Rick Treworgy Muscle Car Collection Being Sold

[1969ZL1]

The other 1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro 427 Coupe Lot F11 Rick Treworgy's Muscle Car City 2021 Jan 22-23. See here for article of this car at Superchevy.com in 2018: http://www.superchevy.com/features/c...69-copo-camaro

[mrays]

I've seen Rick's collection two separate times when I was visiting my sister. He has some nice cars, but most of them are driver quality with incorrect details. He didn't have that silver 69 Camaro when I was there. If the VIN is 124379N672561 it's not a Berger COPO. I saw that Camaro at Goodguys in Columbus back in 2006 and the owner said it was a clone. I then saw it at the Super Chevy Show in St. Louis in 2012 with the Berger emblems. All the Berger COPO's except 1 were 9737 cars which this car is not and all were February and May built cars while this is an August built car. The Orange COPO is 124379N644383 and is a very nice car. That one used to belong to David Whitfield.

[bergy]

9N644383 has GM of Canada docs.

mrays has incredible notes and pics on these cars. Great resource!

[mrays]

I thought I had a picture of the trim tag on the silver 69 but I don't. All I have is this photo from the Super Chevy Show at Gateway in 2012. The information I have from the tag is NOR104398, 711 69 69, 08C X44.

[mrays]

Here are some photos of the orange COPO that I took when I was there in 2017. This car was sold new at Central Chevy - Olds in London ON. This car with a number of other cars in Rick's collection were featured in the coffee table book Art of the Muscle Car.

[Mr70]

He moved his collection from the old Walmart to a much newer strip mall a few years ago.The collection is now displayed in what was once a large grocery store,remodeled and much nicer than the Walmart.In moving,he downsized his WALMART museum display from just over 300 cars to right around 200 in the Grocery store now.
A friend of mine last worked Rick's museum in early November as security guard.He says Rick still has a LOT of classic cars in a nearby facility too.He owns the strip mall so he does not see Rick closing the museum after this.
He said Rick just finished building a big ass home less than a mile from the museum.He also has a “pole barn” on his house property that houses at least 100 more cars.
This past summer he had a group wanting to buy ALL the cars on display at the museum,he felt their offer was too low so did not sell to them,and is going this route.

[bergy]

HO COPO came from the factory with 14" Rallys - kinda cool IMO

[RogerD]

Rick’s Facebook post . . .

[Too Many Projects]

Well, I guess that takes all the speculation out.
Glad I was able to see this collection 4 years ago.
Anyone going to that area of FL needs to go to Don's Garlits Museum of Speed in Ocala before he gets too old. I have no idea if it will close too, but he is getting up there in age too and that museum is a must see for gear heads and 1320 fans. All drag race cars, but some very famous cars from the 60's-80's are in there, NOT just Don's.

[olredalert]

----Been to Garlits's place but it's been too long ago. Need to go back as I know he has added some more cool stuff......Bill S