How To Tell A Real Copo Camaro

IF the car is a Van Nuys built car has an L in the VIN instead of a N there is a sure fire way to determine if the car left the factory as a Z28 or not.

How to tell a real copo camaro. First Digit Series Origin. How to tell if your car is original. Not just 396 power but 427-cuin.

July 14 2010 040416 AM. Has some pretty good documentation on his site wwwcopo. Given the fact that a tachometer wasnt a compulsory part of the Z28 package until 1969 this may have been an aftermarket addition.

See codes below Seventh Digit Production Plant. Factory fenders had a square nut attached in a recess. Reply 13 on.

There were several COPO designations but basically this meant there was a limited run of non-standard vehicles-something you could not order from Honest Harry at Chevy Land in Anytown USA. 1972-1980 Camaro VIN Decoder. Of course that could have been changed.

We know exactly what is available and what the hot setups are even before we go into the showroom. By Jonathon Ramsey If ever a car made us think of mullets Cragars racing suits and Natty Light this is it. The Camaros with the ZL-1 motor were rated to have 430 hp but some tests showed it making closer to 550 hp.

We as Camaro fans know our cars inside and out. Its a bit hard to tell from the photo but it does look like that is a Sun Tach attached to the steering column. And by 1969 enough dealerships had convinced Chevrolet to offer factory installed L-72 engines through the Central Office Production Order COPO system meaning the.