feb. 71 copo

**owners2** · #1 09-01-2005, 05:10 AM

hey guy's thought you would like to see my feb. 71 copo z28. as i stated in an earlier forum it has 16,354 miles & 85% of it's original paint. i also have lot's of documentation . the owner was one of my dad's friends who bought the car new & turned it into a race car. he said the car was ordered in jan. but because he got the tall rear spoiler & the custom cloth interior he didn't recieve the car till march 12th.the door sticker states feb. 71. i've been wanting this car since i was about 14 years old ,i'm now 38 & persistance & lot's of money finally paid off.

**owners2** · #2 09-01-2005, 05:29 AM

getting fustrated,can't seem to send pictures.

**owners2** · #3 09-01-2005, 05:40 AM

some pics

70 copo · #4 09-01-2005, 05:41 AM

Hi, and welcome to the SYC. If your car is a 1971, and it has the larger spoiler in the back and the spoiler in the front then your car was equipped with RPO D-80. For 1971 the Z-28 got the short 1 pc rear spoiler standard and the previous COPO 9796 was retooled to fit better and became RPO D-80 and for 1971 included both front and rear spoliers.

RPO= Regular Production Option.

Here is the main Public relations Photo set from the 1971 Camaro roll out.

Phil

**owners2** · #5 09-01-2005, 05:45 AM

yes i have both front & rear ,if i can get the photos to load i would send as many pics of the car & docs as anyone would like.

**owners2** · #6 09-01-2005, 05:50 AM

i was told the tall spoiler didn't replace the short spoiler till about april or mid of 1971.

jfkheat · #7 09-01-2005, 07:46 AM

Hi Jeffery, welcome to the site. Glad to see another upstate SC member here. Are you going to the Simpsonville show this weekend? I hope to be there. If you are there look me up. I will have the only Beaumont there.
James

70 copo · #8 09-02-2005, 04:42 PM

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i was told the tall spoiler didn't replace the short spoiler till about april or mid of 1971.

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COPO 9796 became avalible on April 26, 1970. but due to quality problems production did not get going until late May.

At the end of the 1970 SCCA season, Chrvrolet got out of SCCA Trans-Am Racing but liked the appearance of the old COPO Spoiler Package, so it then then became RPO D-80 and optional on any 1971 Camaro.

In 70 the Short 1 pc spoiler was RPO D-80.

The short 1 pc spoiler was standard with Z-28 in 1971.

For '71 RPO D-80 was an improved version of the last varient of old COPO 9697 package and consisted of both the front and real spoilers and was vastly improved in fit and appearance.

By 72 the short 1 pc spoiler was disco, and RPO D-80 was the only spoiler you could get.

Hope this helps. Please post pictures of your car. We would like to see it.

Phil

**owners2** · #9 09-03-2005, 10:14 PM

70 copo ,send me your e-mail & maybe you can get the pictures loaded to the site for me. as for our discusion on the copo spoiler mad mike @ second gen. group e-mailed me a while back & his exact words were that the tall spoiler was not standard option till sometime in april of 71, therefore if your cars build date is earlier it is a copo or some sort of dealer override order. many other camaro sites state that the copo option 9796 was available till mid year of 71 when it replaced the small spoiler.i have personally owned 4 norwood built 71 z28's early year model cars & also just purchased another rs z28 norwood built jan. 71 & it has a small spoiler just like all the early year cars i seem to run into.thanks jeff

RSSSL78 · #10 09-03-2005, 10:42 PM

I had a 71z that was delivered 12/1/70. I still have the original POP and window sticker for the car. It had the tall spoiler on it. The window sticker shows D80 Air Spoiler Option.
John