Re: COPO question .
This question has come up on some of the other boards regarding the big cars and has never really been answered. The general concensus is that they would not be considered a COPO because of the fact that these cars had the 427/425 on the option list anyway. They could also be ordered with pretty much any speed part and those were on the option lists as well. I quess a ZL-1 or L-88 Impala would be considered a COPO but I have never heard of any.
My '69 SS427 Impala convertible was supposedly ordered with the 427/400 3-deuce engine in it. The engine was delivered with a 4 bbl and not the 3-deuce intake. I have never found any proof to this other than the original owners statement (I bought from him in 1979) and the fact that the engine had strange GM cast pistons (unlike stock 390 or 400 horse) and 7/16 pushrods and guide plates. Unfortunately, the engine was hurt in 1981 and changed before the numbers days mattered!!!
One other oddity on the car is underneath the Chevrolet script on the trunk is a bar that resembles the 66-67 427 Turbo-jet emblem found on Corvettes. However it is void of flags and is simply the bar. Many people have stated that this is nothing more than someones handiwork (in 1979?). I also ran across and photographed another '69 SS427 in a used car lot in Phoenix back in about 1984 with that exact same emblem. Unfortunately, I did not make note of the assembly plant to see if it was the same as mine. I still have the photos somewhere.
[Edited by SS427 (02-20-2002 at 10:19 AM).]
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