F41 Rear Springs with 6 Leaves

[Kurt S]

I too am interested in the unique features of this car. It may require some digging to find an F41 car to compare it to.

Originally Posted by Canuck

Nova 9C1 cars were COPO.

Paul,
That's not true. 9C1 is a Special Equipment Option (SEO) code, as opposed to a Regular Production Option (RPO) code. The whole purpose of an option code is to have it available for dealers to order. Option codes (both RPO and SEO) appear in dealer literature. The SEO's would not appear in standard consumer literature. A COPO requires engineering and pricing and is not a standard item - they require time and work and tracking and generally are not destined for promotion and widespread production. The COPO numbers do not appear in dealer literature.

There doesn't appear to be a COPO # on the buildsheet of Alex's car, yet is a COPO because it provided an option override, a means of combining options that were not yet able to be combined. And there may be some unique features on the car - but how would that be communicated to the plant without a COPO number? Soon after, the police package was assigned an SEO and pricing and was publicized.

That's not to say that a 9C1 couldn't be a COPO if something special was ordered that required engineering, but the whole purpose of the package was to not have to do special designs. And emissions requirements nixed installing non-certified engines. So there would need to be paperwork to prove a COPO. Special paint would not fall in that category since it's a F&SO (Fleet and Special Order).

Here's a 9C1 window sticker. Note that they ordered every SEO available and many other options, but there's no COPO number on the WS or the associated pricing.