Re: COPO -vs- 396
 

i never want to say all, always or never, but that is what i was thinkin!

Re: COPO -vs- 396
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: iluv69s</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: x77-69z28</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> most x-44 cars with cowl hoods would be COPO's. </div></div>

most??? ....were there any x-44 cars w/ cowl induction made that were <span style="font-weight: bold">not</span> COPO's ? those that were made by the General that is... </div></div>

Well, theoretically a X44 could have been ordered with a ZL-2 hood. So it is possible...

Jan

Re: COPO -vs- 396
 

Don't forget the dual exhaust adapter plate for the left exhaust pipe. The only possibility a X44 could be a COPO is if it had that adaptor plate. One curious thing when George Z documented my car. He stated that the COPO's had extra bracing through out. I have not yet had a chance to discuss this with George.

Re: COPO -vs- 396
 

The ONLY X44 factory-built with a ducted hood would be a COPO. The hood was included with COPOs 9560 &amp; 9561 and does not appear as a line item on documentation. The ZL-2 hood became available
as an option 12/1/68 on Z/28 and Camaro SS.

There is no &quot;extra bracing&quot; in a COPO Camaro.

Re: COPO -vs- 396
 

One more detail. The car does NOT have the hole in the firewall for the induction hood. I think that piece of info just sank my hopes. I'm thinking out loud here, why would someone go to the trouble of putting a big block heater box, break booster and what appears to be an original 3/8 fuel line in an X44 car and not finish the cloning?

Re: COPO -vs- 396
 

Because as you probably already know &quot; it takes all kinds&quot;

Re: COPO -vs- 396
 

Seeing this late, but single fuel line and brake booster would have come on both 307 and L65 cars. The only change would be the heater box, which people did if they installed a BB.

Send me a pic of the cowl tag and I might be able to help more.....

Re: COPO -vs- 396
 

I guess this is not a spoiler car ? The way I understand it X44 combined with D80 on the cowltag is a good indicator of a COPO. Even though there were 6-cylinder cars built with spoilers, they were very scarce.
But with no hole in the firewall for the special ducted hood wiring, it really doesn´t matter.

Re: COPO -vs- 396
 

Anders, D80 only showed up on tags in late May.

Jan

Re: COPO -vs- 396
 

Yes I know Jan, but since this car has a 124379N66xxxx VIN it would have the D80 on the tag if it was equipped with a spoiler from the factory, wouldn´t it ? The X44 D80 COPO I had was built at the end of June and the VIN was 9N661xxx.
I just meant to say that any X44 D80 car is worth investigating. If it has the hole in the firewall then it starts to get real interesting.