1969 COPO Camaro Colors
 

I had a discussion with a friend about how many COPOs are accounted for in each color. So, I counted the colors of known & documented cars in our registry:

Champagne - 0
Butternut Yellow - 2
Glacier Blue - 3
Burgundy - 4
Azure Turquoise - 4
Frost green - 4
" " - 5
Burnished Brown - 11
Dusk Blue - 14
Garnet Red - 15
Olympic Gold - 15
Dover White - 19
Tuxedo Black - 21
Cortez Silver - 34
Rallye Green - 44
Daytona Yellow - 66
LeMans Blue - 79
Fathom Green - 82
Hugger Orange - 86

We have just over half of the 1969 COPO Camaro production accounted for.

What's " " with a number of 5? Special-order color cars?

Yes

https://i.postimg.cc/SR7wTts6/screenshot-8692.png

http://www.camaros.org/exterior.shtml#ColorPercentages

What special paint colors have been observed on the COPOs?

What I know:

#36 Rampur Green [Cadillac]
#73 Verdoro Green [Pontiac]
#87 Windward Blue [Pontiac]
#8631 Can-Am White [Corvette]
X-03 Nugget Gold [Toronado]

Also believe there was a late production car in '70 Citrus Green. Heard of another that was believed to be '68 British Green.

Courtesy Chevrolet, Sebring OH ordered a number of ZL2 '69 Camaros with a special COPO hood stripe. At least two COPOs had it: 10 10 [orange stripe?] 67 67 [white stripe].

Any way to post pics of any of these?

May be just a coincidence, the three surviving cars are also RS.

Awesome picture Bill. Hard to tell from pic, but looks like perhaps deluxe comfort weave interior.

That's comfort weave.

So that ZL2 stripe is considered a factory stripe?

Yes, applied on the line.

I wouldn't say it's 100%, but pretty sure.
That picture appeared in the USCC magazine asking about a hood stripe that was on a SS396.
Then the Courtesy window sticker appeared with a COPO stripe listed.
Connecting the dots....

The black Courtesy - - paint COPO RS still exists, same stripe in original photos.

Don't want to derail the conversation, but I've never seen a '69 Camaro in Champagne.
Anyone have a picture of one?

There's plenty of room here for all conversations!

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/supe...etallic-paint/

Spectacular! Thank you for posting that. I bet that color looks amazing in person.

Honestly, I've been a fan of the color for years as I tend to prefer softer golds. The fact that it tends to be among the rarest for muscle is a nice cherry on top.

Born as an L78/TH400 4.10 column auto green std.

Brian and Joe restored this one

A little off subject, but still about COPO paint. I thought that even X11 or X22 COPOs did not have black body sills, regardless of body color, or Pinstripe above the wheel wells. Is that correct?

No.

The few originals remaining have the D96 striping and black sills where appropriate. COPOs with the optional D90 striping did not also have D96.