Baldwin COPO

[cook_dw]

Do you not have photos of the quarter, fenders etc before primer that show the lettering you are seeing? And FYI that hole is not the location for the cowl induction harness. It’s above the fuse block. Here’s Doug Perrys Yenko vin 579xxx for reference..

[COPO]

He said the same thing when he attended SCR many years ago. The L-78 short block take outs were sold post transplant through the Baldwin parts dept.

[Mr70]

I have a tape recording somewhere the night Joel talked to us about this @ the Supercar Reunion in Collinsville back in Aug. 2003.He was very well received by all,and stated he did not know about the COPO program back then,there was a hush in the crowd afterwards. https://www.yenko.net/reunion/2003reunion.htm

[big gear head]

Wow, it looks like the 2003 reunion was awesome! I wish we could get that kind of turn out now. I believe age has caught up to most of the owners and they don't want to travel with their cars anymore.

[olredalert]

----Jacks Dad was a high up executive at GM. When he retired he moved to Hinsdale and opened Jack Douglass Chevrolet. Upon his fathers passing Jsck stepped in. He was the youngest owner of any GM dealer at that time. Eventually When Billy Jacobs Dad passed he also took over the Chevy dealership in Joliet Il., and he was younger than Jack was at that point so Jack lost that dubious accolade. It makes sense that Jack would hear about the COPO program as his family was so connected to GM.....Bill S

[Stefano]

For what it’s worth, I spoke to Joel about Motion COPOs many years ago and he did not recall using the program for any of his “builds”. I let him know that there was a photo in a magazine of a Dark colored 1969 Camaro, in his shop that seemed to look like a COPO L72, don’t recall the magazine. He conceded that he may have tuned it or worked on it or others.

[GotGrunt]

Originally Posted by Stefano

For what it’s worth, I spoke to Joel about Motion COPOs many years ago and he did not recall using the program for any of his “builds”. I let him know that there was a photo in a magazine of a Dark colored 1969 Camaro, in his shop that seemed to look like a COPO L72, don’t recall the magazine. He conceded that he may have tuned it or worked on it or others.

Hi Performance CARS, November 1969.

Hone-O-Drive installation article with the Motion COPO. Article says owner Marc Cohen drove the 4.56 geared car back to his home in Ohio from New York, and referred to it as a Phase III car. Doesn't really say if it was a Baldwin purchased car or if he brought it in to be Phase III tuned.

[Alisters]

I call hog wash Marty and Joel never new about the copo program 🤷*♂️ ! Two guys that we’re deeply involved in the muscle car world as Joel was direct contact with Baldwin Chevrolet,and it never got mentioned ya right lol plse

[iluv69s]

Originally Posted by Alisters

I call hog wash Marty and Joel never new about the copo program ��*♂️ ! Two guys that we’re deeply involved in the muscle car world as Joel was direct contact with Baldwin Chevrolet,and it never got mentioned ya right lol plse

Seeing that there are known 69 COPOs sold through Baldwin Chevrolet, it is tough to believe that no one at Motion knew about this program.


I suspect Joel made more on a 427 conversion as opposed to if he just tuned/motionized and flipped COPO cars. May not have been advantageous back then to Motion Performance for publicize the COPO program, even if they found out about it.

[luzl78]

joel had a personal relationship with zora duntov.