has the wow, wow, wow factor.
The camera with the fisheye lens distorts the car buy a new camera without a fisheye lens
$200K car when restored.
Hopefully someone buys it and restores it to its original condition. I’m sure it’s worth a few bucks to someone.
I feel like it was starting to come back to life as he was putting air in the first tire
I thought that it might go Christine on us
I bought one very similar for $2,250 in 1978 with ~37K miles on it. It was built about a month before this one, also in Van Nuys, with original MR-code L78. Smog system & exhaust manifolds long gone, with a set of vintage Mickey Thompson Super Scavenger headers. Trans is a '68 M21 replacement, but rear end is original. Butternut Yellow with black bumblebee stripe and black vinyl top. Deluxe black interior with console/gauges. AM radio w/rear speaker, rear defogger, non-power front disc brakes with original rally wheels and disc brake caps. Found the UOIT printout in the car, matching the body number & cowl tag options. I still have it. Great fun to drive. Those Mickey Thompson Super Scavengers have a very unique sound. I hope that the car in the video (and all the parts, including the rare exhaust manifolds and smog system), end up in the hands of someone who'll do it justice. There are very few LOS(Van Nuys) '67 L-78 Camaros out there anymore, with the majority of them built in Norwood (with MQ code L78s). Thanks to Jerry for putting this video online.
Nice story, and you still have this Camaro?
Kills me how people have these amazing cars stuffed in there garages with crap all over them or burried under garbage
At least they survived...most didn't
Yeah, back in 2005 a guy told me were a 1969 scj mach 1 was sitting buried in a garage while playing basketball. I didn't go look for it and a couple friends went and purchased the car. They call me up to go look at it and see what they had bought. I was sick when i saw the shaker hood, car had perfect deluxe interior and drag pack option. 18,000 miles. And they got it for $1850. Said they had move stuff for a hour to get too it. Still kicking myself for that one.
Is it really a barn find if you find it on your own barn?
Would love to see an update video of this car fully restored
Sorry, it’s junk. Just an old Chevy with blown motor will cost $75 k to make it worth $75 k again. Good luck to the person that wants it. Look at all that shit. How can people live like that. Omg what is all that crap in that barn , god
I saw the original chrome air cleaner for the car in the loft just to the left of the original smog pump he held up..
Pontiac chrome air cleaner
Some people would use colorful words towards a person who would leave a car like this stored for so long. Lol
Its insane that even car guys do this, he could of been driving or racing that car for the last 45 years. And this is why not to get married, she will take you from the car then ultimately get you to get rid of the car.
Toby Bielat idk man we just had our 2nd baby and I have a 2012 Roush stage 3 Mustang as my daily driver and a 468 1969 Chevelle that’s my drag car. In my opinion it really just depends how your personalities mesh. She will support my automotive hobby because it makes me happy. Hell she even listens when I try to explain to her what the difference is between lobe separation angle for a cam grind even though I know it doesn’t interest her. Lol 🤷🏻♂️
Most women have no interest in any kind of operating, especially motor vehicles. Most women consider it just an appliance and nothing special and have no idea about rarity so most will consider it's value to be low based on how old it is and eventually make their husband sell it which can define if the husband is a man or a pussy. Only times when people have to sell their car are when they're financially messed up and can't keep it. People don't understand that these are not toys, but very real automobiles and the most value out of the drive, bodywork, material, and overall quality in general of a classic vehicle. Unintelligent people will always fail to see quality.
you are so right marrage is a loseing game for men put it all up front and watch her burn you & everything you ever cared about in the court system just sayin like this guy he must have been a cool dude with that car come a 396 big block back then.. those were panty pealer cars now hes a wimp.
I started building my 68 Camaro when I was married. All I caught was hell for trying to achieve a life long dream. We divorced and three girlfriends later I am single and still have the car. Women cheat and can be nasty, so they go. Cars stay.
Toby’s comment is an accurate one on what happens more often than the exceptions some are giving in their criticism
Scrap a doodle doo....that baby is rust ,and dirt weight for the taking!!!! Probably 400 maybe 500 for it across the scales! Rake in them $$$$
take a shot every time he says "uh, um"
Or "you know" 😂
He has a car not speech PhD
Based on the information it was manufactured in Van Nuys California in the fourth week of June 1967 6 D in the VIN code L on the door pillar is Van Nuys and the cowl Fisher body ID tag
I really love how you point out the tags and not just show them but explain what they mean
Just a few months ago, I cleaned out my parents' garage...much to the happiness of my father and the chagrin of my mother. I told them I may not be able to do it in the next few years so now was the time. Next is going to be the house...room by room.
Get rid of the wife, fix the car & give it the love it needs.
My boy lol
😂👍
Exactly . When she said it smells! Gotta go!
I had a 396/375 69 Pace car. Bad ass fast
That sounds like an EXCELLENT idea!
How much is the car worth ? I had a 68 Camaro SS 396 .
Bad ass car, cool as hell.
The owner is hard to listen too. Ah so I um and then ah we went to um the track ah for ah some ah racing.
This is an awesome find i drag race at rock falls Wisconson it would be great to see it back in its glory.
I would love to restore this car
nice car, but its not a barn find if You bought in 71. But it looks like You may have lost it in Your own barn!!
Same as mine 411 posi traction 4 bolt mains.
375 horse but rs ss did wheelies.
At least he kept it indoors, not in his yard, he's got everything cause he's a hoarder, which in this instance worked in his favor, why hold it so long, then sell it?
Pontiac GrandPrix73 I’m betting he got most , if not all the money he had into it and then some! In the condition it was in with all the history of it from the dealership, probably in the $30 k range, just a guess.
It's nice when you don't have to lose any money on a car....cuz I'd be willing to give you your full $800 back. You're welcome.
What a gem. A diamond in the rough
Uh...um.. ah uhm eh uhm um eh eh uh.
If they rebuild that original block, hopefully they dont deck it and lose the stamped codes...very nice car
Then its not authentic. NO NOT DECK.
Had a numbers matching 1968 SS 396/325hp which I paid $900 for in 1973,sure wish I would have stored it till now! Very cool story,thanks!
if you let me steering I would be stuck in driver's seat!
incredible
Please keep the original paint...it's survived so well!!! There are so few originals left if all it needs is two little patches on the quarters...and heck it don't really need em, just sort out the motor, interior, cut/polish and drive her, as is...that patina took 42 years to achieve...
agree!
People amazed the hell out of me they have stuff they just have it to have it let somebody get a hold of it that would truly take care of it and use it that's what it's for to be used not looked at or not the pile of crap on top of it
There's one of these red 396 67's in a shed in Paramus NJ that I've been waiting on since 1975.
How much did he sell it for ?
Enjoyed your video Jerry! Nice car, great story!
Woody from Winnipeg
Thank you, your comment means a lot to me. Made my day.
This camaro is in very good shape for how long it's been sitting hope it gets restored I have a 68 camaro that's in a lot worse shape that I'm going to start restoring prob next year I'm going to put a 468 BB in it cool video and car
Um, um, um, um, um, um, um into infinity. Bailed out at 2:55 in. Jesus....
Um um um um um Is your middle name impatient? Geez!
this guy did the right thing. Selling it so it can get a second chance. So people let the car rot to the ground before selling.
Great find I just hope the moist dirt floor didn't ruin it underneath but it did very well i guess from what i can see. I gave a thumbs up okay.
that's a nice car
I can’t believe people park a car like that and just forget about it..!!!!! Omg 😮
It's only a car Richard.
anyone else notice the 4 percent sales tax ?
Up until Jan 1. 1970 we had. No state tax
It’ll take a lot of money to get back in acceptable condition but the owner is one lucky guy.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I was interested in hearing about the car but I couldn't take any more "uh.... um... uh...."
Great find and story.
I kind of hate chevy, but THIS is a dam nice ride!
Im not ready to sell the car! I let it sit for 40+ years and get ruined in a barn, but im just not ready
30k make you ready?
Junkerbunker ruined , it’s in the best condition ever
why do you thing ruined, you pricks in this era have all the answers, did it ever occur to you if cars like this were not put away some where what the life span might be. at the time it wasn't rare, or at least not thought of that way, i bought a 63 split window off a used car lot in 1969 for 1100.00 bucks, if i would have owned property at the time after i beat it around a while i would have done the same thing, but instead i put a big block in it, drag raced it for a while, had it stolen and burned while i was out of town, one less split window now. none of you have a right to criticize stories like this, you weren't there, you have no idea what it was like to be around when all these cars were common place. all you know is the bullshit you read or swap lies with your buddys, why not just enjoy what you see because someone like this saved a part of automotive history.
@@jimmieroan9881 Agreed. I lived back then and had a 1963 Impala SS 409, bought for $450, which was gone by 1978. No place to store it and responsibilities took over. I have looked at the prices out there now for one. If I had only known...Mom had a 68 RS Camaro conv. That went away as well. At least I can see videos like this one and look at pictures of the fine automobile art that existed back then and enjoy.
Always be careful adding pressure to old tires. I had a side wall rupture before and was lucky.
Great point!
She'll want to see it when she finds out what it's worth. At the Pomona swap meet, I've seen rusted shells of first gen Camaros going for $20k.
The paint for the most part is in really good condition. Those wheels he pulled out of the trunk where fresh looking. Amazing car, hope someone can do the bare minimum to get it on the road again, in it's original glory and drive it.
going were for 20K back next week to the saugus swapmeet then river side swap meet etc etc...git real dude.
@@allenschmitz9644 huh?
The amount of times that guy says “um” and “uh” is insane.