[JoeC]

I don't understand why people say the COPO and Yenko Chevelle had Malibu trim. There is no Malibu trim on the outside of a COPO or Yenko Chevelle except for the bowtie on the grill. The COPO has blacked out SS grill, SS eyebrow trim, SS hood, SS tail panel trim, SS parking lights, SS side lights, and the other SS pieces. The COPO even used the SS wheels. It does not have the Malibu lower trim or side lights, and no Malibu emblem on the quarter panel. The COPO was not an SS or a Malibu. It was a specially built car using mostly SS parts but used a special code engine, rear end, and trans (if automatic). In my opinion, Chevy did not want to build the high performance COPO cars and sell them to the public but they had to do it to get them on the race track. Chevy probably lost money on the COPO car sales but used them to get free publicity from drag racing and this helped to sell more cars overall. This is one reason the for the high value of COPO cars.