How rare are the camaros with the shifter on the steering wheel column?
Asked by toso68camaro Feb 25, 2007 at 01:01 PM about the 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
Question type: General
Just purchased a 68 Camaro rolling shell with the shifter on the steering wheel column. Been looking at the first gen. camaros on ebay. Have seen plenty, but none with steering wheel column shifter.
And was wondering, Why?
9 Answers
WheelerDealer answered 17 years ago
I haven't found any production numbers, but '68 was the last year you could order a Camaro with a bench seat in front, and any of those cars would have needed a steering-column-mounted shifter. Looks like most folks preferred the shifter on the floor, though, and based on a bunch of project notes I've seen on forums, a bunch of folks have converted column-shift cars to floor shifters.
toso68camaro answered 17 years ago
I haven't found any production numbers, but '68 was the last year you could order a Camaro with a bench seat in front, and any of those cars would have needed a steering-column-mounted shifter. Looks like most folks preferred the shifter on the floor, though, and based on a bunch of project notes I've seen on forums, a bunch of folks have converted column-shift cars to floor shifters.
my cousin ordered a 1975 brown camaro with a shifter on the steering column, his name is jimmy peak ans i saw one for sale in clayton nc with shifter on the column.
Nottheman1961 answered 5 years ago
I had a 1970 1/2 Camaro that came with a stock 307 2bbl with a column shifter
I have an original 1967 Camaro with column shift, full syncro three speed and bucket seats. I purchased it new in March of 1967.
Guru9T8D1Q answered 3 years ago
I bought a 1969 Camaro back in 1986 with a column shifter. Still looking for information about it
66coupe289 answered 2 years ago
Lots of Camaros did. We had a 70 1/2 with 350 2bbl with column automatic shift. A friend had a '68 w/ 327 and 3 on the tree.
GuruDZDYQ4 answered about a year ago
I had a 1967 camaro with a 327 engine, 3spd on the column and bucket seats. it's the only one i've ever seen. I'd like to know how many like this were made in that 1st year.
GuruD55QTG answered 11 months ago
I have a 1970-1/2 Camaro RS with a column shifter instead in the center console. I have yet to see another in person.