COPO Chevelle plants

COPO_Anders · #1 10-14-2006, 01:25 PM

If you look at the VIN`s on this site and on copo.com it seems like all COPO Chevelles were built at the Baltimore plant. But a fellow member on this board told me about one built in California, that must be the Fremont plant.
Then I remembered the engine that was for sale at SCR9. If that one is the real deal, then that COPO was built in Kansas City.

Do you know of COPO Chevelles from other plants ?

COPO_Anders · #2 10-14-2006, 01:26 PM

Partial VIN

COPO_Anders · #3 10-14-2006, 01:28 PM

Tonawanda build date.

**ssl78** · #4 10-14-2006, 01:48 PM

That engine was a restamp you could feel a belly were the old number was sanded off

Postsedan · #5 10-14-2006, 03:54 PM

Yes, John is absolutey correct....future buyers beware this was indeed a restamp.

Dan.

Keith Tedford · #6 10-14-2006, 03:59 PM

All the COPO Chevelle engines that I have seen, had the VIN stamped on the deck behind the alternator, not at the back of the block by the ring gear. Anything out of the ordinary will not bring top dollar even if it is legitimate.

COPO_Anders · #7 10-14-2006, 04:38 PM

Ok, so we have alot of Baltimore-built COPO Chevelles, and mabye one Fremont-built.

Any more known plants ?

Keith Tedford · #8 10-14-2006, 11:15 PM

I think that Bob Gagliano has/had the Freemont car.

Belair62 · #9 10-15-2006, 02:09 AM

Yep...sleeping for the winter with its original black plates !!

**Stefano** · #10 10-15-2006, 04:56 AM

One of the things which has changed on this site over the years is that very knowledgeable hands on members no longer voice their opinions about such situations.

I applaud John for stating his first hand opinion.

The fellow selling the engine seemed to be a nice enough guy and admittedly knew very little about chevy engines and COPOs. He is a self proclaimed Mopar Guy.

However; he was very quick to jump on Dan's opinion regarding the engine and not willing to listen to the opinions of members who have had many years of experience with these cars and engines.

I don't know if any COPOs were produced at any plants other than the two mentioned. I have heard about cars and docs but have never seen "originals".

The stampings on this engine are not consistent with other known and documented examples and they do show possible signs of tampering/changes.

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