i am wondering if there exsist trailer hitch to my camaro...and where i can get it...do´s anybody know ??

instead of using the ugly,bang your shins standard hitch you should use a reciever type that will look a lot better than a standard one, a reciever type you can take off the ball mount, reese makes a good unit, maybe check and see if they have a website and check it out , or you'll have to get one fabbed up if nobody makes them

I have to ask..... Why would you attach a trailer hitch to a first gen, especially a convert?? Besides, the car wasn't meant for towing loads.......

Buy a truck and leave your car alone!

I have had a tow ball on our 69 for yrs now and a matching trailer with brakes
Biggest weight had was tare 1985kg of builders mix for concretting a driveway.
They had a weigh bridge so out of curiosty used it lol
Car is down the work shop so cant get pic of the setup.
Cross/under the car is about 2" dia heavey pipe.
To each end is welded heavy plate going up to a plate that runs just inside the rear chassis rails. This is bolted x3 each side)thru the trunk floor with a plate inside the trunk that also goes over the chassis rails underneath.

To get it in I mounted the trunk plates, and the supporting plates coming down.
With these in place I then welded the pipe between...so it means to get it out it has to be cut to clear the rear springs...or drop the rear springs.

ok..
i was thinking it but was to nice to say anything........


yeah...get a truck to "git er done"

When we go camping with the family we take the family, The camaro is family.
Why the hang leave the Camaro at home and take one of the 4 jappas parked in the yard..drive them every day..they are to small and not rated to row the trailer..
Then in NZ a truck? where the hell can we park it, our car parking spaces are too bloody small...top that off we need a truck over 20 yrs old, otherwaise it hast to be converted to right hook to ever sell it again, add to that the expence of getting a suitable truck...they are very expensive here and not worth the money just to go camping a couple times a yr.
Add to that running a truck...gas is over $1.50 liter x 4.54 convert to galls.
Then there is the insurance, registation, compliance costs.

It ok to take a self rightious atitude but at least do it with some knowledge 1st

PS the trailer is painted to match the Camaro and looks very cool...not my opinion, opinion of others

To answer your question, I bought my hitch off eBay for $21.00 plus shipping. I agree it's hard to travel (with my wife and daughter) with a trunk as small as a 68 camaro. Jack

I have one off a 69 if you're interested.

Thank you
I agree it's hard to travel (with my wife and daughter)
We had.(.children now teenagers) 3 children all 2 yrs apart, sitting in 3 GM rear child safety seats, LPG tank in the trunk and trailer hitched up.

If I was to build/put the towbar on today, I would have to get it certified ($200) or get a certified one installed (custom made in NZ) $500
Or if I was to get one imported, it would still have to be certed, plus shiping, tax etc.

Fortunatly I installed the current one before the Cert laws where brought in.

Got a pic of a genuime 69 tow bar?

I don't mean this in a bad way but guys if you can't provide a constructive answer don't reply! Folks talk about TC not being like other sites where folks can't get a straight answer and we'll turn into those other sites if we don't keep our replies in check...

They make or made a hitch for 1st gens but it wasn't intended for more than something the size and weight of a small boat. A reciever hitch wouldn't be practicle with the 1st gens gas tank where it is.

Ruth what did you have on your mind to tow?

Rallyruth. I am sorry. My comment was rude and insensitive. It is your car. Do as you please. Good Luck. Mike

A long long time ago, in a valley so wide,,, I put a Safe Pull trailer hitch on my Z to pull my dirt bikes,, it was kool. Attached to bumper area around the license plate lite and fasten also to the lower valance panel.. but its gone now but holes are still there,,,,that was back in 70's.

Attached to bumper area around the license plate lite and fasten also to the lower valance panel..

I dont like the sound of that...be ok for lightb stuff as u describe, but a vechile with a tow bar, espec one that has a bit of grunt, it would be tempting to drop something heavey on one day....
Hence why I mounted mine thru the chassis in the trunkand weight spreaders.
I looked where I mounted this afternoon, I said beside chassis above...no thru, and hi tensile 1/2" bolts .
This is the best pic I have at the moment towing
http://www.steptoe.sytes.net/around-home/Picture_063
And I won the competition to!!

i need the hitch to pull my car trailer with my wonderful toyota corolla from 1997 on, to all the different japanese car meetings in the south of norway...:-)))


hehe...just kidding...i need it because i can´t live without my motorcycle in the summer...

I don't mean this in a bad way but guys if you can't provide a constructive answer don't reply! Folks talk about TC not being like other sites where folks can't get a straight answer and we'll turn into those other sites if we don't keep our replies in check...

They make or made a hitch for 1st gens but it wasn't intended for more than something the size and weight of a small boat. A reciever hitch wouldn't be practicle with the 1st gens gas tank where it is.

Ruth what did you have on your mind to tow?

a motorcycle...trailer and motorcycle will be around 1100 lb (500 kg)
and i really need a hitch i can remove when i don´t use it

there i go then ,you might have to , like i say get a reciever type made up for you,never mind the gas tank, i'm sorry but i been a camper all my life.towing with the small reciver types you can carry what you have to, you can remove the hitch part,and hardly see the "part" that is attatched to the car,check out reese trailer hitches,they sell a phenominal amount of these types,they sell them for the little hyundai sport cars so i'm sure you can find one that you like, thing is you just have to find a fabricator that can make up the thing to fit which shouldnt be a problem at all, it'll look nice and it'll serve it's purpose really well without hitting your shins on bolt on type, i hate them, and they look ugly ,it's called a reciever type hitch,trust me ruth,....zig

Funny that you brought up a hitch, Hard to believe but I had one on a 69 RS/SS car when I bought it, might still have it, lord knows it had to be the first thing I tore off in the build. Drop me a mail if you need it, I'll give it away, lol.

there i go then ,you might have to , like i say get a reciever type made up for you,never mind the gas tank, i'm sorry but i been a camper all my life.towing with the small reciver types you can carry what you have to, you can remove the hitch part,and hardly see the "part" that is attatched to the car,check out reese trailer hitches,they sell a phenominal amount of these types,they sell them for the little hyundai sport cars so i'm sure you can find one that you like, thing is you just have to find a fabricator that can make up the thing to fit which shouldnt be a problem at all, it'll look nice and it'll serve it's purpose really well without hitting your shins on bolt on type, i hate them, and they look ugly ,it's called a reciever type hitch,trust me ruth,....zig

You are 100% correct that a reciever hitch is the way to go but you have to have a frame to bolt or weld it to! There is no frame in the back of a 1st gen Camaro to attach a reciever hitch to. Even if you could, because of the gas tank and rear shackle location and the fact that the bottom of the tank hangs inches lower than the rear valance and there is only an inch or less room between the tank and valance there is just no place for a reciever hitch.

A factory style bolt on hitch is the best I can see being available without drastically changing the back end of the car. We used a '69 Z/28 equipped with one to tow a small ski boat 2 1/2 hrs one way to the lake every weekend during the summer of '74 with no adverse problems other than a worn clutch...

Translate from American to English please
What is a "reciever hitch" as against what we term a "tow bar"

A hitch designed for a 69 camaro will not fit a 68 camaro. The drawbar is longer and will hit the gas tank. Jack

Translate from American to English please
What is a "reciever hitch" as against what we term a "tow bar"

A reciever hitch is much like the tow bar on your Camaro, the difference is instead of having a bar welded to it with a hole for the tow ball it has a section of 2" inner dia sq tubing welded to it. It's also possible to get smaller dia sq tubing but 2" is the standard size. That's the reciever and then you have a section of sq tubing with an outer dia that will slid into the reciever opening. Attached to it is a plate with a hole for the tow ball and the whole thing is held in the reciever with a steel dowl pin. Here's a couple pic's...

http://www.reese-hitches.com/index.2.gif

http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/dt/bm/ballmount_fp.jpg

And a link to reese hitches where they have nothing for a 1st gen Camaro
http://www.reese-hitches.com/

A reciever hitch is much like the tow bar on your Camaro, the difference is instead of having a bar welded to it with a hole for the tow ball it has a section of 2" inner dia sq tubing welded to it.
A tow bar with a easy removal ball... like what some of the more expensive tow bars have here...u can quickly change from ball to a cycle carrier, a Dog box or simply remove the part that sticks out (reciever)when not in use.
Mine is bolted on to a taped tounge with 2 large bolts.

no problem, it's a lot of fab work but each to there own i guess

There is a trailer hitch on e-bay for a 67-68 camaro. Jack

There is a trailer hitch on e-bay for a 67-68 camaro. Jack

Here's the ebay ad http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-1968-Camaro-Z28-Z-28-SS-RS-Trailer-Tow-Hitch_W0QQitemZ8059561851QQcategoryZ33653QQssPageN ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Here's a pic of my brothers 1967 RS/SS396 Camaro in 1978 with the Uhaul trailer attached :)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b156/lotsayenkopics/Garys%20RS%20SS/tn_circa1978U-haul.jpg

Bruce, thanks for the help. smalblock-jack

You're welcome Jack!