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General Discussion / Whats better, trailer queens or street machines?

« on: October 11, 2011, 03:55:40 PM »

I'm selling a car on another thread, and an interesting subject has been raised. So what do the experts think? Is the best camaro one thats driven and enjoyed, or one thats preserved and shown?

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General Discussion / 1969 COPO RS Camaro for sale $100,000.00

« on: October 07, 2011, 11:45:33 PM »

The orange 1969 camaro copo rs is up for sale. See the thread "COPO?" from July 2006. This is that car. All the stuff from the divorce makes it just too hard to hang on to. $100,000.00 firm. You can offer more if you want, but I wont take a penny less. I dont like haggling. I hope Im not violating CRG rules by advertising a car for sale like this. About the car: The body is solid and the hugger orange paint came out really nice. Its straight and stock and it glows. I did all the work myself and would classify it as my amateur effort but better than alot of the work people hire out. I've been working on these cars for 25 years, but im a lawyer, not a certified bodyman or mechanic. I'll post some pictures on here when I figure out how. Interior is stock and complete but for the dash pad. Standard black buckets, console with guages. Engine is a souped up 496. Really nice piece with aluminum heads, etc. The car hauls butt and so does the gas guage, or it would if it worked! 4-speed borg warner t-10 works great. Rear end is a new drum-to-drum moser 12-bolt with 3:42 gears. If you're still interested, e-mail me at rehctelfnod@gmail.com and I will send any picture you want or answer any question. Nobody's going to steal it, but Im not trying to stick anybody either.  Thanks.



Don 

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Decoding/Numbers / Rear axle tube codes and engine codes

« on: August 09, 2011, 10:10:08 PM »

Hello everyone! It's been a while since I was on here, but I have a question for the experts.

A little background: I bought a 69 camaro back in 2006 which turned out to be a COPO/RS according to experts on this site. I still have the car, and the restoration is almost complete, but on hold for a bit due to my recent divorce. Anyway, I have not yet found the original engine, trans or rear end for my car (all that stuff was missing when I got it), but I do have the protect-o-plate which has the numbers for those components. The number on my p.o.p. for my missing engine is T0522MN, and the number for my missing rear axle is BE0610G.

Ok, today I found a blue 69 copo camaro on an auction website. See http://www.ronsusser.com/inventory.htm?id=2156  The car is advertised as a legitimate copo car and is certified by J. McNeish. The number they show for the rear axle is BE0610G, and the number they show for the engine is T0528MN (just one digit off from what's on my p.o.p.).

So the question is, could there be another 69 copo camaro with the same rear axle number as mine, and with an engine number off by just one digit? Or have I just found the original engine and rear axle for my car? As always, any help is greatly appreciated.

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General Discussion / 1969 Camaro copo/rs fair market value

« on: December 08, 2010, 02:49:55 PM »

Good morning everyone. I was hoping to gain a little insight on the current fair market value of copo camaros, specifically ones without the original drivetrains.

Earlier this year, a 1969 fathom green copo/rs camaro sold at barrett jackson in scottsdale, arizona, for $150,700.00. Assuming that is an accurate gauge for copo/rs fair market value in 2010, does anybody have an educated guess about what that same car might have sold for if, for instance, the car had non-original engine, transmission and rear-end?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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General Discussion / Gene Snow??

« on: March 05, 2010, 07:41:06 PM »

I recently found out that the original owner of my 1969 camaro purchased it new off of a north-texas car lot owned by Gene Snow. Anybody have information about Gene Snow and the car lot(s) he owned back in the sixties in Texas? Thanks. 

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Decoding/Numbers / POP number

« on: June 27, 2007, 04:03:22 PM »

I got a good lead on the possible whereabouts of the original engine for my 69 camaro. My car has the protect-o-plate. Is the number for the engine on the POP the same as would be on the front pad of the engine block? As always, any help is appreciated!

Don

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Originality / How many 1969 COPO Camaros are left?

« on: May 07, 2007, 07:28:03 PM »

I have read on this site and others that GM built approximately 1,015 COPO Camaros in 1969 with the iron 427. Does anybody know more or less how many are still around?

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Decoding/Numbers / COPO?

« on: July 26, 2006, 05:04:02 PM »

Hello!
I'm a long-time camaro enthusiast, and the proud new owner of an orange 69 camaro.  I bought the car last week, and already have a few questions that I hope someone can help with.

Is anybody out there knowledgeable on COPO camaros? My car is hugger orange with the RS option, has the functional cowl-induction hood, and black standard interior. In the dash are a 120 mph speedo and 6,000 rpm tach, and the center console houses the gauge cluster. It's a 4-speed car, and came with the muncie, but the engine and rear-end are missing. The car has a curved-neck radiator, big-block heater box, and power disc brakes (rear drums). There is no power steering, and there are no emblems on the car indicating SS. The firewall tag has an "X11" code and a "06A" build date. The vin# is 124379N660445.

At first I thought it was a SS396 car because of the radiator and the heater box, but the x-code was not right. However, because of the tach and gauges, the hood, and the power brakes, I fugured it was still an SS, so I bought it.

When I got the car home, I looked closer at the heater box, and it does not appear to have ever been removed/replaced. (I have owned several first gen camaros over the past 20 years, and I also used to work in a body shop for a guy who restored first gen camaros exclusively, and I have taken alot of them apart) Anyway, I got on CRG and read more about the x-codes, and now I'm wondering whether my car might be a COPO.

I have read about Ed Cunneen and the resources he has. Does anyone know how to get in touch with him? Is my car a COPO?