Whats a 69 COPO Camaro.....with Super low miles...worth?

[TC]

Well...I guess that answers that question.
45,000,is a long way off from the price tag.
Even if you guy's were off quite a bit,I don't imagine that there would be that big a gap in price range...so,it definitely doesn't sound like a wise investment....but didn't know,so thats why I asked.

I'm sure it still has the original BE rear end,the 4.88's(I didn't ask)...but,I don't think came in any factory cars.the impression I got was that the engine/wheels,where the only major original pieces that were missing...and I could only assume,that the original engine accessories were put back on the motor thats in it now.So...looks like there's no need to investigate it any further.

Oh...I appreciate the reply too



[Edited by TC (01-04-2002 at 07:09 PM).]

[JoeC]

Do you know what the orignal color is and what the X code is from the trim tag?

[SuperCars]

The things that caught my attention, is it doesn't have original motor, wheels, wrong gears, maybe needs the BE housing, etc, etc, and basically needs a full restoration. My ears started hearing the Cha-ching, Cha-ching of a cash register adding up all the costs to the tune of approximately $40,000 to make this a complete COPO again with a correct but non-original motor. Then after you put out the approximately $40,000 to restore it and to make it complete again, you could sell it for $65-70,000.

[Edited by SuperCars (01-05-2002 at 09:52 AM).]

[tom406]

Complete agreement has been in short supply on the forum lately, but I'm going to chime in with complete agreement with Supercars' reaction and reasoning. Low mileage as a selling point has to be qualified with condition and completeness and/or lack of modification. Obviously an untouched, unmodified, superbly maintained and stored 40,000 mile car has more "value" than the car you're describing, lowest mileage be damned.

You came to the right forum for an opinion, but as you started listing the missing or changed items, I think the people on the board feared the worst and were hesitant to offer an opinion without more info. I once gave a guy some advice he solicited about the value of a '62 Impala hardtop he was looking at. He listened to my thoughts on values and bought the car. He proudly drove up a week or two later in his very nice 4 DOOR hardtop. Funny those extra doors never came up during our discussion.....

[TC]

I kind of thought(or..hoped)maybe the miles might take up some of the slack for the less desirable points about the car.But,I guess if ya look at the bottom line,a cars only a virgin once...and any restoration,no matter how perfect or correct.....can change the fact,it not Daddys little girl any more.

I'd have given more information,but I haven't seen the car in over 20 years...and back then,I wouldn't have known what I was looking at any way.So,I didn't want to say any thing I don't know to be true....and only have the information he's given me.


The cars Olympic Gold,black interior...no option's.He never mentioned the trim tag,so not sure what the X code is.He did say he had talked to an expert about the car,and was told not to let it go cheap....So,I believe it's every thing,I was told it is.

[Charley Lillard]

Did he buy it at Berger ?

[TC]

I don't think he bought it from Berger,he mentioned the guys name he went through to get it,but the name really didn't ring a bell....and the assumption I got,was it was ordered for some one else,but was sold to him instead.

I guess I got kind of excited,and wanted to get as much information as possible....but failed to listen,or question any thing I didn't understand and should have asked more about some things......a car like this,will do that to a guy...hehehe

One of the guys mentioned...was Wally Booth,not sure what he had to do with it...though.


[Edited by TC (01-05-2002 at 02:27 PM).]