Need help - 69 COPO Camaro?

[Unreal]

Since all Yenkos had the COPO9737, and yours does not have the the larger sway bar, it points away from Yenko, but still points toward COPO. Also, virtually no Yenkos had console.

[Stefano]

An incorrect sway bar on an old race car doesn't say much. Most drag cars ran with it disconnected or completely taken off. However finding the correct original 13/16" sway bar could have been a positive clue for COPO 9737.

I have never seen a Yenko 9561 with an interior color other than Black STD code 711.

April, you might want to see if the front springs still have tags on them. Some springs had specific applications, not just big block vs small block.

An M40 crayon mark under the firewall paint would also be another positive clue for this particular car.

Very few COPOs which exist today have 100% documentation / verification.

Congrats on your find!

[April L]

Unreal, it doesn't have a console. I don't know if it did originally. I never really thought it would be a Yenko. Were doubles only made for Yenko?
Hopefully we can figure out its history. I have started a new job and it's been a little overwhelming. There has to be information somewhere. I think somebody ordered this specific car. It does seem to be an oddball. :-)
Stefano,thanks. There aren't any tags on the springs but I don't know about the crayon mark. That is something I will have to look for.
Still have pictures coming at some point!!! Sorry guys!! Have several things I still want to follow up on. I'll post when I find out anything new. The numbers on the glass are SST 2223. They have been there for MANY years. Maybe I'll be able to find something from that and I have a few other things that people have suggested that I'm working on.

[April L]

It's been a while. As those of you that have followed this post know, I am quite the novice. I have come to realize I may not have the resources available to me to research and restore this car to its deserved standing. I feel like the right person with the right resources and contacts could document this car properly. With that in mind, we are considering listing it for sale, probably on ebay since we can get national exposure this way. The longer we take, the harder it will be and we don't want such a great car to waste away in our garage. Do have a question though, should we list the VIN and the cowl tag info in the auction or not? From what I've seen this can become an issue with dishonest people using numbers to make a clone car look like a real COPO. Interested in your thoughts.
Thanks,
April

[Kurt S]

Posting the numbers isn't an issue. Look at all the cars that have the numbers listed and pics too.

[April L]

Hi Guys.

We have listed the car on ebay. We need to update the listing to address some negative comments I saw this morning when I came to post here. The item number is 231162189837.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231162189837...84.m1555.l2649

[April L]

If anyone wants to come look at the car in person we would be glad to make arrangements to do that.

[Tracker1]

April, have you made any attempt to find the original engine? If, as your eBay auction says, you have good information that the original 427 was still with the car just 7 years ago I don't quite understand why you wouldn't have tracked it down by now. I (and many others on this site) have tracked down numbers-matching engines that have been separated from their cars for 30-40years. Seven years is a joke...can't be more than three phone calls between you and that engine.

[April L]

Not for an opening bid of $20,000. I haven't. We don't have the resources or the time. We are selling it for what we have in it. We're not trying to get rich or pull anything over on anyone. We just lucked up on this opportunity. It's not what we do for a living or even a serious hobby. We work too many hours to realistically research the car anymore than we already have. This is one of the reasons we are selling it. We truly believe we have gem and it deserves to be with someone who has the capability of what you said, tracking down 30-40 years worth of history. It's had the same owner for 30 years before us whose son is emotionally unable or unwilling to help beyond what we already know.

[John]

Here is the ebay link to the car...

1969 COPO ??? on Ebay

.... Good luck with the sale. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]