69 Berger COPO car find

[JChlupsa]

Thought that folks here would like to see what one of the Team Camaro members recently pulled from a garage and is planning to restore.

The VIN was listed on Ed C's Berger 69 COPO Camaro list as well

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[JChlupsa]

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[SS427]

Great find. They are STILL out there!!!
Rick

[PeteLeathersac]

Unfriggin'believable! . Bloodhounds got nothing on a real car guy with a good nose! . Looks great....quite the mileage too! ~ Pete

[Mr70]

..and Cortez Silver too..Excellent!
How Many 1969 COPO Camaros were ordered from Berger Chevrolet?
How many have been found today?

[JChlupsa]

Heres some more Info that i was given about the car when asked about it

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<font color="blue"> original eng trans and BE 12 BOLT PROTECTO PLATE CERTIFICATE
OF double COPO from Ed
wrong CRANK!!!!!!
OTHER THAN THAT starter-alt- eng- water pump- evrything is correct
was pulled from garage in rowlett texas last weekend
after 6 months of hagling but was not cheap!!!!! </font>

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[Chevy454]

Nice...Berger Chevrolet was quite the player back in the day... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif

[MosportGreen66]

Man that thing is so complete its scary...
What a cool find... cannot wait to see some progress!

[Kurt S]

Car lived in AL for a while. Last I knew, reputed 2nd owner still had it.

[mrrec]

W O W !
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[jeff-san]

Great find! Keep us updated please. With all the searching I do on company time, someday I hope to come across a keeper like this one. Hard work does pay off.

[enio45]

Fantastic find.....what would "not cheap" mean in todays market for something like this??

[Rainer]

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Great find!

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At the risk of seeming nitpicky, it sounds like the car was not a new discovery and its existence was known for some time. Sounds like the buyer was just the one who was able to wiggle it loose from the owner. So, maybe not a great find, but a rather great buy? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[enio45]

Anyone know if its for resale?

[Joe]

awesome find, i could only dream , so whats a car like that worth in that condidtion ?

[JQ]

Making a guesstimate I think it would bring at least 160K minimum... JQ.

[indyjps]

i just sold the crank you need a month ago, great find.

[ANDY M]

$160K? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif
For a rolling shell? Maybe for a #1 resto. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
I should be so lucky! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[JQ]

original eng trans and BE 12 BOLT PROTECTO PLATE CERTIFICATE
OF double COPO from Ed
wrong CRANK!!!!!!
OTHER THAN THAT starter-alt- eng- water pump- evrything is correct.
The car has a lot of it's hard parts that aren't cheep plus POP. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[ANDY M]

How much will the restoration cost? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
Even an "easy" resto can run $50K. Just the tear down for stripping and having the paint sprayed could run $20K. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif
Great car, I hope he enjoys it as much as I do mine. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[z10rod]

the purchase price after 6 months and minds being changed
10 times was 60k so after resto total cost should be around
120k which should be a bargain
crg has missed again Kurt the car was dealer tranfered
and Lupe Ramos who we purchassed the car from bought from a dealer in alabama and his name is on the protecto plate
so i believe that would make him the original owner
feel free to correct me if wrong!!!
anyone out there have 3 dimpled rods and a crank? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[Xplantdad]

Welcome Rod...keep us up to date on the restoration! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[ANDY M]

I would love to find out who the original owner was of my car, but unless someone steps forward, or I get really lucky, I guess I'll just have to be happy with what I have.
I replaced 3 rods when rebuilding my motor, but I don't know what happened to them. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Great find! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif Send more pics as it's being restored. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[KnoxvillePig]

WOW!!!! My dream car in my favorite color and a Berger car to boot. Awesome find. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif

Hey Z10, I am interested in knowing how you stumbled on that one?

Darrell

[Z-11 396]

HEY &lt;&lt;&lt; PIG &gt;&gt;&gt; WHEN DO WE GET TO SEE SOME /// RESTO /// PICTURES OF YOUR CAR. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOREVER.....KASEY http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif

[KnoxvillePig]

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HEY &lt;&lt;&lt; PIG &gt;&gt;&gt; WHEN DO WE GET TO SEE SOME /// RESTO /// PICTURES OF YOUR CAR. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOREVER.....KASEY http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif

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Kasey, If things go as planned, hopefully, I will have her back together in the April/May timeframe. I will have plenty of pics to share when work resumes.

Bruce Hershberger just gave Mr. Thomas some original resto pics of the car to give to me.
Thanks Bruce. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

Mr. Thomas also found some original pics of the car from the early 70's that he is mailing.
I should receive them this week.

Now Back to original thread (Sorry for the redirect).
I can't wait to hear some more details on this Berger COPO find. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

Darrell

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1969 RS/SS L-78 Camaro

[camaromb]

Z10rod,
The protect-o-plate for your Berger Copo is a second owner protect-o-plate, not the original owner plate with all the drivetrain information. Kurt with CRG was correct.
Mark

[Kurt S]

It was Lupe that posted on 9/99 that he was the second owner.
Sure can't see how that deserves a slam like 'crg has missed again'..... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif And it was me that posted it, not the CRG.

[Chevy454]

Lupe also registered the car with us in '99...small world!