Walt’s Camaro definitely looks like a fun driver. By the way, that’s Uncle Roger’s jitney in the background.

If there is one thing the we really like to see, it’s guys enjoying their car(s) and not having a care in the world. Whether they’re increasing the mileage on the speedometer’s fun meter or simply hanging out with a bunch of guys at a car show. This hobby should be fun. Too often, we see cars parked in a show field with sentry-like security being offered by the owner. Then, there is Walt Neely with his ’67 Camaro.

When we came across Walt and his Camaro at the 2016 Tampa NSRA meet, the first thing we noticed was the Stinger hood which had us asking “what’s under there”? It didn’t take long for us to find out, as Walt was nearby, hanging out with a group of friends. After he explained that the hood was just something he added and didn’t elude to anything special hiding underneath, we asked him to give us some insight into his Camaro. He told us, “My Uncle Roger worked at a car dealership, and one day in 2011, an elderly lady came in and was talking to him. She told him about an old car she had for sale, so he and I went and looked at it.”

It turns out that the lady that owned the car bought it used in 1969. It was her daily mode of transportation for many years, and she had the car repainted back in 1988.  As Walt stated, “You can see some blemishes here and there, but it still looks decent. It’s not bad for an old lacquer job.” We agree Walt, and in actuality, it looks really well for a 28-year-old covering of lacquer.

Walt was immediately in awe of the car when he saw it, and a deal was struck. The car didn’t see a lot of drive time in the years prior to Walt taking possession, so it was given a good inspection, and a few maintenance-related repairs were made. One of those repairs required new tires. Walt did decide to make an appearance improvement since he was working on that area of the car anyway. He decided that the stock wheels and hubcaps needed to be replaced with a set of billet wheels with new radial tires. They’re not oversized, nor are the tires made of a special sticky compound. This is a fun cruiser, and the standard issue radial sneakers are appropriate.

The interior is basically stock, but Walt did replace the carpeting and front seat skins. Other than that, the stock, three-speed shifter still pokes through the factory console.

Under the hood, the original six-cylinder engine is still serving the Camaro dutifully, and with the aforementioned floor shifted three-speed manual transmission behind that, Walt tells us that his Camaro is only one of 648 built like this. Walt says he might put a V8 in it someday, but for now, he just plans to enjoy the ride.

Walt, like many Camaro enthusiasts, did add the factory style rear spoiler.

Do you want to read about more Home-Built Heros? All you need to do is click here. If you own a Home-Built Hero, we want to hear about it. Since we’ve started the series, we have received more than a few candidates, but we still want to see more – we can never get enough. If you want to see more cars built by you the readers, send us a few pictures of your car showing the engine, interior, and exterior, along with all of the pertinent information, and we’ll make you Internet famous. You can send your submissions to [email protected].