The COPO Camaro nameplate is legendary, bringing with it associations of race-ready power numbers and impressive straight-line performance. Although originally established in reference to the rules-bending Central Office Production Order vehicles of the late ‘60s, GM has since embraced the name with a line of dedicated drag racers designed specifically for competition use. Now, a brand-new 2019 Chevrolet COPO Camaro is listed for sale in Arizona.
First introduced at the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the 2019 COPO Camaro celebrates 50 years of the COPO Camaro nameplate. This particular example was special ordered with the 50th Anniversary Blue package, which looks fantastic offset by the silver racing stripes. The hue pays homage to the original Laguna Blue color offered back in 1969.
This example is also one of just a handful of 2019 COPO Camaros built, making it that much more desirable. To note, this example is number 55 of 69 units produced for the 2019 model year, with that specific production limit mirroring the number of ’69 COPO Camaros built with the all-aluminum 427 Z71 engine back in the day.
This 2019 model connects its naturally aspirated LSX-based 427 racing engine an ATI Racing Products TH400 automatic transmission, and features a carbon fiber hood plus wheelie bars. It was also optioned with the Racer Package, which tosses in a parachute, trunk-mounted weight box, and dual batteries.
“This is brand new, still in the wrapper,” reads the vehicle description, “never raced, never drove, just unloaded out of enclosed shipper and backed into showroom!” It should also be noted that the showroom mentioned is none other than Berger Chevrolet, one of the top COPO dealers back in ’69.
Now, this 2019 COPO Camaro is listed for sale by Choice Auto & Truck Sales in Payson, Arizona. Pricing is set at $147,500.
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Source: Choice Auto & Truck Sales
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Interesting car, but one only of value to a collector or drag racer since these COPO cars don’t have VINs, and thus can never be registered/licensed for street use.
I’d like to have that engine though.
SWEET
Isn’t there a way to retrofit a Vin for these cars? I mean if you create a custom car I’m sure you can also get a Vin for that so you should be able to get a Vin for this one too according to some process.
Good question. If a car, say a ’32 Ford 3-window coupe replica, is hobbyist-built from the ground up, usually frame manufacturers (for example) supply a ‘serial number’ with it, and this is used to register the completed car pending some sort of state inspection of the completed vehicle (different states may vary in their requirements for such cars).
GM doesn’t provide a VIN for COPOs, but rather a serial number; they specifically state that these cars are not approved for use on public highways. Whether or not a given state refers to GM in such a situation, I have no idea.
they do not meet federal emission standards and not road legal.
The car has a serial number, why couldn’t that act as a vin number? That car is a very safe car rollbar an has the brakes that all performance cars that are on the street. You should be able to get plates like collectors plates ,special plates . Talk about that car doesn’t have emission junk on it, you go to car shows an check out cars made before 1969 none of them could meet emission standards! I’m talking about a car like most at a car show in the summer time doesn’t have emission junk on them! This is a car you would take to a car show an Rally’s ! This is like most cars at summer time car shows you’re not going to drive them every day! Car shows is for everybody that loves cars, people like to get together an show off their cars an talk about their cars because they proud of them! NO HARM NO FOUL!
If you are going racing these Camaro COPO’s are fantastic! Back in the 60’s Chevy Dealers would have bought all of these up and campaigned the cars at the big tracks. With their name all over them of course.
If not then they are like collecting high dollar model cars.
Keep them in the box until you are done having it and then sell to another collector.
Big Boy Toys for Sure…
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I live in about 70 miles north of Payson in Arizona and thinking about making this 2019 COPO my new Hobby, I recently have a lot of free time to spend how I’d like unlike ever before and am in the market for such a perfect meant to be COPO to enjoy taking to Races an Car Shows when not busy giving
and sharing other brand new vehicles with my ever expanding friends list as I am a Car and truck Secret Santa of the world, has became a awesome lifestyle an much enjoyed way of giving back to the world the immense blessings I have been blessed with recently and sharing a happy loving message with the worlds hotrod people of all walks of life. Please call me or message me when next available time is to come see an most likely take her home with me, this one is a personal love affair ive been looking to complete for a few years now since they started the COPO ordering production office up an running again. Thanks my name is Christopher you can reach me at 928-386-0151 or 928-386-0446. Email Bcockerham402@gmail com looking forward to arraigning a meeting asap. Have a good day thanks again, God Bless.