[mustinter]

Hello to all of you :thumbsup:, i have an original COPO Chevelle 9566 AA that i have people interested in . What is todays value for a driver / non original engine and M21 4 speed. My car is an original GM Canada documented car . Driver condition that will need a restoration . Engine was replace in the 70's but original heads still on . Car was last painted in the 80's . Car was last on the road in 1991 .

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Thanks , Sylvain

 

[Bill Pritchard]

I will guess $60K - $70K as is. Having the GM Canada docs is a huge plus!

 

[Dave Birdwell]

Don't take offense to this, but if you were to replace all that aftermarket stuff with original or good repro, you'll get alot more, IMO. People who collect the COPOs are going to look at it and see the $$$$ that they will have to spend to replace stuff. It does look like it is a nice solid car to start with, though, and the GM docs really do help. In this market, I would think $50k tops.

 

[mustinter]

Thanks for your opinion :thumbsup:. I currently have and offer of $65000.00 and not satisfy with it .
I have not seen yet an other Copo Chevelle with original GM documentation . I am sure that their are some somewere but 90% of the time these cars are stories from previous owners :secret:and we all know that a story grow up with time . I am not saying that other cars are fake , dont get me wrong ,what i am saying is that a car with original Gm Documentation will always be the best investment . During the last few years we have seen nightmare stories of very nice restored cars that were paid big $$ that were fake and discover many years later . It is very frustating for the new owner to pay big $$ and get the fake . Again i am not saying that the other cars are fake but in my opinion an original GM documented car worth a lot more to my eyes than a previous owner story. Sure my car need a restoration , and i could also replace aftermarket stuff . I could also look to buy and other engine but it will still not be the original engine so ...sure i can get a set of wheels...change the msd box back to original ...will think about it . Suppose to have a total of 20 Canadian Copo Chevelle ( not documented by GM ) . Anyway , i will see how things goes . Thanks again for your opinion . I really apreciate it . Keep telling me what you think ! It will help me in my decision .:beers:

 

[Cam]

Sylvain, by the looks of the car I strongly suspect that it is this car. This ad is from 1979. A guy in Ancaster, Ontario by the name of Paul Szostack bought the car and owned it from late '79 until 1984. He rebuilt the engine basically to L88 specs (12.5:1 compression etc) plus he punched it out to 440 cubes. Exactly like yours it had the 427 numerals on the hood (from a Corvette?) and again in the center of the back panel, plus 1967 style cross flag 427 emblems near the front marker lights. The car had parchment interior like yours. The colour was close to your current colour and was repainted later to a darker, generic blue.

I always wondered what happened to the car and I always kicked myself for not buying it.

It is unfortunate that I don't know the v.i.n.

 

[mustinter]

It could have been the same car as it really look like mine but unfortunatly i know the last owners since 1972 and the car never went to ontario neither to that person . The car has always been in Quebec . And the car has always been sold between friends over the years without putting the car in the newspaper . But you should try to trace that car ! I know that the original owner of my car had a friend who order an other Copo Chevelle the same day at the same dealer with 2 other guys that order 2 Copo Camaro . They had a package price for the 4 cars.

 

[Cam]

So now I can account for 9 of the 20 sold new. I know of:
2 Cortez Silver 4-speeds
1 Daytona Yellow 4 speed
1 Monaco Orange 4-speed
2 Frost Green (4 speed & th400)
1 Fathom Green 4 speed (destroyed)
2 Lemans Blue with parchement buckets, 4 speeds

 

[Sean70SS]

Thanks for your opinion :thumbsup:. I currently have and offer of $65000.00 and not satisfy with it .
I have not seen yet an other Copo Chevelle with original GM documentation . I am sure that their are some somewere but 90% of the time these cars are stories from previous owners :secret:and we all know that a story grow up with time . I am not saying that think ! It will help me in my decision .:beers:

65k is a good price. I own 2 of them with gm docs. And have been certified with the copo connection before Ed retired. I would buy your car for the right price.

Thanks,

Sean

 

[glennslanaker]

you just know someone will buy it and restamp a date correct 427 for it. the original engine is most of the appeal of a COPO and when that's gone.... i would think $65k would be kind of high given you are not matching and needing restoration.

 

[mustinter]

Yes , i know that its not matching but as you said ; (you just know someone will buy it and restamp a date correct 427 for it) it will then become matching so value will come up ?? I am currently working the previous owners to find the original block . Could be somewhere since car was raced and original engine was put aside for a more powerfull one. Well , we'll see

 

[CDN2PLS2]

Hey Cam,what about the Garnet Red one in London?

 

[Ls6Convertible]

Musinter . can you send me a PM or email i have a question for you. Thanks

 

[glennslanaker]

yep, it will be 'matching' someday i predict. you see a lot copo's in the $150-200k range when correctly restored and matching. maybe up to $250k if the market for muscle cars bounces back and you go to BJ. they are in the realm of the Z16's IMO.

when you see a tightly date coded 427 on ebay go for $10k you just know they have big plans for it...and cars like yours are the target. good luck to ya, you are sitting on a very rare car given the canadian docs. lots of would be copos are just claims and conjecture.

 

[Cam]

Hey Cam,what about the Garnet Red one in London?

There's a Garnet Red one in London? I've not heard of that one. Was it sold new in Canada? Since it's in London it probably came in via Central Chev-Olds in London. They seemed to be up on the high-performance offerings. I heard they also brought in a '68 or '69 L88 Corvette convertible.

Gorries Chev-Olds in Toronto was also known for high-performance stuff.

The Fathom Green one was ordered new by a guy in Brantford, Ontario. His local dealer there didn't know anything about any COPO, so he bought it through Central Chev-Olds. He then brought it to the local Brantford dealer to show them "the car that doesn't exist".

 

[CDN2PLS2]

I see it at Bothwell every year,Copo Pete knows them.

 

[mustinter]

COPO Chevelle

Hello , to all or you COPO fans :waving:. On my invoice it says that my car has 14" tires . Are these wheels exactly the same as Chevelle SS wheels ? Also i have seen somewhere ( do not remember where) that Copo Chevelle were all on 15 " ?? ...

I know that on my invoice it says F-70-14 tires but could have been cancel by the Copo package ??

If the wheel are 14" as SS what is the center emblem ?? Thanks for your help , Sylvain:thumbsup:

 

[Keith Tedford]

COPO Chevelles came with the regular SS 14 x 7 wheels, including the spare. The COPO 9737 Sports Car option got the 15" rally wheels and F70X15 tires. I think that Yenko ordered his cars that way but other dealers probably weren't aware of this option. Most dealers weren't aware of the COPO Camaros and Chevelles. You would be looking for the 1969 YA code wheels.

 

[mustinter]

Thanks Keith , at least i know what to look for !

Sylvain