Van Nuys L88 C.O.P.O. or Factory Experimental L88

[Yellow 69 z28]

Saw this on the Camaros.net site.

Camaro XP

Looks like its listed on the AutaBuy site and apparently made the cover of their latest issue as a legitimate car. Check your local Sam's Club for this issue.

Auta Buy Listing


My sarcasm will only influence my opinion.

[talwell]

Surely someone here must be aware of this trim tag coding - it is highly unlikely that this is the only car to ever receive this coding if it is legitimate.

It sure seems that either the ultra rare cars are coming out of the woodwork or opportunists with a creative mind are creating these cars that were never known to exist.

[x Baldwin Motion]

[John]

...and this has 4 wheel disc brakes too?
...What is the story with this car.......

The story is its a very tall tale.

[talwell]

A few tell tale signs of something not being correct is that the motor was stamped later than the car was built.

Engine: 0212 - Feb 12, 1969
Assembly: 02A - Feb 1-7 1969

Also, I find it very difficult to accept that an experimental car would be produced in the middle of the production year. If the tag was 09/68 or approximately around that time we might be able to accept that GM may have built this as a test mule for the 1969 production year. But to build a test mule in the middle of production year?

What is also very curious is that the motor was built the second week of feb 1969, and yet the car was sold on the start of the 3rd week - feb 21, 1969. To me this all seems very artificial and difficult to accept. It may just be me, but where is the time to have the car transported to the dealer? Being a experimental car wouldn't they have built it for testing and not for retail sale 1 week after being built?

[MosportGreen66]

Who cares about the numbers, that car is just flat out sinister.

[ QUOTE ]
A few tell tale signs of something not being correct is that the motor was stamped later than the car was built.

Engine: 0212 - Feb 12, 1969
Assembly: 02A - Feb 1-7 1969

Also, I find it very difficult to accept that an experimental car would be produced in the middle of the production year. If the tag was 09/68 or approximately around that time we might be able to accept that GM may have built this as a test mule for the 1969 production year. But to build a test mule in the middle of production year?

What is also very curious is that the motor was built the second week of feb 1969, and yet the car was sold on the start of the 3rd week - feb 21, 1969. To me this all seems very artificial and difficult to accept. It may just be me, but where is the time to have the car transported to the dealer? Being a experimental car wouldn't they have built it for testing and not for retail sale 1 week after being built?

[/ QUOTE ] I think EXP in this case would mean export.

[talwell]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
A few tell tale signs of something not being correct is that the motor was stamped later than the car was built.

Engine: 0212 - Feb 12, 1969
Assembly: 02A - Feb 1-7 1969

Also, I find it very difficult to accept that an experimental car would be produced in the middle of the production year. If the tag was 09/68 or approximately around that time we might be able to accept that GM may have built this as a test mule for the 1969 production year. But to build a test mule in the middle of production year?

What is also very curious is that the motor was built the second week of feb 1969, and yet the car was sold on the start of the 3rd week - feb 21, 1969. To me this all seems very artificial and difficult to accept. It may just be me, but where is the time to have the car transported to the dealer? Being a experimental car wouldn't they have built it for testing and not for retail sale 1 week after being built?

[/ QUOTE ] I think EXP in this case would mean export.

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If this car was built and tagged for export why would it 1 week later be sold in California? Could an export car be legally registered and inspected in the US at that time?

Fake car in my opinion