Saw this one for sale on Ebay tonight, still a pretty nice deal for a car with great equipment....

1968 Camaro SS396 Special Paint

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/-JMAAO...t6/s-l1600.jpg

Isn't the tail panel paint supposed to be flat or semi gloss black on big block cars? That looks gloss black? Legitimate question as I'm not sure which is right. Beautiful car either way!

Mine is pretty glossy on my 68 l78 survivor

Decent looking car for the money. Wonder what the bottom is like?

Any survivor I have seen has a glossy black versus a satin that most seem to spray.

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This is a 10,000 mile original, unrestored 1969 L78 Camaro SS 396

Appreciate the responses guys thank you for the info

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https://s21.postimg.org/uook7dbfb/ch...o_ss_396_5.jpg

For those Camaros that had the black painted rocker panels, would that black match the rear panel of an SS 396 car . . . gloss black?

----I was the 3rd owner of this great 396/375 Camaro. By the time I got the car in 1979 it had been cleared all over in an attempt to make the original silver paint show worthy. The rear panel may have been cleared as well, so I wouldn't use this Camaro as an example. Doesn't mean it isn't an absolutely cool ride anyway.......Bill S

You also cant use GM promotional photos as those cars received "show paint".. But Charlie is correct. A lot of original cars were a high level of gloss from the factory. I also believe there were some that received a lower level of gloss from the factory. This debate will never be confirmed unfortunately.