Mecum Kissimmee Gold 69 COPO - Thoughts?

[musclecar fan]

Considering this car but wondering the shifter handle appears incorrect. It looks flat instead of round. Any why an aftermarket battery in such a nice restoration? Is the 120 Speedo correct or should it have a 140MPH? Does anyone have any more info on this car? Not sure the colors Gold/green are the best choice for an investment... Thanks

See: http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...=FL0113-143506

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

[William]

The car is known and documented.

Only COPOs also equipped with COPO 9737 had a 140 mph speedo; the 120 is correct for this car.

The shifter appears to be a Hurst Comp Plus, a common 'Day 2' modification. For a driver, particularly one that will be started often at an auction a modern battery is more reliable.

Sorry, can't rationalize the color/trim combo.

[BARRY]

hi i owed that car for 20 years yes wrong shifter handle that car has one of the best bodys out thier i am a painter i stripped that car of the original paint... the foors are perfect all origanal drive train when i sold the car in 1998

[737Driver]

I'm diggin' the color combo! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

[markjohnson]

As a big fan of oddball color combos, I'm digging the heck out of that car and would walk past 50 orange and red ones to see it but to be brutally honest, if somebody just wanted to purchase a COPO for an investment opportunity than they should probably find one of the more popular colors.

[black69]

Sounds like one heck of a car. If it were me, I would change the steering wheel out, to tone down the green impact against the gold. If the shifter is not correct, might as well do a few other things to help it, without changing everything. I bet it sells well.

[bergy]

This is such a great site - where else could you ask for info on a car &amp; have the owner of 20 years respond with such valuable feedback?

[flyingn]

Love the color combo.. Wow what a COPO

[hotrodmac]

I sold this COPO originally. It was the only COPO we ordered as the others we sold were from stock. The car was sold to a gentleman by the name of DiSilva from Belmont Chev Olds performance division.It was raced and the engine was grenaded!! He replaced it with a 454 and it was a big secret as he didn't want anyone to know so he could still race in the same class. The fact that it is being sold with the original engine is a complete fraud. I've contacted Mecum about this but I really don't expect a reply. There are more bogus COPO's out there than the factory ever produced. Buyer beware

[Stefano]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hotrodmac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I sold this COPO originally. It was the only COPO we ordered as the others we sold were from stock. The car was sold to a gentleman by the name of DiSilva from Belmont Chev Olds performance division.It was raced and the engine was grenaded!! He replaced it with a 454 and it was a big secret as he didn't want anyone to know so he could still race in the same class. The fact that it is being sold with the original engine is a complete fraud. I've contacted Mecum about this but I really don't expect a reply. There are more bogus COPO's out there than the factory ever produced. Buyer beware </div></div>

&quot;hi i owed that car for 20 years yes wrong shifter handle that car has one of the best bodys out thier i am a painter i stripped that car of the original paint... the foors are perfect all origanal drive train when i sold the car in 1998&quot;

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