lemans skylark cutlass COPO?

JLP · #1 11-27-2006, 10:08 AM

Royal Pontiac, Knafel Pontiac and others were right in the thick of it pre'70 w/428 transplants in both FB and LeMans/Tempest/GTO.

In '70 the base GTO engine could be ordered in the tempest, in '71 the 455HO was available in any A body 2 dr (T-37, LeMans)(HT,Sedan,Conv) and in '72 the same was available in LeMans except for the Luxury LeMans. In '72 you had to order the endura nose w/RA but not in '71. Don't thing any other auto maker had that for '71/'72. If so would like to hear about it.

I like the wierd ones like the Chevelle 300 w/SS package or the '70 1/2 Falcon (Torino) sedan w/429 SCJ.

Unfortunately, today you have to order a 'package' to get any performance. Sure miss the 'good' old days.

Olds had the '70 Cutlass SX.

396/425blr · #2 11-28-2006, 04:31 AM

jlp, thats what makes me wonder if any of those transplant dealers ever tried to order the 428 engine factory installed along the lines of the way chevy did with the 427? maybe the GM brass would not go for it? dennis

442w30 · #3 11-28-2006, 07:11 AM

For one thing, Chevy had carte blanche with a lot of stuff that other GM brands could not get away with.

1970Bluel78 · #4 11-28-2006, 07:23 PM

What about the Knafel Magnum 400 car. 50 or so built..???? Was that a COPO type deal with Pontiac

Belair62 · #5 11-29-2006, 06:59 AM

Sixtiesmuscle had an oddball 66 (?) Skylark GS quite a few years back but I forgot what the heck it was. I really like that car...Mike...what was that car ?

**MosportGreen66** · #6 11-29-2006, 08:11 AM

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What about the Knafel Magnum 400 car. 50 or so built..???? Was that a COPO type deal with Pontiac

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I don't think so. I'm pretty sure Knafel did the work... like a Motion/Nickey conversion... beats me... I barely know Chevys forget about Pontiacs...

442w30 · #7 11-30-2006, 12:30 AM

The Knafel thing was not a COPO-ish item. 400s were available on the Tempest. They just created a package to promote an image and RR fighter.

JLP · #8 11-30-2006, 10:35 AM

motosportgreen66,
I have one of those books and on the back it shows one for Olds also. Maybe others. I am not home so can't look.

Remember that the COPO cars were one year only. Up until that time the 427's were dealer installed like Pontiacs. But like any other dealer, if you had the $$$$ you could get anything. If not factory then dealer.

Oh,those were the days my friend, and we thought it would NEVER END......but, it did.

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