1969 double COPO resto underway .....

[COPO CARTEL]

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

[firstgenaddict]

<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.

[Xplantdad]

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

[COPO CARTEL]

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

[Xplantdad]

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

Now back to this cool restoration!

[Tracker1]

<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.

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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]

[JHS]

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.

[turbojet427]

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

[JHS]

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.

[JHS]

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