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Old 02-04-2013, 06:45 PM   #22
Harry 6674
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Default Re: COPO....Now And Then

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Originally Posted by Casey Miles View Post
Back in 1969 according to "street racers", there was never a 396/375 or 427/425 ever made. They all claimed that they had 396/325 hp engines. COPO cars didn't exist also.
Street racing was where it was abound and I don't think that anyone cared about NHRA rules or what the manufactures were targeting.
I can remember a very specific COPO Camaro that used to make the rounds, it was light blue with baby hub caps and 14" tires. The owner took off the 427 markers and put on 396 in their place to try to hide what was under the cowl hood. That car came from Baldwin Chevy, the same dealer that delivers cars to Motion Performance on Sunrise Hgwy.
The '69 Z28 was the far better buy back then, because you could get insurance for it. The Z28 option didn't show on the Vin # and the 302 cu inch engine fell under the insurance companies hp to weight ratio radar. With that the insurance companies didn't know that it was a peformance car.

Casey Miles
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It sure wasn't like that for me. When I was in Viet Nam in 69 I was going to order a new Z/28 through the PX for $3300.00. I had to secure insurance to order the car and my insurance was going to be $1100.00/yr. No good. Had to buy fulie 61 Corvette when they dumped me in Oakland for $1300.00.
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