So.... The story from the original owner, Ron Terrell, is that when he worked at the Norwood plant building motors, he found out about the upcoming COPO program.
He went to the local Chevrolet dealer, Queen City, and ordered a new Camaro COPO. Back then, you were able to work your car on every station on the assembly line, and Ron did. This is probably the only COPO in existence that the original owner actually built on the assembly line.
What was common back then was when the "guys" knew someones car was coming down the line, Ron said things would "fall" onto the car. Hence this discussion.
For detail, when Ron saw the Tin Soldier for the first time in decades, his first comment was that the GM Locomotive water temperature gauge that he said "fell" onto the Tin Soldier on the assembly line was still on the car. The intake is obviously different, but that is the gauge.
He snagged this very gauge from the GM Locomotive division and installed it on his 427 motor that he built, at the factory while he worked there.
Just a crazy story and one that got me thinking about the question if that made this "original" equipment from the factory!
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Obviously, not a COPO or RPO, but was installed on the car on the assembly line.
Just a thought on this Saturday.
Rich