1969 COPO 9561 just found out of Denver Co.

[firstgenaddict]

Well bought... I'm gonna have to stop working so much... it is cutting into Muscle car hunting... grrrrrr

[Mike Kaiser]

Original color was Lemans Blue, but the original owner painted it black right after he got it to go racing. The shop owner I got it from was asking $75k but got it for $64k ,$1650 for shipping , and a great great story priceless !!! I allready have the car mostly gutted to repaint to Black for awhile (its purple per 3rd owner?) but it really is in real nice shape so I thought I would take it back to race day glory till I do a nut/bolt restro someday. I just got the old school moroso hood today for it. Will look good on the car for some great photos then hange on the shop wall. I will attach a picture to this post see above. [image]http://[/image]

[Mike Kaiser]

Oh and Pete, I did not sell the RS/SS L78, hate to sell but yes its still on the market. cheating on her w/ a COPO!

[NovaMob03]

Mike, I'd suggest re-thinking the black paint in favor of LeMans Blue....even if it's a quick, body-on paint job. Just look at Alan Forman's car...a perfect example of a day2 COPO that can be driven & enjoyed. JMO

[Mike Kaiser]

Thanks Jude, I know Iam thinking the same thing on the LeMans Blue but I really want to get my own picture of the car like it was racing back in the day, but I'am really happy with it being a real Blue car. I will add a attachment on this post above of the door panel off the LeMans Blue is real nice under there. Iam pulling the motor and trany tomarrow so I can detail the engine bay, this car is really cool, no really it has 5 coolers a rad, trany, oil, fuel, & last a p/steeering cooler? So I will have lots to do! just to get it back to basics. Thanks Mike

[Salvatore]

Mike, paint it black and leave it in race day trim till you get sick of it. (maybe 50 years down the road) then restore it. Look how Caleb Arones race car COPO looks in Day-2 trim! Bad A$$ and the way it is suppose to be IMO! A great find! Have some fun.

[ORIGLS6]

I gotta go with Sammy on this........ except I might even leave it Purple for a while!

Either way, just enjoy it!

[Kurt S]

The prior owner of the car knew it was a COPO.
He said something about it being bought for the dealer's son as a b-day present. The prior owner #2 took the BE rear when he sold him the car.
Course he didn't have any papers on the car......

[Mike Kaiser]

Kurt, the 2nd owners name is Dan P. who bought the car in 1979 from the original owner. On the bill of sale I have he sold it to the 3rd owner Chris C. in 11/16/91 for $1500. Chris knew it was a COPO but over the 17 years he had it he had no paperwork or the race photos w/ the car, Chris sold it to the shop owner this May 2008 who then did the work w/ getting the car w/ it's paperwork. Do you think Dan the 2nd owner has the BE rear for the car? I've talk w/ the origanal owner and Chris the 3rd owner , but have not made contact w/ Dan the 2nd owner. Thanks Mike

[Kurt S]

The info actually came from Shawn C, his brother. I'd suggest asking Chris again, but that's what Shawn had said about the axle.