I have found a 67 camaro. It has the rs grill and it look like a legit rs. It had the gold exterior and interior with the 709z trim tag #. The paint wasnt bubling and I did not see any rust or dents and the interior was allright but would eventually need replacing. It also had a327 with the double hump heads on it. I didnt get none of the # off it but i checked the VIN out to show it was a V8. It also looked as if it had the elevated intake with a cowl hood. QUESTION. Does the double hump heads tell any thing?, did they come with cowl hoods from factory?, and does 15000 sound like too much? Any advice would help looking for a nice car for a fair price.

 

chances are for $15k the car is not ligit or the guy selling it is an idiot. that is not the hood that came on the R/S. I also am not sure about those heads. they were more on the Corvettes

the bottom line is that if you think the car is nice enough to pay the money for, then buy it. you need to do a lot more research than just asking questions online, if you want to find out if it is real. too much to list if it was real or not

good luck with whatever you choose

 

the 327 came in the Z-28's, double hump heads are the hipo heads of the day, before aluminum heads were more redily available., like 1969SS said, this combo would be found more in corvettes, but could come with the Camaro. Cowl hoods were a Z-28 option mostly but could be ordered with the SS, not so much the RS. Most likely its aftermarket. Again there is alot to consider when checking the authenticity of these cars, entire volumes of books have been written and some of those even contradict each other. If its trully an RS I would say 15k is a low price. I wil be here and many other will to answer your question, however, I would recommend goin to the library or buyinf a book or two yourself. It would be worth it for this type of investment.

 

I have seen a orginal 1967 Z28. It had no markings showing it as a Z, no special hood (although it might have been a option), But it did have a 302 in it, and as far as I ever found out that was the only way to tell if a 67 was a Z or not is if it had the 302 motor. (Not counting all the body tags/markings.)

And it sold from the chevy lot for $1500......in 1972......[:-]

 

You are absolutely correct, the Z/28 67-69 only camewith a 302, there never was a production Z/28 with a 327. The 67 Z/28s were sort of incognito (almost a well kept secret), while a very few of the last run of 67s may have had emblems most did not. Imight be wrong, but I don't think the cowl induction hood was available until 69.
Clyde

 

Yeah Wild I think your right on the hood.....

Another thing that really messes things up is the "dealer options". We had a 1968 Camaro kicking around town that came from the factory with headers and " Traction Squirters".
All this extra stuff was in the trunk and then installed by the dealer. I knew three of the people that owned it and thats what I was told. One was the original buyer, I am pretty sure.

The "Traction Squirters" had lines ran to the wheel wells and then a can of traction goo was installed and activated by the driver when warming up the tires for a run. Crazy!

 

guys, you're all giving him info on the Z-28 here. he is asking about an RS. we can all toot our own horns here and outdo eachother on who knows what about the Z-28s, but why don't we try to stay on subject and help the guy out

back on subject..... cplthomas definitely gave you the best advice with going to a library but as he said, a lot of the literature does contradict eachother, so unless you know the history of the exact car or have documention on it, proceed with caution

 

Thanks for the save SS. Real quick note on the Z28/327 fiasco. The block was a 327, with a 283 crankshaft, making a 302 motor, this was done for the scca rules. So, yes the Z-28 came ONLY with a 302ci motor (with a 327 block).
Back to the RS questions.
#1. The 709z option is 'Gold standard bucket (seats) with custom bucket seat appointments"
#2. The cowl induction hood was not an option for the RS. However, like Rand said above,it could be a dealer installed item.
#3. Are you going to come back and see these answers?

 

Heck I figured you gave him a good answer in your first post.....you answered his questions and then gave him advice on where to go for info.....

About all I could add to that is find someone with some REAL old car magazines.

With people changing the cars as much as they have, its pretty hard to tell what a car was, unless like you say, you have documentation or know the car.

(Not much help, I know.....)