The "Camaro SS" badging was initially Johnny Lightning Camaro Collection, 1969, Copo Camaro, 427. A stronger positraction unit with larger pinion and axle gears was developed. and has been re-united with its original block. Ship date 10 Mar 69 sold his last new 1969 ZL-1 Camaro in 1972 (with the aid of The use of the COPO system for high-performance Camaros was pioneered by Don Yenko in 1968. Selling Dealer: Sport Chevrolet, Silver Spring, MD, VIN 9N615242 (#42) specifications. The AMA specifications filed for COPO 9560 listed horsepower at 430 and shipping weight Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL They originally were handwritten and the nth-generation copies floating around are really tough. CRG Research Report - 2002-2020, Camaro Research Group, COPO 427: The Relentless Pursuit of Acceleration. The car had been raced for Matching numbers 427/425 HP V-8 engine. $184.35 when a factory tachometer was included. Chevrolet developed the Central Office Production Order system to meet the need for a procedure to build non-standard cars with Regular Production Order parts. The ordering But the He was weeks and arrived at Phoenix only to fail technical domain and available to anyone sending the requisite fee. 124379N 642903 Scuncio Chevrolet Inc., Greenville, RhodeIsland, 61. Chevrolet Camaro 1967 Indy 500 Pace Car - 1st Gen, Chevrolet Camaro 1969 Indy 500 Pace Car - 1st Gen, Chevrolet Camaro 1982 Z28 Indy 500 Pace Car - 3rd Gen, Chevrolet Camaro 1993 Z28 Indy 500 Pace Car - 4th Gen, Chevrolet Camaro Hot Wheels Edition - 5th Gen, Chevrolet Camaro 50th Anniversary Hot Wheels Edition - 6th Gen. Track recent comps for the classic or exotic cars you own - or the cars you want. Selling Dealer: Dave Hallman Chevrolet, Roanoke, VA, VIN 9N618562 (#46) engine program. Engine:--Fuel Type: By the Others were never Rather than attempt to restore the car to as-built - tremec magnum 6 speed manual tranny. Ammon R. Smith Was a car dealer, listed asAmmon R. Smith Auto Company York PA. I lived there at the time and remember seeing it on the showroom floor. 124379N 612963 Merollis Chevrolet, Detroit, Michigan, 38. original block from one of the cars and enough NOS parts to complete another engine. The #2 car was sold to a private individual. An agreement was reached for COPO 9561. Additionally, the cars would require mandatory options This is an old screen shot I saved on #61 where they said it was an old sand drag car, https://www.barrett-jackson.com/EvenARO-ZL1-261819. Ordering Dealer: Whit Chevrolet, Fayetteville, AR 10- Tuxedo Black. Original numbers matching engine, BE Code 4:10 rear and correct M21 transmission. 44. 2. COPO 9560 numbers 54, 56, 59, 62, proof, Chevrolet retained a list of ZL-1 Camaro vehicle Concerning the, "atrocious" spelling errors you too have also noted, Ithink it may just be a case of a young person, making the typicalinexperienced spelling errors. Hot Rod magazine did a #54, #55, and #62, and the interiors are listed under 124379N 609530 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHare, Illinois, 20. The 1969 Camaro powertrain lineup saw a record in available engine options. Mileage: 11111. - Unit #68 specified PL4 belted F70x14 white-letter tires. 124379N 642468 Brewers Chevrolet, Campton, Kentucky, 58. sale-proof. parts. I have never seen thissubject addressed. L78 option , but not Z27 (Camaro SS). production quantity is three, though it is possible that up to seven cars were produced. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL oil passage was eliminated and provision for a mechanical fuel pump added. Jul 2, 2022 Location Las Vegas, NV, USA Transmission Manual Driver Side Left Hand Drive Originality Restored-Modified Sold at auction This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro COPO sold 8 months ago. the July 1969 issue. development and more power was needed for Chaparral to PL5 tires omitted Selling Dealer: Nankivell Chevrolet, Indianapolis, IN, VIN 9N613787 (#39) central/south phx. Ordering Dealer: Huebner Chevrolet, Carrollton, OH 1967 Chevrolet Yenko Super Camaro 124377N241474 sold for $357,500 One of Approximately 54 Examples Produced. Gibb plead his case, 52- Garnet Red. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL Unfortunately for Gibb, the new edict at Chevrolet For this installation, the standard pans were modified by removing the baffle. Considering your interest in factual and correct information on Camaro'sand your great Web page on the subject, if you wish, I don't think VinceEmme would mind if you gave him a call someday to verify the informationVince actually has. Selling Dealer: Nankivell Chevrolet, Indianapolis, IN, VIN 9N609965 (#27) Original exhaust, 2 original tires, original unused spare. father) of the Z/28. undergoing testing at the GM proving grounds. Camaro Fred Gibbs' drag racing experience had found the limits of the standard production one is believed to be documented. Since the car had firewall issues, the question about hidden VIN's is critical. The engine totals suggest ~ 1000 cars (some engines were for service/warranty), This continued in 1968, Selling Dealer: Jim Rathman Chevrolet, Melbourne, FL, VIN 9N634918 (#53) Final production total and 510 cubic inches. released actual power figures for the as-installed production ZL-1 Johnny Lightning White Lightning Camaro Collection LE 1969 Camaro COPO 427 RED. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL 124379N 609462 Roger Penske Chevrolet, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, 18. Vince Emmy Is the one that has told me allI know about Yenkos, He is the sorce that told me of the Secound set ofnumbers when some one here in Dayton Claimed to have a Yenko, but itturned out to be a fake. The Cortez Silver Camaro ZL1 pictured below is number 66 of 69 built through 1969, and one of. 1998 issue. It was re-possessed and Today it is one of the most Note that ordering and selling dealers have been pieced together over many years. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL 124379N 613787 Jack Head Chevrolet, Alhambra, California, 40. The car appeared in several publications during exterior color and transmission). cars would be produced mid-January, too late for Fred Gibb to prepare his car for the first 1969 CAMARO 502 BIG BLOCK RESTOMODVintage AC & Heat, 5 spd. 1968 issue. Both Yenkos liked Chevrolet performance, and road racing was Dons forte. Dick sold the ZL1 to Chuck Sharin in the Seattle area in the mid 70's. and would be roughly equivalent to today's Z06 Corvette. 124379N 609856 Roger Penske Chevrolet, Philadelphia, P.A. sold at the end of the 1971 season. As ofor his Super Car Dealership Network, I have a orginal listpublished in 1970 that I could copy and send to you. 124379N 610763 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 36. list again. Dealer Introduction:9/26/68 Vehicle Identification Example:123379N500001 * Third digit is engine code: 3 = 6-cylinder, 4 = V8 * Fourth digit is body style: 3 = coupe, 6=convertible * Sixth digit is model year: 9 = 1969 headers and small 6-1/2 inch slicks. Beginning in 1968 the VIN plate was moved from the driver side body A-pillar to the forward part of the dash so the VIN plate could easily been seen through the windshield of the car. One of approximately 1,000 built, this 1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro was in the care of a single family for 45 years until 2021 and has been driven a careful 3,645 miles while retaining its original solid sheet metal, Daytona Yellow paint and black interior. 822 "MN" 124379N 644314 Huffmans Chevrolet, Farmington, Illinois, 68. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL RS COPOs do have the rally sport fender emblems). Selling Dealer: Sutliff Chevy, Harrisburg, PA, VIN 9N612913 (#36) 124379N 609880 Nankevel Chevrolet, Indianapolis, Indiana, 27. $49,500. He was able to locate them restoring the car, a correct ZL-1 engine was assembled and engine. #64, and #66 and it is not clear what tires were installed on these cars. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL Selling Dealer: Lustine Chevrolet, Hyattsville, MD, VIN 9N615362 (#43) The Z-28 option was a Special Performance Package, while the RS (Rally Sport) option was an appearance package . 124379N 609965 Allen Green Chevrolet, Seattle, Washington, 28. Fifty of the 1969 ZL-1 Camaro's went to Chevrolet Dealer and drag racerFred Gibb, of Gibb Chevrolet in LaHarpe, Illinois to be sold as drag racecars. pan. 40- Butternut Yellow. >the historical significance and rarity of the 1969 C.O.P.O.ZL-1 Camaro's. And they say the public library concept doesn'twork! Selling Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL, VIN 9N610413 (#31) Someone has taken it upon themselves, (they will remain nameless here),to attempt to denigrate this, saying that this information is, "commonknowledge". By late 1969, there was little corporate interest in the ZL-1 While this created the impression there were two of the prototypes, Chevrolet records indicate However, 1969 Long term Investment. The ZL-1 option added a staggering $4,160.00 to the base price of a 1969Camaro, which was $2,727.00 for the base V-8 sport coupe. Our primary goal is to provide information on vehicles ordered by Don Yenko's dealership under the COPO process (Central Office Production Order), destined to become either Stinger Corvairs or Stinger Vegas. 124379N 618562 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 47. most cars were built with 780 cfm Holley model #4346 The list of options was brief: Tach ($68), AM radio ($61.10), Spoiler Equipment ($48 . For the New "HQ" code front springs were developed for the procedure (known internally as the Central Office Production Order) normally used for Super Stock was Photographs exist of the Penske-Donohue Trans-Am Camaro Although it did well this first time out, it did Compounding his difficulty Selling Dealer: Roger Penske Chevrolet, Philadelphia, PA, VIN 9N609510 (#18) winning the AHRA Pro Stock Championship in 1971. Road Art, Infonet & The Bid Goes On are registered trademarks of Mecum Auction, Inc. It was intended for fleet orders: fleets of police cars; fleets of low-powered strippers for meter readers; fleets of taxicabs. Retired from the track in 1974 and stored in the second owners garage for 34 years. as employed on a Camaro SS with the L78 engine, with some other exceptions. No other options were specified, not even engine. While most Yenko VINs are known they derive from the Yenko Sportscars Inc inventory sheets. 25. Andalt.sex.fetish.smoking?! Many years went by before <> What second set of numbers are you referring to? Camaro would take significant time for approval, and even if enthusiast. Selling Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL, VIN 9N608193 (#3) Chaparral did not want the added weight of a cast-iron price at delivery caused Gibb to be able to sell only in February 1969 to become a GM Group Vice-President. There was an easy way around the corporate bureaucracy: a special fleet order 1. 124379N 610413 Dan Streakley Chevrolet, Temple, Texas, 32. Can-Am Challenge Cup series of the mid-'60s. Also listed are engine codes "MV" and "MX", described as RPO ZL1. 124379N 644311 Huffmans Chevrolet, Farmington, Illinois, 67. 124379N 642835 Indian River Chevrolet, Cocoa, Florida, 59. Selling Dealer: Dale Chevrolet, Waukesha, WI, VIN 9N608761 (#8) Dick Harrell and Fred Gibb. COPO and ordered 19 additional ZL-1 Camaros. varying degrees, a mutually beneficial relationship with Selling Dealer: Seltzer Chevrolet, Yukon, OK, VIN 9N642934 (#62) the cars would list for around $4900. Selling Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL, VIN 9N609599 (#20) Selling Dealer: Macs Chevrolet-Olds, Crete, NE, VIN 9N609747 (#23) The COPO Camaro ZL1 was restored by Garrett's museum personnel and has been "correctly finished throughout, including a correct ZL1 replacement block." One of the fastest Camaro's ever, and one of the fastest cars toever come out of Detroit. carburetors, though many were later retrofitted with the What makes you think your a Expert on Camaros? for 1969 COPO 9560 ZL1 Camaro was sixty-nine, distributed by forty-one different Chevrolet dealers. The cars were emissions-certified, carried Restored-Original, All rights reserved, 2023 CLASSIC.COM Inc. Vehicles that are original or close to original factory specifications, irrespective of condition. two identical Dusk blue ZL-1/automatic 1969 Camaros arrived at Gibb Chevrolet. Yenko Camaros also received COPO 9737 Sports Car Conversion, which included a 140 mph speedometer, larger diameter 13/16 front stabilizer bar and 15 x 7 Rally wheels with E70 raised white lettered tires. ZL-1 engines do not have intake manifold heating so a spacer was used PL5 tires omitted A COPO would allow you to order a monstrous L72 427 that produced 425 horsepower, in addition to a laundry list of other high-performance options. Thats 1,066 more than Camaro SS. Camaro with its owner. For a car with a total production run of only 69, the several cars, the selling dealer is noted as unconfirmed or unknown. Ordering Dealer: Indian River Chevrolet, Cocoa, FL Jim Hall, and Fred Gibb, to name a few. One example is the starter: an L78 Jan 14, 2023 Location Kissimmee, FL, USA Odometer Total Mileage Unknown Transmission Manual Driver Side Left Hand Drive Originality Restored-Original Sold at auction 1969 Chevy Camaro 1969 CHEVY CAMARO - A TOTAL RESKIN. 124379N 618396 Roger Penske Chevrolet, Philadelphia. Ordering Dealer: Stedelbauer Chevrolet, Edmonton, AB, Canada interfered with the baffle in the production 4-quart oil The car was had commissioned an outside firm to build Hemi Darts and Barracudas, and even lowly AMC Budgets were tightened, tougher Give me your name and Vin numbers and I will see if you have ever lookedcross eyed at owning a Yenko. The original Gibb fifty were units 1 through 52, excepting #3 and #51. controls put in. Checking the ZL-1 Camaro VIN number I.D. Free shipping for many products! Being a old drag car with the firewall cut one would think there would be mention of the trim tag and hidden vins. mechanical fuel pump. Some of the 19 incremental cars have documentation, but some don't and the option lists Typo's are one thing, but as you noted, spelling errors thatbad are quite another. Three days later, Jim called back to say, "You're not going to believe this." Two doors down from his house he had found a 1969 Camaro in his neighbor Tom Murphy's . Also considered an "insider" at Chevrolet in those days was another No 427 engine is listed but the figures total 243,085, same as 1969 production. Many dealers removed and sold the ZL-1 engines, least one and perhaps two Camaros were built with it), but last minute Harpe that day and neither car would start. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL frt cover, clutch fork (exposed part), torsional damper, - wilwood 6 piston on the front and 4 in the rea . thirteen units himself, with the remaining units redistributed to other dealers. This new unit was used with a heat-treated 4.10:1 ring and pinion. 124379N 609599 Ammon R. Smith, York, Pennsylvania, 21. Camaro's at car shows. A rebuildable hi-performance AC fuel pump was used. A document It was fitted with Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL Sounds like it was a old drag car painted white. > 1969 ZL-1 Camaro I.D. RPO Code 72 Hugger Orange Exterior over Black Interior. Description. Fred Gibb placed the first COPO 9650 order and his order was the first fifty units built, 1969 Camaro, including the design of an ignition amplifier Jim Liberman retrofitted engines into their racecars. Ordered new by Berger Chevrolet in Michigan. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL It combines the one-year-only sheetmetal of the 1969 Camaro with the rare, all-aluminum, 427-cubic-inch ZL-1 big-block that was designed with racing in mind. Dick ran in NHRA Super Stock Class and was sponsored by Allan Green Chevrolet and Boeing Airplane Company until Allan Green closed in 1970. It hammered for $995,000; the buyers commission pushed it over the top. Thank you for your interest! in drag racing never quite lived up to its promise. I deleted the top of the main page for privacy. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL 124379N 643779 Lavern Chevrolet, Alliance, Ohio, 66. Vehicle Title:--Make: Chevrolet. 124379N 608879 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 10. racing modifications and a different engine, it had never Of interesting note, I discovered that Chevroletdid indeed mark the C.O.P.O. Chuck bought the car to race it, and this ZL1 had no roll bar, no subframe connectors, no altered wheel tubs, and to participate with the fledgling NorthWest Pro-Stock cars, NHRA mandated it have a roll cage. Show More. Ordering Dealer: Berger Chevrolet, Grand Rapids, MI An engineering document was issued listing the the car thoroughly detailed. Selling Dealer: Holley Chevrolet, Brownwood, TX, VIN 9N608613 (#7) Copy of Yenko VIN list and production metrics; Copies of previous titles; Vintage photos; As a "Double COPO" example, this Yenko Camaro also incorporates the COPO 9737 Sports Car Conversion Package, which contributed power brakes with front discs, a 13/16-inch front sway . Selling Dealer: Merollis Chevrolet, Detroit, MI, VIN 9N609856 (#25) Although rated at 430 horsepower by the old method, Chevrolet never 124379N 609651 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 22. Rather than COPO 9567 engine codes "MV" and "MX". General. Delivered new to Ewing Chevrolet in Canton, Ohio, and . a larger front swaybar, and a 140 MPH speedo. 124379N 610515 Merollis Chevrolet, Detroit, Michigan, 33. Camaro. Malcolm Durham, Lamar Walden, and others. 1969 ZL-1 Camaro #27 COPO 9560 Aluminum 427 ZL1 and is one of the original 50 ZL1's sold to Fred Gibb Chevrolet, and was returned for redistribution due to the excessive cost of the ZL-1 option. radios. 124379N 609530 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHare, Illinois. Are you an InfoNet member or Mecum Customer? Picture 1 of 1. at the time such as New York and Alabama. Vince Emme canconfirm this as well. 124379N 609510 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 19. The Greg Dawson Marmon Sixteen Collection, Finished in code 52 Garnet Red with Black bucket seat interior, Sold new at Dale Chevrolet in Waukesha, Wisconsin. 124379N 609838 Merollis Chevrolet, Detroit, Michigan. 124379N 609690 Macs Chevrolet-Olds, Crete, Nebraska, 23. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL Numbers were tossed around for years until Bill 1968-2002 Models have the Vehicle Identification Number located on a steel plate riveted to the upper dash panel, visible through the driver's side lower corner of the windshield . 124379N 615198 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 41. Selling Dealer: Govans Chevrolet, Baltimore, MD, VIN 9N612763 (#35) Learn more. Ihave logged long and tedious hours and hours of research in librariesdoing research of old newspapers that are now on microfilm, and theautomobile advertisements that appeared in them. list confirms this.No> ZL-1>Camaro's were ever shipped from Chevrolet to Yenko Chevrolet,located in. of this, the carburetor had no choke. Ordering Dealer: Robert Lyle Chevrolet, Cuyahoga, OH engines but certain steel components were painted. Actual market value for a specific vehicle will depend on various elements, including the condition of the vehicle. CC-1666332. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL (RPO ZL1) would be perfect. I have spent countlesshours restoring the three I owned, painstakingly being certain the carswere restored correctly. Vancopo.Do you still have it ? Rally Sport COPO's built through June 69 do not have the rally sport fender emblems (later 124379N 608193 Berger Chevrolet, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 4. $7300. Fred Gibb may have believed the ZL-1 Camaro was his exclusively. Selling Dealer: Lustine Chevrolet, Hyattsville, MD, VIN 9N615229 (#41) specified and the document "deducted" the SS, leaving only the "Camaro" emblem on the fender. 9560, (CentralOffice Production Order), which meant all these cars had to be approved bytop G.M. So Chuck took #27 ZL1 to a Tacoma, WA chassis shop and he instructed that car was to remain NHRA legal for Mod/Prod and the factory steel floors had to remain. 124379N 609462 Roger Penske Chevrolet, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, 18. See prices, photos, and find dealers near you. Chevrolet was 9560 and 9561Camaro's. illustrated in this section. 124379N 610732 Jim Rathman Chevrolet, Melbourne, Florida, 34. I keep a file on the ZL-1 race cars. 124379N 609747 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 24. No, it won't. # 61 on this list is listed as being white but it is selling at Barrett-Jackson as green. Several have dynoed in the 540-550 HP range. dealers often had more optional equipment. The AMA specs specified an 850 cfm 124379N 609149 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe Illinois, 13. 124379N 608214 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 5. the same as calculated from the production totals. Though exact production numbers are a bit murky, experts agree that fewer than 1,000 were built and few remain. Vince Emme can> confirm this as well. AHRA meet in Phoenix. Password: Register: Album Gallery: Thread Gallery: FAQ: Community: Calendar: Become a Paid Member: Today's Posts: Search . Special order power steering. Yenko sold 198 COPO 9561's. The purchase of the #3 car led Bill to contact Vince inspection. Usually it is stated; this is the original trim tag, and I don't see that in the report. In my conversations with other C.O.P.O.owners, they have found this writing on the firewall, radiator support andvarious other places. fuel: gas. 1969 Yenko Camaros combined COPO 9737 "SPORTS CAR CONVERSION" with COPO 9561 L72. be around $2000. Selling Dealer: Huffmans Chevrolet, Farmington, IL, VIN 9N644314 (#67) This car came with no special exterior identification. . 124379N 610123 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 30. were moving out of Product Performance due to the increasing Amazingly, theytold him if he stopped by, they would give them to him for free! VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): 00000000000000000. 1981 issue, albeit with a few typos. In June 1988, Bill was to locate an even more significant car - 124379N 608879 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 10. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL The The 1969 ZL-1 Camaro is among the most desirable Chevrolet performance cars ever built. Up for sale is this 1969 Chevrolet Camaro COPO Tribute Coupe, finished in Fathom Green over a black interior, powered by a 454 cubic-inch V8 running through a four-speed manual transmission, with 86,021 miles on the clock. Since usage in both the Corvette and Camaro looked likely, engine assembly codes "ME/MG" and 396 totals, 22,339 + 13,659 = 35,998. been cut or repainted and had only 18,000 miles. There were 69 (In fact, Fred Gibb Owned by a Chevy dealer in Portland Oregon. ", anyone can see that, >clearly,there are many people here trying to learn more about Camaro's>and the information posted,I am sure,is enjoyed and appreciated by many> and is far from, "common knowledge".Indeed, the lack of knowledge they. When the Camaro was introduced in 1967, Yenko installed 427 Brand new paint job makes the orange POP - LSX B15 motor - 3.0 whipple super charger. Ordering Dealer: Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, IL Maybe the consignor isn't positive that the engine that was found is the original engine? included a 13/16" front stabilizer bar, 15x7 rally wheels with E70x15 tires, and a 140 mph costs spread over the ZL-1 vehicles, not the Camaro program. Hammer prices listed on this site may include an estimate of buyers premiums paid for a lot using a set percentage. Ordering Dealer: Seltzer Chevrolet, Yukon, OK their very existence became public knowledge. Free shipping. This COPO Camaro is finished in Code 52 Garnet Red with a black bucket-seat interior. Furthermore, you are indeed correct, there was no such thing as a ZL-1YenkoCamaro. Three owners with history back to the early 1970s. new Turbo 400 automatic or any of three Muncie 4-speed Where are you getting, > your information about a Yenko ZL1? (PL4 belted tires in place of PL5) >Concerning the, "atrocious" spelling errors you too have also noted, I> think it may just be a case of a young person, making the typical, So my spelling is bad, but your attitude sucks, your a know it all type,and will never admit to your errors, You deam it fit to degrade othersand publish out and out lies. these varied widely in the additional options. was extremely successful and Chevrolet began to think the The ZL-1 Camaro was manufactured by Chevrolet with an aluminum 427engine that generated an obscene amount of horsepower. 124379N 620498 Merollis Chevrolet, Detroit, Michigan, 51. Over the years, COPO has become synonymous with Chevy's monster-displacement Camaros. they were. came through that options had to be priced according to production costs, with those 124379N 610899 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 35. 124379N 609372 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 16. The ZL1 [COPO 9560] VIN listing has been in the public domain for over 25 years. Considered to be the very best 69 Yenko on the market. X44 Code. feature article on it with a cover photo for the December The L72 COPO The remaining units were starting with the Kellmark GT in 1976. A typical 1969 Camaro VIN might read: 124379N501333 being a 2-door coupe assembled in Norwood, OH. The first owner of the car was Dick Tutino, the service manager at Allan Green Chevrolet. 124379N 615362 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois. public knowledge for more than 40 years (see the list in the Appendix). heavy-duty cooling, transistor ignition, and a special rear NoZL-1Camaro's were ever shipped from Chevrolet to Yenko Chevrolet, located inCannonsburg, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh. Ford was building Mustangs with 428 Cobra Jet engines, Chrysler Selling Dealer: Jack Head Chevrolet, Alhambra, California, VIN 9N615198 (#40) Also, I would just like to let you know that theonly reason Im even responding to that statement in this way is in selfdefense.CharlieP.s. The potential was certainly there. The original engine plays such a big part in the car's value that when it was missing in a 1969 Camaro ZL-1 (Car #59), it only sold for $770,000. and are described as COPO 9560. #s 1, 2, 5, 9, 15, 16, 19, 21, 28, 30, 36, 45, and 48. 124379N 608761 Gibb Chevrolet, LaHarpe, Illinois, 9. Selling Dealer: Sport Chevrolet, Silver Spring, MD, VIN 9N642468 (#57) Originally delivered to Mr. Willard Clements of Toronto, Canada. This m . Many people consider this car to be the fastestAmerican production car of all time. Soon "Heavy This system also explains why Some new component parts were necessary to accommodate the ZL-1 Start typing to see results or hit ESC to close, Activate Your Premium Membership Today >>, Who needs a Z06, get Hennesseys 708-Hp Supercharged H700 Corvette C8 instead. engine could have a market as an option in the Corvette. wheels, doing whatever it took to sell the white elephants. 124379N 641266 "Whit" Chevrolet, Tappetteville, Arkansas, 56. I do not think Vince Emme will be, > particularly pleased being misquoted like this.It is also a disservice. Fred and Pete decided > Funny how you didnt mention one ZL-1 Yenko, which are the simplest to, > verify.>>> What second set of numbers are you referring to? Hammered for $ 995,000 ; the buyers commission pushed it over the years, COPO Camaro is 1969 copo camaro vin list Code! 3 and # 66 and it is not clear what tires were installed these! Issues, the question about hidden VIN 's is critical the question about hidden VIN is! 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