1969 Chevelle

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi Doug,

Was your COPO well optioned - I see it had Bucket Seats.

Could this be Vic D'Agostino's 1969 COPO Chevelle. Vic restored in in 2004 and SOLD it in 2006.

https://www.yenko.net/features/2004/September2004.htm

Dan </div></div>

That is a sexy beast!!

Ryan

[camaromb]

Doug's Copo Chevelle has not turned up as far as I know, B397120.

[427strato]

Hi guys. Unfortunately those pictures were taken when it was only a couple of months old. I took that blue bow tie emblem off of the grill and its still in the top of my tool box today along with the B&amp;A Chevrolet sign off of the back. I just bought another B&amp;A Chev sign at a swap meet a couple of weeks ago; first one I have seen come up for sale and it was for sentimental reasons only. I have the original bill of sale, transport copy and broadcast sheet for that car; well optioned?--not really. It was a 427-425, M22, 4:10s, bucket seats, SS Wheels and a radio, pretty standard for the day. It drove like gangbusters though-12.60 et. first day out with slicks and headers. Doug.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427strato</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi guys. Unfortunately those pictures were taken when it was only a couple of months old. I took that blue bow tie emblem off of the grill and its still in the top of my tool box today along with the B&amp;A Chevrolet sign off of the back. I just bought another B&amp;A Chev sign at a swap meet a couple of weeks ago; first one I have seen come up for sale and it was for sentimental reasons only. I have the original bill of sale, transport copy and broadcast sheet for that car; well optioned?--not really. It was a 427-425, M22, 4:10s, bucket seats, SS Wheels and a radio, pretty standard for the day. It drove like gangbusters though-12.60 et. first day out with slicks and headers. Doug. </div></div>

Where is it now?

Ryan

[EZ Nova]

Doug, nice hearing from you again, it's been years lol.

I remember the stories of this COPO Chevelle as well as some about Edgar (Spelling the dutch name right, GOOD LUCK) Vandertuin's COPO 427 Nova???? I worked with Ed around '82 when I bought my Black GTX convertible. We talked cars and he and others were claiming that his GREEN '69 Nova was another COPO like your Chevelle? I recall Ed saying that HIS and yours were the only 2 FACTORY installed 427 cars in town. Gordy's '69 Nova, that I know own, was &quot;supposed&quot; to be a 427 car too, but we knew better about that one YEARS ago when Gordy still owned it, it IS a SS396 Nova. You knew all the stories on this stuff, so what was your take on Eddie's Nova?

John

[427strato]

My 69 was raced for a few years by the fellow I sold it to and then he pulled the engine and stuck it in a 69 Nova. Another friend of mine was in the car one night when he supposedly pulled the wheels in front of MacDonald's on King George Rd. I wonder if the engine is still in Brantford; maybe in a 69 Nova?

The only other COPO around this area at that time was another 69 Chevelle, yellow, that sold out of Central Chev. in London. He lived in Mt. Pleasant at the time but we didn't know each other at the time however we are now good friends. The last time I saw his car a gentleman that owned the Sunoco station in Waterdown owned it and he has sold it since.

The same guy I sold the 69 Chevelle to, who I have known for many years, also was the subject of another kind of neat story. A friend that I still hang aroung with in London owned a 67 Vette, 427-435 hrs car, that was drag raced and sponsored by Forbes Bros. back in 67 and 68. When he got it the car had the wrong engine in it, a real no no even then. He asked me if I thought I could find the original engine. Sure enough the guy that I sold the Chevelle to had the engine in his Blazer and was ploughing snow with it. My friend eventually bought the motor from him and it was reunited with the car. Unfortunately the 67 we hear is in Japan now. Doug.

[EZ Nova]

Doug, so I wonder if Edgar's Rally Green '69 Nova SS was your old engine? It was a 427-425Hp engine I recall. But as I found out, you never know till you take them apart yourself! I know when we talked about the car YEARS ago, like 30 years, he was telling me he put a 3 piece quarter panel on the car and the car went to Motion car show. He won &quot;something&quot; with it. I know for a fact that the &quot;rumored 427&quot; in my Nova was in fact a standard bore 402! So that was a hell of a 402 the way it ran in the '69 Nova when Gordy had it.

Also remember street racing in Toronto with Proctor's Vette. Raced a blue '69 COPO Camaro and beat it pretty good. But then we were getting called out by Serge Longo and his Challenger. We wanted NOTHING to do with him and that car!!!

[BARRY]

a friend of mine Tom Hurst owed a blue copo camaro auto always talked about racing at harveys and my gold copo camaro and a 454 silver chevelle

[EZ Nova]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BARRY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">a friend of mine Tom Hurst owed a blue copo camaro auto always talked about racing at harveys and my gold copo camaro and a 454 silver chevelle </div></div>

WE street-raced a Blue '69 COPO Camaro with a friends '73 454 Vette. Weston Finch timelines in early to mid 90's, I wonder if it was the same. We raced twice that night, beat the COPO and another Chevelle I recall, THEN the hitters came calling. Next was either Serge's Challenger or the &quot;Joe Cool&quot; '69 Camaro from Comp Auto. Needless to say, we declined both offers. LOL

[MrMotion]

The Blue COPO Camaro is still alive and intact in storage!