Two First Generation Camaros Await Their Fate on a Frozen Canadian Farm
The two first generation Camaros were purchased two years ago but were forgotten until now. The question is what to do with them?
Unfinished project cars are not unheard of. In fact, it is quite common. Someone buys the car with the best intentions of restoring it or building a resto mod out of it. And then other priorities come along. It may be family responsibilities or other car projects take priority. The next thing you know the original project car sits abandoned and unfinished. At least until the next person comes along to rescue it. That is what has happened here with this pair of first generation Camaros. The 1967 and 1968 Camaros were a package deal when they were purchased from the previous owner about a year and a half ago. Some work has been done to them, but they still have a long way to go before they are roadworthy.
That is where Dan from DD Speed Shop comes in. He purchased these classic cars around the summer of 2022 and then dropped them on a farm in Canada where they sat and got covered in snow. But according to a recent video posted on the DD Speed Shop YouTube channel work will actually begin on these cars soon. Well, at least for one of them. Maybe. In the video Dan gets reacquainted with the cars as he tries to decide what to do with them.
First Generation Camaros
Who doesn’t love a 1967 or a 1968 Chevy Camaro? The problem is these two examples need a whole lotta love before they can get on the road again. It is obvious in the video that Dan has nearly forgotten about these cars as he struggles to remember the details of them. And has he begins to make his way through the piles of parts you can tell it is almost like he is seeing them for the first time.
The 1968 Camaro
There is good news and bad news with the 1968 Camaro. The good news is that someone has already done a considerable about of work on the car. The bad news is that someone has already done a considerable amount of work on the car. Like a lot of us, Dan doesn’t like to pick up someone else’s project halfway through. You don’t know what has been done, what the vision was, the quality of work that was performed and so on. The 1968 car is also not as complete as the 1967 car. So, the 1968 may end up just getting resold.
The 1967 Camaro
This car still needs a ton of work. The old Chevy small block is still in the car, but it is beyond the point of ever running again. Still, this is likely the car that Dan will work on and try to revive. The question is, what does he do with it? Does he drop an LS engine in the thing, disc brakes, and a coilover suspension? Will it become a track car, or a streetcar, or a show car? The best part is that we don’t know, but we do know that it will be something special. And another 1967 Camaro is about to get out on the road where it belongs.
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