This car was at the world of wheels , supposed to be one of 3 orange copo's. Anyone get the trim tag ? sorry, i kinda messed this one up trying the paste thing...
A friend of mine bought one new in '69 from Beare Motors in Port Perry. It was also orange, M22, no gauges, no power steering. It was in Alberta a couple of years ago.
correction; the one in Strathroy is RED (maybe Calipso Red?) a kind of orangey red colour with Parchment bench guts That would make 3 out of Central Chevrolet that we know Maybe the 20-22 might be on the low side ? cause we must be up to 7 or 8 and only southern Ontario ? Also did you know that Central got the only 1970 Nova COPO's that came to Canada (2) out of a total of about 30 ?
Dale @ NOS
-- Edited by NOS on Thursday 10th of March 2011 09:52:35 PM
I had a 69 Chevelle SS 396/325 with T400. It was Monaco Orange with black vinyl int. The colour never looked right on a Chevelle. It looked way better on Camaro (Hugger Orange) or the Firebird (Carousel Red). I had mine painted Moss Green with white stripes. It looked a lot better.
Normally I would agree.... but that car looked better in Moss green. Now my '69 Z/28 looked awesome in Hugger Orange more than LeMans Blue. As for my Charger....
I wouldn't call mine anything yet. It's more like a restored chassis and a pile of parts. It does have potential though. Back in early calendar year '69, a friend who worked in the GM Oshawa main office, first told us about the COPO deal. The cars were forever coming through the system. Later that year he told me that there were 18 ordered, five cancelled due to the long wait and a final total of 13. However, I believe that there are records of more than that. On my page from the shipping list, there were eight COPOs including ours. Always interesting stuff and perhaps no real answers but we still search. The history gets to be as interesting as the cars themselves.
-- Edited by Keith Tedford on Tuesday 8th of March 2011 08:30:14 PM
cool story on the green one originally ordered by Mander but delivered after Dick Irwin took over i heard they didnt know what it was and sold it as a L78 car
-- Edited by 68sd on Wednesday 9th of March 2011 01:17:43 AM
This 1969 COPO L72 Chevelle is one of approximately 323 427/425HP produced. This numbers matching example was manufactured in Baltimore and delivered to GM of Canada. It is finished in the special order paint color of Monoco Orange which was a $42 option. It is also equipped with a black interior interior. It is equipped with a M21 4-speed, 4:10 Posi, J50 power brakes and J52 disc brakes. It was also order with U14 gauge package, radio delete, clock, tach gauges, bucket seats and center console. Of 323 Big Block COPO Chevelles built 99 of them became Yenko SYCs or Yenko Super Cars. An estimated 17 to 22 of the L72 Chevelles were delivered in Canada. It was ordered with radio delete and the no stripe option as per the build sheet. Decoding the cowl tag indicates shows that this 69 L72 Chevelle is as ordered. It was subject to a frame- off rotisserie restoration that was completed to the highest standard. Every nut and bolt was replaced or restored to original specifications
-- Edited by 68sd on Wednesday 9th of March 2011 01:26:44 AM
The one from Vernon may be the one that F. Nolan took back to St. Charles Illinois a few years ago. Scott Gay From Burlington has one similar to the one that Nolan had. I've talked to him a few times at shows. Nice car. So many of them use the upper rad hose with the big dogs leg in it. I believe it is for a 350 full size Chevy with air. It's what you get from GM these days with their superceding part numbers. Guess I shouldn't talk when all I have is a pile of parts. When I first started doing the car, I was taking parts and pieces to a body shop for fill in jobs. That place burned down under suspicious conditions. Another guy basically wanted a blank cheque. Another guy, I found out in time, didn't want a blank cheque but WOULD empty your bank account. Another guy had the body for 22 months and never even started it. Can't say I am not patient. I guess I will just have to do the body myself.
Hi Keith, yes, that's the name I couldn't remember, Fred Nolan.
Hard to believe the ordeals of trying to get your COPO's body squared away- maybe I could take it off your hands for you , how about a Garnet Red L78 300 deluxe to go with your L78 300 hardtop!
I hope sometime to get back in your neck of the woods for a visit. Is your son (son-in-law?) still with the military?
It will be 18 years that Dave has been in the army. He got the Medal of Military Valour from the Governor General this past year for actions in Kandahar the year before. He says that when adrenalin and terror set in, you can move REAL fast. Our one son-in-law got home this past November. We're breathing better now. We have no clue how the other half lives. Send me an e-mail some time. We have a standing offer from a guy for the COPO car as it sits.
-- Edited by Keith Tedford on Wednesday 9th of March 2011 02:16:23 PM
The one from Vernon may be the one that F. Nolan took back to St. Charles Illinois a few years ago. Scott Gay From Burlington has one similar to the one that Nolan had. I've talked to him a few times at shows. Nice car. So many of them use the upper rad hose with the big dogs leg in it. I believe it is for a 350 full size Chevy with air. It's what you get from GM these days with their superceding part numbers. Guess I shouldn't talk when all I have is a pile of parts. When I first started doing the car, I was taking parts and pieces to a body shop for fill in jobs. That place burned down under suspicious conditions. Another guy basically wanted a blank cheque. Another guy, I found out in time, didn't want a blank cheque but WOULD empty your bank account. Another guy had the body for 22 months and never even started it. Can't say I am not patient. I guess I will just have to do the body myself.
I was wondering if the frost green car was the one from Burlington. Thanks for already answering that question Keith! I've talked with the owner as well, nice guy.
Hi Keith, yes, that's the name I couldn't remember, Fred Nolan.
Hard to believe the ordeals of trying to get your COPO's body squared away- maybe I could take it off your hands for you , how about a Garnet Red L78 300 deluxe to go with your L78 300 hardtop!
I hope sometime to get back in your neck of the woods for a visit. Is your son (son-in-law?) still with the military?
A friend of mine who lives in Kingston told me about a COPO from when he was growing up in Southern Ontario. I must remind him about it and get some info from him - color, transmission etc,
Keith s. A friend from Belleville told me about it
There were a set of tags/GM documents and a southern shell floating around about 8 years ago
I located a super survivor L78 M22 car for a guy out of welland a few years back wish I coulda bought it myself. I ll post a couple pics when I get home. I always wanted a good survivor car (hence the beaumont I was talking about )
Back in early calendar year '69, a friend who worked in the GM Oshawa main office, first told us about the COPO deal. The cars were forever coming through the system. Later that year he told me that there were 18 ordered, five cancelled due to the long wait and a final total of 13. However, I believe that there are records of more than that. On my page from the shipping list, there were eight COPOs including ours. Always interesting stuff and perhaps no real answers but we still search. The history gets to be as interesting as the cars themselves.
, how about a Garnet Red L78 300 deluxe to go with your L78 300 hardtop!
