1969 double COPO resto underway .....
 

Some of you may remember this double COPO. It is an original body, original motor and BE axle, very low mileage car that was painted black and had black hounds tooth interior installed in the '70s. The car had been set up for racing so had other modifications as well. After years of waffling back and forth about returning it to it's original Frost Lime exterior and dark green vinyl interior I decided to take the plunge so it is currently undergoing a nut and bolt, concourse restoration. Here is a picture of the car before restoration started and a couple of pics as it's being taken apart. I'll post progress pics as they become available if anyone is interested.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...opo_camaro.jpg
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Was this the COPO that was in Car Review years ago along with Symms ZL-1 ? Cool car! .

BIG

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Another Indian River Copo.

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Yes, it is and it is an Indian River car.

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It will be awesome in it's original colors. Looking forward to following this one.

Mike

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Frost green COPO will be very cool! Post lots of pics.
Buddy

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Yes Joe, very interested. Keep the pictures coming.
Who is doing the resto for you? Those colors are very nice!

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I don't know that I have seen another frost lime cowl induction endura bumper D80 car. With style trim it should look really slick with the frost paint, very much a sleeper.

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That will look really cool in frost green, it will really stand out among all the other colors, will be watching for your progress. thanks Steve. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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That's way cool! I was just looking through some old magazines recently and came across that feature. I wondered what happened to that car since I've never seen a Frost Green COPO Camaro. It should look awesome when it's done. Definitely post some pictures.

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i applaud you for putting it back to original...but wow..it would kill me to take it apart looking so good in black...good luck with the resto (nothing sarcastic intended)

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Joe....long time since we've heard from you. PLEASE keep us updated on the restoration...it will be beautiful when done!

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nice...i saw frank atones frost green Z - and when correctly is very nice...this should be equally nice.....

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No style trim James, it's an X44 car. Previous owner added the trim which does look good!

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I procrastinated so long making the decision to restore due to the fact that it did look great in black and the magazine article shows it in black as well. The deciding factor: the black paint was starting to act up &amp; I already had an original 723 code interior so what the heck. I had a '69 Impala SS427 L72 the exact same color and thought it looked pretty good. As noted, it will be different at least.

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Frost green/green interior will look very sharp.

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Sammy inquired about who is doing the restorarion. At the last super Car Reunion I hung out with Doug Perry and Dave McGafee and learned a lot about COPOs. when I decided to restore my car I contacted Doug for suggestions and he recommended Dave, owner of Bowtie Performance and Restoration in Grove city, OH. Dave has restored a number of COPOs for Doug and, after watching Dave in action, felt like he would be the guy for the job. He is very knowledgeable and a heck of a guy, as is Doug.

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Good deal Joe. Keep the pictures coming! Again, that to me is a killer color combo!

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Great news......will it be done in time for MCACN VII?

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I hope so Stefano but may not have any money left to get it there!!

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Joe ...if it's ready...we will figure out how to help and get it to MCACN

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Hey Bruce, I think we'll make it! Look forward to my upcoming visit.

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kinda sad to see the balck paint coming off but I'm toldit is an original sheet metal, virtually rust free car.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...83-paint_1.jpg

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What are you/they using to remove the old paint? Paint stripper?

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looks like a razor blade...

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Bingo!!

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razor blade is correct. I thought it would be soda blasted but the body shop will use PpG system and they won't warranty a soda blasted body.

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Yes, razor blades can work great!

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Reminded me of this guy.


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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr70</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Reminded me of this guy.


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lol &quot;Dust is ghetto; it sucks..&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

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That car is in great hands for paint and body....we looked the car over good and saw how nice it was. Frank at Arone Autobody was very pleased when he inspected the car. It will be a twin to his Frost Green Z

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JHS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No style trim James, it's an X44 car. Previous owner added the trim which does look good! </div></div>

I just removed the wheel opening moldings and welded up the sins from a X66 conv which had them added as well.

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Going to be great to follow along on this build! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Hey Bruce ...I hope Holly is doing better..we enjoy her smile

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Hi Doug...she's getting there... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Now back to this cool restoration!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JHS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">kinda sad to see the balck paint coming off but I'm toldit is an original sheet metal, virtually rust free car.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...83-paint_1.jpg
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Me too, Joe, me too. I really wish I coulda got that one from you as is. I loved it. I dog-eared the issue of Musclecar Review that car was in when I was a kid in '85 - there was just something about that mean black COPO. I still keep the magazine handy, as it left a lasting impact. Too bad we were far apart on $$$ - good luck with the resto. They're doing a great job there... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Des, I wasn't a &quot;motivated seller&quot;!! Everything considered I felt like the best thing for the car and my investment was to restore to stock condition. I had accumulated the hard to find parts throught the years, including the interior. The transmission was not original and had wrong date so replacing with a correct date coded &amp; numbers M22 that is RESTAMPED with the VIN for judging only.

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Arone Restoration is very excited to be working on this great car and working with Dave McGaffee of Bowtie Performance &amp; Restoration. This COPO has great sheet metal and floors. Much of the original Frost Green paint can still be found as we get the car stripped. I will continue to post updates. Please find the link below on the restoration started.


https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...902&amp;type=3

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I am glad that Frank is doing the project. It's a little daunting to entrust a car like this to someone but Dave and Bruce know their stuff and Arone comes highly recommended by them.

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A few more pictures of the car being stripped. Aside for some minor rust and pinholes, everything looks good.

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