In the late 1960’s there were several dealers that played part in the C.O.P.O. (Central Office Production Order) program to order up 427-equipped Camaros, Chevelles, and Novas for the purpose of creating their very own supercar. Dealers like Yenko come to mind, as does Baldwin, Nickey, and Berger. This particular ’69 Impala is one that we found on eBay and is dressed up as a “Berger” 427 Impala tribute car. Obviously, as a tribute car this is not the real McCoy, but the good side of the equation is that it doesn’t wear the real McCoy price tag!

According to the listing the car was redone in 2004 and the exterior restoration was done to factory specs with new paint, chrome, side marker lenses, and the like. On the inside are the factory original seat covers, headliner, dash pad, sail panels, package tray, door panels, and carpet complemented by a Rosewood steering wheel, new quartz clock, all new Stewart/Warner gauges.

Of course, the drive train is what we’re interested in most, and it does not disappoint. The owner installed a crate 454 with a nice pump gas friendly compression ratio of 9:1, topped with with a Holley Street Avenger. The transmission is a Muncie M-20 4-speed with a retro Hurst shifter and is backed by a 12 bolt rear end with 3.55 gears. Sounds like the perfect cruiser to us!