Corvette Z06-Powered 1968 Chevy Camaro Restomod Has All the Makings of a Custom Dark Lord

Aside from the COPO variant from 1969, the original Camaro wasn’t among the most powerful cars you could buy at that time in the United States. Some would argue that it’s not even fair to call it a muscle car, as opposed to a pony car, which is “more sporty, less crazy”.

Usually though, some of the most appealing early Camaros include the SS specs (either 350 ci or 396 ci V8) with their superior handling prowess, and the Z/28, which was designed for SCCA Trans-Am Series competition.

The thing is, just about any Camaro can serve as the starting point for a serious restomod project, and we just found one that would get even Dominic Toretto to act giddy. Not only is it up for grabs (better hurry though), but from what we can gather, this car also got sold a few months back, costing its current owner no less than $77,000. Too expensive for a first-gen Camaro? Just you wait.

Let’s start with the visual modifications first, consisting of shaved side markers and fuel filler, flared fenders, a fiberglass front spoiler, cowl-induction hood, LED headlights, 1967-style taillights, folding side mirrors, and 18-inch Blitz alloys with 245/40 Ironman rubber at the front and 335/30 Nitto Extreme radials at the rear.

In terms of braking and chassis mods, we’re dealing with four-wheel discs with Wilwood master cylinders, plus drilled and slotted rotors, forged Dynalite calipers, Hotchkis front control arms and coilovers, custom rear leaf springs, and more. This car should definitely ride as sweet as it looks.

Inside, you’ll find black vinyl front and rear seats, a Vintage Air climate control system, Speartech shifter and center console, a suede-wrapped Sparco steering wheel, and no stereo – given the engine on this thing, you probably don’t even need a sound system.

Now for the main event, the power unit. It was reportedly sourced from a C7 Corvette Z06 – which means we’re dealing with a supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V8, normally good for 650 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque.

There are some minor modifications though, such as the ported cylinder heads, an LT5 camshaft, LS7 lifters and trays, Holley oil pan, custom ECU, stainless-steel long tube headers, an aluminum radiator with custom puller fans, plus one or two other things that wouldn’t make that much of a difference.

Still, according to a dyno chart provided by the seller, this car is currently putting down 706 horsepower and 755 lb-ft of torque, with everything going to the rear wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission.

I wouldn’t go as far as to say this restomod is OP, but by the looks of things, it’s certainly RP (reasonably powered), to say the least.