Chevrolet’s Camaro has been the ultimate rival of Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger. Throughout the years, GM’s take on offering a value-for-money sports coupe has been successful, with more than 5 million examples sold since its launch. But, today, we have something special for you - a 1968, V-8 Camaro with a mid-engined layout like the C8 Corvette. But, unlike the latter, the Camaro is a big-fat American coupe, not a sports car. This example of the first-gen Camaro is built by Centerline Vehicle Designs and has a highest bid of $73,000 at the time of writing this with two days for the auction to close..

This 1968 Camaro is a beauty, not because of the all-black bodywork, but also its sheer dimensions. The chassis has been modified with front and rear subframes. The body of the Camaro has been extended and widened with steel panels, hence the extensive appeal. As a result, the Camaro is now five inches wider and 10 inches longer than the standard model. However, a few of the parts were extracted from other Chevy cars. For example, the roof panel has been taken from a 1990 Lumina, while the rear hatch is from the Monza.

The door panels, roof rails, and a few sections of the fenders remain untouched. The five-spoke Vossen wheels measure 20 inches and are wrapped in sleek, Hankook rubber. Since the coupe has a mid-engine setup, the frunk has a fuel cell of 25-gallon, a master cylinder, a strut bar, and a brake booster.

A 7.4-liter naturally aspirated V-8 from Oldsmobile powers this modded beast. A set of SpeedPro 10:1 pistons, MSD components, Holley carburetors, custom two-inch, coated exhaust pipes, and dual electric fans are installed. When put on dyno test, this built engine is said to put out 486 horsepower and 509 pound-feet of torque. The engine drives the rear wheels via a three-speed Oldsmobile Toronado-derived automatic gearbox.

Inside the 1968 Camaro, you will find black-trimmed Recaro bucket seats, a roll cage, and a B&M shifter. Other notable cabin features include a Simpson harness, air conditioning, power-operated windows, and an aftermarket stereo system mounted on the roof. The dashboard design is completely changed, and what you see now is more polished with numerous AutoMeter clusters along with toggle switches. The aftermarket steering wheel is short and has leather wrappings. The tachometer readings indicate that this 1968 Camaro is driven 21,000 miles after the modifications. The actual mileage remains unknown, but that does not matter because the car hardly has any mechanical parts from the 1968 model. This beast was featured in the 1999 edition of the Hot Rod magazine, and a copy of the same is also included in the sale.

As mentioned earlier, this 1968 Camaro has a highest bid of $73,000 at the time of penning this. There are two days left for the auction to close, so if you're interested, now's the time to bid for it.