Yellow Canadian L89

[Maxx]

I just saw this thread and thought it would be good to remind everyone what an original COPO cowl tag looks like since we keep seeing so many fakes.
Thanks Maxx

[Steve Shauger]

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I just saw this thread and thought it would be good to remind everyone what an original COPO cowl tag looks like since we keep seeing so many fakes.
Thanks Maxx

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What identifies that tag as "an original copo tag"???

[Maxx]

Nothing! "COPO" should be scratched from my previous sentence. Sorry
Just a nice original cowl tag untouched with original attachment caulk. However it is from a COPO car.

[firez]

I have seen 2 unmolested original car and there is no caulking what so ever near the rivits. Both LA cars

[tabooo]

Maxx, If it's possible can you show your tag from from your 1821 mile unrestored 1969 z28/rs.
Thanks

[PeteLeathersac]

If all is truly genuine w/ this car aside from the Cowl Tag, OK great...a real L89 w/ Canadian docs that for whatever reason needed a repop tag?.

The part I can't help but think of and let me be clear I'm only surmising the following as a 'possible situation' for any car...but think of what could result if someone stumbled across a known Canadian L89 Vin or maybe even the L89 option noted on one of the microfish copy pages GM Vintage Services used to give out when documenting a single vehicle?. (The microfish pages they used to give out showed a couple dozen cars besides the car being documented and included the Vin also options shipped w/ it).
So if someone did happen to find or spot a Vin w/ the L89 option but didn't have the car, the temptation to 'reverse-resto' a car could be a reality?.
Obviously a rebody w/ repop tags including Cowl and Vin tag would be necessary...so depending on what the tag results were, viewing the stampings and hidden Vins would be the next step on any car these thoughts were applied to?.
Again, I want to be specific that I'm only surmising these situations and not necessarily considering the vehicle in this thread or any other specific cars being suspect...only thinking of the possibilities of how it could all take place especially here in Ontario Canada where it's simple to obtain a title to the Vin of your choice w/ records that don't reach back quite far enough, 'bulletproof' Canadian Vintage Service documents available...all mixed w/ today's world of rebodys, restamps and repop tags!?.

~ Pete

[70CitrusZ]

good point. So you are saying this could be an indication of a "fabricated" car?. I think that would be a pretty stupid move by the person who did such a thing, all it would take is a check of the hidden vin, and what if the original car popped up somewhere? yikes...

[Charley Lillard]

Please let this not get out of hand. So far what we have is a L89 and a COPO that simply have repo trim tags and some inconsistencies in the history of the COPO.

[allcamaro]

LA Trim tag with sealer

[allcamaro]

Some have it, who worked that day.