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Originally Posted by clill
Jim....Can I see the COPO 66 paperwork ?
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My Uncle is in Canada right now, but, he has kept all the paperwork
on all the cars he bought. He walked this particular car down the line when it was built. I traced the car from when he sold it to the next three owners and the trail went dry. I'll ask him to dig it up (It is probably in a warehouse storage that I will volenteer to go through). I have seen the COPO orderform where my Uncle Noah(My COPO cage Uncle) ordered the 427(not a tall deck mind you) 'for a bus' (they built bus chassis' there also). The motor arrived, they just switched the 427 for the 396 like it was no big deal- and for them it wasn't. It's been ten years ago that I eyeballed the stuff, but, I will just about guarentee you that he's still got it. I even have a picture that he gave me with him sitting in the car.(I'll see if I can locate it and post the picture) Beautiful Silver, knee knocker tach, no console, no back seat. no heater, no radio, no console, rubber floor mats, even the bucket seats did not have head rests. He eliminated every thing that added weight. no dum-dum, drum brakes (the one thing he debated on-disc brakes, decided not to due to the weight- said he regretted that move numerous times with manual drum brakes and a wickedly fast car),manual steering, M-22 and a 4:56, two prong steering wheel like the original I just sold on Chevelles.com. It was a single 4 barrel Holley but I do recall the aluminum Intake, because I commented about the 'snowflake" on the intake when they were tuning it up at one of or family gatherings.
I'm telling you, I have never been so scared in a car in all of my life. It was loud and mean and fast as hell. Every time I see him now I tell him he had about as rare of a Chevelle that has ever been built. Plus the COPO connection with my Uncle running the COPO cage, and him walking the car down the line himself. Too Cool.
Here is the funny/sad part. My Uncle met his wife and SHE hated the car because it "so loud and did not even have a heater or a radio". he sold it to his then brother in law, he sold it his best friend, he sold it to his brother and he sez he traded it on a used car lot for a station wagon. The lot is closed way back in the day. I had the VIN and ran it through North Carolina DOT. Nothing came up. That where the trail went dry for me. I just basically gave up.
Maybe he still has the paperwork, if he does, I'll contact you.
Shame of it all is, My Uncle that owned the car is in his 60's now and my COPO Uncle is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. They are both just about too old to care anymore. I need to sit down with them and get the full run down on 'all they saw' before its too late.