COPO Identification

[COPO]

Suggest you start doing some research from the various printed material if you are serious. Since you didn't specify which COPO, I assume you are referring to the most common COPO 9561, ie. a 69 camaro w/iron block 427.

Beyond the obvious engine block numbers here are a few other things to check.

1) Silver grille (common to all non SS cars)
2) Single 3/8" fuel line from gas tank
3) On Norwood built cars X-11 or X-44 on cowl tag. (Having these codes does NOT mean it is a COPO 9561, could be a base car or an SS 350)
4) check for a 4 core radiator (most COPO's had curved neck)
5) Check driver's side outer rear frame rail for welded plate indicating the car came factory equipped w/dual exhaust.
6) most importantly check for "BE" coded rear axle. unique to COPO cars
7) cowl induction hood.
8) power disc brakes.
9) re-read the above post.

That's all that comes to mind. Good Luck!

[Horseman]

I also have been looking but just to darn picky. Learned alot from books, but they say don't always believe what you read. Go to the shows. And yes BUYER BEWARE. Good luck

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

The '69 COPO/Yenko Camaros can also be X66 bodies.

[COPO]

To further clarify a bit. The Norwood built COPO 9561 would only be coded X-11 or X-44. The first 50 COPO 9737 (Yenko's) would be coded X-66. The remainder of the Yenko's would be X-11 or X-44.

[Edited by COPO (06-30-2000 at 09:09 PM).]

[JoeC]

I believe there were some 1969 COPO Camaros built in Los Angeles plant that may not have any X codes.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

COPO:
Does this mean that the first 50 '69 Yenko Camaros that had the X66 bodies received them as part of the 9737 COPO? I thought that it was a mixup, and that COPO 9561/9737's were installed in X66 bodies even though they were ordered as base trim cars. What is included on an X66 body?
Marlin

[JoeC]

try this link for the X code info infohttp://www.camaros.org/numbers.shtml#XnnCodes