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[Dog427435]

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[72-SS-L48]

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A shot of another vette from the same day - don't know what COPO stood for

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Another killer shot of a Day 2 Race Vette. Very Cool!

[Tarrytown SS427s]

Thanks for posting the ones of your L72 66. I wonder if that car is still around somewhere.. Along with the convertible we also have this one, a 68 SS427 L72 hardtop. This one is from O'keefe Chevrolet in Riverhead. It's very unique as it has the cowl plenum air cleaner setup. I look forward to seeing whatever you dig up
Steve

[SS427]

Steves family has quite a collection of SS427 Impalas. All you are missing is a '67 SS427. Very neat collection to say the least.
stable of SS427 cars
Rick

[Xplantdad]

[JoeG]

Nice Toys---

[Dog427435]

Nice stable of SS's! Love those big blocks!
I let mine go around 1970 - When I ran slicks it was ripping the trailing arm mounts off the bottom of the car and tearing out the trans crossmember mounts. After blowing the rear and tearing off another trailing arm I stuck it in a friends garage for a couple months then traded it for a velvet vette. I haven't seen it in 30 years - but who knows?
It was a true DAILY DRIVER as the attached picture shows - thats me in the middle of the street.

[FANTASY FACTORY]

I'll shed some first hand light on the "COPO" Vette,
MY father worked for Custom Auto Collision that is displayed on the quarter panel.late 60's. My dad was very good friends(goombas) with "GENE COPOBIANCO" aka Gino, Owner of COPO motors, I recall going down to hang out at the shop many a saturday while the car was being prepped by my dad for paint as gino was not a very patient man when it came to such things, the shop was located in astoria queens under the "EL" the day it was to have the paint started my father decides to exercise the big block while it had some puny painter tires on it, i think this scenario was later used in the french connection movie, but the car returned unscathed, as is the way friends go their seperate ways and i only saw the car once again after it was painted,(picture does not do it justice) at National Speedway in Center Moriches, by now I was class racing my 66 cuda, Gino remembered me and allowed me to stroll the pits in the car, I belive the pic here is in the far end of the pits after the ticket booth, along side Graham road. As a side note I have lived within walking distance of MOTION since 1975.

[x Baldwin Motion]

Welcome, FanFac, which side of the tracks did you live on?

[Tarrytown SS427s]

Thanks Dog,
Heres one of my dads 68 SS427 convertible from Baldwin Chevrolet. This one was taken in the summer of 78 in Freeport.

Steve