67 Stinger color

[Tom B.]

What denotes the stinger stripe color on a 67 big block? Could the owner order what he wanted? Why would a Silver car with teal blue interior have a black stripe? Why not teal stripe?

[Donald A.]

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What denotes the stinger stripe color on a 67 big block? Could the owner order what he wanted? Why would a Silver car with teal blue interior have a black stripe? Why not teal stripe?

Hi Tom, this is all spelled out in your 1967 NCRS Technical Information Manual and Judging Guide (the "JG") 5th Edition page 54. Color combos were set by the factory. A silver (986) car could only have a black stinger, as the only interior options for 986 were STD (black) and 418/419 dark teal blue, and those interior/exterior combos required black stinger per GM. My car is Marina Blue (976) and could have had a black or white stinger depending on the interior. My Bright Blue interior required a black stinger. All of this is spelled out in the JG

[Michael J.]

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A silver (986) car could only have a black stinger, as the only interior options for 986 were STD (black) and 418/419 dark teal blue, and those interior/exterior combos required black stinger per GM.

Actually not exactly, I have seen two original '67s (Rick Hendrick has both) that are COPO cars that are silver with red interiors, and the big block has a red stinger. Unusual yes, but there were exceptions.

[Keith B.]

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Mike one thing Ricks cars are not COPO cars. Just color override on FSO. All the parts needed to do that were all ready at the plant to fulfill the order.

[Michael J.]

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Mike one thing Ricks cars are not COPO cars. Just color override on FSO. All the parts needed to do that were all ready at the plant to fulfill the order.

Rick is advertising the small block as COPO, and it has COPO numbers in the tank sticker box, just assumed the big block was the same, King Leopold ordered it apparently.

http://www.hendrickperformance.com/d...-13791237.html

[Keith B.]

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The FSO is in the same box as COPO But COPO sounds cooler then FSO Unless there is a non standard color or options on the car I can't see it Bering a COPO car. Unless I am misunderstanding the whole process I saw the cars too but I can't remember all the little details

[Rick A.]

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you remember correctly, Keith

[Michael J.]

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And we have all discussed this car before when it was sold at Mecum:
https://www.forums.ncrs.org/showthre...ight=copo+trim

But I am curious about the trim tag, would there be any difference in an FS&O change order from a COPO on the trim tag?

[Keith B.]

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The trim tag wouldn't have any thing in regards of FSO or COPO If the car was ordered for a non standard color it wouldn't have any paint code. So again what makes this car a COPO? I see nothing installed on the car that makes it one. 99% of COPO cars were taxis and police cars. This car is a classic example of a FSO work order car with typical hype behind it

[John H.]

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Real COPO cars have a number in the FSO/COPO box that matches the number on the COPO letter issued by the Chevrolet Sales Department that describes (in some detail) the nature of the deviation from production specifications; 99.99% of COPO's were trucks, taxicabs, police cars, public utility fleets, etc. You could count the number of COPO's for Corvettes and "factory hot-rods" on one hand. COPO's were coordinated with Engineering, and required some level of Engineering design, development, and testing in order to be approved for release.

As long as the parts were already in existence in the plant (like a non-approved interior combination Styling didn't like), all it took was a "Trim Over-ride" approval from the Zone Office to build it that way; no Engineering effort was involved, and the production system wasn't disturbed.

[Michael J.]

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Thanks John, I knew if anyone knew the distinctions you would……..

I think the COPO Camaros that came out have tainted this term into "very, very special" in many salesman's eyes.

[John H.]

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Thanks John, I knew if anyone knew the distinctions you would……..

I think the COPO Camaros that came out have tainted this term into "very, very special" in many salesman's eyes.

Michael -

Those '69 Camaro COPOs are well-known (#9560, #9561, and #9737), all were released for production, and are the only ones issued during that era.

[Michael J.]

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Michael -

Those '69 Camaro COPOs are well-known (#9560, #9561, and #9737), all were released for production, and are the only ones issued during that era.

True John, but it is surprising how many people think a Yenko Camaro is also a COPO.

[Patrick B.]

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Why would Yenko have used dealer installed 427 short blocks if he could order a COPO 427 as the base car?

[Keith B.]

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Didn't Yanko just order SS396 cars and just pull the engine and swap in over the counter L-72's.