COPO Identification

[JoeC]

Ed - Have you seen any 1969 COPO Camaros with the D80 next to the X-code? The COPO 9561 called for the spoiler equipment but I was wondering if Norwood ever stamped the D80 on the tag like on some SS and Z/28 cars. I have not seen the D80 on the few COPO trim tags that I checked.

[COPO]

Joe, I have seen the D80 stamped next to the "X" code on a COPO car. Mine does not have the D80 stamped. In an old "Muscle Cars of the '60's 70's" there is a brown COPO and a close up photo of the trim tag. I'm pretty sure it was an X-44 D80. I'll see if I can dig out that issue. I believe it was owned by Rick Dyer of CARS.

[sixtiesmuscle]

The brown COPO you referred to is a pretty well known clone/fake whatever you want to call it. Anyone else familiar with it? It was recently in Ohio until a new buyer got the straight scoop on it, then might have ended up at a dealer in Florida. Beware. There is also a questionable car on Ebay right now that has been changing hands regularly over the last nine months.

[COPO]

Joe, I was not aware that the spoilers were part of the COPO 9561 package. There is an original owner COPO in Jerry MacNeish's book pg. 95 w/out spoilers. It is a one owner, unrestored car w/original paint.

[bkhpah]

Spoilers are not part of any 9561 package. They are an extra cost option on the COPO cars. The Yenko cars had the spoilers as an option because they lent themselves to the stripes. I have never seen the D80 code on the trim tag on a Yenko before O6A. After O6A they are right beside the X44 D80. We have a O6A non spoiler COPO car right beside a O6A spoiler D80 car.
BKH

[Charley Lillard]

The guy selling the questionable COPO on Ebay has the same name that was on the Title of my old Silver COPO that has been on Ebay a couple of times recently. It was a real car.

[Bad Boy]

I own the yellow Berger Double COPO that is featured on the web page, and it originally came from the factory with front and rear spoilers. On the cowl/trim tag, the D80 spoiler designation is stamped to the right of the X11 designation. Also of interest is the fact that when I pulled the engine to restore the car, I found that someone on the assembly line had written D80 in the center of the firewall behind the distributor with a grease pencil. I'll have the car at the Reunion if you would like to stop and take a look.