Re: COPO Camaro - before & after pictures
 

Thank you for making that car right again. My appetite for race car preservation ends around the same time as the gas crisis. I really have no nostalgia for 80's style race cars-and I was a teenager in the 80's! The only place I want tubs are in my bathrooms....

Re: COPO Camaro - before & after pictures
 

Berger stripes are the standard D90 SS ones - without the "split" at the engine size emblem.

Re: COPO Camaro - before & after pictures
 

Yep, '60's and 70's race graphics are cool . . . . but '80's era, not so much!

Re: COPO Camaro - before & after pictures
 

I think you did the bright thing restoring that car back to stock. If that car had been a more significant race car, then I might have a different opinion. Old "bracket" cars (IMO) just don't have the following or popularity of an old "class" car. I own an old "stocker" that is un-restored (yes the one in my signature photo) and was raced locally by the dealership my family has a long association with. It seems that when I show the car I get quite a bit more attention than the other nostalgia cars that were not "class" cars or current builds that are done to "appear" nostalgic.
I'm sure that car was important to Tim Phillips and his friends and family, but in the big picture, a Super Pro '69 Camaro isn't nearly as collectible as a Cortez Silver Berger COPO.

Re: COPO Camaro - before & after pictures
 

I know Tim. He is a well respected mechanic and circle track racer. I will show him this picture and thread next time I get to town.

Re: COPO Camaro - before & after pictures
 

Did Kevin Suydam own this Berger?

Re: COPO Camaro - before & after pictures
 

Kurt - I sold the car to Kevin