1969 COPO 427 Chevelle BARN FIND JUST DISCOVERED!!!
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- A friend of mine and I tracked down and was able make a purchase on this unbelievable car hidden for decades and totally unknown to the Supercar Registry, Muscle Car, and Chevelle communities, this 1969 COPO 9566 AA 427 Chevelle is 1 of only 2 Tuxedo Black with manual trans ever to surface. It hails from Landers Chevrolet a small Chevrolet dealership in Hurricane, West Virginia that was also responsible for the sale of a Tuxedo Black 1969 427 COPO Camaro as well.
This guy sounds so honest I bet you could play dice with him over the phone.
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Jerry you are such a honest guy....
Please stop saying " you'll bring the best you can"...
Please if ANYBODY comments you saying your a terrible videographer...
I will personally kick there ass...
You do better than ANYONE...
YOUR THEE BEST BROTHER..❤❤❤👍✌🇺🇸😎
That’s how they getcha. I have a tenant like that, lol !!
Wanna play dice???? But you gotta bet really really high and I’ll let you know how you turn out
An amazing survivor car. One can only imagine how many street racers fell victim to this sleeper Malibu. A truly awesome find. I look forward to your follow up video on this one.
I agree, a true SLEEPER!
@Geo Thomas Yes, that 427 idle will give it all away!! What an incredible find!! Thanks Patrick!!
Chevelle Malibu is a trim on Chevelle especially in 69 its a Chevelle not a Malibu
That's an excellent car. I just love the sound of a GM A body door opening. They were put together so well. The guy that ordered that car didn't want frills, he wanted to go fast. And I guarantee that car delivered!
Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor... holy grail Chevelle. What a survivor , unbelievable
yes, this is definitely a Holy Grail . . .
If the guy who owned it needed a left ball he just got it for this car.
No way I'd restore that. Get it mechanically sound and show it off.
Detail cleaning, carefully restore the original paint, and replace that master cylinder with a proper date code one. Repair what’s not working, but keep the original coatings. It’s an amazing survivor car.
@@Mikeflorida7000 agreed
90 percent of the cars he finds i feel the same way. It annoys me when guys attempt to restore cars all original. It's technically not original anymore bud. Just appears to be. My Chevelle is a day two car with a 30 year old paint job and I love it.
She is beautiful
@@ls6-ss413 I'd much rather have a day 2 modded car that I could drive than a pristine concourse resto I trailered everywhere. Cars are meant to be enjoyed
Just when you think his videos can’t get any better, Patrick hits a home run again!
Out of the park for sure:)
Jb 1 no cheaters here👍👌💪
The man is amazing to say the least
Yes he is amazing in locating this stuff and the gold he finds is the real star.
Wow the title description got me alone
what a shame she hasn't seen the road, all that power and she's sittin' in some Godforsaken garage that is a true shame!
We had cars, they have Facebook. When men were men,
fladave99 Mills ok boomer
@LILRIG8 Ha Truth Honda pilot! Oh and boomer is a complement for us because we knew a America you never will!
@@lilrig8112 Oh look everyone he said the new word of the week that all the cool kids are saying!
That makes him just as cool as the idiots who made it up one day while they were ruling the world from their keyboard.
Agree. Most late teenagers of the last 20-40 years don't have cars and are unemployed. They ride the Bus and carry Spray Paint and Sharpie Marking Pens to vandalize property belonging to others.
Great Great Find... I totally see why your friend Jumped on the purchase of this car.. I also think this car deserves another video.. Again. .Awesome car..
Makes a grown man cry with excitement seeing yet another COPO survivor and in such awesome one owner condition! Definitely one worthy of keeping Original. Thanks for bringing this to us Patrick! Zip~
Love seeing the survivors, and a COPO at that. Hope it goes to a good home.💪
Patrick, I know you have been verifying and doing checks on guys cars and barn finds for years, but I'm wondering when you are going to learn a simple helpful tool to take along to help you with examining those precious cars and help us anxious viewers that subscribe to your blogs to see the cars. It's called a LIGHT! Get you good light source to light up those wonderful machines. Many thanks for all the great cars you have brought to our attention. Looking forward to see the next one.
WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE FIND!! THE PERFECT SURVIVOR!!
Survivors have ALL original equipment, this can not be documented as a survivor all because the master cylinder was changed and smog equipment was removed.
@@Rick-Williams59 LOL
@@Rick-Williams59 saywuuut
How cool does that phrase sound "central office production order" - awesome - hope the car only gets recommisioned, and left as a survivor.
Super find! Hope new owner dosen't do much more than a clean up and straighten out any mechanical issues. It would be a great survivor car. Can't wait for the follow ups
If the new owner has sense, he goes for Concourse and either flips it for 6 figures or keeps it in his private collection stored away as his Someday retirement plan.
Dam Patrick, I'm 67 years old, I was a sophomore in high school, in 69. The 69 chevelle's and especially the elcamino's have always been my favorite chevys. Have never seen a COPO one before. Thanks brother you just made my day a lot sunnier! Love your channel, can't wait to see a 70 W-30 442 find. Wyoming Ron. I live in Cheyenne.
I believe you've found a gem...love to see a follow up.
Do not touch it ... absolutely motor art exactly like it is ...amazing to me how no mice or rodents inhabited this car ...
I live about 10 mins away from where this car sat for so many years. It wasn't hiding. Some locals knew what it was and where it was. The car has also been repainted around '75-'76. I think I know who the new owner is as well but haven't confirmed this yet but if I'm correct the car only moved a couple hundred yards to it's new owner and will be very well taken care of.
how much did it sell for? love old orginal cars... im a vett guy . but any classic is cool. 40-70s
These videos are SOOOOO addicting. This is one of your best finds Patrick! Anyone know the specs on that motor?
That cars condition is amazing, I bet that paint would almost look new when clean, the dust protects that paint, I'd blow it off with a leaf blower than wash with a soft clothes.
A minor crack in dash, interior near perfect.
A good detail, and mechanics and drive.
Gas tank read full... Needs tank cleaned. Triple black must be really rare.
Only 323 of them were made total. One year only car and most dealers werent even aware of the COPO program
@@MidwestFarmToys that may compound out.
That is the best find since I've been watching. Wow.
The discovery of something like that is as exciting as anything, buying it would be the next. I wouldn't want to disturb the dust on it. 😬😄
Bench+4spd really, manual steering? Way too rare
A true factory sleeper ONE HELL OF A FIND WOW only 328 made that is awesome
The entire time I'm just like wow this is amazing what a super lucky find, if it were mine I would just clean it up and keep it as is I hope the new owner doesn't restore it.
If he did anything to it he would hurt the value. I'm sure it's been went through, and cleaned up, but I doubt a person buying that, and having it authenticated would molest it in any way.
Mr Patrick Nichols how do I find something remotely like this please tell me
Blown away again, great work brother. Thanks to you and all your contacts for the time and work !!! Wesley-Sevier Co,Tn
When i grew up my mother had a 69 SS with the 396 and 411 rear, she sold it in the early 80's for $800 bucks when everyone was trying to get rid of the gas guzzlers.. I think back on that now and it's like someone punched me in the gut.
How about 70-71 Cuda’s and Hemi Cuda’s? They said there were tons sitting on used car lots all over for years due to the gas crisis and insurance costs. Now they be worth millions
Awesome find, congratulations on a beauty. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video but, when you showed us the interior, my mind flashed back to the last time I sat behind the steering wheel of my 69 Chevelle SS 396. Pangs of regret flooded over me anew for trading it in.
Again, thanks for sharing.
Stan
Same here lots of memories of 69 Ss 396 canary’s yellow
@@vernt4583 Mine was Hugger Orange with a Black interior. My factory steering wheel was Brown, wood grained plastic or whatever material they used.
Harrison Mantooth I had a new 1969 Chevelle SS 396 L78 4 speed! I raced a friend who had a 1968 Chevelle SS 396 350hp automatic! We started size by side at a speed I was still in 1st gear. I never lifted my foot off the gas in all 3 shifts & the 68 sat right beside me to 120 mph. To say the least I was disappointed in my 375hp asI now believe they were under rated for insurance reasons! Plus I had to put up with valve adjustments on the L78!
This brings back memories. I had one of these back in the day. It was dark metallic blue with white vinyl top. Black interior, bench seat, 4 speed. I wish I knew if that car has survived.
I saw a 69 COPO 427 at the auto hobby shop at DM in 1984 or so. Was that puke green, with a bench column. and 427 Badges I talked to the owner and he said his dad ordered it like that. No other evidence it was performance. Kinda sad musclecar stealers cheat people then immensely profit fr4om these cool orders.
Served in the Marines 1972 , boot camp was in South Carolina Parris Island . My DI ( Drill Instructor) had a beautiful blue 1969 Chevelle that he would drive in and out .
After serving my my duty and coming home I bought a 1970 SS 402/396 paid 1500.00 for a beautiful no rust car but never thought about getting a 1969, love it, they are gone now.
@Ringo Gingo, thank you for your service and Welcome Home!
Great story about your '70 SS396. I love my '70 SS454 (LS5) and hope to hang on to it if at all possible.
It's sad to think about all guys who bought these amazing cars before shipping out but, never got to come home and enjoy them.
At least everyone can now see and admire them on channels like this one.
This is one heck
of a car. Don't even bother restoring it, except etching off the rust and giving the paint a bit of a touch up. I'd love to hear that 427 do some talking.
@@MidwestFarmToys When the car is worth 6 figures, there are people who can make the original paint and touch up paint look new as if it was never touched.
Deserves a full resto. In Tuxedo Black the car will look amazing.
Wow!!! That's definitely a funky order package! But what a score,and the low mileage is insane!!!! Dang! Great to see her tucked away indoors too!!! Thanks again Patrick. Sweet!!!
From a Ford guy: This is amazing.
Yeah me too...was sitting here saying "I'd drive that" lol...
I'm big on both Ford & Chevy, they both made some awesome cars in the 50's-60's... It's not everyday you find something this good!
Wow! How does a car like that survive so long without someone adding headers and changing out the crappy Muncie shifter?? Amazing!
It’s awesome the original owner had the idea to preserve this car.
Or he got pinched and never made it out.....hope not but it happens.
@ Aaron Anderson... and more than usual in WV !!!
Aaron Anderson ...A friend of mine bought a fifteen year old motorcycle (HD) with 60 miles on it! The original owner bought it but was arrested for DUI before he took delivery. (Another person rode it home from the dealer when it came in). The original purchaser got 90 days in jail but died before he got out.
Then the bike just sat in a garage where there was chickens. I saw it when my friend brought it home. It was covered in chicken shit, straw and the chickens ate away most of the seat.
Two days later it was shiny and looked brand new. I helped my friend change the original oil, it flowed out just like silicon caulking.
Wow! They are still out there. Thnx PGN for presenting.
I have a 1969 Chevelle SS. Sure would like to talk to you about it. My dad bought it new and gave it to me when I turned 16 yrs old.
Look at the vin and cal tags. The codes will tell you a lot ! Best of luck
Unfortunately, the cowl tags don't tell as much as they could if Chevrolet would have been tracking options and other features. Love 1969 Chevelles in general. What does your car have, anything unusual? Just curious.
Mark Jackson Well I really don’t know if it is anything special. 69 SS 396 350 hp. Automatic. Bucket seats. Midnight blue. White pinstripes. Hardtop. Original chambered exhaust. Would like to know if anything is special about it. My dad ordered it for my mom. She passed away 2 years after that. He saved it for me because I told him I wanted it to be my first car.
At 16 he said it was mine. He also said if I wrecked it being stupid i had better hope it kills me because when he see’s me he would. I never did. Lol.
@@tubby2503 being a true SS and having a 396 makes it more valuable than some. If it's sat for a lot of years please don't try to turn it over, just go ahead and pull the engine to rebuild it to avoid scaring the cylinder walls
see if you can find a build sheet sometimes under the back seat
Great find Patrick!
Would you do a video on a BB Vette in long term storage?
69 triple black conv 427...sitting since 1988.
Love the videos
38k miles. It's not even broken in. Wow.
If they kept it in a heated building. Holy shit.add extra 20 to 40 grand to that car.
Given that a 4.10 axle ratio (with no over-drive transmission) was standard fare, there's more engine wear than most people would expect.
Think 4,000 RPM at 70 MPH with lots of heavy internal parts and you'll get the idea.
My dad has a 68 copo black on black 427 been in the back of his shop ever since I can remember he has to much stuff all around it to get inside he want let anyone touch it he is 71 and still loves that car he told me it had 41000 miles on it and he told me the only way my mom would go out with him was to sell that car or park it my mom said she was scared to death of it but my dad would not sell it so he put it in the back of his shop and put stuff all around it my mom passed last year and he said I would have to deal with it when he’s gone he want let me touch it
Earl Griffin You are very fortunate to receive that car ! Please don’t sell it .
Time to hire a hitman
John Vegar lol
L72, 4 speed, bench seat, no power steering, no gauge pack......this car was built with one purpose. And i consider the Power Disc Brake option part of that purpose. I remember the L72 was actually rated at 450HP but advertised as 425H......11:1 compression and 4 bolt mains. I can't remember if it was solid lift tappets. Anyone know?
mindeloman YES, SOLID LIFTER CAM, IT HAD THE SAME CAM AS THE 396 375 HP WHICH WAS FIRST RATED AT 425 HP IN 1965.
Always love your document ion of the great barn finds I learn something new from every time you share your knowledge! Thanks
Your a lucky man to get to see those kinda cars. Most ppl will never see
Thank you Lord for blessing us with 68-70 Chevelles.
Interesting that it has trim on the front turn signal lenses like a SS.
And side trim delete
These COPO 427 were faster than the 70 LS6 Chevelle. Yes I have seen quarter of mile tests.
I have a casting book 840 heads are iron heads rectangle ports closed chamber I think these were used on the 435 hp vett used in late67 that head is the cast iron equevilant to the aluminum 842 head used on the l89 and l88 used in 1968 if you noticed the 1968 L88 427 used closed chambered aluminum heads but in 1969 the change to 074 Zl1 style open chamber head was used not only the heads changed but the Pistons as well but one thing stayed the same in the following engines 1966 L71,L72, 427 theL89 396 and L89 427 and don't forget the greatest the Ls6 454 used the same solid lifter cam the # 143 street mechanical solid cam you have that cam you have those engines and lucky me I have one new in the tube
I would leave that car as IS!! Mechanically I would get it 100% running and leave as is. Original paint is beautiful interior perfect! Y can’t I find a car in a barn like this!!
That is one Beautiful Car! Nice Find!
At least the car was not sitting outside where it could rust away.
And no damn critters inside eating the seats.
How much did it sell for? $7 billion dollars?
Probably 100 grand
Ill pay $150k right now! Contact me! Ill wire money tomorrow morning! Try me! I’ll give you $10k finders fee!
@@wannahumpalot8924 fully restored they're around $170K
Man, I wish this would happen to me haha!
Over a hundred still missing. I bet the bulk of those had their motors pulled in the 70's and the cars were later scrapped because they were just thought to be 6cyl or 350 cars.
More than likely. I'm sure some were stolen as well
My dad had a used 67 SS 427 Impala that had been stolen and the engine replaced with a 396. Also, a guy in town blow the engine in his SS Chevelle and replaced it with a 350.
If he still has it, I think I know where the other 69 black on black 427 4 speed is.
I'll bet that baby stacked up some roadrunners and GTX,s on the streets back in the day ! Super find.
One of the rarest awesome finds....for sure!!!!!!!!!!! Great video & thanks!!!!!
Definitely a Sweet Bowtie that has been preserved by be in a barn on concrete...
So I'm thinking minimum moisture damage in the undercarriage of this chevelle ...
Gr8 find Glenn Ty for sharing this...
Hope to hear the rest of the story once the vehicle is at its new home as far as differental #s and trans verification...👍
looks more like an old garage the floor hoist. it must have sat outside for a while dash crack. takes some sun to do that.
It was a old gas station at one time
That’s a nice car. I wouldn’t even work on it until I did a full hand wash 2x. Than I would change all the fluids. Oil and filter first. New battery. And that air filter needs to be replaced too.
Ive owned 4 Chevelles got hooked with my first 67 purchased in California with 45000 miles. I had a 69 but I only paid 900 bucks for it , winter beater. This ones gotta be worth 100 Grand.
The reason they have SS wheels is that was the only 14x7 available on a 69 Chevelle SS and the COPO package started with ta SS and then did an exception and substitution list which added the engine and rear end, if the car was ordered with 9737 sports car conversion it would have the 15x7 YH wheels like the 69 YENKO Chevelles.
Wash clean fluids hoses and rust control. Just enough to protect and preserve it for future generations. Not controlling rust is stupid.
You never know what you’ll find in the hollers and hills of West Virginia!! Sweet find !!
absolutely amazing ....wow
Keep up these excellent barn find videos. & stop saying sorry for bad lighting! We are all just glad you’re finding these cars
What an amazing barn find! I bet that car could tell some stories! Sure hope the new owner gets it road Worthy and keeps it original as possible!
Lucky it found a building to sleep in for so many years!!! And she's a beaut Clark!!! To think someone ordered this car from some dealer, flippen AWESOME!!!
I had a 68 chevelle back in the day. Bought it for $100 with a knocking engine. That car taught me hot rods and beginner carpenter wages($5.00 an hour) didnt go well together. Sold it for $150 😂😎
Hello i enjoy your videos. are you intereted in looking at a 72 ss chevelle 402 4 speed one owner car 47k miles 100% factory mint condition
No such thing as a 402 SS chevelle 🤷♂️
396 454 427 not any 402s
ask Patrick he will drop that info on you
Fantastic specimen of a COPO Chevelle !!!! Always hear about the Camaro but here is the real deal !
Amazing that these cars just keep popping up...imagine all the stuff that we will find in years to come. 1969 COPO Malibu...thats amazing to say the least!
As us hot rodder/hoarder baby boomers die off you're bound to see lots more. For once i'de like to see him uncover a survivor 68-70 amx
And...the Sale price was????
About 8,000 someone needs the money and had no idea what there father had
Wow. Just unbelievable!
Great find , so happy I kept my 71 GrandPrix , 2nd owner , have had it since 87 , love the old classics , drive my Pontiac every nice day. Keep these cars alive , love these videos.
U sure do find them Patrick keep up the great work I love ure walk around videos !!😊
Great video Patrick love watching your channel. I was wondering about something on the 69 Chevelles. Was the COPO Chevelle more rarer than the Yenko Chevelle and also which one was the most expensive when brand new?
All of the 99 1969 Yenko Chevelles began life as part of the roughly 323 COPOs. They were shipped to Yenko and he added his Yenko decals and other mods. Therefore a 1969 Yenko Chevelle is also a COPO.
In 71 i was driving my 56 Belair and came across one of these stripper cars heading down the freeway. No way could i keep up with him (and the driver was like me,in his teens) as he accelerated through the traffic. i was running a 365/327 and it was plenty fast for then.
Thanks for showing this treasure... definitely look forward to the follow up vid
Omg I hope the New owner messages ViceGripgarage.com to save on her rite there ! He'll get her back to factry'! 😃✌
Wowzers!!!!
Just realized the guy that does these vids sounds just like Matthew McConaughey lol!!
Patrick,
I’ll give you $150k for the car. I’ll also add $10k finders fee! I’ll wire $ in am! I am dead serious! I know you won’t do it but my offer stands! Awesome job!
The interior on that is way better than my '72 Impala I got with 49,000 miles it is damn perfect !!!
Anyone else wondering how much it was sold for ? Just to think or say hey I'll give ya another tho
Crazy that people leave cars like this sitting around hidden
Especially out in the weather. Then the classic, It's NOT FOR SALE while it rusts away...
You have to remember the 50s 60s 70s there's were no internet no Auto Auction no collectors these cars were built to be driven. Now you fast forward to present day with all the technology now. these cars are collectible these cars wasn't important back then to a lot of people they were a just car now people realize what they had
@@BB-rn6so maybe someone should send him a whisk broom and a dust pan so when they are ready to restore it they will have a way to move it.
yes my GTO sat for many years(inside) . because other things were more important. I finally got an engine and drove it . that is what one guy asked is it a GTO never been a tempest or lemans.. I said I bought it in 1973 if you wrecked one there was another for sale. oh my other story when I went to buy it the owner met me in his new Vega .LOL
@@turbo6598 Just to think these cars were daily drivers
Maybe one of the greatest muscle car barn finds of all time! Insane COPO Chevelle
That's awesome I know someone with a 1971 tucked away in a barn with I believe 71k miles matching numbers beautiful car but full of dust
This is one of my favorite videos you’ve done. I’ve known about copo’s but never seen one unless a Yenko counts
Hahahahaaa.....I know where there is another one in Connecticut sitting since about 77.....my buddy the original owner would NEVER sell.
Base model 13 second Chevrolet drag car. Under 400 built? Unreal, and it's Tuxedo Black to boot. Unrestored.
Wow what a huge discovery. Awesome piece of history. I hope it has found a good home can’t wait to see it restored if in fact that is what your going to do maybe it’s worth more just leaving it as is
I really hope you do a follow up of this car once it gets cleaned up and running!
Alsome video Patrick. That car is beautiful and i bet paint would clean up nice without a paint job.
Must be 99 jealous people. If that car don't excite you than you don't like muscle cars...why watch? IMHO.
Hurry up with a follow-up film, Glenn! I wonder if the new owner plans to just clean it and tune it and drive it, or if a full blown restoration? I'd do the former.
Sleeper!!! Not a trim piece anywhere!!! BADASS CHEVELLE
I would put air in the tires and take it to MCACN 2020.
"alright alright alright"
outstanding find!!!
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Do you have a copo chevelle?... itd be a lot cooler if you did.
He even sounds like an older Woodarson!
1969 Chevelle is my favorite car. This COPO is gorgeous, great find!
It's full of dust and it's beautiful. I would love to have one of those of the year 69. That is my dream ......
Wonder if we'll see this at the MCACN 2020 barn finds section.
Patrick - Great find! And, you do a top notch job describing the cars. The only thing I’d recommend to consider adding is the approximate value of the vehicles you cover in the current day and restored condition. Keep up the great work!
He doesn't do that. That info is only for the buyers/sellers.