RogerD's 1969 Dick Harrell Chevelle

[Keith Tedford]

Being an original owner, Ray would be a good one to talk to. My bill of sale shows the 9566AA option and the price I paid. Back in '69, I was pretty sure that the Yenko Chevelles were based on COPOs but I don't believe that they were advertised as such.

[Schonyenko2]

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Being an original owner, Ray would be a good one to talk to. My bill of sale shows the 9566AA option and the price I paid. Back in '69, I was pretty sure that the Yenko Chevelles were based on COPOs but I don't believe that they were advertised as such.

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The above statement is what I'm refering to. It was listed out with COPO, and RPO codes through his dealer invoice. Yenko was a licensed mfg of sportscars. He could write his own window sticker like on the deuces. Harrell was doing transplants, and modifications. He was not a mfg like Yenko, or Shelby. I would think a Bill Allen invoice should look like Keith's, or Grady B's rather than one with no COPO, or RPO codes. I'd think somewhere there should be an invoice with factory codes, and specs. This one looks like it was typed up by Allen at the time. How did they square that with GM?
I'm not doubling the car, or Roger, or the fact that it's a COPO, but I can't see the GM factory window sticker matching the Allen invoice. Nor do I see any mention of DHPC mods prior to sale which probably would have voided the factory warranty. Ray's had 90 days.I simply find it unusual, and perhaps the only evidence of how Dick worked with Allen.

[Keith Tedford]

Around here it was common for dealers to remove the factory window sticker and type up their own. We always figured that they were hiking the option prices in the process. Why else would they go to the bother.

[PeteLeathersac]

Very CL the MP Suffix is noted on the original sales docs!.
Note the engine build date is one day later than the loose Leeds Copo engine of the previous thread here...how's the Vin compare?.
Also are these Tonawanda dates the same or close to those of know Copos built elsewhere?.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...fpart/all/vc/1

So this brings the Leeds Copo Chevelle total to at least 3 possible counting Roger's, the loose engine car also the one Rob has info on..
It'd be nice to compare Vins of all also the Cowl tags of Roger's and the one in Rob's database..

Any luck on the POP or imprints Roger?.


~ Pete

[COPO_Anders]

The engine in the Convincer II was built about a week earlier. The Convincer seems to be one of the earliest built COPO´s, after the Yenko´s that is.

[1969grb]

I am pretty sure that the build date of the motor in my Chevelle is 410. I will double check tonight.

Grady

[RogerD]

The holes for the SS396 Emblem on the rear panel have burrs and are still bright metal from having being fairly recently drilled. Lots of factory applied Monaco Orange overspray is still present in the interior compartment.

The RF and LF fender are not pierced where an SS emblem would have been installed.
The LF fender does have drilled holes from an old body shop visit - bondo is visible from the repair (not where the piercing would be on an SS fender).

The VIN number found beneath the heater core cover is the same as the VIN plate on the LH side of the dash.

The SS grille is held in loosely with only a couple of screws - most of the clips on the grille are broken.
Remnants of the two black hood stripes are evident on the nose of the car. You will notice multiple layers of Orange and Black . . .

Multiple layers were the result of a shop accident at Bill Allen Chevrolet when they replaced the OEM engine at around 12,000 miles and repainted the hood, top, deck lid and nose piece.

[Kim_Howie]

Roger, I understand you contacted the Harrell site. What info did they help you with. Kim

[bkhpah]

Man I tell you, you can just see the inner orange wanting to come out on that car...It will be something once again. All these theories passing around this car amaze me. Every DH car we have ever worked on other than some simple emblem changes to 427, nothing was done to conceal its original identity. In other words, the SS cars were never made to look like non-SS cars. And the COPO cars were left as such, not made into SS cars. We have restored BOTH versions The idea that some think this car was an SS changed to a Malibu is simply wrong. SS hood and 14X7 rallye wheels SS body trim NOT Malibu and Malibu interior trim, all add up to COPO..BKH