Prior to writing a car feature, one of the questions we ask the owner is why they built the car. Jim Senke, owner of this gorgeous ’68 Camaro, got right to the point: “Because I wanted to.” Fair enough. We’d have to say there is no better reason. He goes on to say that he just loves cool cars.
We dig a little deeper to find out this “cool car” was assembled on the fourth week in December 1967 at GM’s Van Nuys plant and was purchased brand new at Washburn Chevrolet in Santa Barbara, California, by a local couple. Jim’s family became the second owners of the car in May 1970 when his mom received the car as a Mother’s Day gift; it’s been in the family ever since.
Used sparingly, Jim’s mom drove the carand down the driveway to wash and clean it up,” Jim tells. “I finally bought the car from my mom for $1,200. Thankfully I did. If not, it’s likely my dad would have sold the car to get whatever he could for it.”
