<VV> COPO, was 69 text.

[Marc Marcoulides]

so many times we hear of a car being COPO, next we hear it is for sale and the seller wants a premium because it is COPO. COPO is much more than fleet, it is something not in production, and testing tires is not something I have heard of as being the subject of COPO. 


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>From: Mike Stillwell <yenko117 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Nov 13, 2012 11:15 AM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org, Marc Marcoulides <hharpo at earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: <VV> 69 text.
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> Good point, a COPO is a fleet order car. So can a fleet be one? I guess one would need to see the build sheet to see if it's a COPO. I thought that car was a regular 500, not a COPO. Most of the things that were ordered as COPO options were available w/o a COPO order on a '69, IE the 140 and the dual M/C. Seeing how is was for high speed use, I doubt they would want a 3.89 rear.
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> Mike
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>--- On Tue, 11/13/12, Marc  Marcoulides <hharpo at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> From: Marc  Marcoulides <hharpo at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: <VV> 69 text.
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 1:41 PM
>> I don't believe COPO would make it
>> Yenko, that was only done by Yenko. Maybe COPO was to get
>> something else on the car from the factory. 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: Bob Dunahugh <yenko108 at hotmail.com>
>> >Sent: Nov 13, 2012 7:21 AM
>> >To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> >Subject: <VV> 69 text.
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>> >I'm looking for input on this text from people that know
>> about this Carvair, and don't. Is it clear to all? It's
>> going on a show board.   Thanks   
>> Bob Dunahugh.
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>> >A True ONE of 1  
>> >  The only 1969  COPO Yenko Stinger ever
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>> Horsepower Stage IV engine. Only a handful of these engines
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>> >Goodyear ordered this car from Yenko to withstand speeds
>> up to 140 MPH at over 7000 RPMs for an extended period of
>> time. The object was to test 13 inch tires for Ford of
>> Australia. At that time, Chevrolet and Ford did not have a
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>> >After the Ford project was completed, YS-9700 was put to
>> use testing studded snow tires at high speeds. When Goodyear
>> sold the Stinger, there were 2216 miles on the odometer. It
>> now has almost 3000 miles on it.  This Goodyear Stinger
>> continues to be driven at high speeds, at road course, track
>> events around the country.
>> > Entered in a national Concours event, it scored 961.7
>> points out of 1000 and was awarded a senior division
>> classification. 
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