HOT ROD Unlimited takes a close look at the 2012 COPO Camaro, the baddest factory Camaro ever. The 2012 COPO Camaro is a pure drag racing car built to compete in NHRA Stock Eliminator and Super Stock classes, and in this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited, they go behind the scenes within General Motors to [...]
Chevrolet COPO Camaro Goes From Concept to Production Stock Eliminator drag racer the quickest Camaro ever offered by Chevrolet DETROIT – 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 [...]
17 Dec, 2011
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HERE is the first official Chevrolet Performance video of the initial COPO Camaro concept testing. The COPO Camaro is a concept designed to the specifications for NHRA Stock Eliminator drag racing competition. It’s designed to accommodate more than one engine option, including a naturally aspirated 427 engine (7.0L) – the same displacement as the original [...]
The COPO Camaro concept [official info] was revealed at the recent SEMA Show and it’s now made its first drag runs! The COPO Camaro is a concept designed to the specifications for NHRA Stock Eliminator drag racing competition. It’s designed to accommodate more than one engine option, including a naturally aspirated 427 engine (7.0L) – [...]
LAS VEGAS – For the second year in a row, the Chevrolet Camaro is the “hottest car” at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The SEMA Award recognizes the most accessory-friendly vehicle, based on the volume of aftermarket parts exhibited at the annual showcase of automotive performance and personalization. The SEMA Award was first handed [...]
The COPO Camaro is back at Chevrolet, as a concept designed to the specifications for NHRA Stock Eliminator drag racing competition. The COPO Camaro is a proof of concept for what a Chevrolet Stock Eliminator entry could look like, said Jim Campbell, GM U.S. vice president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. And it is a [...]
General Motors’ COPO system — a backdoor means for building some wicked performance machines in the 1960s — may be no more, but that isn’t stopping today’s Chevrolet dealers from building bespoke performance Camaros of their own. The 2011 GM Performance Parts catalog now lists COPO-esque 2011 Camaros by DeNooyer Chevrolet in New York and [...]
