COPO for Sale on Team Camaro

[Steve Shauger]

My understanding is that the engine and rear are correct, but the transmission is not.

[Jeff H]

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My understanding is that the engine and rear are correct, but the transmission is not.

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Correct and original often have 2 different meanings. I know his ad says they are correct, but does that mean they are the original parts that match the VIN and POP? I love the red, you don't find that many red COPOs.

[Steve Shauger]

The car is hugger orange. Unless you have owned the car since new or almost new, or know the intimate history it is difficult to claim it is absolutely original. You should ask the owner his interpretation correct instead of speculating. Is your JL8 absolutely the original drivetrain...

[Jeff H]

My engine, trans and rear all match the POP and partial VIN. The engine is not completely original with things like the heads, exhaust manifolds, crank and pistons changed, but it is the original numbers matching block. Man, that car sure looks red to me. But then I'm color blind so that could explain it! I'm not trying to put the car down but rather asking if anyone has seen it and do they know if it has the number's matching original engine.

[Steve Shauger]

Colors look different based on monitor settings and adjustments. Gotta love hugger orange, Don Stowers Yenko looked awesome at Carlisle.

[Wacky174]

Not to beat a dead horse here but if the possibility exists that the car had the potential to produce a build sheet and your pocket was stuffed with the cash to make a deal, I know with out a doubt that a vast majority of you would look for it. Face it a few on this site have said one time or another that original documentation is money in the bank. If I was so inclined and had the money to buy this car and was told that a build sheet could exist I would most certainly pull something or at least make an attempt, and I don't mean after it was brought home. Sure the seller would likely say forget it but I would try my darndest(?)to find it. I agree those that the owner may have jumped the gun in his statement of possibly having one but my 2 cents says that a build sheet is priceless, never a show stopper but sure is super nice to have. I have attended a few high end auctions over the years and when the auction begins to stall just the repeated mentioning of a build sheet or in general any original paper work that offered proof of it's originality generaly seemed to ralley up the price a touch. I'm extremely lucky my '69 Coupe has all but the original window sticker, too include a mint broadcast sheet with carbon copy.Sure I paid a touch more but it was money very wisely invested. At my local shows those that are into these rides flip when I show them all the paper work. I must believe that it effects value in a big way. Enough said.. Again my 2 pennies.

Wacky

[firstgenaddict]

Wacky The shippers order is just as good as the build sheet when it comes to documenting a car. It has all RPO's listed on it. Fewer people know about them. Which is why you don't hear about them as often as build sheets. I think that if you took a poll of the collectors out there they would take either a shippers order or a build sheet as documentation as to how the car left the assembly plant.