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Originally Posted by Lynn
After all, you don’t have to be a former Porsche race car builder to buy a fake trim tag from TrimTags.com and turn that plain jane 69 Camaro into a Z or a COPO. Any Bubba can do it.
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I'm pleased to challenge that. It would be time consuming and expensive to build a Z/28 or COPO from a generic 1969 Camaro that might fool even an average guy these days. Bubba would need to have an incredible amount of knowledge to pull that off. Most of them know enough to be dangerous but given some time the truth will come out. Happened a few weeks ago on BAT; after a few days of comments BAT removed 'Z/28' from an ad.
The CRG site and JM's books provide a deep body of knowledge that anyone seriously interested in a 1st Gen Camaro performance car should study prior to spending the money. While it can be difficult to examine a car at auction, the docket is posted well in advance. Most now list the VIN; 40% of '69s at auction have been previously auctioned. The first place to start is a Google search on the VIN. If the VIN has been posted anywhere, it should come up. Start asking about the car on the sites, someone may know something about it.
Never buy any '60s Muscle Car for serious money on your own. Do your homework and get other eyes on it.