We’re proud to present you a new In The Headlights featured article, about Chad’s 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS. Chad lives in Dallas, Texas, and is a husband, father, and seafood salesman.

The 1967 F Body is distinguished by the front vertical vent windows. This first generation of the F Body was used by the Camaro and the Firebird for 1967, 1968, and 1969. Chad’s ‘67 is mostly stock, and is shod with the factory Rally wheels.

Black with silver stripes, she is a real eye-catcher and draws lots of compliments at intersections (the original color was turquoise). Licensed as a “classic” in the state of Texas, Chad uses her in a limited fashion for weekend cruising and visiting with other car enthusiasts at the world-famous Keller’s Hamburgers drive-in in Dallas.

He has kept modifications to a minimum; they include to replacing the front drum brakes with factory-spec disc brakes. One out of the outcomes was the rubbing of the front tires. This challenge required him to replace the spindles, but with a little more problem-solving, Chad overcame the situation without losing too much ground clearance.

No radio or stereo. But there are sweet sounds emanating from under the hood.

The engine is a 1968 model 327 c.i V8 with double hump heads; that means they provide higher compression and have larger valves. It feels good when you push the accelerator, but the joy is tempered by the pain at the pump, with only 13 miles per gallon. Chad plans to swap out the Edelbrock carburetor for a Holly, and replace the old points distributor with an HEI.
A Turbo 350 has taken the place of the original 2-speed Powerglide transmission.

On the inside, Chad has plans for redoing the headliner and the carpet.
She was purchased a few years ago for about $15,000, and Chad invested another $5,000 to get her into shape. Having worked on his own cars in high school, Chad is glad that this time around, “somebody else did most of the work.”
Back in the day, Chad had a 1973 Pontiac Grand Am. Back then they were bigger than the models of this century.

Thus, GM put a 455 cubic inch engine in them. Like the cars of the guys that Chad hung around with, the engine in his own ride was also a little enhanced. As such, the Grand Am saw a little racing action. Gas was relatively cheap, and cars were big, and fast.
When asked what car he would choose if he could have anything, Chad says “A ’67 Camaro - the one I already have – and pass it on to my son or daughter.”

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The CustomRides.com team would like to give Chad a big Thank You for sharing his custom ride and wishes him all the best!

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