Chevrolet COPO Camaro, 2017
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Chassis No.: 2017C0P0045
Auction: Monterey 2019
Auction date: August 17, 2019
Lot No.: S45
$90,000 | High bid
- Exterior: Yellow
- Number 45 of 69 produced
- 1 of 5 produced in Bright Yellow
- Handbuilt by Turn Key Automotive in Oxford, Michigan
- Built in June of 2017
- Ordered with the highest available horsepower and most expensive engine option
- Supercharged 350 CI engine, an $8,000 option
- TH400 automatic transmission
- Matte Black
- Base graphic package
- Carbon fiber hood
- Bogart racing wheels
- Wheelie bars
- Parachute package
- Capable of an 8.5 second quarter mile
- Custom COPO car cover
- COPO book numbered to the car
- Extra large Simpson Racing suit
- Dash signed by lead captain Mike Lawrence
- Trunk signed by all team members
- Sold on a bill of sale
Chevrolet celebrated the Camaro’s 50th anniversary by announcing another release of the legendary COPO Camaro in an edition of 69 cars, matching the total production of the original ZL1-powered racers. Developed in close cooperation with the NHRA for legality in Stock Eliminator and/or Super Stock competition, this iteration of the COPO Camaro builds on a legacy established in 1969, when the first purpose-built drag racing specialty Camaro was designed to compete in NHRA’s Stock Eliminator. The COPO nameplate is a nod to the Central Office Production Order system, which crafty Chevrolet dealers used to build one-of-a-kind high-performance models.
No. 45 of the 69 produced, this example is one of only five finished in eye-catching Bright Yellow paint, in this case accented with Matte Black base COPO graphics. This is truly a no-nonsense, no-holds-barred drag racing machine capable of dropping the hammer to the tune of an 8.5-second quarter mile. The new-generation COPO Camaro was offered with a choice of engines that included the LT-based 302 CI V-8 rated at 360 HP, a 427 rated at 470 HP and the brute-force Whipple-supercharged 350 CI infusing this example with 580 HP at 8,000 RPM.
An $8,000 option, the 350 is coupled with a specially built 400 Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic transmission actuated by a Hurst “Quarterstick” shifter with built-in neutral safety switch. Riding on Hoosier drag slicks and narrow front runners mounted on lightweight but strong Bogart racing wheels, the car features a carbon fiber domed hood with a prominent cowl-induction scoop, adjustable wheelie bars, parachute package for extra stopping power on those sub-9-second runs, a full roll cage and specialized instrumentation.
This exclusive COPO Camaro comes with a custom COPO car cover, a COPO book numbered to the car, an extra large Simpson Racing suit, signatures of all team members in the trunk and lead captain Mike Lawrence’s autograph on the dash.
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