1968 Yenko Copo Camaro/ Non converted car

[sYc]

Brian; Neat car. I am assuming that this is the car that you had me research a while back. As per being a supercar, I would say yes. To me, it is the same as the 1968 396/375 automatic Gibb Novas that were not switched to 427s. Both are special in their own way. Yours with the 9737 COPO (Yenko) package and the Gibb cars with their COPO auto trans. To me, these cars represent the start of what I consider COPO built supercars.

[bkhpah]

To my knowlege no one has yet had a real MV 396/375 car. The car is a definite 9737 Yenko car. O7E build date. It was to be a conversion but was never done. It is a very interesting car. It has all the marks of a 9737 car..BKH

[Stefano]

I would agree with Tom's thinking. (While special on their own.) The 1968 COPO cars from Gibb and Yenko were the prelude to the the COPO Super Cars of 1969 and 1970.

Is this COPO one of the non converted 20 of 65 from one of the recent prior threads?

[sYc]

As Stefano, I too wonder if this is where the difference in the numbers comes in to play. The number of '68s was thought to be around 65, but Yenko's chief mechanic was paid for converting only 45 cars.
Brian, I am curious, what, if any, SYC data plate and/or serial number does the car have. Tom

[bkhpah]

The car has the special trim tag that only the 68' COPO Yenko Camaros had. Has the 140 speedo with the special sway bar, etc. Has plain 712 interior without console. Deluxe wheel. I was under the impression that @ 70 cars were ordered, only 65 converted. This being such a late car would seem to confirm that it was a straggler. This is the third car I have been told about that was bought as a straight up 396/375. Just like the Turbo Z program in 1981 more cars were available for conversion that got the conversion. This may be the only surviving example of a 9737/375 car. Anyone ever seen one?...BKH

[sYc]

Brian; I think the BIG question may be knowing the exact number of '68s, either converted or not. I say that since I have proof of over 100 1967 Yenko Camaros, which goes against the once accepted number of 54. You would think that there might have been more '68s. Tom

[bkhpah]

This car did not have the SYC plate in the door pillar...BKH