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Camaro COPO Concept

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2012 Chevrolet Camaro COPO Concept

Chevrolet will build 69 COPO Camaros for 2012, the brand's first purpose-built Camaro drag-racing specialty car designed to compete with the quickest in NHRA's Stock Eliminator and Super Stock classes. National records for quarter-mile times in these contests are in the nine-second range. As such, the COPO Camaros are expected to be the quickest Camaro ever offered by Chevrolet.

The 69-car production for the 2012 COPO Camaro matches the number of "ZL-1" COPO camaros made in 1969. COPO stands for Central Office Production Order and was Chevrolet's special-order system in used by dealers to build high-performance models in the 1960's.

The new COPO Camaros will be built using factory "body-in-white" body structures produced at the Oshawa, Ontario plant that manufactures regular-production Camaros. They are the same body-in-white body shells available to all racers under Chevrolet performance part number 19243374.

Customers will order and complete the transaction for their COPO Camaro at their preferred Chevrolet dealer with delivery at the General Motors Performance Build Center in Wixom, Mich. Deliveries will begin early this summer 2012.

Highlights of the new COPO Camaro program include:

- A sequenced build number matched to the engine but sold without a Vehicle Identification Number and cannot be registered for highway use.
- Three racing-class engines are available, including a narually aspired 427 (7.0L) and two supercharged 327 (5.3L) V-8 engines.
- Engine assembly at GM's Performance Build Center, where the buyer can opt to participate in the engine assembly similar to Chevrolet's Corvette Engine Build experience and the Chevrolet Performance Build your own Crate Engine programs.
- Engine pairing with a Powerglide automatic transmission design for drag racing.
- Five colors: Black, Summit White, Victory Red, Silver ice Metallic and Ashen Gray Metallic.
- A COPO graphics package similar to the one introduced on the concept vehicle available in Metallic White, Flat Black, Inferno Orange Metallic, and Chevy Racing Blue.
- Pricing starting at $89,000
- A special collector's package offering the purchase of all three engines with the COPO Camaro - including one installed in the car at delivery - with each engine serial number matched to the car.

The COPO Camaro is designed to NHRA racing specifications including a solid axle and a full chrome moly roll cage. Inside, most of the standard sound deadening and power accessories have been deleted in order to optimize weight for NHRA racing. Also including is a pair of racing bucket sears (no rear seat), a safety harness for the driver, a competition floor shifter and Chevrolet Performance gauges.

The three engines offered in the COPO Camaro program were developed to align wit the top classes in NHRA's various Stock Eliminator and Super Stock ranks.

They are:

- An LS7-based naturally aspired 427 (7.0L) V8
- A Supercharged, LSX-based 327 (5.3L) V8 featuring a 2.9L Supercharger
- A Supercharged, LSX-based 327 (5.3L) V8 featuring a 4.0L Supercharger

August 15th, 2012
13 Mile & Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI
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3648x2736px 7.98 MB
Make
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Model
KODAK EASYSHARE Z1012 IS Digital Camera
Shutter Speed
1/813 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Aug 15, 2012, 7:07:00 PM
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Roddy1990's avatar
Now that is something I'd love to drive on the streets..."every-day-everyday" :iconahurrplz: