RogerD's 1969 Dick Harrell Chevelle - Page 14

Kim_Howie · #**131** 10-20-2009, 10:10 PM

Here is a trim tag from a 69 Chevelle code 72 built one week before your car.

Kim_Howie · #**132** 10-20-2009, 10:13 PM

This car has org. paint and was SS 396 325 or 350 Hp car.

RogerD · #**133** 10-20-2009, 11:58 PM

Kim:

Missed the Cowl Tag - was it attached?

Kim_Howie · #**134** 10-21-2009, 12:13 AM

Roger it's the one above my last post. Hit the red attached area Kim

**scuncio** · #**135** 10-21-2009, 02:49 AM

Kim, what's the code to the right of the date code?

Kim_Howie · #**136** 10-21-2009, 07:14 PM

I don't know.

Johnny D owns the car. I asked him the other day if could have got a worse picture of the tag, he said it's hard to get picture with the hood on the car. I will call him and find out.

**Mr70** · #**137** 10-21-2009, 07:38 PM

Fisher body internal tracking number.Meaningless once it left the assembly line.

Jeff H · #**138** 10-31-2009, 08:49 PM

What a great story! It sure looks like there were some Kansas built COPO Chevelles. GM record keeping really turns out to be pretty lousy. Doesn't the GM of Canada documentation on the COPO Camaros mention the L78 being part of the order process before being substituted by the COPO number? Maybe the Kansas plant saw the L78 for the COPO Chevelle and stamped the 'L' on the trim tag because that would normally denote an SS. It's pretty cool to find the history on some of these cars 40+ years later!

**RPO LS7** · #**139** 11-04-2009, 04:15 AM

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Maybe the Kansas plant saw the L78 for the COPO Chevelle and stamped the 'L' on the trim tag because that would normally denote an SS .

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Curious, any real proof of the "L" being an SS, if so would you be kind enough to provide a link to that definitive information, thanks.

RogerD · #**140** 11-05-2009, 01:37 AM

Picked up a '69 Malibu 'donor car' a couple of weeks ago. Lots of good parts, many of which I won't need. It was a vinyl top car - vinyl is gone along with most of the exterior OEM paint but the metal is pretty good . . .

It was mfg in June '69, same plant (KAN) as my car which was mfg Jul '69 - parts I need should be a perfect fit. Parchment bench seat (good frame), OEM GM button radio (it's a little rough but you never know). Good auto shift column, really good original deck lid (shiny OEM paint inside & the jack sticker still in place) - lots of stuff I need . . .

Still need to locate an NOS passenger quarter before the body work starts . . .

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