X66 COPO's

[JTH74]

I know the first 50 Yenkos with build dates in January of 69 carried the X66 code, but did any other non-Yenko COPO's come from the factory with the X66 code or was this specific to just the first 50 Yenkos, that question has been rolling around in my head for a while and I have been watching the forums to see if that has ever been addressed but have never found anything on it, Thanks.

[camarojoe]

A very good question that I agree I do not recall ever discussing here. I personally do not know of any non-Yenko COPO X66 cars, and highly doubt that any other dealers were aware of the availability of the 9561 package while the cars were still being built as X66's. As stated, the X66 Yenkos were only produced with the very first batch of 50 cars ordered directly by Don Yenko. By the time anyone else figured out the 427 COPO ordering process, the cars would likely have all been built as X44s or X11s. I think this is one of those "anything is possible" scenarios, but very unlikley any X66 COPO cars were built outside of Yenko's own 50 car order.

[Jeff H]

I thought there was a known X22 COPO that was a non Yenko car.

[JTH74]

CamaroJoe, that is a really good and logical point, and maybe the question is silly, but the X66 code sets the first 50 Yenkos apart from the rest, not taking anything away from any Yenko camaro, they are all rare and unique, I just like the X66 trim on those cars espcially the blacked out tailpan. I thought that maybe Berger might have had some X66's since they were pretty early in the COPO game, being that they received the #3 ZL-1. Thanks.

[camarojoe]

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I thought there was a known X22 COPO that was a non Yenko car.

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There is, and I forgot that one...but to answer the original question, I do not know of any non-Yenko X66 cars that were COPO's. Do you?

[JTH74]

Jeff what did the X22 package consist of?

[Jeff H]

I thought the X22 COPO was just a chrome trim car. I don't know of any X66 cars other than the Yenko cars but it certainly seems possible. What were the earliest ZL1 cars coded as?

[camaromb]

578203 is a 1B built X22 car I believe. It is the odd SS wheel optioned, houdstooth interior Orange Copo Camaro from Courtesy Chev. in Sebring Ohio. The car had a window sticker and the dealership did know about the Copo ordering process according to Jim Mattison. The window sticker had the Copo option code cut out in some Camaro publications but was later shown with the Copo option code. I have not heard of another X66 or X22 Copo Camaro.
Mark

[camarojoe]

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What were the earliest ZL1 cars coded as?

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X44.

[Yellow 69 z28]

My current Camaro is a documented X66 COPO sold and raced out of Mac's Chevrolet, Crete Nebraska. This may be the only one identified so far. There are a few threads on this board showing history back to 1969 and a last december interview with Charlie Jacobs (who drove the car for Al MacNamara) at the NHRA Division 5 Legends dinner by a member (fpcopo).

Some of the other threads;

My First Post

Thread on Charlie Jacobs

Clutch Driven Turbo 400

This car or I should say the drivers were hard on engine blocks (and trannys) because the original block, plus a ZL1 engine, and an L88 were all destroyed in explosions during the course of its racing life. According to fpcopo one of the blocks is in a racing museum in the midwest. The clutch driven hydro 400 and the paint scheme where borrowed from Dick Harrel, but never given back!

Al MacNamara, Charlie Jacobs, Jim Hayes, Delmar Star, fpcopo, and many more have contributed countless history, recounts and paper work showing the journey this car has made since 1969. Hopefully one day I will be attending a future SCR (SCR10 or 11 and racing it) and maybe get Al Mac and Chuck Jacobs to attend.