Canadian COPO on Team Camaro/Camaros.net

[Hylton]

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Why would you say that you don't feel that all Canadian GM paperwork is bullet proof when you can call GM Canada and get a copy directly from the horse's mouth for $45???

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One of the problems Mark is that some guys just look at the paperwork presented and wholly accept it instead of getting their own copy from GM.

[Zedder]

Hmmm...I'd spend the $45

[deuce-less]

i think you will agree that any paperwork could be changed or modified wherever it may have come from originally. that being said, calling g.m. of canada directly is a great suggestion, or start. research should include a complete history of the car ideally.

[Hylton]

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I am hearing different stories about 635036 from more than one person. One is that the car was stolen out of a resto shop and all that was left was the engine. Another story is the engine and trim tag were on Ebay awhile back. There are too many stories floating around behind the scenes to let it sit. Is this the car that was stolen and if so how did it get reunited with the engine, trim tag, body or whatever. If these are all unfounded rumors we should just put them to rest. Is this even the vin of the car listed on Camaros.net ? If it was stolen it would be great to find out all the car, drivetrain and paperwork got reunited and put any rumors to rest.

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Good point Charley. I sure as heck would not stay silent if I heard those rumors were floating around about a car I was asking 275k for. People would think I was hiding something by not putting the rumors to bed.

[elcamino72]

I too remember some of those same stories Charley ... it would be nice to put them to bed for good ... or ...

[RARE Z/28]

It seems as though there are several individuals who feel the need to know how I came about my 1969 Copo Camaro. Unfortunately it is not the juicy story most have hoped for. It all began when I was contacted by email about some parts a fellow had for sale. This man indicated that he had a car which when it was all together was rumoured to be a copo. I did not waste any time and contacted him immediately! I asked the usual questions such as what makes you think your car may have been a Copo? He told me that someone had looked at his car being interested in the rear end but found it was a BE code which was not correct for a 1968 SS he was building. I knew this was a pretty good indication of what he may have. I called my best friend and told him of what was happening and that we had to go and see the car NOW! It was four hours from the time I spoke to the gentleman and when I arrived at his home. He had been digging the car out from under household garbage since we had spoken and it still took an hour to get close enough to see anything. All the signs were there. Big block heater core, engine mounts, close ratio transmission and of course the BE rear end. We settled on a price and I pulled the car out and brought it home. It was not until I ran the V.I.N. that I knew what I had purchased. I contacted The York Regional Police, The Metro Police and The Ontario Provincial Police to have sworn avadavits indicating that I was in legal possession of the car. I now had the job of hunting down the engine, trim tag and ownership!!! This was not so easy as the fellow who had them did not want to give them up. It was only after I agreed to pay a substantial fee in the form of cash that I was able to bring the two parts back together. I have since fully restored the car to its original condition.
End of story!

[PPPJJJFFF]

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I would rather have a Black/Blk 4 speed for that price or 100K less for a Rallye Green auto

And still have extra money for something else !!

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Patrick

[camaromb]

Wow, it sounds like the 4 ZL1's that were just found too!!! Its amazing the luck those Canadians have !!!

[PeteLeathersac]

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Wow, it sounds like the 4 ZL1's that were just found too!!! Its amazing the luck those Canadians have !!!

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Too bad all us Canadians aren't so lucky! .

And wasn't it 5 ZL1's that were 'found'? .

~ Pete

[Zedder]

Actually, depending on what Province you live in it is really quite easy to get "lucky" in Canada For example, if I find a motor up here in Ontario that has a VIN number on it or I have a GM shipper that lists VIN numbers, I can simply go to a DMV kiosk, pay $20 and run the VIN through the DMV. If the car is still registered in Ontario I get the current owners name and city and a list of all previous owners names and the city where they lived at the time of ownership. Then a few simple Google searches and you quite often have a complete history of the car. Guys up here have been doing that for 20 years...why do you think so many rare Canadian cars have been located???