Vehicle Description
SOLD! 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. It makes sense. Nearly
every part to rebuild or restore these beautiful cars is available
through the aftermarket. Many NOS parts also are available. You'll
pay a premium, but that NOS quarter panel can still be found. While
standard Camaros are certainly valuable, with many for sale, the
real rare blue-chip investment cars have "COPO" figured into the
equation. COPO is an acronym for Central Office Production Order,
and was the ticket to getting a souped-up Camaro with big-block
power under the hood. Not just 396 power, but 427-cu.in. power with
425hp! There were several COPO designations, but basically, this
meant there was a very limited run of non-standard vehicles...
something you could not order from Honest Harry at Chevy Land in
Anytown, U.S.A. In 1969, there were three different COPO orders for
a Camaro. Order #9560 and #9561 were almost the same cars. COPO
#9561 got you an iron engine block. The third COPO # was 9737,
which was the so-called Sports Car Conversion with either engine
available, a 140-mph speedometer and 15 x 7 Rally wheels. All COPOs
were emissions-certified, carried both the 12/12 and 5/50
warranties and were street legal, even with the noisy optional
chambered exhaust systems, which essentially had no mufflers.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of their primary use-on the
nation's drag strips and from stoplight to stoplight, many COPO
Camaros were beaten to death or their original engines were blown
and thrown away. But, a sizable number have survived. one of the
most pristine examples and highest scoring cars in the nation is
listed for sale here for you to own. Because COPOs are considered
Blue Chip investments by all muscle car collectors, for the
foreseeable future their values will almost certainly continue to
rise. Custom Classics is proud to present what might be the Holy
Grail of muscle cars: A documented 1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro. It
packs an original L72 427 engine, 512 block, original code BE rear
end, and shows 95,021 original miles. It has been completely
restored by Custom Classics and authenticated by Camaro expert
Jerry MacNeish. If you've been tempted in the past but never quite
pulled the trigger, you're going to be blown away by this LeMans
Blue COPO. We found this car in a barn up in Wisconsin in pretty
rough shape... yes, a true "Barn Find." This car, like many of
these COPO Camaros, had been enjoyed and raced for several years.
Once we purchased the car, it came here to Custom Classics and
started its 3 year meticulous restoration process. There are many
photos here online that are available for your viewing pleasure
that shows all that was done to this car - and even more by
request. The first thing we did was hire Jerry MacNeish to fly out
and authenticate the car before the restoration began. Jerry
MacNeish has been involved with all national Camaro organizations,
The United States Camaro Club, and The International Camaro Club
and American Camaro Association acting as a Certification Concours
Master Judge, Diamond Judge, and freelance writer. He is also
heavily involved with the prestigious ICC Red White, & Blue
Certification, and "Legend Certification" the two most extensive
Camaro judging programs in the world! Meeting Jerry and getting his
certificate of authentication that this was a real COPO Camaro was
quite an honor. With Jerry's advise and help finding parts along
the way the car was completed in about 3 years. Once it was done,
Jerry was Hired to come back out and do a final inspection of the
car. We also have his paper work that will go to the new owner, and
is available for you to read and look over. Since that time, this
Camaro has been to 3 Nationals and has scored a Gold Class 991 out
of 1000 points at its last two events - one of the highest scores
ever for a COPO Camaro. On a car like this, it only makes sense to
run down the numbers with all the clones and fakes out there,
seeing a real COPO is a rare treat. To ensure that this is an
investment-grade automobile, we have photographs of all the
relevant numbers and castings, some of which are not visible after
the car has been reassembled. VIN: 124379N662520 1= Chevrolet
Division 24 = Camaro, 8 cylinder 37 = 2-door sport coupe 9 = 1969
model year N = Norwood assembly plant 662520 = Sequence number Cowl
Tag: ST 69 = 1969 model year 12437 = V8 coupe NOR 362044 = Norwood
assembly plant, body sequence number (no correlation to VIN) TR 711
= Interior trim code, Black standard 71 PNT = Exterior paint code,
LeMans Blue 06A = Build date (First week of June, 1969) X11 =
Accessory options code, base car Engine Block: Casting number =
3963512 (427 cubic inch COPO 4-bolt mains) Engine code (front pad)
= T0528MN T =Tonawanda assembly plant 05 = Assembly month May 28 =
Assembly day (August 28th ) MN = Code for 1969 COPO 9561 with
4-speed transmission Transmission: Main case casting number 3925660
(Muncie 4-speed manual) Date code: P9P11B (September 11, 1969) 21
(big block) Rear End:12-bolt Camaro axle BE (COPO heavy-duty) This
71 Code LeMans Blue coupe is about as sinister as they come. As a
high-dollar investment-grade car, no expense was spared on the body
and paintwork. Extensive care was used to retain as many of the
original panels as possible and then straighten them to as-new
condition. It is obvious that this car was never used too much as a
daily driver, and the condition of every component is further proof
that aside from pounding down the track, this car lived a
realtively easy life. Two-stage urethane was used to finish the car
and it looks spectacular from every angle. There's enough metallic
to make it glitter, but the LeMans Blue is so rich that you have a
hard time believing it ever looked this good coming out of the
factory. The COPOs were not known for ornamentation, and wore no
outward signs that there was a fire-breathing 427 under the hood.
Simple Camaro badges are on the fenders, nose and deck lid, but
otherwise the car has no badging. This one carries an optional rear
spoiler, but I'm fairly certain most COPOs had it since I've never
seen one without it. The original transmission, expertly rebuilt
and restored by Advantage Transmissions is in place. Out back,
there's a correct BE-coded 12-bolt with 4.10 gears and Positraction
inside. The original floors were replaced and finished in correct
satin black and not hidden under a thick layer of undercoating. The
new floors are the perfect backdrop for the detailed driveshaft,
lines, and hoses. The only non-original parts on the chassis are
the rear leaf springs, which are accurate replacement pieces that
are indistinguishable from original. This car also sports the
correct chambered system that you find on all high-end restored
COPO's. Personally we liked the sound of the chambered system,
which tends to get a little raspy at high RPM. The wheels are
correct XT-coded steel wheels and are original to this car, with
NOS Chevy dog dish hubcaps in matching blue and reproduction
Goodyear Polyglas tires. Inside, you'll find the most spectacular
and as close to perfect Camaro interior you've ever seen. Look at
the detailing on the seats and the rest of the interior car...
every part of the interior was restored with exception of the
