67 RS/SS Camaro

[Jlusejr1]

Can someone tell me about my '67 RS/SS? This the information that I had about the car.

My '69 RS/SS Camaro

Vin # -  124377L138044

Engine Code - V MS
350 Block* With 327 L79 Cylinder Heads, Winters* Aluminum Intake, Holley Carb*, Distributor* & Dual Inlet Breather

12 Bolt Diff - Code - PU - 3:73 Gears
Metallic Brakes, Fined Aluminum Brake Drums; Both Rear & Front

Muncie M-22 4-sp Rock Crusher
No "Rings" On The Input Shaft
10 Spline Input
27 Spline Output

Had To Have Dealer, Bill Heard Chevrolet
Special Order:
Clutch, throw out bearing & flywheel
Upper & lower control arm bushings
Upper & lower ball joints
Idler arm, drag link & tie rod ends
Front & rear shocks
Front & rear brakes, all 4 drums were aluminum & finned
Rear leaf springs bushings

Different Items on my '67 vs other '67's
1 left rear & 2 right rear leafs
4 canisters; 1 in each corner of car
No Console
No extra gauges
No a/c, p/s or p/b
Big thicker radiator
15x6 Front Rims/Wheels
15x8 Rear Rims/Wheels
Both front & rear wheels had GM part number stamped into them.

Old pictures I took -
* Winters Intake Manifold
Had a Snowflake Cast in the manifold. It had a S/N of 3917610 on it. Don't know if that means much of not.
* Engine Block 350 - #3914678
* Holley Carb - #3916143
* Distributor - #1111266

Parts URL's
1 - Winters Intake Manifold Decode
2 - Engine Block Codes
3 - Axle Codes
4 - Camaro Engine Suffix Codes
5 - Corvette Distributor Codes
6 - Distributors & Ignition Systems
7 - VIN, Cowl Tag Number Decoding

I Paid $700.00 For It At Hughes VW.
The US ARMY Lt. That Had Owned The Car and Traded It In On A VW Bus, Stated That He Had Bought It New In California and Brought It With Him When He Was Assigned To Fort Benning Where He Met His Wide. They Wanted The VW Bus Go Camping In. He did not know squat about the mechanics of the car; stated it is as he bought it new.


I Glassed A '70 Dodge Challenger T/A Hood Scope Onto The '69 Z/28 Cowl Induction Hood. Looked Really Cool!

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Decode Vin # -  124377L138044

1967 Chevrolet Camaro Sport Coupe

1    Line    Chevrolet
2   Camaro
4   8 Cyl.
37    Body    Sport Coupe 2-Door
7    Year    1967
L    Assembly    Los Angeles, CA
138044    Serial    138044

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Granada Gold - Color Code G
Black Front Accent Band - RPO D91



I would really appreciate your time and comments.
John

[cook_dw]

Hmmmm..  Can you post some pics?  That will help the most.  Trim tag, vin, engine pad, trans stampings, diff stampings etc.  Or email them to me and I will post them.

cook_dw@hotmail.com

[Mark]

You have some weird stuff on that car.  those canisters on the 4 corners are from a convertible, they are dampeners designed to minimize harmonic vibrations in the convertibles and by your VIN this isn't a convertible.

M22 wasn't available on a small block SS in 67 (or any of the first 3 years) it was only available on Z28's and L78's.  Same on the 15" wheels, those aren't original to the car either.

What do you mean by 1 leaf on the left side of the rear, and 2 on the right?   Is one of those a round (or square) rod connected to a bracket on the rear axle, and the passenger side floor, or do you actually have two sets of mono springs somehow rigged up under the car?

Need a bunch more info to see what your describing, and we like pictures.

[bcmiller]

John, can you post some pics?

[Jlusejr1]

The passenger had two (2) flat leaf springs, one on top if the other. The drivers side had only a single leaf spring. All three (3) springs had a GM part number in them.

[Jlusejr1]

I don't have any pictures of the car left because of house fire consumed all of them
Do any of you know how to search all states DMV files for the VIN so I can locate the car again.
Thanks everyone.
John

[bertfam]

Do any of you know how to search all states DMV files for the VIN so I can locate the car again.

There isn't a way. Because of privacy laws, most state motor vehicle departments won't even perform searches and if they do, you'll get very little information anyway. The only option you have is to start with the state the car was last registered in and go from there.

Ed

[Petes L48]

Are you from Columbus, GA or were in the Army and stationed at Ft Benning?  I recall a Bill Heard Chevrolet dealership there back in the early 80s, but maybe they were a big operation throughout the state or region.  As has already been mentioned, some of what you list wasn't factory correct.  By "new", do you mean the LT was the original owner from 1967?  What year did you get the car?  I see your original post was about a year ago.       

[69Z28-RS]

Bill Heard owned a large string of dealerships up til about 10 yrs ago.. all over the southeast for sure...  Here's an article...

http://jalopnik.com/5056225/exclusive-inside-the-fall-of-bill-heard-chevrolet-the-worlds-largest-chevy-dealership

A similar situation with the Bill Heard dealership in Huntsville, with serveral weeks going by with everyone *wondering* what the deal was ....  The Huntsville dealership now operates as part of the "Landers-McCarty' string of dealerships...