Let’s talk about the elephant in the room first. Is there a 1969 COPO Corvette in real life?
According to posts in the Corvette Forum, there has only been one 1969 COPO Corvette to leave the factory. On the auction site Mecum Auctions, it is also listed as only one COPO L88 Corvette and comes with complete documentation. I am not a Corvette expert so I can’t really put my 2 cents in. COPO stands for Central Office Production Order which allowed certain customers to spec-order non-standard parts and accessories. While there may only have been 1 COPO Corvette for the ’69 model, there was also a ’67 COPO Corvette ordered by a GM designer, Bill Mitchell. And it wasn’t just the Corvette, COPO Camaros were also available.
’69 COPO Corvette
But this here example from Hot Wheels is of the ’69 COPO Corvette. The casting first appeared in the 2011 New Models line and has been in production since. The one that I have is from the Car Culture Circuit Legends series. Which means that this sits on Real Rider wheels and tires. Very nice looking RRPrf in yellow (officially on the Wiki, but it looks more like gold). As with most Hot Wheels, this casting comes with broken size wheels which actually looks good especially with the Good Year marking on the tires. Decked out in yellow paint with a contrasting black roof and hood, the car looks very much like a circuit car. Being from the Car Culture series, you can bet that it has a better quality finish. It has decals galore, painted headlights and taillights, and a metal base.
’69 COPO Corvette
I am not a Corvette fan, but I do appreciate nice cars. And this one is very nice. The stance is good, it looks muscular, it looks American, and it feels good. A keeper then? I’ll need to spend more time with it for me to say.
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