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Rainer,
--------There was a so called "mileage version" 455 with a two barrel, I believe, but the standard 455 available with the SX was a quadrajet. I know as we had a couple of them go thru Classic Motors back in the day with paperwork. Cant remember codes or any of that stuff.......Bill S |
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How about OWCO. Or Oldsmobile Wholseale Car order. In 1972`the two hurst olds models could be ordered on one of these forms using a code called Select-A-Unit. Dealers were instructed to use the OWCO form and select code 21 for W-46 or 22 for W-46. Codes w-45 and W46 were used for 1968 1969 1970 (Rallyee 350) and 1972. I am not sure about later years. Oldmobile was not big in the fleet business like Chevrolet (not having a truck division) so the concept of a special fleet division was not as prominent. The SX started as a Turnpike Cruiser option in 1967.
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1971 W30 convert, triple green,second owner. 1971 W30 Convert, special order Rally red, completed 68 Camaro Z28,Corvette Bronze,Houndstooth 2016 Porsche Carerra Cab and 2021 C63S AMG ,modern fun. www.vancouverclassiccars.com |
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The car in question is a 1972 Plain Jane Supreme Not an SX. Oldsmobile made 77 of these cars in 72. They are documented by Olds and Ive seen letter head stating that there were only 77 made from the olds files before the fire. The were V code cars equipt with a 455 4 bbl, and basicly the W30 Package, all were 4 speeds pretty rare cool car but its hard to put a value on one.
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That combination was a regular production order. Any 1972 Cutlass could be ordered with a 455 and 4 speed. Wagons and sedans may be the exception. Engine codes were in the serial number
U Code 455 4bbl Auto trans V Code 455 4 bbl 4 speed X code 455 4 bbl high performance (W-30)
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1971 W30 convert, triple green,second owner. 1971 W30 Convert, special order Rally red, completed 68 Camaro Z28,Corvette Bronze,Houndstooth 2016 Porsche Carerra Cab and 2021 C63S AMG ,modern fun. www.vancouverclassiccars.com |
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Rainer, --------There was a so called "mileage version" 455 with a two barrel, I believe, but the standard 455 available with the SX was a quadrajet. I know as we had a couple of them go thru Classic Motors back in the day with paperwork. Cant remember codes or any of that stuff.......Bill S [/ QUOTE ] Got it, Bill - thanks ![]()
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1969 Chevelle SS396 L78 M22 4:10 Tuxedo Black 1970 LS3 Malibu 400 BB convertible 1970 LS3 Malibu 400 BB coupe 1970 Chevelle 300 series LS3 400 BB coupe, special order Monaco Orange 1970 Chevelle Concours Estate LS3 400 BB wagon 1970 Chevelle SS396 L78 M21 3:55 Tuxedo Black |
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there was a 4 speed with a/c V code supreme on 442.com last month,i believe it was 22k asking price.
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The only X Code Cutlass Supreme hardtop was a Hurst Olds, don't know if it is a version of a COPO, but you could not order one off the street since the X code was only available with the 442 option and the 442 option was not available in the Cutlass Supreme coupe. I would imagine that it took some internal authorization to get the X code engine in the Cutlass Supreme coupe. There is one in town, definitely a Hurst Olds with an X code in the VIN.
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Here is one This has all the paper work to show that it was a speacal ordered car and built at olds would this not be a copo
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Norm and others. The key point here is that COPO is a reference to a process to order a special car through the Chevrolet Division. Whatever the other divisions had it was not referred to as COPO. Chevrolet being the larget division probably needeed this process so that things did not get bogged down. The other divisions may have had other acronyms for their process,but it does not make sense to call anything a COPO other than a Chevrolet product.
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1971 W30 convert, triple green,second owner. 1971 W30 Convert, special order Rally red, completed 68 Camaro Z28,Corvette Bronze,Houndstooth 2016 Porsche Carerra Cab and 2021 C63S AMG ,modern fun. www.vancouverclassiccars.com |
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--------I want that longroof!!!!!!!........Bill S
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