Lot #

5340

Location

Salina, KS 67401

Seller

Dealer

427ci V8

TH400 Automatic

Red

136379B393617

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Asking Price: $125,000 Questions

– Believed to be one of only 323 COPO Chevelles ever built

– The Central Office Production Order (COPO) program allowed dealers to special order Camaros and Chevelles with high performance engines larger than 396 cubic inches

– Most of these cars were heavily raced in period on the street and track

– Original unrestored condition other than one repaint in the early 1990s

– Only 22,109 miles shown and considering the condition of the unrestored interior, floors and body I believe that to be original mileage

– Built on June 25th, 1969 at the Baltimore, MD assembly plant

– All COPO Chevelles were built in Baltimore

– The vast majority of COPO and Yenko 427 Chevelles were built in June, July and August of 1969

– Sold new at Bob McDorman Chevrolet in Canal Winchester, OH

– Bob McDorman Chevrolet was a well-known distributor of high performance Corvettes & COPO cars

– Ohio was a hotbed for dealers selling COPO cars according to experts on the Supercar Registry website

– 427 cubic inch 425 HP engine

– CE (counter exchange) replacement block

– TH400 automatic trans

– 12-bolt positraction rear end

– Original emissions control sticker still present on the radiator support for a 425 HP engine

– Original trim tag

– Power front disc brakes

– Power steering

– Factory boxed lower control arms

– Long tube headers installed in period

– COPO cars were devoid of any SS or Malibu badging

– All original metal with no screw holes present in the quarter panels for Malibu badges – correct for a COPO car

– No rocker trim – correct for a factory COPO car

– Plain, unbadged rear tail panel with no piercings – correct for a factory COPO

– This car is believed to have been raced extensively throughout its early life

– Bits of rubber are still present stuck to the inner lower quarters

– Completely original interior which has been remarkably preserved

– Factory 6500 RPM redline in dash tachometer indicating it was originally equipped with a high performance solid lifter engine – correct for a COPO Chevelle

– Bucket seats with console and “horseshoe” shifter

– Factory radio delete – indicative of a car ordered for racing purposes

– Everything works, even the original key buzzer

– Excellent original trunk with factory positraction warning decal still affixed

– Original spare and jack assembly

– Finished in garnet red with black vinyl top

– Correct Super Sport 14″ wheels with vintage Firestone redline tires

– NCRS shipping data report included

– Original owner’s manual included

– Previously sold with RM auctions in 2003

A rare opportunity to own an important piece of Chevy muscle car history and rarer still to find one with this level of originality.