69 COPO Camaro

**olredalert** · #1 06-09-2003, 11:22 PM

------So,looking back at the past,the car has never left its last location next to the "LS6"convert.This has got me wondering if Eli ever got a COPO for his dad.Does he still post at all?..........Bill S

RPZ28 · #2 06-10-2003, 02:30 AM

I went to look at this car a year ago, it's a real mess. The only original drive train parts are the BE rear and the 840 heads. Wrong intake, carb, distributor, altenator and pulleys. The only striaght part on the car is the new GM hood. Interior is thrashed. I thought 3,000 mile car would be alot better. If anyone is interested in bidding on the car I strongly feel you should see the car first.
Ron

Maxx · #3 06-10-2003, 03:28 AM

[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img] Right! You tell it like it is Ron!

mc25t190 · #4 06-10-2003, 12:43 PM

is the chevelle in the background (ls6 convertible) the one that was on ebay and up for sale not long ago on this site, discussed at length.

JoeC · #5 06-10-2003, 01:10 PM

I went to see his cars also. The LS6 convert was unrestored not same car as restored one that was on here and ebay.

JoeC · #6 06-10-2003, 01:13 PM

I have been looking for a DEB drag car in old magazines and did not find the 427 COPO Camaro but found a 69 Z/28 drag car sponsored by DEB and RidgeRunner which was also in CT.

mc25t190 · #7 06-10-2003, 01:34 PM

i didn't think it was. thanks for the info. that LS6 conv't would be a nice one to own.

whitetop · #8 06-10-2003, 03:17 PM

I know what you mean. Old race cars have led a hard life. A guy in my hometown has a '69 B/B Camaro convertible race car that was raced since '71 or so. Car has about 30k miles but looks more like 300k. Top of fenders have a million dents from dropped cylinder heads, intakes and tools. Just about every dash part has a hole cut into it for gauges or buttons of some sort. No front end wiring, car is stripped, rear wheelwells trimmed etc. The only redeeming value is the car is rust free and never wrecked. When you picture a beat up, crusty old drag car this is it.
Dave

**hvychev** · #9 06-11-2003, 05:38 AM

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Again...car needs tons of work but has a really neat history including mysterious owners, murder, etc.

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Very interesting........could you elaborate?

Eli · #10 06-11-2003, 12:26 PM

The seller tells it much better (and more accurate as this is from memory and we all know that is the second thing to go). Seems as if the car has only had about 4 owners...one of them murdered his girlfriend after a night of partying and driving around in the car (supposedly still in prison) and another of the owners did not want his spouse to know that he had purchased the car (he had). Kept it from her for a long time.

And on the quote that the car needs a ton of work....the previous post about this car covers most of that. The roof is a real mess as well as the other stated concerns.

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