how did yenko's come from factory?

[bradford]

i was wondering when they where ordered if these were super sport cars or if they were malibu's? particularly the chevelle's thanx /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[MosportGreen66]

My knowledge on Yenkos is not much but I think some of the cars came with 396 engines. They could not be Malibus or plane jane Camaro/Nova car because the suspension would have to be changed to adjust to the HIPO engine. Someone else should be able to fill in the cracks.

[bradford]

well from all my reading i'm thinking they were base line cars with the 427 and auto or manual tranny, 4.10 posi and that was it no extra's. aren't copo cars totally different than ss car's? i meen the way they were ordered. i'm doing a little research and putting a scrap book together. thanx

[Chevy454]

The easiest way to describe it would be that the COPO Camaros & Chevelles were basically SS396 cars without the SS emblems/stripes and with 427s in place of the 396...kind of vague, but you get the idea.

[bradford]

that makes sence. what did they have for door panel emblems? ss or malibu or nothing? thanx

[COPO PETE]

....Malibu
Peter

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

They couldn't use the SS door panels because I believe they have SS396 on them (?), which wouldn't match the 427 under the hood.

[JoeC]

door panels and trim above clove box were Malibu because, as Marlin stated, the SS cars say "SS396". Same with grill and tail panel - the SS396 emblem could not be used so they stuck a bowtie on the grill and nothing on back. Fender SS emblem was also not used. All other SS trim was used on the outside.

[Stefano]

Was the SS badge left on the steering wheel horn cover, like many other COPO Chevelles?

[Keith Tedford]

Of the 3 COPO Chevelles that I knew personally when new, ours had the blue bow tie, Ken's had the SS and I believe the third said Malibu. I could be wrong on the third car. Unlike other companies, after '67 GM designed their cars to handle any engine combination that was on the shelf. About the only non standard parts were the ring and Pinion gear set. The COPO Chevelles were all 13637 models, Malibus, as were the SS396 cars. In '69 they were all Malibus with the SS396 or COPO options added. There was very little difference in price between a COPO Chevelle and a similarly equipped L78 SS396. The COPO package cost me $649.00. They were a pretty good deal. Rob describes a COPO car about right.
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