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The biggest engine available in mainline 1969 Camaros was Chevy's 375-bhp 396-cid V-8. Yenkos, however, were fitted with the Corvette 427. It was rated at 425 bhp, but Yenko pegged it at a more realistic 450. So at Yenko's urging, Chevy agreed to factory-build a batch of 1969 Camaros with 427 engines, and to provide full 5-year/50,000-mile.
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Working with Chevrolet Engineering's Vince Piggins, Gibbs ordered 50 1969 Camaros through the COPO program in the summer of 1968. They started with the L78 Camaro SS with 14x7 wheels, cast-iron.
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1969 Modified Yenko at Route 66 Rendezvous. [1] For 1969, the dealership worked with Chevrolet to have the L72 engines installed on the factory assembly line using a Central Office Production Order, or COPO.
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A similar calculation on the SS350 (9% of 69's) production quantity yield that less than half would be X55, the balance would be X11, about 5%. Adding these totals together shows the total of X11-coded cars to be approximately 50% of all 1969 X-codes. The corollary is that only about one in ten of X11-coded cars are actually SS350's. Tweet Logged
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How many 1969 COPO Camaros are left? « on: May 07, 2007, 07:28:03 PM » I have read on this site and others that GM built approximately 1,015 COPO Camaros in 1969 with the iron 427. Does anybody know more or less how many are still around? Tweet Logged JohnZ CRG Member Posts: 4365 Re: How many 1969 COPO Camaros are left?
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Next, Gibb came up with the 1969 COPO Camaro (COPO #9560 option package, to be accurate), which was the utmost in rarity among the various flavors of Camaro that year—just 69 were built. The ZL1 427-cubic-inch big-block (a NASCAR engine) weighed roughly 100 pounds less than the top 396-cubic-inch big-block engine offered in the Camaro, thanks.
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The 1969 Camaro is undoubtedly one of the most popular cars of all time. When new, it sold well, and prices of perfectly restored examples are bringing big money, particularly Z/28s. The 1969 Z/28 was one of the first muscle cars to really take off in price in the late 1970s and early '80s, and an upward spiral continues. It makes sense.
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The most expensive COPO Camaro sold for $1 million many years ago, but this low-mile surprise is unlikely to take that high. The bidding is already underway, with the top offer exceeding $100K. 14.
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Introduced in 1967, the Chevrolet Camaro was available with a 396-cubic-inch (6.6-liter) V8 capable of up to 375 horsepower and 415 pound-feet (563 Nm) of twist. But that wasn't enough for Don.
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The 1969 Camaro 427 COPO's are famous for their raw power and low production volumes. They were specifically made to get around the limitations on performance cars that General Motors had imposed on Chevrolet; only a limited number of people knew enough to order them. Many years went by before their very existence became public knowledge.
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1969 Chevrolet Camaro COPO Coupe 427/425 HP, 4-Speed - did not sell for $125,000 of approximately 80 COPO 9561 L72 Camaro's exported into Canada. Extensive frame off nut and bolt restoration. GM of Canada paperwork. Certified by Nickey Chicago. Correct CE 427/425 HP replacement engine.
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Make: Chevrolet. Model: Camaro. Year: 1969. In a previous story ("When Your First Car Turns Out To Be A 1969 ZL-1 Camaro"), we learned that Don Martens Jr. purchased this 1969 then-rumored-to-be-a-COPO-427 Camaro in 1976 for just $1,000. It had been stolen when new and recovered but was missing its engine and other significant parts.
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Today when you buy a new car, many options are only available as part of overall packages, but during the glory days of the muscle car era many of the 1969 Camaro's 130-plus RPOs (regular.
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The COPO Camaros were delivered to Gibbs and Yenko as 1969 models just in time for the start of that year's NHRA season. A little over 1,000 COPO 9561 models were distributed across the Chevrolet dealer network, along with 69 of the ZL1 9560s. Their drag strip performance was predictably excellent.
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Annual rate of return: 4.3%. Buy and sell classics with confidence. Browse Marketplace. Camaro: 1969 COPO, 427, 425 hp, automatic, 95 percent original, matching numbers, 29,000 miles, $30,000. Over the years, COPO has become synonymous with Chevy's monster-displacement Camaros. It's a term that is still used today by Chevrolet for the.