How To Tell A Real Copo Camaro

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How to tell a real copo camaro. COPO is an acronym for Central Office Production Order and was the ticket to getting some souped-up Camaro with big-block power under the hood. 1968 Z28 M21U17 BRGW 1967 Chevy ll Nova SS. 1969 Z28 Camaro with Fake Cowl Tag 9N607652.

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Since usage in both the Corvette and Camaro looked likely engine assembly codes MEMG for Corvette 4 speedautomatic and MLMM for Camaro 4-speedautomatic were added to service documentation. In order to find out whether they are repro you need to look at the nutserts that hold the hood hinge on. This is one of the most common questions I am asked about Camaros and there are actually two different questions here.

ALL Van Nuys built cars that had factory applied stripes were painted this way. Theres really a much easier explanation than one might think. How to tell if your car is original.

1972-1980 Camaro VIN Decoder. There were several COPO designations but basically this meant there was a limited run of non-standard vehicles-something you could not order from Honest Harry at Chevy Land in Anytown USA. Yenko believed that there was room in the market for a higher-performance Camaro.

Reply 13 on. The COPO Camaro concept that Chevrolet showed off at SEMA last year is officially becoming a production reality for everyone. Overall the impression is one of this Camaro being quite a nice survivor.