1965 Chevelle 300, 396/425 M22 COPO

[resto4u]

So what makes this car 1 of 1? How is different from a z-16? Because it is a 300?

[Pro Stock John]

Dang sorry man, I did see it Sunday.

[Too Many Projects]

It was there Saturday. Zone 2 around the "Milestone" area. The floor plan map really needs to be in the center fold out, so we can read the ultra small print...

[PeteLeathersac]

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Love it too also great to finally see/hear the real story after years of bits and pieces.
Super cool how this one Post car was built w/ Solid Lifter L78/425 Hp when all Z16's had Hydraulic Lifter L37/375 Hp engines.
Anyone please confirm/add more info but there's three or more different cars pictured in this thread including subject '65 Post w/ factory L78, the Z11 powered '64 Hardtop also '65? Post Drag car w/ No Vent Windows and '65 front bumper which beside being pointed at front compared to flat 64's are also minutely but visually different at side tips too.
Here's some of Pauls pictures again but slightly magnified for old eyes also rotated for those of us w/ sideways systems.

~ Pete

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[Astock]

Damn!

[Charley Lillard]

I still would like to see documentation explaining exactly what 396 engine it is. They say 425 hp like the Vette but where is that proven. Also where is the 4:88 gear rear documented ?

[fsc66]

Interesting as Charlie stated the IY block is mentioned ion page 41 and the entry shows it as a 396/375 HP not a 396/425 Motor as indicated with the car. Wonder if that was an error on Alan’s part or the motor is really a 396/375 HP engine???

Paul

[JoeC]

There were always a lot of unanswered questions on documenting this car such as if there were any pictures of the car when new or when it was bought by the second owner. What engine was in it , where is the original engine, was it a race car, etc.

This is the first time I have seen the trim tag and it is very interesting.

I have been researching/collecting trim tags for many years for cars and trucks that were Yenko, special order, F&SO, COPO, Police, Fire, Military, export, etc.

It is interesting to compare the special tags to the normal production tag.

There can be tell-tale signs such as found on some 67 Yenko , 68 COPO Camaros, and Yenko/COPO Chevelles.

I'm not an expert on 65 Chevelles but looking at the trim tag from this car it does appear to be some kind of special order.

The Kansas 1965 Chevelle trim tag used the Group 1, 2,3,4,5 system and this car has a 5F169C. I can't find the decode for the 5F169C but the long number/letter code looks similar to what I have seen on other special order trim tags.

The Chevelle Stuff site has a bunch of 65 Chevelle trim tags to compare including Z-16 which has a 5Y for custom delux rear seat belts , there is a 5, 5W, 5O but no 5F.

http://chevellestuff.net/1965/chevel...s/65-kan-2.htm