Barrett Jackson COPO Camaro

[Chateau Slate 66]

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Speed Commentator comments really got me....

"A rebody is kind of like George Washington's AX, it just got another handle-but is it still Geroge Washington's AX??"

"I remember several years ago when a ZL-1 would bring over 1 Million dollars- Welcome to 2009"

My fear is that the Hobby has reached a new low with the value reputation for ZL-1 and Yenko Nova's now injured through the sale of these cars and the remarks by the speed commentators. Not Good.

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This one hit me pretty hard as well. They (Mike Joy) made a big deal about where a stripe on a trunk lid ended, but then made the comment above. Doesn't make sense to me.

[m22mike]

Did anyone else catch the COPO Vin comment by the other on stage guy with the little camera ?
He said something like....You can go to the "COPO Connection" , they have ALL the Vin's for all the COPO's built...

Mike

[CamarosRus]

As a recap man from East Moline,IL Mike M partnered with Tom R to buy the "clone" #27 ZL-1 at B/J 2009.

Mike M told me in Jan 09, after the auction and all that ensued that he was going to have local (to him) well known restorer check out misc firewall and cowl VIN numbers on #27.

Phone call that I made today 1/7/2010 my source claims that nothing was removed from car and no numbers were ever checked.
Mike M is no longer partner in car and I believe Tom R owns car outright.

I have digitized more old print pics. Below shows (2nd from top, all one color) Candy Red Camaro at Tacoma Dome Car Show. This is SAME car as Multi Colered drag car that I built from ZL-1 body, chassis, trim parts. This all red 69 Camaro is still in WA state and has a different VIN and title as #27 VIN tag and title was sold to "cloner" to build the current Fathom Green #27.

[ZL1#17]

Chuck, Have you talked to the guy who bought the race car you built with #27 VIN? I would like to know how this guy marketed a VIN plate with title?

[CamarosRus]

I sold the multi colored C/SM drag car to Alan Martin Chevrolet, Bremerton,WA around 1982. Alan never did much if anything with the car. Several people in the same general area have owned the car after Alan Martin. I cant honestly say who ownes the (ALL Red repainted) car now. I also am not sure who exactly re-removed and sold the #27 VIN and sold it to cloner with title.