1969 Camaro COPO

[jjsipes]

Took advantage of the beautiful weather here in Maryland and resprayed my 69 Copo Camaro. I had ordered LeMans Blue Lacquer from Scale Finishes and airbrushed it. Didn't really like the result and put it to the side for awhile. Looked like the lacquer etched and all sorts of "marks" showed up in the paint, not sure what they all were. Decide to respray with LeMans Blue Enamel from Scale Finishes and love the look now. The lacquer looked to dark to me but the enamel looks closer in my eye. I know some from what I have read talk about not liking the enamels stating that they never dry but, I prefer them. I found an older set of Fred Cady decals with the "DX1" Strips. Not sure if I want to use the Black or White stripes or none?

 

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Edited September 27, 2019 by jjsipes

[Snake45]

That looks like LeMans Blue, more or less. 

As to the stripes, either black or white would be available/appropriate for a LeMans Blue car. However, if you're doing a true COPO, the stripes would be rare. Not impossible, just rare. Remember, there's no definitive list of exactly what 9561 Camaros were built, so you can build one any way that's theoretically possible. Now the 69 9560 (Zl-1) Camaros are a different story--details are available on every single one of them, so if you want to build an accurate replica, you have to follow one of the documented recipes. 

[beeRS]

Tha blue looks great. The lacquer really brings it out.

[Deuces]

I'll be watching this one.... 

[thecrossguy]

Dehydrator can speed up enamel dry time. 
I agree I like the enamel blue more. Great job. 

[adamelvis]

That's a beautiful Blue.  

Go for the WHITE STRIPES !

 

Adam

[jjsipes]

Making some progress. Chassis about completed.

[tbill]

Chassis looks great! 

[stavanzer]

Is that enamel Air Brushed or Spray Can?

The Enamel really looks sharp.

P.S. White Stripes if you decide to use them. I'd go with no stripes if it were mine.

[jjsipes]

Interior completed