1968 Chevy Caprice Wagon

1968 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon 396 for sale on BaT Auctions - ending February 17 (Lot #180,638) | Bring a Trailer
In my opinion, the best-looking Chevy wagon there is, with the hidden headlights and those rims. Nice!

 

1968 is probably my favorite Caprice wagon, especially with the hidden headlamps, and although not a eye popping color, I wish they would have redone it in the original Ash Gold. Beautiful car though.

 

My family had a 1968 Impala wagon, White with a 327 TH350. When the engine blew. I towed it home, found an used 327 in 1978 and drove it for a few more years. Great memories and trips in it.
Prior to that we had a Silver 1960 Wagon.
By latest wagon is a 1973 Buick Century Luxus that I found in a garage last year, not running, but all there. Looking forward to getting it up and running.

 

We too had a ‘68 wagon in Seafrost green with a black interior. I remember my dad driving that car home from the dealership. Loved that car and would like to find another one. I came home from the hospital as a baby in their ‘60 white over Turquoise Nomad wagon, and would love to find one of those as well. There was a ‘63 and ‘66 Impala wagon before the ‘68.

 

The 1968 hidden headlamp option was EXTREMELY rare. I believe Chevy was trying to get a hidden headlamp option on the '67's, but didn't get it engineered in time, so it was delayed to '68.

This is a VERY nice wagon. Already bid up to $24,000, with 2 more days to go.
Auction text says it was first sold in Canada. Would the odometer have been in miles or kilometers when it was new?

 

The '68 Caprice wagon was once my favorite Chevy also, until I discovered the '69. Still the '68 remains a solid #2 on my Chevy list. I am a big fan of hideaway headlights. Add woodgrain and you've really got me. For some reason the grille on this wagon seems extra good looking. It may be the angle of the photo.
My research indicates this car should be equipped with the 325 hp version of the 396. At a 10.25:1 compression ratio, premium fuel (of the era) would be indicated. Today, that would probably mean expensive race fuel or a good supply of octane booster. In '69 Chevy introduced a regular fuel version (probably to complete with Ford's regular fuel 390 which had been popular for a number of years) rated at only 265hp, but with a torque rating of only 10 lb-ft less than the 325 hp version. The lower hp was, of course, very disappointing to the go-fast crowd but very practical for a full-sized family car.
I can't judge the color because it appears to be a slightly different shade in different photos -- depending on how the light hits it. I like how it looks in some pics but am not crazy about how it looks in others.
Auction has about 14 hours to go and its bid to just over $26K. I would expect it to go quite a bit higher. Chevys of this era are pretty rare these days.

 

Sold for USD $33,000 on 2/17/25

 

not sure why my pics aren't uploading today. when i go in to edit I see them.

 

It's a lovely looking wagon. I hope it's new owners enjoy the heck out of it.