what does copo mean

[68TopStock]

Yenko Deuce Registry and JoeC,

Those are great posts, and Norm, welcome to the site.

My memory has been jogged now, and I thought I would add to your remark of special vehicles such as police COPO cars.

When I was a paperboy in downtown St. Paul in 1969, I distinctly remember checking out a 1969 or 1970 "unmarked" Nova 2dr squad car, parked by the city jail/court house. It was silver with a black interior. Had the dash mounted redlights and radios. The fender marking said "427", in a rectangular housing, with a red background, with the side marker light. The 427 markers is what drew me to look at it. I was only 15 at the time, but had a budding interest in cars, as the talk at high school at times revolved around what the "pigs" were driving, so we could keep an eye out, when cruising, and street racing. I hung out with older guys with cars before I could drive myself.

Maybe some "boys in blue" remember some of these cars, if indeed they existed. I'm sure some other municipalities around the nation could have ordered similar cars.







[Edited by 68TopStock (11-01-2001 at 09:47 AM).]