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02-28-2002, 02:47 PM
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Re: COPO question .
Jim M.
Any chance of you speaking at this years Supercar show in Collinsville Il. or the ACES Chevelle show in Goodletsville Tn. this June? I would enjoy a book written by you on this very subject alone! Rick 
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02-28-2002, 10:07 PM
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Re: COPO question .
Jim,when was Cental Office created ? Was this department used only for Chevrolet brand ? Did other GM units have this type of department ? I e-mailed you a year or so ago about the aluminum front end on a SD Pontiac in which I asked how some cars got aluminum and some got steel. You indicated it was customer preference and there was no cost difference for aluminum. These cars had to have a higher approval so thats why I wonder if there was a COPO type office within Pontiac.
[Edited by Belair62 (02-28-2002 at 04:07 PM).]
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03-01-2002, 02:58 AM
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Re: COPO question .
Every division of General Motors had there own way of handling special vehicles, but the term COPO (Central Office Production Order) was unique to Chevrolet Division.
As for the Supercar show in Collinsville, Il in June, Tom Clary has been after me for several years to attend. I'll look at my schedule and see if I can make it. It sounds like a good time! Jim Mattison
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03-01-2002, 05:28 AM
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Re: COPO question .
I differentiate between a COPO package and a Central Office approval.
A COPO package required a special combination of features and included delete and add instructions for the plant and was assigned a COPO #. A COPO approval was 'build it without stripes or in this color or with this RPO' type of thing. No COPO # was assigned. I believe I've seen Central Office approval mentioned in GM documentation. COPO packages are not. The COPO's have a COPO # on the build sheet because they were a package. Never seen a special paint car with a COPO # on the build sheet, just the special paint instructions. Comments Jim?
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03-01-2002, 05:32 AM
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Re: COPO question .
Kurt,
What then is a car with a "COPO" option listed on the Build Sheet, like an L78 Camaro with XT coded wheels?
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03-01-2002, 03:59 PM
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Re: COPO question .
"What then is a car with a "COPO" option listed on the Build Sheet, like an L78 Camaro with XT coded wheels?"
The standard wheels on all SS's were XT's. So I'm afraid I'm missing your question.
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