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Thunderbird he’d purchased. Once verified that he’d the muscle car era is represented by the 1969 Chevrolet
found the first retail T-Bird built, he then meticulously Chevelle Yenko 427 (Lot #1355) being offered from
restored it and documented the process. It has since the private collection. Yenko Chevrolet in Pennsylvania
made special appearances at museums and car shows, was a performance-minded dealership that offered
and was displayed at the 1984 U.S. Olympics as well modified and branded versions of popular Chevrolets,
as Ford headquarters in Dearborn. The T-Bird has been with a little help from the General Motors “COPO”
pictured with celebrities of all sorts over the years. pipeline, which allowed dealers to order cars with
The Raven Black Thunderbird is equipped with the options outside the regular production catalog.
292 Y-block V8 and Ford-O-Matic transmission. It has This Chevelle was ordered with COPO 9562, which
power steering, power windows and power seats and is included the L72 427/425hp big-block V8, among other
a beautiful piece of American automotive history. racing-oriented parts. It also was equipped with the

A mere decade and a half after the Thunderbird made COPO 9737 Sports Car Conversion, with larger-diameter
its debut, the performance expectations of the buying front stabilizer bar and rear sway bar and 15x7 Yenko
public had risen dramatically. Arguably the height of Atlas Cast Rally wheels with F70 raised-white-letter tires.

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