Got this info from Don Breen out here in Phoenix:
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B/SA
10.16
129.82
09/20/08
Steve Koppien - Sioux Falls, SD
Pierre, SD
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Now, here is the clincher: This is a real COPO "with all the paper work". He actually set the record with an L78 / TH400 with 513 gears, and has the original engine and trans (4 speed) setting in his garage.
Congrats!