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*60apache4* · 10-03-2003, 06:57 PM

Saw a 71 C30 truck at the junkyard last week and it had a COPO code stamped into the ID plate on the door pillar. I have never seen one before, but it read "COPO-CF-71-108". Anyone know what that might mean? The glove box door was gone and the truck didn't appear to have anything special about it. Thanks for your help.

jef5150 · 10-03-2003, 07:42 PM

The Central Office Production Order ,,,,,,,rare find,,,,that truck was ordered by a ceo,pres,general manager,some one highup in gm,,

dinnut · 10-03-2003, 07:58 PM

get a pic!

jef5150 · 10-03-2003, 08:04 PM

a "c.o.p.o" chevelle,camaro is worth megabucks!!!

tom hand · 10-03-2003, 08:07 PM

Any dealer could order a COPO...IF they knew the codes. Almost all the COPO camaros were ordered by dealers

jef5150 · 10-03-2003, 08:45 PM

Yes that is true ,,however "every copo order" had to be reviewed by Chevrolet Engineering Department and then signed off on the order,,,,,,,a "yenko" camaro is probably the most valuable of all copo vehicles,,,[quote]"you could only get those from his dealership apparently, few dealers knew about it.Only Yenko Chevrolet, Berger Chevrolet, Emmert Chevrolet, and a few Ohio based Chevrolet dealers are on record as receiving this option.[end quote]

Hooter · 10-03-2003, 11:00 PM

didnt apear to have weird options, any evidence of a big block or anything?

Longhorn Man · 10-03-2003, 11:12 PM

Remember, COPO was aimed at odd fleet vehicles. This truck could have been baby sh!t green when new. That is all it took to get a COPO vehicle.
COPO does not always...and in reality, rarely ment hi performance. The few dealers that we all love to read about and search for there cars were just a couple in the entire system. And most dealers did in fact fill out an order for a small number of copo cars/trucks at one point or another...they were just fleet vehicles and not hot rods.

Hooter · 10-03-2003, 11:20 PM

I bet some fleet vehicles would have had some odd delete options to save money

Longhorn Man · 10-03-2003, 11:38 PM

Very good oint Hooter. Like the fleets in Arizona probably had no heaters. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think you could just ask for that on these trucks. (Desert Rat actually found a heater delete 67 cab out there)

SLS · 10-03-2003, 11:46 PM

From what I've read in books, Longhorn Man is correct.

COPO was the way to order 'fleet' vehicles optioned the way the buyer wanted them.

Because of the CID and horsepower limitations placed on the passenger cars by the Big Brass at GM...savvy dealers were able to use the COPO route in order to get stuff like the 427's installed in Camaros as a sort of 'backdoor', 'rubber stamped' way.

The bean counters and name takers at GM saw 'just another COPO order' (as in fleet trucks).....and we saw ZL1 monsters stuffed in Chevelles, Camaros, and Novas.

The honcho's were blissfully 'unaware' that the factory were releasing these nasty, snarling beasts on the streets......

.....which kept people like Nader and the Insurance man off their backs.

Everyone was a winner...if they knew how to manipulate those COPO forms.

Am I explaining this right, Longhorn Man?

Longhorn Man · 10-04-2003, 12:28 AM

LOL...Yes, you are.
Better than I did too I must say.

*60apache4* · 10-04-2003, 05:34 PM

That makes more sense that this was just a fleet truck; just a 71 C30 truck. All it had for drivetrain was a 292 and a 4-spd.

Longhorn Man · 10-05-2003, 01:25 PM

Hmmm, a one topn you say....does it have a bed on it?

*60apache4* · 10-05-2003, 08:13 PM

Sorry, longhorn man, no bed. The truck had already been pretty much stripped at the junkyard. None of the other trucks I saw there had decent beds on them, let alone a longhorn.

**Joesjunk** · 10-06-2003, 01:57 AM

Tom, I had a 71 short step truck that had the "copo" stamping on the tag. It was a "GSA" or goverment truck. It was a special green color that was not a regular option color, and lots or really odd options, none that were neat though. (well, it did have a posi)

Blazer1970 · 10-06-2003, 07:14 AM

I would bet that most of those COPO's on the trucks were for a special color. Government agencies (road commission etc.), and large companies always did and still do order their trucks in their own color which is not often going to be a factory available color.

10-03-2003, 06:57 PM	#1
60apache4 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 147	COPO codes Saw a 71 C30 truck at the junkyard last week and it had a COPO code stamped into the ID plate on the door pillar. I have never seen one before, but it read "COPO-CF-71-108". Anyone know what that might mean? The glove box door was gone and the truck didn't appear to have anything special about it. Thanks for your help.

10-03-2003, 07:58 PM	#3
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	get a pic! __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

10-03-2003, 08:07 PM	#5
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	Any dealer could order a COPO...IF they knew the codes. Almost all the COPO camaros were ordered by dealers __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

10-03-2003, 11:00 PM	#7
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	didnt apear to have weird options, any evidence of a big block or anything? __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

10-03-2003, 11:20 PM	#9
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	I bet some fleet vehicles would have had some odd delete options to save money __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

10-03-2003, 07:42 PM	#2
jef5150 Inline 69 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: valleysprings,california Posts: 1,018	The Central Office Production Order ,,,,,,,rare find,,,,that truck was ordered by a ceo,pres,general manager,some one highup in gm,,

10-03-2003, 08:04 PM	#4
jef5150 Inline 69 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: valleysprings,california Posts: 1,018	a "c.o.p.o" chevelle,camaro is worth megabucks!!!

10-03-2003, 08:45 PM	#6
jef5150 Inline 69 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: valleysprings,california Posts: 1,018	Yes that is true ,,however "every copo order" had to be reviewed by Chevrolet Engineering Department and then signed off on the order,,,,,,,a "yenko" camaro is probably the most valuable of all copo vehicles,,,[quote]"you could only get those from his dealership apparently, few dealers knew about it.Only Yenko Chevrolet, Berger Chevrolet, Emmert Chevrolet, and a few Ohio based Chevrolet dealers are on record as receiving this option.[end quote]

10-03-2003, 11:12 PM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Remember, COPO was aimed at odd fleet vehicles. This truck could have been baby sh!t green when new. That is all it took to get a COPO vehicle. COPO does not always...and in reality, rarely ment hi performance. The few dealers that we all love to read about and search for there cars were just a couple in the entire system. And most dealers did in fact fill out an order for a small number of copo cars/trucks at one point or another...they were just fleet vehicles and not hot rods.

10-03-2003, 11:38 PM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Very good oint Hooter. Like the fleets in Arizona probably had no heaters. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think you could just ask for that on these trucks. (Desert Rat actually found a heater delete 67 cab out there)

10-03-2003, 11:46 PM	#11
SLS Finish the'71..or bust! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Nashville, TN. Posts: 441	From what I've read in books, Longhorn Man is correct. COPO was the way to order 'fleet' vehicles optioned the way the buyer wanted them. Because of the CID and horsepower limitations placed on the passenger cars by the Big Brass at GM...savvy dealers were able to use the COPO route in order to get stuff like the 427's installed in Camaros as a sort of 'backdoor', 'rubber stamped' way. The bean counters and name takers at GM saw 'just another COPO order' (as in fleet trucks).....and we saw ZL1 monsters stuffed in Chevelles, Camaros, and Novas. The honcho's were blissfully 'unaware' that the factory were releasing these nasty, snarling beasts on the streets...... .....which kept people like Nader and the Insurance man off their backs. Everyone was a winner...if they knew how to manipulate those COPO forms. Am I explaining this right, Longhorn Man?

10-04-2003, 12:28 AM	#12
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	LOL...Yes, you are. Better than I did too I must say.

10-04-2003, 05:34 PM	#13
60apache4 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 147	That makes more sense that this was just a fleet truck; just a 71 C30 truck. All it had for drivetrain was a 292 and a 4-spd.

10-05-2003, 01:25 PM	#14
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Hmmm, a one topn you say....does it have a bed on it?

10-05-2003, 08:13 PM	#15
60apache4 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 147	Sorry, longhorn man, no bed. The truck had already been pretty much stripped at the junkyard. None of the other trucks I saw there had decent beds on them, let alone a longhorn.



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10-06-2003, 01:57 AM	#16
Joesjunk Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Independence MO. Posts: 7,698	Tom, I had a 71 short step truck that had the "copo" stamping on the tag. It was a "GSA" or goverment truck. It was a special green color that was not a regular option color, and lots or really odd options, none that were neat though. (well, it did have a posi) __________________ 72 3/4t Custom Deluxe 402/auto 66k Original paint 71 3/4t 4x4 Custom Deluxe 10k original miles Original paint 71 3/4t Cheyenne 402 70k original paint 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 91k original paint 72 Cheyenne/30 Dually 69 Camaro SS396 4-speed 13 GMC 2500HD Duramax I bought new 05 Jeep Wrangler "Willys Edition" 12k miles (I bought new) 85 3/4 ton 4x4 Scottsdale 33k miles original paint 86 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 454 restored 80 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 9,434 original miles!! original paint 95 GMC 1 ton dually 4x4 my dad bought new 95 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4, regular cab 454, 31k original miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 6.0L 67k miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 8.1L 28k miles 2003 GMC 2500HD 4x4 regular cab Diesel 93k miles 67-72 Parts for sale

10-06-2003, 07:14 AM	#17
Blazer1970 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Old Mission, MI, USA Posts: 2,510	I would bet that most of those COPO's on the trucks were for a special color. Government agencies (road commission etc.), and large companies always did and still do order their trucks in their own color which is not often going to be a factory available color. __________________ Tim

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