Originally Posted by olredalert (Post 1525346)

----Rally,,, To paint an aluminum intake engine the Tonowanda plant used masks or covers made out of pressed cardboard (I think). It would just sit down on the intake. After painting they piled up and were returned to the beginning of the line and were reused. They didn't fit too tight and overspray would creep around the edges. To add to that since the masks were reused they would suffer some deterioration and more overspray would get on the aluminum. On every original aluminum engine I have ever seen over the last 40 or so years there was some amount of Chevy orange but it varied from engine to engine. You can duplicate it pretty easily with a little thought, but installing the intake after the paint job would not appear factory correct. Hope this helps......Bill S

Originally Posted by PeteLeathersac (Post 1525336)

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I don't expect this subject car is anything special but as discussed in past threads, a Copo Nova could exist, not a 427 car but a Copo # 9511 w/ 4:56 or 4:88 factory rear which was required for '69 Chevrolets w/ rear axles over 4:11.
A few 9511 Camaros are known also I think Chevelle or two but the '69 Novas more elusive and one an sYc Member reported having back in one of the old threads seemed the closest X-car possibility up to then.
I'm a work so can't dig for the old threads but was it you Tom w/ the example you let go of that seemed possible also was it a factory 4:56/4:88 car or?:hmmm:
Again, I don't expect the subject car is anything special but would still love to see a real '69 Copo 9511 X-Body if anyone knows of any.
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~ Pete

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Originally Posted by RALLY (Post 1525368)

Thanks for the info. Understand how that overspray could happen. That picture of this intake with the overspray is what was duplicated to look factory correct?

Originally Posted by JoeC (Post 1525404)

There was a COPO Nova Police car package built in 1974 as a small number of prototypes. They were sent to some police departments for testing. In 1975 Chevy made the COPO 9C1 Nova as a police package.