Camaro Copo

Presenting the 1969 Chevrolet Dick Harrell Copo Camero.

Camaro copo. Market Chevrolet COPO Camaro 1969. The other a 1969 Chevy Camaro with a 427 Z. The new engine option is a 572 cubic inch naturally aspirated Big Block V8 which Chevrolet says harks back to the original 1969 COPO Camaro ZL-1 a purpose-built drag racer powered by a 427ci V8 that was available to those in the know through Chevy.

As was the case with Chrysler General Motors realized that the Mustang had heralded an. The COPO Camaro first arrived in the late 1960s a trivial period in Chevrolet history when General Motors faced severe disadvantages arising from disputes between members of. The COPO Camaro was a Chevrolet muscle car modified by Don Yenkos performance shop.

Yenko swapped out the factory 396 in³ short-block for the L72 427 in³ 450 hp 336 kW short-block reusing the rest of the 396 in³ engines components including the heads. Prices for the 2022 COPO Camaro start from US 105500 for the entry-level 94-litre V8 variant and go up to around US 130000 for the supercharged V8 model. Chevrolet Harrell COPO Camaros this Glacier Blue COPO Camaro built on June 30 1969 is the only example with three signature Harrell modifications.

Originally GMs Central Office Production Order was designed so dealers could sell customers vehicles with non-standard features Car and Driver explains. Photo courtesy of Barrett-Jackson Not unlike Plymouths Barracuda and Dodges Challenger the Camaros genesis resulted from Fords meteoric success with the release of the 1964 ½ Mustang. The CLASSICCOM Market Value CMV represents a benchmark value for vehicles in this market based on data accumulated by CLASSICCOM over the previous twelve months.

With only about 1000 COPOs ordered in. Documented Numbers Matching Camaro COPO 427 4 Speed. CHEVROLET has confirmed its drag-racing special the COPO Camaro will be back in 2022 with the choice of three V8 engines including its 580hp 432kW small block and a thumping 430hp 320kW 94-litre.

The Chevy COPO Camaro a dedicated drag-racing special returns for the 2022 model year and will be offered with three engines. Its a factory-built drag racer inspired by dealers in the late 60s using Chevys Central Office Production Order. If these stats carry over to the COPO the big block Camaro would slot above the 580-hp 433-kW supercharged 57-liter V8 engine also offered.