1969 silver COPO 1700 miles at Barrett-Jackson

[John]

.... Wow ....nice looking COPO <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif

1969 silver COPO (http://barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1969-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-COPO-189421)

... Anyone know anything about this car <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif

[scuncio]

That is incredibly nice. Can't wait to see how it does.

[miket1]

Looks nice,,but, at 1700 miles it looks like it has air shocks or rear springs were changed/reworked, sits tall in the rear.

[x77-69z28]

Was it 1700 miles, a quarter mile at a time? I don't know any 1700 mile cars that would need a full frame off unless it was a race car. No mention of original drive train. Beautiful car, will probably go for crazy money.

[Xplantdad]

John,

It's owned by Andy <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[L78M22Rag]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: x77-69z28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Was it 1700 miles, a quarter mile at a time? I don't know any 1700 mile cars that would need a full frame off unless it was a race car. No mention of original drive train. Beautiful car, will probably go for crazy money. </div></div>

Ditto that. Nice looking car, but 1,700 miles may as well have been 170,000 miles once it's been restored.

[Canuck]

It went for $125,000. That seems strange.

[protree68]

I remember seeing this car for sale still on race trim not to long ago .they got that thing done quick looked nice in person

[Fast67VelleN2O]

1700 miles doesn't mean jack if it's completely restored. Who cares at that point?

[quick-bowtie]

Still sick to my stomach that it sold so cheap had way more than that into it and turned down a lot more money then that prior to consigning! It was one of the best bodied Camaros that I have every owned or seen. 100% rust free and original sheet metal and never hit, original hidden vins and trim tag. As for miles I usually agree it doesn't matter once they are restored but this car retained all of its original interior (except dash pad) and was MINT MINT! Jerry said he had never seen a better original interior, also all the wiring etc under the dash was original and looked like it just rolled off the assembly line. Sure it was restored but its not like it was full of cheap twain crap. Still had all of its original chrome and glass, lights bezels etc. when we striped it you could see all the factory grease markings under the hood and original inspection stamps. All dated correct engine components and trans with original BE rear.

It was an auction and that's the way it goes I knew going in it was risky but thought someone besides Rick Hendricks would appreciate it. It was by far one of the better COPO's to be offered in recent years and was an absolute steal. Im kicking myself for not buying it back. Live and learn I guess

[L78M22Rag]

I empathize with you. Sorry to hear about you having to see your car go for a price you feel was too low.

I don't mean to kick you while you're down... but with only 1,700 miles and some areas of the car being that well preserved, it must have been a reasonably high dollar car before the restoration. Did you expect to increase that value by the additional amount you put into the restoration?

[quick-bowtie]

No worries.. My car wasn't the only good deal so I went home with a few to make up for it. Car was painted black and white when I bought it so we changed it back to Cortez Silver and then did the drivetrain in it. Was an old race car had never been cut up or caged. Just sad to see a good car fall on it's face.

[Craig_Maiorana]

Can I ask why you chose to take it to a no reserve auction if you had been offered good money prior to consigning it? I hate to see people get gut punched by the BJ bully.

[x77-69z28]

I'm shocked that it went that cheap. That is what the rebodied green Z/28 went for!
Buddy

[William]

I'm not. I have an auction db dating back many years. No docs/non-OE drivetrain COPOs virtually never do much at auction. A very similar car [N676397] with OE drivetrain did $225,500 at B-J LV 2013. N650526 just sold again [3rd time in 5 years] for $99,000 at R-S. Sold for $115,500 in 2013.

Yenkos are a different story of course. N578842, non-OE engine, sold for $330,000.

[DW31S]

Gotta make you wonder, especially with today's liberal terminology. &quot;Matching Numbers&quot; used to really mean something. Nowadays, it merely means whoever restamped the block used the right numbers. Without bona-fide, bullet-proof authentication by a well known specialist of the marque, nice cars might struggle on the auction block unless alcohol or tv is thrown in the mix. There are exceptions, however, but not the norm. Most of us know the truth and accept it for what it is: that these cars were built for racing and if by chance a specimen DID survive and still retains the &quot;born-with&quot; driveline components it SHOULD fetch more money.