1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS/RS 396 - Reverse Engineering. Like Son, Like Father. ... When he was 10, his dad had a chance to buy a pretty complete '68 Camaro SS with good paperwork.

Turns out the Camaro saw a lot of use by the Dixon family. As Brady told us, "Jim loved Chevrolet and custom-ordered this 1968 Camaro SS 396 as a wedding gift for his fiancee Norma in September ...

The Camaro is painted in Lemans Blue and is equipped with a rare SS L78 engine - a 396-cubic-inch big-block V-8 packing 375 horsepower. Only a scant 2,579 Camaros were produced that year with this ...

This had the L78 engine that was rated at 375 horsepower but was actually 425 horsepower, as rated by the NHRA. It was equipped with a Muncie M21 four-speed transmission and a 4.10 positraction ...

A SS/CA 396 big-block COPO Nova SS was certainly great, as it could run in the 11.30s, but to go even quicker and faster, an iron or aluminum 427 big-block Camaro was even better.

So, he did what any gearhead would do: he ordered a stock 396 Camaro SS and let Motion Engineering stuff a 427-cubic-inch powerplant in it. Boom. That’s how you turn a dream car into a legend.

It took more than 50 years for Steven Weber’s father to tell his son he loved him. By the time he said the words, Steven’s father was overcome with dementia, living out his final days ...

Check out this classic drag racing matchup, with a 1968 Chevy Camaro SS 396 lining up against a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner in a heads-up 1320 sprint.

Built in Van Nuys, California, the HH-code Camaro you see here was very nicely optioned, with the RS and SS packages, fold-down rear seat, L78 375-horse 396, and console gauges (among other goodies).

I know this engine well, as I had one in my ’68 Camaro SS/RS 396/375. But Corvette already had a 375 horse engine available in 1965 with the 327 small block with fuel injection, so they needed ...

I grew up around '60s American muscle. My Dad and uncles and grandfather were all hot rodders and drag racers. The first car I ever worked on was my cousin's 1964 Chevrolet Corvette. The first ...