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Old 04-05-2018, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by HawkX66 View Post
Not to be argumentative, but isn't that what COPO essentially did?
COPO worked with significant numbers of cars/trucks - large orders with dozens or hundreds of vehicles. And/Or with a high-volume dealership that had clout because they themselves sold THOUSANDS of vehicles, e.g., Yenko or Gibb. Hardly one-offs.

If Don Yenko had harnessed the COPO process a little more aggressively in 1966, yeah, I believe he could have made 427 Chevelles happen. But he didn't.

Which is a shame because it would have made for a fantastic car.
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