1969 COPO all matching on ebay

[68l30]

I also have the book ...Not many other performance dealers have their own story book...LOL

USN Lt. Roger Dean was a combat flight instructor who loved to haul a$$ for our country ..long before his Hi-PO Chevrolets.

I have a neat pic of him posing beside his plane with half the landing gear ripped off... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

[smallblockhero]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tcclassiccars</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Smallblockhero!! I own the COPO and thank you for the kind words. She is a pretty car for sure!!! Thanks again, Dennis Lasseter Jr. </div></div>

hey dennis

my pleasure bro , i thought the blue beast would go over nicely here with the boys. glad you were able to meet up with some friends here i see. anyway... good luck with the sale of the car. please post some more pics here if have some youd like to share. im sure wed all love to see more and know more.


Donnie

[jannes_z-28]

I keep a registry for cars made in May, there is some strange things going on in May. Probably because Firebird production started in Norwood at the end of May.

I have one X33 car in my registry with VIN only two digits after this one with N644667. But the trimtag BDY number is 32836 units after this COPO. The Z/28 has 05C on its tag.

These two cars should be just after each other on the line with one car in between them. So what date were they really produced? There are no cars with 05B produced.

Mine X77 with 05C is 260 units ahead of this COPO on the line.

Jan

[tcclassiccars]

Hello and thank you so much for at least being able to see one of his Dealer Emblems. Our family dealership went thru maybe 3 different designs over 30 years, first metal, then plastic, then to the decals like most all use today. I wish I could find one of those emblems for the old COPO!!! I cannot remember who I had heard Roger Dean was a silent partner with or maybe just a really good dealer friend that had some pretty big pull with GM back in the day. Thank you so much again for the photo of the Dealer Emblem from Dean!!!!!!

[NovaMob03]

Dennis, do you have any pics of the Rallye Green Roger Dean COPO (N644119)that you owned, before it was restored. Think it was sold at B-J last Jan. If not, what was the history on that COPO?

[tcclassiccars]

You are so correct! Strange things happened all the time that experts say, oh that ain't right, that is wrong,lol! Being a dealer during those times were crazy and I looked at these personally. We got in some Camaros with Firebird steering wheels and a couple with a Firebird emblem or two. Cars were great but quality control my butt! GM was not worried about crap matching, if it fit put it on! Lets sell cars boys!! Thanks for your letter! Dennis Jr.

[bergy]

I don't think I'd agree with &quot;not worried&quot; Dennis - but trying to keep up with the assembly line in St. Louis did make me feel a bit like that famous &quot;I Love Lucy&quot; episode where she was trying to keep up with the candy assembly line! Even on the slower Corvette side it was hard when breaking in on a new job. I'd say we did pretty good though - the cars are still being &quot;examined&quot; 40 plus years later.

[lzdick]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...the stainless molding you can see below the door on the orange 69 Camaro in the background is what he is talking about. It came on all 69 Camaro's no matter what trim level. </div></div>

FYI: It is anodized aluminum, FWIW...and yes, it did come on all '69 Camaros.

MOULDING UNIT-Rcker.............Group 8.304, Part #3904540

[tcclassiccars]

Thanks for your letter. I totally understand and I was certainly not giving GM UAW workers a hard time. I just know how we used to get cars off the truck in the 60,70,80,90's and yes I think you did a good job with what you had to work with for sure!! I think what I really mean is nothing was written in stone. As you know if a part was not in place and another was that was not correct but would fit and make it run, heck put it on,haha! People are so worried today about a date code being 2 weeks off, etc etc. etc.. GM and other auto companies were not worried about a darn date, get it out, get it sold, that was the most important thing. Just from experience and thanks for building us some of the most awesome cars on the planet today!! Bless Ya!! Jr.

[tcclassiccars]

I here ya for sure. They were supposed to but we got some off the truck with no molding, just letting you know but again I certainly agree they were supposed to have them. Thanks Jr.