I’ll level with you, readers: the plan was to dig around Craigslist listings in the U.K. for something interesting that would be worth showing. It probably wouldn’t be a Rough Start car because most vehicles around the $5,000 mark won’t be the kinds of cars that are worthy of BangShift, but who knows, I’ve been surprised before. So when I found a listing for a 1989 Chevrolet Caprice in the Belfast, Northern Ireland area, I had to check it out…a common occurrence with Craigslist overseas involves people in the U.S. who list cars in other countries, and I wanted to avoid that. But this one was strange: for starters, the photo was of a build sheet filled with GM RPO codes. Curious, I clicked on it…and saw the price…and choked.
I’m not making this up in the least: €1600628, which translates to damn near $2,000,000.
I’m not even going to attempt to break down what this Caprice is all about, because frankly, I don’t understand most of what’s going on. The Cadillac steering wheel with a Chevrolet medallion in the horn button is the only thing that looks out of place…that, and the bronze plaques that adorn just about everywhere in the dark blue interior that looks to be a mix of Chevy plastics and Cadillac seating surfaces…but with crank windows. Underhood is small-block V8 in black with hoses aplenty. In a different listing we found for the car, it’s claimed that the engine is from a Camaro Z28, which if this is truly a one-off with parts-bin raiding, would equal a 240 horsepower L98 350ci unit, which probably means that the automatic is none other than a 700R4.
The claim is that this Chevy is a 9C1 car that was pulled for a Central Office Production Order (COPO) build, but what I don’t get is the “SEO” part…if anyone can shed light on what that might be, please leave a comment explaining it. And if anybody in the known universe can explain why this 1989 Chevrolet is worth nearly two million dollars, I’ll sit and listen…but I cannot promise that I’ll believe you. Not yet.
Craigslist Link: 1989 Chevrolet Caprice
Special Equipment Order = SEO.
So it’s 1 of 1, it’s a Caprice! He’ll be lucky to $20K never mind $2 million! It may be rare but just not collectible.
Probably some fleet car ordered by the US consulate or some US govt. entity hence the LHS steering. The odd mix of B-body parts is interest; not $2M interesting!
I WORK AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND JUST FOR FUN PUT THE VIN IN THE PARTS CATALOG. IT KNOWS ITS A 89 CAPRICE BUT NOT OTHER INFO IS DISPLAYED WAS BUILT IN GA THOUGH.
…..and wind up windows!!!!!!
Brian, trade him your Veyron plus a half million cash. He might go for it.
Sure, it says that much but decimal point missing or typo easily explains the retarded price number
148752 is the SEO number. These are last six numbers of VIN. This tells the order of which the car came off the assembly line. This car was the 148,752 car/Caprice to come off that line in that year. I don\’t know if that number applies to certain models on that assembly line or if it means total units produced at that GM facility.
This car has been for sale for a LONG time. It was advertised in the USA for over a year. The seller seems a bit optimistic on the price.