1969 Chevrolet Camaro Berger Double COPO 427 Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode

1969 Chevrolet Camaro Berger Double COPO 427 Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode #103
This week, we're playing with what appears to be a fairly common-looking 1969 Camaro. But once you look closer, some details present themselves that indicate that this is definitely NOT a typical used car lot '69. In fact, it's a true double-COPO 427 car sold through Berger Chevrolet, and it is still in original paint. Truly a gem in the Brothers Collection.
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[@edwinvanportfliet3913]

My husband and I bought this car new from Berger, and yes it was a daily driver. Fun to see the look on other drivers faceswhen they pulled up next to me. I was coming home from getting groceries! Sure wish we still had it...

[@gabenascar17]

awesome

[@johnsheetz6639]

I think every car head has had the one that got away . This one must haunt your dreams.

[@tonybuck5252]

That is awesome. Alot of great memories I'm sure

[@robertpoudrette4483]

I like how Berger kept the original GM look, hockey stick stripes, front endura bumper, with the COPO 9737 spoilers and rally wheels. No custom stripes here. They did look pretty cool and they were distinctive without being brash, they were more "stealthy" than Yenkos or Baldwin Motion cars and they still looked different from the SS or Z/28 cars too.

[@tommythepooh]

COPO's are such awesome cars. The original sleeper!

[@rondpert5167]

COPO 9737 added the 140 mph speedometer, large sway bar, 15" rally wheels, etc. But the 12 bolt rear, curved neck radiator and the special hood was needed for the COPO 9561 engine installation.

[@Gene-sb7pm]

Love Those Camaros. Had the 70-79. Always wanted the First Generation.

[@bdd1469]

I was born in 69 so I missed out on the brand new muscle car era, but have enjoyed them ever since. I live 10 minutes from Berger Chevy, they are still in bussiness and will sell you a camaro or corvette with any upgrades you desire. I am also lucky enough to work right next to the shop that does all their chassie dyno tuning. I get to hear LS motors reving to the moon on a daily basis...I love it. I would definently drive it every day. It would just require modern tires and another 12 bolt with 323 gears to swap back and forth with the 410 axle.. O...and s few million a year for 110 octane fuel...

[@chriseudy4684]

Grand Rapids Michigan

[@rogergrandify]

a 323 rear end hell you want to go 180mph and just on getting it to take of from a standing stop one would have to bring it up to anywhere between 1.500 and 2.OOO REV TO TAKE OF OR IT WOULD DIE ON YOU ON MINE IDLING WAS BETWEEN 1.250 AND 1.350 AND IT WOULD CHOKE UP IF NOT REVING AT LEAST1,500 ON TAKE OF

[@williamwingate7154]

Keep them coming! I encouraged a friend of mine to subscribe to Muscle Car Of The Week,and he was amazed with what he say. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@zooba1974]

God lord what a badass car

[@jasonshawver7227]

Regarding the question...would you have bought this as a daily driver? Then and now, not in high numbers of course. But my dad was maybe insane......he had a 68 z28 with 4.33 gears, and then a 70 LS6 with 4.11s.....that he daily drove from Farmington MI to downtown Detroit every day for work. Remember, this was before I696 or any major expressways, so his drive may have been down Grand River at 45mph. Nonetheless....a story on how things have changed.

[@williamfoster9039]

Yes, i would drive it everyday! And that's a fact, Jack!

[@just_some_internet_guy]

I would not drive it every day. No way!! But, I still would take it out a few times a month. Truly a dream car!!

[@Trebor-gw8lt]

Underrated at 425hp…but either way, nice Camaros!

[@matrox]

A female friend of my mother bought a brand new 68 Camaro back in the day...but it was a 6cyl.

[@josephromano7305]

Beautiful color! Big block power and desireable !

[@terryk5412]

Grand Rapids, Michigan baby...

[@darrellsomers5427]

You can thank Vince piggens for the COPO

[@stevenkoski228]

Would I drive it? Man, I’d be doing doughnuts while the cops are eating doughnuts watching me!

[@Swoose17]

i would like to hear more about how this car (and others in the collection) survived before becoming part of the Brother's Collection.

[@josephdailey7775]

68 yenko 4 speed is the most beautiful car ever. and i would drive it every day. i love the vids, please keep it up

[@Johnnycdrums]

***** I'd drive it, however you might want to change the rear differential for highway use unless 4th is really high. On the other hand it might not be that bad because of the larger tires.

[@josephdailey7775]

Johnnyc drums very true. jut to have that gem though. i wouldnt need freeway use. just the canyon

[@alexandercurtis4427]

68 SS396 4 speed is my dream car, but I would not turn down a Yenko

[@user-gj1yn4kq3c]

Awesome. I would have loved to have this for my daily driver, back in the day. Sh××. Any day !!

[@johntyyboy]

another great video, keep up the great work guys

[@slappopotamus1001]

if i had this original survivor car, i would not drive it daily, i would be too afraid of someone smashing into it. i did however build a 77 chevy truck in high school with a pretty hot 355, th350 and 3.73 12 bolt that i beat the ever lovin f**k out of every day for about 7 years untill i needed money and had to sell it. i really miss that truck a lot.

[@jeremythompson9122]

Me too. Extremely rare car. I'd be willing to bet that you could probably count the number of remaining 1969 Berger 427 COPO Camaro's on one hand. Way too valuable of a car to even drive at all really.

[@BubbaSmurft]

Car's okay, leave in the flubs. They make a good video, great. :) Thanks.

[@elizabethcherry920]

Why not, I driven big engine cars before and love the torque, gas mileage sucks but it is great to blow the doors off of another car especially a cruiser

[@tl4633]

That must be am Endura front bumper

[@davidh1249]

Hell yes I would daily drive that car,and I would love every tire smoking gas guzzling minute of it.To all the people commenting on this car complaining about its condition,saying it's not special,etc....You should all be horse whipped with the back bumper of said car and forced to drive a YUGO.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Love it...BB all the way..

[@robertdean6222]

Wow ! Double Copo Gomer says Shazam ! I’ve been looking for three years now for a nice 69 Pace Car , That’s what I have a woody for !

[@chevyguy3505]

Yes I would drive it everyday and twice on Sunday lol

[@strikeryachts]

I would drive it regularly.

[@davidmandziuk8493]

Spray some CORROSION X on the rust areas. It goes on clear, and dries. You won't know it's there. Aviation grade, used on all military aircraft . U S Navy approved

[@amirsadeghi9888]

yes,everyday!!!

[@IndyFlick]

Its worth a mint. I've never seen that color on a 69 Camaro or on any Chevy for that matter. The painted front bumper wasn't factory was it? I know it was popular to paint or remove gen 1 Camaro bumpers in the mid 70's when new Camaro's started coming out with body colored bumpers. I not a fan of doing that to a 69 Camaro but a lot of people did it.

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

wow ! ! !

[@mothertree]

Of course we would use it as a daily driver if we had purchased it new in 69.Then we would go to A&W on Friday and Saturday and obviously run into someone who thought they could beat us in a 1/4 mile race LOL

[@walterscott398]

Not daily At my age now. Sunday go to meeting car. The local drag strip.

[@MBailey1977]

How bout that endura front bumper?

[@robertpoudrette4483]

I think most if not all Berger COPO Camaros had the Endura bumper.

[@zxtenn]

I would hope that ALL 427 Camaro had a 12 bolt and disc brakes, I think in 69 they were standard equipment?? I had a 67 RS with disc brakes and it had the Corvette style 4 piston calipers which leaked all the time so I went to a 'junk' yard and got later Nova set-up. BB Camaro with drum brakes is asking for trouble, my 1st Camaro was a 327 car and I dropped a 396 325 in with headers and a holley spreadbore, lets just say braking left lots to be desired after a few stops fade set in, serious fade

[@lolbr3720]

I would & did drive a car like this. In 76 I ordered fiberglass front end for my 69 Z28. Drove it to work every day. Going to work is a pleasant experience in a 69 camaro, 40 over 327, 4spd, 411 & fiberglass front clip. Cheer's...

[@gregorytimmons4777]

Throw in a lumpy solid lifter (offroad) camshaft and a set of ported aluminium heads and i'm on board.

[@ahope4u2]

I would drive the SHEEET out of it every day...!!!!

[@darrellsomers5427]

Its just s L72 all iron 427 ,all big bock cars got a 12 bolt

[@crazymodelgarage6438]

this camaro was on LSD, look athe mirror 1:16

[@lakeshorerides]

It adds horsepower 😂

[@jesselee4405]

Christine

[@TheXopony]

lol sure was .

[@Gunsncarsnstuff]

I thought he meant a limited slip differential

[@georgemck5709]

I HAVE A VERY INTERSTING CAR it is a Feb 69 x44. With ALL the Z28 parts as a x77 .Z28. I bought it in 1985 from the second owner that lived by me the car was bought new in Hudson Que. from Lake Wood Motors .It has A 302 Cowell induction hood ,rock crusher Muncie 22 with the Hurst shifter on floor council and BE 410 COPO rear end .There is 2 holes where the builder sign would go at the back 40,000 miles on it .Why would you spend more money doing this as a Z28 than buying a new Z28 I also have the only Buick 1969 Skylark GS Stage one 400 in Canada .we bought it in 1977 Our son was beating Corvettes with it Just pulled it out of storage after over 30 years Like to race them to see which is The fastest.

[@kanukster]

Hemis were badder and available in most any Mopar including fourdoor sedans. No special order needed.

[@thegreenerthemeaner]

kanukster Wrrrong! Unless you are talking about the 50th models. Hurst put 50 of them into 1969 Darts, something Chrysler wouldn't do. 1971 Monaco, 440 Golden Commando but no Pachederm. Research a little more and you will find the 426s were not that easy to order outside of the performance platforms except for government or law enforcement. Bonus points if you can tell me the first Hemi Chrysler made, how they kept cities safe, and the largest vehicles Chrysler used it in.

[@donferensic7482]

68 was the year for the Hemi Darts.

[@danieljacobson5774]

What are the fastest cars the brothers own?hemis?copo cameras?440 six pack cars

[@jeremythompson9122]

Probably the 68 Hemi Dart they've got. They made 55 of them and 55 Hemi Barracuda's for drag racing only. It's got the 12.5:1 compression Race Hemi with the Cross Ram intake manifold in it. Probably 550-600 horsepower. That would be my guess

[@car_ventures]

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[@TheJerryWatson]

That car looks like a wreck restore and the bumpers do not even match. The front bumper looks like a reproduction cheapy and the body lines are not as strait as they should be. I know he said that he even new this was not a show quality car but hey, Hell yeah I would drive that car every day as is. Give me that car and I'll give you as much shout out as I can. (just a thought!)

[@antoniooneal8666]

SLEEPER-Weekend Worrier??

[@fatbowe]

In 1969 yes... 2018! No😂🤮🎯

[@richardmalone4721]

Who knew Kevin was practicing his “Biden” impersonation-way back then ?!?

[@stilldajoker]

not sure if I would have anything left for my girlfriend after yanking some gears on this car

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

Not only would I drive it every day, if I could,... I'd drive the living crap out of it! 😀

[@mykelengieza7057]

PRICE?

[@michaelwerk9430]

Its a camaro! Big deal.

[@stripervince1]

Not even that nice. Just an old chevy with a big engine. Maybe it's rare, but so what. Out of all the brothers cars, this is the lamest one I've seen so far. Can't even compare this to like a super bee or a Hurst Olds or a hemi gtx

[@jeffrogers3876]

Dude wtf are you... not even worth my time taking you to the woodshed, an old chevy with a big engine, good grief old chevy with big engine that less than a dozen people on the planet have and today probably brings 200K i've seen the Hugger orange double COPO person it's awesome

[@chriseudy4684]

@@jeffrogers3876 thanks for that