1968 Yenko Camaro RS/SS YS-8035 Barrett Jackson

[Z282NV]

Originally Posted by FTC

So a rare, numbers match, one owner, all original drivetrain, COPO Camaro, with every piece of documentation it could possibly have, that has a rotted dash panel that needs replacing,.....(and obviously needs the VIN tag removed then re-installed because of the panel replacement).... isn't a numbers matching COPO Camaro anymore because of some rust repair?

Yup, no longer a COPO. It may have COPO parts and documents related to those parts but thats it.

Here is an analogy. Just imagine I pass away in a car accident and some of my organs are donated to others who need them. They can even have my birth certificate, does that make them me?

[FTC]

Originally Posted by Z282NV

Yup, no longer a COPO. It may have COPO parts and documents related to those parts but thats it.

Here is an analogy. Just imagine I pass away in a car accident and some of my organs are donated to others who need them. They can even have my birth certificate, does that make them me?

That's a completely different story. Apples and oranges. I didn't say a few COPO parts remained on the car,..I said the entire car is numbers match, every nut and bolt original., all documentation to support all of it, original owner, etc....and what goes without saing is, the cowl data tag, and all hidden VINs are still in tact. All I mentioned was one VIN tag had to be removed to replace a rotted dash panel, the correct way to do the repair, then it obviously had to be reinstalled..

In your first post you said as soon as a VIN is touched, it's no longer the same car. I believe differently.

That $200,000.00 COPO is now worth $60.000.00 as just a 427 Camaro because of some proper rust repair? Not in my book, and I don't think anyone who owns a COPO would agree with that either.

This isn't a re-body debate where some people won't accept a donor body as the real thing with the VINs switched and all. This is a simple and routine repair that I outlined, addressing your statement that said..... "In my books as soon as you touch the VINs its no longer the same car, no matter how you do it".

If you want to use your human body analogy,...this would suit this discussion better. If you had a knee replacement, are you still the same person? That answer is yes. Just like the COPO is still the same car with a new dash panel.