In road-going trim, you can’t get a more powerful Camaro than the ZL1. In terms of handling, the magnum opus of the sixth generation is the aforementioned specification plus the 1LE Track Performance Package. What about the Camaro designed to live on the blacktop, one quarter mile at a time?
Chevy has not one, not two, but three strip-slaying models in the guise of the COPO. Taking its name from the Central Office Production Order system that General Motors rolled out in the 1960s for hi-po cars, the COPO Camaro nowadays can be had with a 350 supercharged V8 or two aspirated options. These are the big-block 427 and the LT-based 376 small-block V8.
The COPO Camaro in the photo gallery is the 350 with a thumpin’ blower on top, a 5.7-liter Chevrolet Performance LSX with 2.9 liters of Whipple goodness for good measure. Number 5 of 69 produced for the 2018 model year, the “fastest COPO Camaro ever offered” is capable of passing the quarter-mile finish line at approximately 160 mph (257 kph) in the mid-8-sec range.
Offered by RK Motors Charlotte for $119,900, the one-owner and never-raced muscly boy here is a factory-prepped strip beast with a Turbo-Hydramatic 400 three-speed automatic transmission and a spool-type diff. An aluminum third member, 4.10 gears, 15-inch Bogart wheels flaunting Hoosier slicks, and four-wheel disc brakes from Strange are a few of the highlights.
The all-black COPO Camaro further boasts the original shipping documents, factory and dealership bills of sale, a chassis certification by the NHRA, and the GM fabrication station checklists. The optional dual-battery setup, trunk-mount weight box, and the racer’s package have also been specced.
As you imagine a racecar would be, the interior of this buff fellow here is simple yet thoroughly focused. The COPO-branded seats are joined by five-point harnesses from Simpson while the dashboard features a small shift light, big tach from Auto Meter, and French-style stitching. The finishing touches? That would be the parachute hanging out the rear and the wheelie bar.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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