Number of COPO 427 cars

[whitetop]

A high school autoshop near me received a brand new '70 Chevelle 350 2 dr. HDtp.. The school would never sell the car because it had no vin or title but the retiring autoshop teacher made a deal and got it in '90 . Always inside and no rust whatsoever. Most of the engine/suspension bolts were rounded from years of use. Paint on top of fenders was worn off also.
Dave

[Rat_Pack]

whitetop, almost the same thing here at a local high school. They have a 75 Nova Custom loaded with about every option including a 350 and a 4 spd. No vin, no trim tag, and no miles. It was involved in a derailment when it was new and was not worth sending back to GM. The local dealer removed the vin and trim tag and sent them back to GM when they received the car. I was told that the car could never be sold because of this.............RatPack...............

[COPO]

Joe,

Your thoughts seem to tie in with my earlier posts where I said 300+ non-Yenko iron block 427 COPO Camaros.

Also, Motion used to sell engines called "ZL-X" and I seem to remember they were 12:1 or higher L-72's and LS-6's with cast iron open chamber rec. port heads. There are a few articles on these in some of the old Hi-Perf. CARS Magazines from that era. The May '69 issue has an article on a 427 ZL-X w/12.8:1 compression and cast iron open chamber heads installed in a '69 BM Camaro.


[Edited by COPO (01-14-2002 at 04:21 PM).]