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Re: double copo
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2016, 01:14:05 AM »
How does he know there were 57 RS/COPO's built?

Rear antenna and Spoiler? No picture of Cowl Tag, no picture of number stampings.
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Re: double copo
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2016, 04:01:49 PM »
So I'm confused on how such a car would have been built. Since it's a Rally Sport, should it have the Rally Sport emblem on the fender? Should it have the rockers blackened? Should it have pin striping? Ordinarily a COPO would have no paint or trim other than a Camaro emblem on the fender, and a bowtie in the grille, correct? That would be an X44 body. To be a Rally Sport the trim tag would have to be X11? If it's X11, wouldn't Fisher have blackened the rockers? The more I think about this one, the more confused I get.  :o
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Re: double copo
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2016, 06:11:15 PM »
Some errors were made in the restoration; it should have white D96 fender striping and black rocker panels. A rear antenna was not available with spoilers so one of those was added. COPOs built with rally-sport equipment had ‘Camaro’ fender emblems until approximately July 1969. The explanation for that is found here:

http://www.camaros.org/copo.shtml

Production and optional equipment totals for COPO 9561 are not known; 58 is just a guess on someone’s part [sign states “…this car and 57 others…”]. ‘COPO’ was an acronym for Central Office Production Order, not Purchase Order as stated.

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Re: double copo
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2016, 11:42:46 PM »
I thought the DOUBLE in Double COPO meant that two COPO codes were used in combination  (????) & 9561
The Z22 RS would not mean double COPO?
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Re: double copo
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2016, 12:00:29 AM »
they claim it is also COPO 9737 which includes 140 speedometer , 15in rally wheels etc

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Re: double copo
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2016, 12:15:52 AM »
VIN: 124379N624797

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Re: double copo
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2016, 01:26:27 AM »
I thought the DOUBLE in Double COPO meant that two COPO codes were used in combination  (????) & 9561
The Z22 RS would not mean double COPO?

'Double' is understood as 9560 or 9561 with 9737. 9737 required one of them. Sooner or later there will be a triple COPO as a few COPOs were built with COPO 9511, a 4.56:1 rear axle.

Courtesy Chev in Ohio had their own COPO hood stripe which consisted of a single Z/28 stripe on the center of the hood and upper grille panel. Paperwork from one of their COPOs lists the stripe and 9737.
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Re: double copo
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2016, 04:50:47 PM »


Courtesy Chev in Ohio had their own COPO hood stripe which consisted of a single Z/28 stripe on the center of the hood and upper grille panel. Paperwork from one of their COPOs lists the stripe and 9737.

you wouldn't have a picture of that stripe would you ;)
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Re: double copo
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2016, 10:31:57 PM »
Small but enough to get the idea.
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Re: double copo
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2016, 11:27:14 PM »
I cant tell, but does that stripe cut in around the cowl vents? It looks like it doesn't continue over the roof?
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Re: double copo
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2016, 12:54:22 AM »
Nope, just the hood & upper grille panel.
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Re: double copo
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2016, 01:02:32 AM »
I like it
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Re: double copo
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2016, 07:27:22 AM »
I've seen photos of 69's with that stripe before I always assumed it to have been added post production. WOW learn something everyday!
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Re: double copo
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2016, 04:37:48 PM »
I will comment that it is not confirmed.
There was a picture in an old magazine where the person said the stripe was different than others and original and included a pic.
Then a window sticker showed up with a COPO stripe.
Bill connected the two - great memory for details like this.
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