{"id":2153,"date":"2014-05-05T10:21:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T10:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2020-09-28T16:07:09","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T21:07:09","slug":"1968-camaro-with-mid-engine-oldsmobile-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2153","title":{"rendered":"1968 Camaro with Mid-Engine Oldsmobile V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3516\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3516\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3516\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3516\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_01.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1968 Camaro with 1975 Toranado drivetrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_01.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_01.jpg?resize=625%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_01\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_01.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_01.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_01.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 1968 Camaro aka &#8220;Cam-Aero&#8221; was built by Warren Prout at Centerline Vehicle Designs. The wild creation sits on a custom tubular chassis with a 455 ci Oldsmobile V8 sitting behind the driver. The motor along with the transaxle was taken from a 1975 Oldsmobile Toronado. Warren widened the body by five inches, lengthened it 10 inches, and increased the wheelbase by three and half inches. The roof was taken from a 1990 Luminum and the hatch from a Monza. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3517\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3517\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=3517\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_02.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1975 Oldsmobile 454 V8 in a 1968 Camaro&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_02.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_02.jpg?resize=625%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_02\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_02.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_02.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_02.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1968_camaro_mid_engine_oldsmobile_v8_02.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/general-news\/ebay-find-the-camaero-a-1968-camaro-powered-by-olds-455-mounted-in-the-trunk\/\">BangShift<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hotrod.com\/cars\/featured\/hrdp-9903-1968-chevrolet-camaro\/\">HotRod<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1968 Camaro aka &#8220;Cam-Aero&#8221; was built by Warren Prout at Centerline Vehicle Designs. The wild creation sits on a custom tubular chassis with a 455 ci Oldsmobile V8 sitting behind the driver. The motor along with the transaxle was taken from a 1975 Oldsmobile Toronado. Warren widened the body by five inches, lengthened it&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2153\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1968 Camaro with Mid-Engine Oldsmobile V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camaro"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":87391,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=87391","url_meta":{"origin":2153,"position":0},"title":"1968 Camaro with a Mid-Engine Oldsmobile V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 17, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"This custom 1968 Camaro is for sale on Bring a Trailer and located in Fort Myers, Florida. 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