Mr. T
10-16-2003, 03:56 AM
I have been a big time fan, lover and owner of 69 Camaro's for 20 years now. Nothing compares to a first generation Camaro, but that is just my opinion.
For sometime now, I have been in a fog about some things relating to the none other 69 Camaro. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif So hopefully guys, you can help me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Please bear with me, there is quite a few question I have about the COPO, Yenko, Dana, Nickey, and Baldwin Motion 69 Camaros. So here are the questions....just answer what you have time for.
Did the original (69) 1969 Camaro COPO 427's come with Aluminum Blocks or Cast? I have heard both, but I have decided they were aluminum, due to the high cost that they were sold at.
As for the Yenko's, were all of them factory ordered COPO's before they arrived at Yenko Chevrolet, and were they cast or aluminum 427's? I read somewhere that in the beginning before Don Yenko received the COPO's from the factory, he actually switched engines out of a (well lets say SS396 Camaro's and put in a 427) at the buyer's request. Is this true? Were all the Yenko Camaros plain jane's before the Yenko package was put on, or were some of them an SS, RS, SS/RS? I have only seen plain jane optioned Yenko Camaros with the 427 in the past, without SS, RS packages included.
I have seen Baldwin Motion 69 Camaros with an SS/RS option before, including the Baldwin updates. Was the Yenko and Baldwin package's put on at the dealership, factory or somewhere else?
Were the 69 Camaros that were delivered to Baldwin Chevrolet, Yenko Chevrolet, Dana, and Nickey considered COPO's before the modifications. If that is so, would't there be more than the original 69 COPO's, or did that name dissappear after the Yenko, Baldwin Motion, Nickey, and Dana updates were put on?
So as far as I can tell, the orginal (69) 1969 COPO's had an aluminum block and the rest of the COPO's sent to the dealerships I have mentioned were cast?
As for the Dana and Nickey Camaros, did they receive factory optioned 427 Camaro's as well, or did they just swap engines, like Yenko might have done at the beginning? Does anybody know of how many Dana, Nickey Camaros were built? How many 69 Baldwin Motion Camaro's were built? I know there were either 199 or 201 Yenkos.
It is amazing after 20's years, I still have questions about these Camaro's. I guess you never stop learning. I know there are alot of questions guys, but these are questions that keep me up at night...... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Any help would be most appreciated....or if you can't answer some of them, where could I get the info?
Thanks again!
Mr. T
(2 69's) hardtop and convertible /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif
P.S. Before I forget, both my Camaros were built in (LOS). How would I find out the style trim code if it is not on stated on the cowl tags?
For sometime now, I have been in a fog about some things relating to the none other 69 Camaro. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif So hopefully guys, you can help me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Please bear with me, there is quite a few question I have about the COPO, Yenko, Dana, Nickey, and Baldwin Motion 69 Camaros. So here are the questions....just answer what you have time for.
Did the original (69) 1969 Camaro COPO 427's come with Aluminum Blocks or Cast? I have heard both, but I have decided they were aluminum, due to the high cost that they were sold at.
As for the Yenko's, were all of them factory ordered COPO's before they arrived at Yenko Chevrolet, and were they cast or aluminum 427's? I read somewhere that in the beginning before Don Yenko received the COPO's from the factory, he actually switched engines out of a (well lets say SS396 Camaro's and put in a 427) at the buyer's request. Is this true? Were all the Yenko Camaros plain jane's before the Yenko package was put on, or were some of them an SS, RS, SS/RS? I have only seen plain jane optioned Yenko Camaros with the 427 in the past, without SS, RS packages included.
I have seen Baldwin Motion 69 Camaros with an SS/RS option before, including the Baldwin updates. Was the Yenko and Baldwin package's put on at the dealership, factory or somewhere else?
Were the 69 Camaros that were delivered to Baldwin Chevrolet, Yenko Chevrolet, Dana, and Nickey considered COPO's before the modifications. If that is so, would't there be more than the original 69 COPO's, or did that name dissappear after the Yenko, Baldwin Motion, Nickey, and Dana updates were put on?
So as far as I can tell, the orginal (69) 1969 COPO's had an aluminum block and the rest of the COPO's sent to the dealerships I have mentioned were cast?
As for the Dana and Nickey Camaros, did they receive factory optioned 427 Camaro's as well, or did they just swap engines, like Yenko might have done at the beginning? Does anybody know of how many Dana, Nickey Camaros were built? How many 69 Baldwin Motion Camaro's were built? I know there were either 199 or 201 Yenkos.
It is amazing after 20's years, I still have questions about these Camaro's. I guess you never stop learning. I know there are alot of questions guys, but these are questions that keep me up at night...... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Any help would be most appreciated....or if you can't answer some of them, where could I get the info?
Thanks again!
Mr. T
(2 69's) hardtop and convertible /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif
P.S. Before I forget, both my Camaros were built in (LOS). How would I find out the style trim code if it is not on stated on the cowl tags?