This El Camino is one of just over 500 factory air-conditioned SS-396 El Caminos built for the 1968 model year. This honor allowed her to be presented in the Associations Showpiece calendar each year. The El Camino has been voted by fellow El Camino owners to be one of the 13 Best in Association for the past 12 years. When it was in competition, it generally won a Best in Class - and many times was Best in Show or Crowd Favorite. Awards won by this car in Texas are too numerous to catalog. It was also shown frequently at various Florida shows, where it won a total of 2 Best of Class at Super Chevy and Bradenton. The car was shown frequently at the US Nationals in his early ownership, winning a total of 3 Best of Show awards from both peer voting and professional judges. For the past 13+ years, the owner has been a leader of the National El Camino Owners Association (NECOA*), the last 10+ serving as the National Director of the 24 worldwide Regions. This El Camino is very well known among the Worlds El Camino Community. One great suggestion is letting us do a walk around video that explains the car's condition in detail.Gateway Classic Cars of Dallas is excited to present for sale this 1968 Chevrolet El Camino SS-396. Our salesmen are happy to assist with descriptions and making sure your questions are answered. What I am offering is my professional impression of the vehicle. A significant amount of effort goes into fact checking. I, Jay Grams, take pride in personally writing the descriptions for virtually every car for about the last 30 years now. It's a show car you can use whenever, wherever you want. Just about every single part was replaced, upgraded or restored. Detailed time cards shows 1,363 hours building this car. This car was his baby and money was no object. This is from the estate of a true car enthusiast. Custom exhaust with crossover pipe and Flowmaster mufflers. Upgraded brake system with drilled and slotted rotors at all four wheels. Upgraded billet control arms, fat sway bar, Ridetech gas shocks and air bags. Upgraded TCI 700R-4 overdrive automatic trans with 2,400 stall. Bottom of the motor is spotless, has new starter, chrome oil pan and flywheel cover. Upgraded polyurethane bushings, fatter sway bar, Strong Arm tubular control arms. UNDERSIDE: Upfront is completely rebuilt. Underneath the carpet is all clean metal that's been painted, even to jamb in the tailgate painted slick. Also includes an adjustable bar to keep items secure and a light. TRUNK COMPARTMENT: Completely lined with a Bedrug. New HEI ignition, wiper motor, squirters are hooked up, new hood insulation etc. Lots of little extras-mchrome filler panel in front of the radiator, chrome a/c dryer, custom dipstick, billet cover over gel cell battery, custom hose clamp covers. Chrome plated master cylinder and booster. Cool set of billet hinges with struts hold the hood up. Big aluminum radiator with dual electric fans and a polished overflow bottle keep it cool. Has polished mini a/c compressor, polished 1 wire alternator, polished modern power steering system. Front of the motor is decked out with polished parts- chromed water pump, billet pulley system with serpentine belt, billet brackets. Dressed up with a very nice set of polished aluminum valve covers, spark plug wire holders and air cleaner lid. Has aluminum intake with a unique set of Demon tri-power carbs. That's a completely rebuilt 454 motor bored 30 over with aluminum heads. New Painless wiring.ĮNGINE COMPARTMENT: Under the hood is fully decked out with accessories and polished parts. Molded kick panel speakers, custom panel behind the seats with subwoofer, speakers and amplifier. Has Retro stereo in the dash with auxiliary plug in. Has polished tilt column with a custom steering wheel. New dash pad, custom instrument bezel with a full set carbon fiber Auto Meter gauges. Custom bucket seats with contoured bolsters and headrests. New carpet with matching embroidered floor mats, new seat belts. INTERIOR: It is new from carpet to the headliner with a lot of custom upgrades. 18 inch Cragar wheels with performance tires. Every piece of chrome, trim, emblems, etc were replaced. Jambs have slick paint, braided stainless wire loom, billet sill plates, new hardware. Paint is show quality, polished like yellow glass. Laser straight, no rust, panels fit nice. Has documented well over $110,000 invested! From air conditioning to air ride, loaded with upgrades.ĮXTERIOR: Clean California body to start with. Genuine SS from California, verifiedby the vin #.
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