1969 Scuncio COPO

[SuperCars]

$55K as it sits......I don't understand why some owners put prices on project COPO's close to or more than, prices/sales of completely restored, correct drivetrain, documented COPO's??? Maybe the word "sits" is a description of it's future.

[Rat_Pack]

Just talked to the owner and I asked him if this car was restored by Bob Harris, he said no and he does not know who he is. He is not one who keeps up with who does restorations. The engine is a 427 with aluminum heads. This is definitely not a project car. He has traced the history all the back to the original owner and the car did come from Scuncio. He has so far gotten a phone verification of its origins as a COPO. Will have more towards the end of the week hopefully............RatPack......

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Rat;
I don't know who Harris sold that car to, but I remember it being a 10 10 car, 10k miles, and orig. from Scuncio.
M

[William]

I have w/s, pop & body brodcast copies for N647907, a black COPO from Scuncio.

They charged $12.65 for the paint.

[Rat_Pack]

Marlin, was that car a drag car that Bob did?

William, not the same car but the vins are close................RatPack............

[SuperCars]

Ratpack, thanks for keeping us informed. I'm just bewildered by all these COPO's that keep popping up. I haven't seen them in person so I don't know the degree of restoring or correcting that some of these cars need, so I hope my input isn't taken wrong

I do know what the costs are to have cars restored though. Between the numerous Supercars, Vettes and Hemi cars I've had restored, I've experienced the cash flow drain doing them. I have 3 cars in process of restoration at this time. I feel any car that needs more than minor detailing and good cleaning is a project. It might not be a basketcase, but still a project that consumes money. When various COPO's don't have the original drivetrain, I think Uh-Oh; are we talking:
Correct casting and dated 427 motor-$8,000
BE rear-$3,500 if you can find one
499 distributor-$600 restored
4296 carburetor-$500 restored
curve neck radiator-$700 restored
Muncie 4 speed-$1,500 restored
These items could be just a start. Then the actual restoration of a Camaro without having to re-buy these rare parts is approximately $35-40,000. So add buying a correct drivetrain and maybe you hit $50,000 more into the car. I haven't seen a excellent restored COPO top $70,000 in sales yet. Has anyone else?

Still doesn't mean the buyer of a running driving COPO has to do a complete frame-off. He could do a frame-on cosmetic restoration at a lot less money; but then you end up with a car that is worth a lot less that people would say needs re-restored.

The COPO on eBay right now has a lot needed. At the current bid of $30K, it is my opinion that the buyer will go backwards on this car
because it will exceed $40,000 to do it right. At $55K for this Scuncio, a buyer could not afford to have it restored. He could do some cosmetics, but he would always have a COPO that people would think as a poor quality car that needs to be re-restored. But these are only my opinions.

[bkhpah]

The Reggie COPO just sold for 73,500 and I have been told by all the looked at the car it was a tired older restoration. So 70K into a fresh correct restoration at todays prices would be a bargain...BKH