russo and steel chop job camaro copo

[real-muscle-1]

i recently bought a 1969 silver copo 427 camaro @ russo and steele in fort lauderdale , i took it home a day or two later i got a phone call from a friend and he told me to check the car out real good because he heard or a rumor that the camaro was a re-body , i remove the cowl and found that the car was a re-body , i contacted russo and steele and they treated terrible .

[ZL1#17]

I hope your going to seek legal help and please explain your poll so I can place a vote.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

What exactly are we voting on?

Isn't this something that you should be pursuing outside of an internet board?

[Charley Lillard]

Did they refund your money ? What is the point of this poll ?

[CamarosRus]

No different than MANY of the B-J, R/S cars.........the car hobby community turns a cold shoulder or blind eye, UNTIL it happens to YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my 1st Amendment .02

Chuck Sharin
425-277-8833

not hiding my contact info behind the internet, this board or anything else.........

[real-muscle-1]

i placed a stop payment on the check, russo and steele auction wanted their money and they did not care about it.

[NovaMob03]

If it was disclosed as a rebody you may not have any legal recourse. If it wasn't, then R&S should contact the seller, have him take the car back & refund your money. Did you pay clone $$ or COPO $$ for it?
I wouldn't bash them on a public forum, just contact an attny if they don't do the right thing.

[real-muscle-1]

the point of this is their is a 1969 canadian silver copo rs camaro that we all should know it is a re-bodied car and if you ever see it dont buy it as a true car.

[nrjulin]

Was it this one?

R&S Silver COPO
Consignment # 38-1087

1969 Chevrolet Camaro COPO Coupe
SOLD: $ 118,250.00 - Florida 2008

[quick-bowtie]

Im pretty sure if you read the auction contract weather its Russo Barrett Mecum or who ever, they dont inspect or verify any cars thats the buyers resposibility, unless of course they owned the car, then I think you have some kind of case..

Most contracts state you have to go after the owner of the car if a dispute has happened and that the cost is covered by you.

I feel for you and agee it is horrible that these cars show up at auctions and nothing is done about it but most cars are known and thats why they dont bring the dough.. ie Blue LS6 Convert, ZL1 camaros, etc.. Thats why I wont bid on a car thats selling cheap unless Ive done my homework.

Ive heard rumors about that car too and couldnt believe it last year when it did 10k more than my REAL COPO at Barrett.. As much as it SUCKS Id take what happened with a grain of salt and say lesson learned, sell the car for what it really is and write the rest off as a loss.. Legal fees will be way more than the price difference IMO unless you can go after everything including lawyer fee's.