Chevrolet Camaro Zl1 Copo

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.

Chevrolet camaro zl1 copo. Camaro COPO 427430 ZL1 Coupe 1969. Free shipping Free shipping Free shipping. AU 3374 previous price AU 3374.

Cranking out 650 horsepower from a supercharged 62 liter V8 from the Corvette ZO6. Instead of ordering standard Chevrolet Camaro designs and swapping out. The vehicle design is a direct result of the COPO 9561 program launched by Don Yenko in 1969 a dealer who was bored with typical production lines laments.

So when we first saw this video of these two fantastic cars going head to head. Requests from dealers notably Don Yenko who were dealer-installing 427 cu in 70 l engines in the Camaro caused Chevrolet to use an ordering process usually used on fleet and special orders taxis trucks etc to. GM somewhat bizarrely had decreed that none of their cars except the Corvett.

In addition to the ZL1-powered COPO Camaro some dealers ordered vehicles that were nearly identical except for the front springs ignition system and critically the substitution of an iron-block L72 engine rated at 425 horsepower. In fact with 430-horsepower the Camaro has an advantage of nearly 150-horsepower over what the small block Dusters 340 was rated at. Video notes at bottom The story of the COPO Camaros is an interesting one.

When a 69 ZL-1 sold for 1094500 as did this Hugger Orange. The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will race in the Australian Supercars Championship from the 2022 season onward General Motors has confirmed. This COPO 9561 package cost far less than the ZL1 making it a relative performance bargain even though it weighed about 75 pounds more due to the iron block.

Only 69 ZL-1 Camaros were built so when one goes up for sale its an event. COPO Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 History. GM was deliberating over its continued involvement in the.