1975.

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I stand corrected sir!

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One of the happiest moments in my life is associated with this car.

I was working for Lanier Business Products as a salesman. Had never sold before. The manager who hired me saw something in me. And he was right. For the 24 months I worked there I was either the #2 salesman or the #1 saleman in our district (out of 50 other salesmen).

I got friendly with my manger. He invited me to his house for dinner. Afterwards he told me that I should leave Lanier and find a product wehere I could make some real money. He gave me a card for a headhunter who specialized in placing top salemen.

I met with him and he asked me would I be willing to take some risk for a big payoff. Being 30 and divorced - why not. He introduced me to a man who wanted to start a new business in an established market - buying, selling and leasing new and used IBM computer equipment. This industry was done over the phone. His idea was to do it in person just like IBM saleman did of which he was a former. The territory would be NY State. Living in Syracuse at the time ment the NY State Thruway: Albany to Buffalo. I would be calling on Banks, insurance companies, manufacturing concerns - any company that had IBM mainframe equipment. It worked because IBM would accept any computer device they had maintained. All we would do is change the location.

My only requirements were a company car nand a 25% commission rate - no salary. He agreed to rent one for me. Some POS Avis car. And off I went. Making appointments on the phone to introduce myself and our company. Then going out into the field.

Like a duck to water. Within 6 months I had generated $150,000 in profits (25%) was mine with another $250K in the wings. I asked him about replacing the rental with something better suited for my needs - taking CFOs and IT VPs out to lunch. He told me to look at new cars. I happened to stop at my local Chrysler dealership and this car was on the showroom along with a "K" car which was a smaller version. I thought that one for me and this 5th Avenue for Ed as he drove an old beat up Audi.

I met Ed at the dealership and explained my plan to him. He turned to the salesman and said; " don't you agree a successful saleman should drive a nice car?" "Of course he should." "Well - that's the one I want for Lee" pointing at the 5th Avenue.

Tears of Joy. That's what I had driving that car home for the first time.

My parents had one of those.. nice car just had no power

Yes please.

White COPO?
 

Back in the US Camaro Club days we used to go to Columbus OH to shows and a local guy would bring a white COPO just like this one out. I was wondering if that car is still around Columbus?

Merry Christmas to all,

Oops! My bad. That car is not a real COPO. It's a clone. I should have posted that. But it is a nice one. Has a 454 instead of 427 under the hood.

Is that green interior or is the lens playing tricks on me?:hmmm:

Looks dark green to me:

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I believe it is green. The car I’m referring to had a dark blue interior with console 4 speed. I’ve got a bunch of good first gen Camaro pics from those days in the 90’s but all paper pics. No way to scan them over to digital.

----Does this car have what looks like green interior? Love it!....Bill S

You might be talking about this one. From north Columbus, 9,000-ish orig. miles unrestored. Dark Blue interior IIRC. I took a ton of undercarriage pics of it because that's what I was working on with mine at the time, should have taken more of the outside, it is a beautiful car.

Dodge stopped making the Swinger 340 at the end of the 1970 model year . . . or did they?

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'71 & '72 'special' Order 'H' code Swinger 340's!

https://www.swinger340specials.ca/

This might be it. The Columbus guy would drive the car in so he lived nearby. He said it was sold new through a Columbus dealer to a guy in West Virginia and he bought it from that guy. Don’t remember when he said he purchased it.
It was an original paint unrestored car with low miles. Back then everyone was restoring cars but I always enjoyed looking at his white COPO because it was so original and in good shape.
I’ll stick a sock in it Lee, didn’t mean to rob your post.

Do you have a FedEx office nearby ? they may be able to scan and put them on a thumb drive for you.

----Probably the 1st Hot Rod I have ever seen lower in the back than the front! Usually (always) the opposite. Maybe it's bagged?....Bill S