COPO Camaro on eBay--beautiful

[Lynn]

I would be interested to see where you got that information. Zillow.com shows the closest match as 1835 Burwell.

Are you sure it is a residential address?

[PeteLeathersac]

The eBay auction ended w/ high bid @ $98,100.00 without meeting reserve..
Pretty strong money for a clone especially in the market of late so if the bids are genuine, it's doubtful the high bidders knew it's not an original car and the docs bs?.

This story certainly isn't over yet...I'm sure we'll see this car again!.


~ Pete

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For whoever may need the info in the future when the link above dies out, here's the auction details from Feb. '07 when the car was listed as having an auto trans and truthfully offered for sale as the Re-creation it is..

Keith McCormick's Palm Spring Exotic Car Auctions;
Palm Springs, CA
February 23-25, 2007

1969 CHEVROLET CAMARO
Lot No. 166 2124

Sale Price: Did Not Sell
Vin 124379N674866

Owner Comments: Re-creation COPO Camaro with 427 big block 425 HP, 12 bolt 4.10 gears posi-traction rear end, hyrdamatic TH400 transmission, t-3 head lights,Goodyear tires F70-14, spacesaver spare,raido delete plate,
Restoration History: This vehicle was purchased from the original owner who had originally purchased it new in California.
Known Defects: NONE

Note: This vehicle may still be available for sale. For more information, please contact Jason McCormick at 760.320.3290.
Vehicle Info:
Model Year: 1969
Make: CHEVROLET
Body Style: two door
Body Color: GOLD
Interior Color: BLACK
Mileage: 55,744
Engine Size: 8
Transmission: Automatic
Registration: CA
Liens? NONE

[Lynn]

1853 Burwell is not a residential address. You can mapquest and get directions, but mapquest will take you to a non-existant address, just putting you in the same hundred block.

My guess is that Charles Rotell is also non-existant.

Lynn

[bashton]

This is yet another reason why I love this site so much. Nothing slipping past this crew!

BA

[chevelleheart]

Guy's this car is going to auction next week about 1 hr from me , so I think I'll go up and see, but is the final verdict "Re-Creation " ? It sure appears to me that it is , and it's even had the TH400 swapped out for an M22 , ..same VIN 674866 ???? very strange listing, as their sure leaving the impression that this is a "Real COPO" !!! A few friends were telling me about the car today , and I though if anybody knows, it the SYC guys ! So Real or Clone ? Thx Bob

[Charley Lillard]

It was sold at a earlier auction as a clone so assume it is a clone. The attorneys will make money with this one. Has anyone informed the auction house that it was sold at auction as a clone ?

[PeteLeathersac]

Here's the ad for the car in the upcoming 'Fall Finale' sale in Red Deer Alberta on Sept. 13/08..

http://www.theelectricgarage.com/auc...=25&id=221

Same 'Electric Garage' group offering the car again as previously on eBay and the way the ad is laid out suggests they know it's bogus but have intentionaly crafted the ad and wording to mislead and avoid the truth?.

So what next?.
Obviously not anyone's responsibility to do anything but here we all are knowing the truth and a week from now this car rolls across the block and most likely home w/ an excited new owner?.

Although notifying the auction group as Charley says would put them in a more liable position, could it possibly involve whoever did so in any legal mess that may follow?.
And to be clear, the car was previously offered as a recreation but not sold at the noted 2007 Palm Spring sale..

Can and should we here do more than be sure to clearly include the Vin of anything like this we do see and leave the rest to due diligence as Googling the Vin is now picking up this thread and a couple others that could point out the truth if someone bothered doing their homework first?.


~ Pete