Steve "Big" 's 68 Camaro
 

Check out the CRG home page center photo, click on picture, nice shot of Big's (68l30) Sweet 68. Bring that Damn thing to MCACN will ya [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

Big's 68 Camaro

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Nice!

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Yea Big, what Mike said!

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One of the nicest Camaros around!!

Phil Woj

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Woj</div><div class="ubbcode-body">One of the nicest Camaros around!!

Phil Woj </div></div>

DITTO THAT!!!! PLUS ONE OF THE NICEST GUYS AROUND!!!!

Rich

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Thanks guy's!

Rumor was, CRG was looking for some green cars for Christmas time...I guess my pea green is close enough! Bruce, your write up is coming....

I'd like to try to make MCACN with it,if they'll have me. Maybe for some kind of 68 display? Who knows....

&quot;One of the nicest guys around&quot; ... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img] Just always surrounded by good friends! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]


BIG

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 68l30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks guy's!

Rumor was, CRG was looking for some green cars for Christmas time...I guess my pea green is close enough! Bruce, your write up is coming....

I'd like to try to make MCACN with it,if they'll have me. Maybe for some kind of 68 display? Who knows....

&quot;One of the nicest guys around&quot; ... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img] Just always surrounded by good friends! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]


BIG </div></div>

Cool Steve! And...by the way, Big Steve is one of the nicest guys around...even if he still threatens me with snowballs now and then [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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Congrats Big. Your car looks terrific! Concur on getting it to MCACN next year!!

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Oh man!!
More pics please!!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: galveston</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Oh man!!
More pics please!! </div></div>

Hope Steve doesn't mind, these are from a Summit Racing show a few years ago.

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My wife's favorite color Big! Really is a killer car!

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Mike, thanks for those pics! Thanks for the feed back guy's, Sorry it takes me so long to post,dang computer! Here's are some more ...

BIG

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So very nice!

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Here's my write up Bruce....Kind of a backwards members ride... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]


I’ve owned this car since 1985, and paid a whopping $350 for it. I was headed out to buy another car, a 65 390 Galaxie convert when my neighbor (Jim) mentioned he was picking up a Camaro the next day. Jim owned a Sohio station. His local sales rep wanted him to tow this Camaro out of his garage. It had to be moved ASAP. Come to find out, the sales rep’s son Paul actually owned the car and was given an ultimatum upon returning from BGSU…..either he goes or the car goes. Two days later it was towed to my garage. Many years later, Jim mentioned (with a devilish grin) that this was “A Hostile Takeover”!

Purely by coincidence, Paul found me and the Camaro 20+ years later at a local show. It was a night neither of us would ever forget. He was walking around my car telling his son that he had a Camaro just like this. He went on and on looking and staring in disbelief. Finally, I asked him if his name was Paul. To this day, I’ve never seen the color run out of some ones face so quick. He about passed out…After a bit, he phoned his wife and the whole family came up to see his Camaro. His first date with his wife was in that car, she threw up in that car that night and he told me stories of running it flat out on the interstate back and forth to Bowling Green. I’m still trying to get him back behind the wheel. He deserves to drive it again!

Rewind to 1968…… Alice Wallace just married Francis Rodgers. Francis was into Corvettes and took Alice down to Roger Dean Chevrolet to trade in her 1961 Chevy and order a new Camaro. All the paperwork form the title application to the lien papers had Wallace scratched out and Rodgers added. Newlyweds. The Camaro was shipped to Dean on July 31 (per NICB) and Alice picked up her car on Aug 9 …. Alice enjoyed her car until the untimely passing of her husband Francis in Oct of 77. She in turn passed the car on to a family member ( Lynn) who drove it until his death, then passed it on to his sister( Maryann). Maryann used the car during her days at Bowling Green, and then sold it to Paul in 81. The car was now covered in BGSU stickers and a National Miniature Schnauzer decal on the quarter window.

I had done my research with the state of West Virginia and even spoke with Alice on the phone. She didn’t remember much about the car until I mentioned the Schnauzer decal. She then perked up…… ”That must be my car, I breed Schnauzers”. She then went on to tell me about her late husband and his passion for Corvettes. Roger Dean was a sales leader in Corvettes so it was the logical dealer to order from.

The Camaro…

What Francis ordered was a 1968 Camaro Ash Gold Coupe with a L-30 327, M-35 Powerglide transmission,2.56 rear (should not have been available), center console, Clock, A/C, Deluxe interior , black vinyl top, AM 8-track, tilt wheel, rear defog, Vigilite, space saver, bumper guards, and a rear antenna….LOADED.

Currently it is(and will always be)in “DAY 2” trim. Some items added are: American mags, Lakewood bars, Harrell clamps, headers, SW gauges, GM intake &amp; Z-28 valve covers, 462 heads, blueprinted 10.5 to 1 block, TH-350, 4000 stall converter, 4:10 rear, GM rear spoiler and a A&amp;A front spoiler.

BIG

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Betcha that car runs good with that set-up!

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Nice Steve. This is a great car with a great story.

Steve, you should tell the story of what prompted you to paint the car.

It looks great in each tire/wheel combo.

Phil Woj. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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Hey Steve...no worries....it's all about featuring great cars from great people [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]


Thanks for the great pics and write up on a wonderful car!!

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Awesome Shots w/ the brick building
Great Job

Jim

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Steve your car is fantastic!..BKH

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Nice...Great looking car.

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I love it! Genuine Day 2 feel with the right amount if tasteful mods AND the fact it gets driven hard is way cool. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

Nice job BIG!

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Great looking car! Nice job!

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Thank you all for the positive comments!

To comment on Woj’s post…

I was on my way to a car show in Solon Oh on a Tuesday night. Along the way, there was an accident and traffic had to be directed down a residential side street. Well, traffic was bumper to bumper in the opposite lane and my lane was wide open so I was moving . Just as I was approaching a semi in the other lane, he clipped some low power lines….they landed on my car. It was like being in a cable car with the lines laying right down the middle of my car at 35 mph. Then they bull whipped off the driver side and took the paint off the left front. Thankfully my just restored/dated remote mirror was safe from harm. Insurance was a fight, nobody was to blame….soooo time to rip the car apart. While debating how to proceed with a repaint, I decided to go all out and use up some NOS sheet metal I acquired. I had an entire NOS clip on it already, so I added a full set of quarters, outer well houses, and get this… rockers (at least the last 20” or so). I was in luck that the sheet metal was all old old stock. The quarters were dated very close to mine (digit off) and the rest had dates that fell into the approx. build date frame as well. I had a good guy (Danny &amp; Jim) at Flatline Custom do the paint work and work with me on the sheet metal and putting things back as GM did.

The pics I took were at an old Junk yard that had recently closed and was up for sale. I usually pass it daily and always picture some old cars out front. Well finally I made time and headed up there at 6 am on a Sunday to wait for the good light to come in…. It must have been 95` and humid…LOL


I love driving this car, the &quot;Day two&quot; power are like a time machine. Crank up some tunes, mash the pedal and keep it straight!


BIG

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Cool car, great looking color combo. I've never seen a Chevrolet tissue dispenser. Must have come in handy when a guy had to have the 'its not you, its me' talk.

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Steve, your car is killer!! Diggin that day 2.
Buddy

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NickZ</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Cool car, great looking color combo. I've never seen a Chevrolet tissue dispenser. Must have come in handy when a guy had to have the 'its not you, its me' talk. </div></div>

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] I always like to say it's for the driver in the other lane after a stop light duel...

I've found that accessories are some of the things people enjoy seeing at car shows. It's amazing how many items Chevrolet had to offer back then. Here are some more pics ..


BIG

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And to keep you prepared for the strip....Your RD helmet, military issue goggles, GM racing jacket, fender cover &amp; Number One Team tool kit...


BIG

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Beautiful car Big!!

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Mid 80's at Norwalk Raceway.... stone stock 327-275, orig 2.56 open rear, and a set of Lakewoods... 14.80's ?? was all I could tune out of the old guy...and believe me, that was humpin with the factory Glide ! I think I blew the rear either that day or very soon after....Spider gears and a badly tore up ring gear. I have a few teeth left as a souvenir.

BIG

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We were talking about studded snow tires someplace this winter.So......

I took this pic in my Dads garage yesterday, I put the marks in there in about 85 with a set of Atlas Sno-Kings. The sparks were flyin that day!! I think Pops is still a bit pissed..... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/scholar.gif[/img]


BIG

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Love these old drag pictures Big. I am sure you have more.

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Most are still on film....I'll keep scanning!

Here are a couple more....

Day two interior (gutted) ...hated that wheel, nutzo when it went sideways... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]
The first set up with Bars and L-60 Mickeys...Love the look without the spoiler. Might be time to put the other deck lid back on.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]


BIG

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Great car, great stories and a great guy. Thanks for sharing.

Don

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: L72COPO</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great car, great stories and a great guy. Thanks for sharing.

Don </div></div>

X2..

Rich

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There is some great Karma in the car world. Or is it actually Carma.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] I helped a friend out with a Dealer decal for a killer restoration and then out of the blue found another set for my car on eBay. It took me 20+ years to find the first one that is on there now. I had to buy a Corvair for it, then have it shipped from across the country. Next it went to Jon Wright CCP to have it restored. These two pop up last week for a super cheap buy it now. Carma...It's what it's all about!

Here is a shot of the original location prior to restoration. I welded these holes shut two months before I found the first badge. Next are the latest eBay badges. Both NOS from Charleston WV....

BIG

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Here is a pic of something I'm very proud of. This was given to me by The First Lady herself....It puts a smile on my face thinking of her today. God Bless you Helen.

BIG

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Really nice Camaro Steve, day 2 is the only way to go, that look never gets old like stock does. seen it at summit racing, unbelievable car, glad you drive it and enjoy it. Cool trophy too. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

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You the Man Big Daddy!!

Cool Find!!

Rich