Chevrolet Camaro Buyer's Guide
The Camaro in our records means one thing: first-generation muscle. Two sold results, both 1968 SS 350 coupés, made £39,375 in May 2026 and £42,750 in August 2026. Two near-identical cars hammering that close together four months apart is about as clean a price signal as auction data gives.
Know your generations
Our catalogue tracks the two ends of the story. The first generation (1967–1969) is Chevrolet's answer to the Mustang: unibody with a front subframe, offered with everything from mild sixes to big-block V8s. The cars that matter are the SS (Super Sport, typically with the 350 or 396), the RS appearance pack (hideaway headlamps, often combined as RS/SS), and the Z/28 built for Trans-Am homologation with the high-revving 302; the 1969 model year has its own following for the reskinned body. The sixth generation (2016–2024) reached the UK in modest numbers: 275bhp 2.0 turbo LT and Convertible, the 455bhp 6.2 V8 SS, and the 650bhp supercharged ZL1. It is a capable modern coupé, but it is not yet what UK auction buyers mean by Camaro.
What to pay
Two sales, £39,375 and £42,750, median £41,062, both 1968 SS 350 coupés. That is the benchmark: a correct, presentable first-generation SS in the UK is a £39,375–42,750 car on our evidence. We hold no results for base small-block cars, which trade below SS money, nor for Z/28s or big-block cars, which trade well above; those statements are directional only, as our data has not yet tested either end. No active listings at the time of writing.
What goes wrong
Rust and originality are the twin issues. These are 55-year-old American unibodies: check the front subframe mounts, cowl and windscreen base (a known water trap that rots the floors from above), boot floor, quarters and the trailing edge of the bonnet. Repair panels are cheap and universally available, which also means many cars are more panel than car; door gaps and underbonnet seams tell the story. Verify SS and Z/28 claims through cowl tags and partial VINs where possible, because a genuine SS 350 and a dressed-up base coupé look identical from ten feet and are priced continents apart. Mechanically there is little to fear: small-block Chevy V8s, Muncie and TH transmissions and live axles are the best-supported drivetrain ecosystem in the classic world. Steering boxes, drum brakes and period suspension want refreshing on any unrestored car, and upgrades here are accepted rather than penalised.
Our view
A first-generation Camaro SS at our £39,375–42,750 result range is a sound place to put money: parts supply is effectively infinite, any competent V8 mechanic can service it, and the shape needs no explanation to anyone. Buy the body, not the drivetrain; a rotten cowl costs more to fix than an entire engine. Verified cars will keep their value and their usability for decades, which is more than can be said for most things at this price.
