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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: Z282NV on October 11, 2022, 02:02:23 PM

Title: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
Post by: Z282NV on October 11, 2022, 02:02:23 PM
1969 Camaro on BaT Either trim tag, VIN or both have been removed.

VIN is late October 1969 while trim tag is 3rd week April 1969.

124379N707930

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-chevrolet-camaro-copo-re-creation/

https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1969_chevrolet_camaro-copo-re-creation_ef80e857-626d-4cd7-b6da-a33f27ea214c-79528.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536

https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1969_chevrolet_camaro-copo-re-creation_1EFF7995-D8DF-4227-BF9E-0446E0845A4D-86734-scaled.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536


Car was also sold at BJ in 2019

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1969-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-COPO-RE-CREATION-224910


Title: Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
Post by: RikerZ28 on October 11, 2022, 02:29:14 PM
It amazes me the detail that folk but into these cars, but anytime there is a big block involved I always check the transmission mount and in this case it is a small block mount and looking at the fan inside of the shroud it appears the big block is sitting on small block mounts as it needs to come over to the passenger side the 1/2 which would be correct with the right big block mounts? But for me doing the correct heater core relocation is a bigger job than the mounts? Plus with the small mounts the geometry would be wrong to the rear axle causing at the least a premature leak at the axle seal? 
Title: Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
Post by: Z282NV on October 11, 2022, 02:47:09 PM
I have no objections when it comes to doing recreations of a COPO or any other vehicle for that matter even if they messed up and put the wrong motor or transmission mounts in. That can be fixed.  What can't be fixed is when you start monkeying around and changing trim tags and potentially even VIN's. God knows what this could lead too. The dash panel on this vehicle has also been replaced so who knows if the VIN has been touched or not.
Title: Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
Post by: David K on October 12, 2022, 12:36:22 AM
It’s got the β€œZL1 Hubcaps”. πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«πŸ˜¬πŸ˜¬πŸ€£πŸ€£
Title: Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
Post by: x66 714 on October 12, 2022, 02:04:41 AM
Quote from: David K on October 12, 2022, 12:36:22 AM
It’s got the β€œZL1 Hubcaps”. πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«πŸ˜¬πŸ˜¬πŸ€£πŸ€£



Those are just the base hubcap, if you didn't order anything else. Came on tons of cars, not just COPOs....Joe
Title: Re: Caveat Emptor...tag swap?
Post by: David K on October 12, 2022, 02:45:59 AM
But the article in the magazine said they were ZL1 hubcaps. Did that make my 6 cylinder a rarity factory mistake?πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†