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Dick Harrell, through Fred Gibb Chevrolet, was the "main man" getting the COPO 9560 program rolling. Piggins was "in", as long as Gibb ordered 50. "Don't worry 'bout the price, I'll handle that", was Piggins' comforting word. 'Cept the beancounters couldn't be handled...and the $4,000 + upcharge was a LOT more than anyone previously involved expected... Some were returned. 19 were ordered by other dealers. Some dealers were given "unobtainium" allocations as armtwisters to take the returned units. At least one of those languished into the early '70's and was eventually sold with a smallblock transplant. ALL were incredible cars, back in the day...
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