'69 Copo Camaro

[downunder1]

Does anybody know any history on the ex Reggie Jackson black Copo Camaro that is for sale at Smokey Mountain Traders?

Asking on behalf of a good buddy of mine.

Thank you,
John

[WorkinProgress]

Here is the link...

https://www.smokymountaintraders.com...amaro-copo-427

[firstgenaddict]

I took a look at the photos...
You would be hard pressed to find another 139-160k COPO which is restored with the amount of NOS correct parts used on that car.
IF it's a 10 10 X11 it would be a nice pick up at 139k with under 5k in parts labor it would score really well amongst pretty high company. A very nice restoration, that I would actually not nit pick too much myself, other than radiator rails, radiator cap, and a set of original seats there is not much to nitpick -
WELL, other than it's confused as to how it should be dressed...
IT's either X11 style trim missing it's wheel opening moldings and wheel arch pinstripes OR
it's a really overdressed X44- headlight bezels, tail light bezels, 1/4 gill trim, drip rail trim.

Here is a breakdown of the major areas.
One of the better restored cars as far as correctness.
If Reggie restored it, it probably had NOS weatherstripping etc installed as well.
1. looks to be mint original door panels, original carpet with the perfect amount of sunbleaching, shifter, shift knob, dash pad, & worst thing about the interior... Late 80's vinyl repop seat covers -
2. The chassis photos reveal correct finishes, 2 piece rotors, correct rear springs, subframe even has the hole for the spoiler rod brace. (brace missing) and it looks to have NOS ball joints, NOS tie rods, NOS Bushings etc, Really nice - you rarely see this on cars in this price range--

Find a set of original seats - and it would be a mint original interior.
Honestly the door panels are the hardest part of the entire interior to find.

The car would score pretty high with a few minor things, (radiator rails, seats, and either trim it as a X11 or as a X44.)

[PeteLeathersac]

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[Stefano]

This would be strong $$$ for a clone COPO, even in today’s market, IMHO.

[RPOLS3]

Quote from Mick in one of the other threads......

Originally Posted by mprice

This is a real copo camaro. Jay Nixon restored it in early 80s. The car was originally orange and it was sold thru Queen City. Jay painted it black because thats what he wanted to do and in 82 who gave a crap. It did not have the original motor then but it did have a 435 horse Vette block. Jay sold it to Carl Dwiggens. Carl sold a group of cars to Reggie and this car was in the lot and at that time Carl had the protector plate for the car. I don't think Carl ever gave the protector plate up with the car. Chip Gerst worked for Reggie and I sold Reggie a pair of 840 heads for the correct engine because Reggie pulled the engine for a Vette he had. At the time of the engine swap Chip changed the original trim tag for a reproduction one with the black paint code, (bad move but its done and Chip has since passed away). The car then sold to Cecil and later to a collector in San Antonio who has passed away and his collection was sold to a local from San Antonio. It popped up on eBay as a clone and I was doing consulting work in Houston at the time when I seen it and recognized the front license plate as the COPO plate from Indiana when Jay owned it. I bought it later sold to Greg Nuge and so on. The car is absolutely real but unfortunately the trim tag was changed to match the color change. I can only assume that it was advertised as a clone when it was because there wasn't any paper for the car. I still have the Super Chevy magazine from when Jay had it featured there. April 1984 in memory serves me well.

[Jonesy]

Its definately got one of those obvious repop tags on it.

[Jonesy]

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[MosportGreen66]

Originally Posted by Jonesy

Its definately got one of those obvious repop tags on it.

You beat me to it... reproduction cowl tag!

[firstgenaddict]

That's what I was afraid of given there wasn't a good photo of the tag.