center mount fuel guage?

[Unreal]

You're right Joe. What was I thinkin? My brain fart had me thinking 9737, but I know it was tied to factory tach.

[camarojoe]

COPO 9737 didn't have anything to do with a factory tach either... it simply included the 140 mph speedometer, larger front sway bar and 15x7 rally wheels.

[vette5762]

Is the center fuel gage on a Z-28 rare ?
I guess the majarity of them had the console.
Is there a breakdown on this option ?

[camarojoe]

I would guess the center fuel gauge was more common on Z/28 than any other trim level of Camaro, simply because the only way a car received one is when a tachometer was specified but no console and/or console gauges were ordered. I would think quite a few Z's were spec'd this way in comparison with base cars, and even SS cars, as a tach was a vital part of owning a high revving Z/28, but a console was not. I believe a tach was even included with the Z/28 package for a portion of the model year, whereas a console and other gauges never were required. While rare, i think the majority of center fuel gauges would have been in the Z/28s, with maybe a handful in base, SS, and COPO cars. I don't think there's any breakdown of this, it's just my opinion.

FWIW, My dad also had a 69 Z non-console car with a center fuel guage. Seems like most i've ever seen/heard of were in Z cars.

[Steve Shauger]

My understanding on yenko camaros the u16 option was included in the 9737 copo number around May of 69. To verify this we would need to find a yenko camaro's factory window sticker. If u16 is not listed as an rpo, it was included in the copo build.

[camarojoe]

Maybe, but GM Window stickers for Yenko's are about non-existant. Yenko disposed of those and replaced them with his own as soon as they rolled off the truck. Better luck would be to find a window sticker for a non Yenko sold COPO with the 9737 option built after May. Do all known "double copos" built after this time have factory tachs?

[Steve Shauger]

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Maybe, but GM Window stickers for Yenko's are about non-existant. Yenko disposed of those and replaced them with his own as soon as they rolled off the truck. Better luck would be to find a window sticker for a non Yenko sold COPO with the 9737 option built after May. Do all known "double copos" built after this time have factory tachs?

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That is what I would like to know. Yes Don was a shrewd businessman and removed the factory windowstickers but I figured a shipper copy or two slipped thru.

[William]

I have 2 shippers copies for Yenkos, one being for an 06A car with the tach/center fuel gauge. It is not on the shipper copy and the 9737 price was higher than the others.

[Steve Shauger]

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I have 2 shippers copies for Yenkos, one being for an 06A car with the tach/center fuel gauge. It is not on the shipper copy and the 9737 price was higher than the others.

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That is great information. With it not listed on a shipper as an rpo, then one could conclude it was part of the 9737, hence the price increase.

[Unreal]

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COPO 9737 didn't have anything to do with a factory tach either... it simply included the 140 mph speedometer, larger front sway bar and 15x7 rally wheels.

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I don't think I said it did.