Article on my Dad's 68' COPO Camaro

[BAD LS1]

This just came out, thought it was pretty well done so i decided to post it up for everyone despite it being a little hard for me to do when dealing with this car.

Make sure to check out all 4 pages.

http://www.maxchevy.com/features/carfeature/ii_4-yenko-1.html

[Korndogg]

Nice!!!!

[TransAm12sec]

Looks good.

Do you know a guy who had a restored green Yenko a few years ago? It was at the good guys show, I forgot when he sold it.

[Josepy]

pretty sweet article

[BAD LS1]

Looks good.

Do you know a guy who had a restored green Yenko a few years ago? It was at the good guys show, I forgot when he sold it.

No clue, there is a ton of Rallye Green 69' Yenko Camaro's out there.

[hrsp]

Saweeet...

[Crawlin]

Nice Job Tom. That's A Pretty Neat Thing To Have!

[TransAm12sec]

No clue, there is a ton of Rallye Green 69' Yenko Camaro's out there.

How many Yenkos do you know of in Milwaukee?

[Poncho]

hell, they used to have one.

sad how you inherited the ol' girl.

[BAD LS1]

How many Yenkos do you know of in Milwaukee?

None in milwaukee that I know anyway, i could be wrong. There are a few sprinkled around WI though

[GRAMPS SS]

sweeet ride tom...

[Larrygto]

That's a cool car and a great but sad story.

[Yooformula]

very cool story. Sorry to hear about your dad. Where is the car now? Are you guys keeping it?

[BAD LS1]

hell, they used to have one.

sad how you inherited the ol' girl.


Rallye green car? We did have the other remaining unconverted 68' COPO 9737 besides this bronze one.

But we had two Yenko's prior:

69 SYC Camaro, Hugger Orange, black vinyl roof, black stripes 1 of 1 with the only Z16 interior optioned yenko car

69 SYC Chevelle, LeMans blue, white stripes.

[BAD LS1]

The car is currently parked next to mine in the garage. We are keeping it for now, if someone offers the right amount of money it could go down the road...

[Crawlin]

that orange one was SWEET as molasses

[Reverend Cooper]

thats exactly why you gotta keep that car that is sah weet

[2SLOW]

wow one in a million are able to own a real copo, you should take great pride in it.

[Prince Valiant]

Gorgeous car...sorry about your pop.

[88Nightmare]

man thats beautiful. Keep it. Never sell it. Think about all that sentimental value ontop of actual value...... thats the kind of shit thats priceless.

[03Mach1]

Nice article. Thanks for sharing.

[MurphysLaw88GT]

That car is outrageous.

[nismodave]

Ive said it before, an amazing car!!!!

I didnt realize your dad passed, Tom.........A very nice article about him and his car.

[Slow Joe]

Like everyone else said, great story with a sad ending...

If I were you, I'd keep it til the day I die and pass it on. But that's just me.

[scaleracer]

Good story and a sad ending.:crying That car looks very clean and if I were you i'd keep the car because it is a very good conversation piece and is not a car you see every day.

[Beagle]

great story, sorry to hear about your father. i would never get rid of that car!!!!

[Poncho]

IMO its a hard decision, at this point the car won't ever be driven, it deserves to be displayed in a museum though, not packed away in a garage.

For example I would keep my dads '55 bel-air and drive and enjoy it, since it's not rare and unique.

In toms case, he can look at it. he can roll it on and off a trailer. he can start it ocassionally, but thats about it.

[BAD LS1]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, The color is called Corvette Bronze and was available the final 6 months of 68' Camaro Production. The color was not real popular back then.

It the old school equal to GM's Sunset Orange Metallic, and when next to each other the color is almost identical... Pretty crazy for laquer!

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h146/camaro_five0/My%20Camaro/Picture003.jpg

[jbiscuit]

wow, I'm really sorry to hear about your dad Tom. They did a nice write up on the car. You should be proud.

J

[JC70SS]

Very sorry about your Father Tom. I just saw him a few years ago. That car is so nice and is so clean one could eat off of it. You must keep it now.

[Feature Pony]

Sorry to hear about your dad. If that was his enjoyment and he passed it on for you to enjoy it, there is no price in this world for that. Heck I would drive it, take it to shows that what it was ment to do. Yeah it looks good to put in a museum, but lets face it we only live once and cars can be restored again, enjoy it thats what that car was built for!! If you take out some good insurance you shouldn't have to worry. I'm not saying drive it every day but take it out. Oh yeah if you do take it out can I have a ride??

[Feature Pony]

plus your dad was the orginal owner, I would give anything to get my dad's 69 bee that he bought new in 69, funny thing is the color was t5 bronze (I love that color).

[JR HAWK 9]

yeah, it's quite the car! Tom, sorry to hear about your father! That sucks! :(

[Poncho]

Sorry to hear about your dad. If that was his enjoyment and he passed it on for you to enjoy it, there is no price in this world for that. Heck I would drive it, take it to shows that what it was ment to do. Yeah it looks good to put in a museum, but lets face it we only live once and cars can be restored again, enjoy it thats what that car was built for!! If you take out some good insurance you shouldn't have to worry. I'm not saying drive it every day but take it out. Oh yeah if you do take it out can I have a ride??

yea man, but this is a irreplaceable car valued around a quarter million. one bug on the grille and it'll need a body off resto.

[pOrk]

Cars are built to be driven, drive the **** out of it. I bet your dad did when he owned it way back then

[Feature Pony]

yea man, but this is a irreplaceable car valued around a quarter million. one bug on the grille and it'll need a body off resto.


My dad has over $120,000 in his car that was restored and he drives it, he just has very good insurance in case of someone that might hit him, but again my dad doesn't take it to national shows just local shows around home. I would drive it!! My 69 Bee has nice orginal paint and is pretty much irrreplacable and I drive it, not long trips but enough to take it to shows and beat on it. If you go back to the 60's and 70's and ask where these car will be in 40 years most people would tell you in a junk yard. Granted today is more collector status than anything but the key that these cars hold is memories that can't be replaced, most people over look that for the $$.

[BAD LS1]

This thing will not be driven, It starts and runs like a million bucks, i have driven it around parking lots and on and off the trailer... it hasnt run for more than 5 min at a crack.

When you stick the money into it for a resto, and it being 1 of 2 left in exsistance out of the 6... its not advisable to drive it and or beat on it.

It is an investment, and the vaule will drop considerably if its driven after the resto, you get dust and dirt in place you cant get to, and somone who would look at this car or buy it would be a real pro, and you couldnt hide that it has been driven...

I dont have an urge to drive it eithre i guess, its prolly slow, and will be sloppy being its age...

The special disc brake YF coded steel wheels were 4 grand alone for a set...

[redpony06]

Tom the car is beautiful. I would never sell that car for any price. I have see that car in person and it is flawless that I could see.

[Lash]

Seriously...never get rid of that car....NEVER!

[Poncho]

I can really feel for how much Jr. has been thru this year. I know I couldn't imagine having my father pass at a young age. Whenever I look at my dad's Bel-Air I always will think of him, as it's all I think of. I know for me the hardest thing will be when he goes, what to do about the '55. It's been with him since '78, tons of shows, cruising back in the 80's and i personally did alot of the work on the last restoration back in '99/'00. Funny thing about cars, they are more than metal and plastic. They do have a soul, and with them are pleasant memories, some not so pleasant but you always remember the ride.

I know my attachment is a little different than Jr's since thru my childhood the Bel-Air was always there, and it always the ONLY car. In the 80's till the early 90's my dad also had a '66 El Camino, but heck that was a year-round daily back then. I know Sr. had alot of different cars over the years, it just happened to be in the last few years he was rejoined with his ORIGINAL ride. So Jr. himself can't associate all those memories for that particular car, but still obviously there are tons from other cars.

The only other car I remember in the Billigan stable was the Chevelle and a certain real fine 409

[A B4C Z]

Slick car. Wish I had one.

[Slow Joe]

I can understand why you wouldn't want to drive it Tom. If I had something like that I wouldn't want to either. But I sure as hell would want to keep it...

[PB86MCSS]

Great story, sweet Camaro.

I wouldn't be able to drive that either, but then again I don't know if I could own any car I wouldn't/couldn't drive...I'd rather have something that I can beat on a little bit and not be too afraid of value dropping :D.

[Feature Pony]

There is a guy in AZ his name is Bill Weisman (last name spelling?) he owns the 1st 1971 hemi cuda vert built the last 1971 hemi cuda vert built and the 3rd 1971 hemi cuda vert built. He drives all of his cars. The last 1971 cuda vert he was offered 4.8 million which he turned down cause he was looking for 5 mill at the R&M auction, out of all of his cars that is the one that is driven the most. As far as an investment I wouldn't classify them as one. Right now prices are high, but once again just like the late 80's and early 90's the bubble is going to burst, and cars are going to come down in price.

[MurphysLaw88GT]

and i am patiently waiting to be able to afford some stuff

[Feature Pony]

and i am patiently waiting to be able to afford some stuff

x2 I can't wait for the market to tank, everybody and there brother are going to try to unload their stuff. And I will be waiting with cash in hand. I could care less if my superbee goes from a $70,000 car to a $12000 car that will be fine by me, that jusyt means I can buy more cars!