Copo Camaros

[chris ok]

Casey,
Lots of Long Island-based big-block Camaro's visited Dover Drag Strip
69' thru 74'. Several from Baldwin Chevrolet,,as well as Smithtown,
Mineola and Hicksville..Even a damn COPO car from Shoreham..
No rear-spoilers for the COPO cars, unless added-on..
That dark-green (Fathom Green) color, seemed to be a popular choice..
PC

The Smithtown dealer was Giles Chevrolet. Did they do performance upgrading?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

ALAN,
I stand corrected on the 69' COPO 427 Chevelle's. I'm not sure what I was thinking at that moment. Must have got hit in the head by a big-block connecting rod.
323 built as per Musclecar...for the 69' Chevelle COPO 427..(Not 31 as I incorrectly stated).
This is a 69' Camaro COPO thread. The Fred Gibb/Dickie Harrell car ran at the 69' AHRA Winternationals, at Bee-Line, Arizona in January 69.
Knocked off Sox & Martin, and made it to the finals, before getting beat by Arlon Vanke...Set ET record for SS/E (Super Stock Experimental) at that event.
PC

It's pretty obvious that this is a COPO Camaro thread.

Again, reliable sources state between 350-375 Chevelles were built, factory order records show at least 350, and up to 375, with 99 going to Don Yenko, 55 being bench seat 4 speed cars and 37 being TH400 equipped, the other 7 being of other various combinations.

We race a COPO replica in Stock, we have both combinations, the L-72 and the ZL-1, so I'm pretty well aware of the Camaro orientation of this thread.

The ZL-1 was built to run in SS/B, the L-72 Camaro was built to run in SS/C, and they needed a car to run SS/D, so Piggins decided to put the L-72 in the Chevelle to run SS/D.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Alan,

Did go over some of my old Dover Drag Strip paperwork.
Found Bill Cadiz running in SS/D with a 69' Camaro, April 1969.
Won S/S Eliminator with a 11.51 @122...Was the L-72 Camaro eligible for A/Stock in 69' also??

[Alan Roehrich]

I'm about ten years too young to directly remember much about what happened in 1969 from a hands on personal perspective. It just happens that I've been fooling with the L-72 cars off and on for a few years now, I am by no means an expert on them.