Vernon Motors COPO Chevelle

[Keith Tedford]

I have a car friend in the Vancouver area. We were talking about COPO Chevelles and how he rode in a friend's COPO Chevelle when it was new. Turns out it is the same one that Fred Nolan bought and took down to St. Charles, Illinois. There is a magazine article on the car. When brand new the car got headers, 4.88 gears and transmission rework. Rick was pretty impressed with the performance at the time and the re-connect with the car. Small world. Just a conversation, a light comess on and it puts things together. Light green COPO Chevelle, automatic on the column, Vernon Motors. Bingo. That's how we found my buddy's Beare Motors COPO Chevelle in the Calgary area. A casual conversation with a guy about the orange Beare Motors COPO being in the Calgary area. Bingo again.

[Mr70]

I have pics somewhere I took of Freds' FG COPO Chevelle & his RG COPO Camaro,(side by side),taken in his garage in St. Chuck sometime around 1998/99.

[PeteLeathersac]

Sounds like this one below?.
Delivering Dealer - Vernon Motor Products..
Baltimore car, Frost Green, M40, Bench..

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~ Pete

[Keith Tedford]

Looks like the car. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]

[Xplantdad]

Keith was it the same COPO that went through BJ a few years ago???

[Keith Tedford]

The Illinois guy's name is Nolan. Don't know about BJ.

[ZAPPER68]

If I remember correctly, didn't Muscle Car Review have an article about that COPO Chevelle a few years ago?

[Keith Tedford]

A friend of mine in BC, told me that he rode in the Vernon Motors car. A friend of his bought it brand new. Apparently the car got 4.88 gears and some other changes as soon as he bought it. It really is a small world. With the internet, it's amazing what you can find out about these old cars and their history.

[Jefferson]

Does anyone know if Vernon Motor Products made a dealer emblem or sticker? I want to find/make one up for my Nova. Thanks!

[StriperSS]

I'll keep my eyes open for one. I live here in the valley.