Camaro SS

The Camaro SS or Camaro Super Sport for all you purists out there has always been a favorite of most pony car lovers. I mean what is there not to love when you could get an optional 375 horsepower 396 big block Chevy under the hood! Although the Camaro SS was available in several different years we are only going to talk about the first generation of the Camaro SS. I hope you enjoy!

1967 Camaro SS

1967 was the first year that the Camaro was available to the public, and during that first year 34,411 Camaro SS were produced. During the initial run of these first generation Super Sports the bumblebee nose stripe was included standard as part of the Super Sport option package, but in March of 1967 Chevrolet decided to make the bumblebee stripe a separate option (RPO D91).

67 Camaro SS Body Styles

There were four different body styles available to chose from in 1967.

SS Coupe - was priced at between $2,783 to $3,072 depending on the options that were added.

SS Convertible - was priced at between $3,019 – $3,309 depending on the options that were added.

SS RS Coupe - was priced at between $2,888 – $3,177 depending on the options that were added.

SS RS Convertible - was priced at between $3,124 – $3,414 depending on the options that were added.

67 Camaro SS Engine Options

in September of 1966 when the Camaro SS was released to the public the only engine option that was available was a 350 cubic inch small block, but soon after that in November of that same year Chevrolet introduced the 396 cubic inch big block in three different horsepower ratings.

• L48 – 350ci. V8 / 295HP 4BC
• L35 – 396ci. V8 / 325HP 4BC
• L34 – 396ci. V8 / 350HP 4BC
• L78 – 396ci. V8 / 375HP 4BC

1968 Camaro SS

Styling did not change much from 1967 to 1968 with only a few small changes that included the addition of side marker lights, divided rear taillights, and a slightly pointer front grill. Also Chevrolet got rid of the side window windwings in 1968 that in my opinion was one of the best features of old cars. Production was about the same for the 1968 model year with 30,695 68 Camaro Super Sport produced.

Unlike the 67 Super Sport the 1968 model had two distinct hood depending on which engine your Super Sport came equipped with. If you ordered you car with the standard 350 cubic inch engine then your car came with the same hood that the 67 SS model came with, but if you opted for the SS 396 then your hood was slightly different and featured two inserts which each had four simulated carburetor stacks.

68 Camaro SS Body Styles

Just like in 1967 there were also four different body styles available to chose from in 1968.

SS Coupe - was priced at between $2,881 – $3,539 depending on the options that were added.

SS Convertible – was priced at between $3,119 – $3,777 depending on the options that were added.

SS RS Coupe - was priced at between $2,986 – $3,644 depending on the options that were added.

SS RS Convertible - was priced at between $3,224 – $3,882 depending on the options that were added.

68 Camaro SS Engine Options

The 1968 Camaro Super Sport had basically the same engine options as the previous year except for the addition of the L89 which included aluminum heads.

• L48 – 350ci. V8 / 295HP 4BC
• L35 – 396ci. V8 / 325HP 4BC
• L34 – 396ci. V8 / 350HP 4BC
• L78 – 396ci. V8 / 375HP 4BC
• L89 – 396ci. V8 / 375HP 4BC Aluminum Heads

1969 Camaro SS

The 1969 Camaro Super Sport had drastic changes with Chevrolet almost completely restyling every panel of the car. Also for the first time Chevrolet offered the cowl induction hood as an option on the 69 Camaro SS.
The newly redesigned Camaro was a big hit this year and production numbers confirmed this with around 36,309 Super Sport Camaros produced.

69 Camaro SS Body Styles

Just like the previous model years there were four different body styles available to chose from in 1969.

SS Coupe – was priced at between $3,023 – $3,733 depending on the options that were added.

SS Convertible – was priced at between $3,236 – $3,946 depending on the options that were added.

SS RS Coupe – was priced at between $3,154 – $3,864 depending on the options that were added.

SS RS Convertible – was priced at between $3,367 – $4,077 depending on the options that were added.

69 Camaro SS Engine Options

• L48 – 350ci. V8 / 295HP 4BC
• L35 – 396ci. V8 / 325HP 4BC
• L34 – 396ci. V8 / 350HP 4BC
• L78 – 396ci. V8 / 375HP 4BC
• L89 – 396ci. V8 / 375HP 4BC Aluminum Heads