The 2020 COPO Camaro arrived on the scene to quite a bit of fanfare after Chevrolet released a limited-run John Force Edition to commemorate the racer’s long and illustrious career.
It turns out that the latest iteration of Chevrolet’s factory-built, turn-key drag car wasn’t very popular, though. According to LSx Magazine, General Motors and Chevy recently sent out a “last call” for orders to purchase the 2020 COPO Camaro, as a significant portion of the 69-unit production run still has not been spoken for.
“Now is the time to become a member of an elite club – the COPO Camaro family,” the automaker said in a message sent to prospective customers. “This is your chance to own a piece of drag racing history. With fewer than 650 in existence, the track‑use‑only COPO Camaro is a work of art handcrafted for you by GM engineers, making it the perfect addition to your collection or racing team. Stand out in your 2020 COPO Camaro with more color options than ever before: two John Force‑inspired options, four base colors, and seven historic paint schemes honoring the original 1969 COPO Camaro. It’s time to be the center of attention.”
The COPO Camaro was made available for purchase through Chevrolet dealerships late last year. However, GM shut vehicle production down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading some customers to back out of their orders, LSX Magazine reports. This has left “a couple handfuls,” of COPO Camaro models sitting waiting for buyers, said Chevrolet COPO and Promotions Manager, Todd Gallant, but the automaker is hopeful it will be able to offload the vehicles before the end of the year. Gallant told LSX Magazine that he has already received some interest in the remaining vehicles from potential buyers.
As a reminder, the 2020 COPO Camaro comes with a naturally aspirated, LSX-based 427 cubic-inch V8, or an optional supercharged 350 V8 engine. The NHRA-legal racer is also offered in 13 heritage colors for 2020, in addition to the aforementioned John Force Edition graphics package. Prices for the race car start at $117,500 and can extend up to over $165,750 fully loaded.
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WHY is it called “COPO” M
COPO = Central Office Production Order.
M=Make America Great Again
It’s been great we’re you been
wait till drag race fans find out the owner of the companies that are the new sponsors of the NHRA said he does not want any trump voters as customers.
Nice rides, IF one can afford them. The original COPO’s were street legal. One needs to spend $120,000 plus, to buy a toy you can only run on the drag strip. It doesn’t even have a VIN. I think Don Yenko, is rolling over in his grave seeing how Chevy has taken the idea behind the COPO’s and turned it into a money grab. No wonder they still have a “handful” still waiting to be sold. I hope the choke on them!
If the owners don’t want Trump supports, they can take the rest of those COVID 19 camaros and drive them off the Grand Canyon, and weld the doors shut with the owners inside. I have owned vets and camaros,, but if this is their position I’ll never buy another. Henry
and drive them off the
it is the person who owns camping world who now is the major sponsor of NHRA drag racing after mellow yellow dropped out
I sincerely hope REAL factory hotrods never go out of style or production…so the tree huggers and environmentalists must never be permitted to F with any beautiful, gorgeous and powerful machine that a carmaker is able to come up with and produce…..they are pure Americana.
Why is there a John Force edition?
once drag racing turned professional with big money needed to compete it started down hill. many years ago we ran races like the NASCAR daytona 500 but there is no way 5 guys in a 4 car garage race there now.
Who and where do I contact to get this car!!!
For the very few Frump supporters that can afford a Camaro, please, do sell. You have no business owning such an amazing piece of American Muscle! Go buy a Toyota.
One day, hopefully, you will see the light, give up your petty BS way of thinking and respect the right every American has to choose, regardless of your opinion and stupid remarks.
Go trump do not elect a pedofile
Biden is not a pedophile and Trump is a corrupt immoral, horrible businessman who won’t be acme to afford diaper from his jail cell when he loses. Lol
#trumpvirus
#heisdone
Buy a ZL1 and put the Hennessy Exorcist package on it and do 0-60 in 2.1 seconds.
Take the money you saved and pay a porn star hush money and pay for an abortion and run for President as a “Christian conservative”.
#trumpisdisgusting
Why can’t the corporate ” geniuses” at Chevrolet figure out that American auto enthusiasts don’t want a ” track only” car? COPO vehicles are too rare and expensive to simply be driven a quarter mile at a time, which would put less than 3 miles per week on the odometer! If the owner/driver of one of these cars has an outstanding year, they’re only going to have used the car to win around 20 races, with a grand total of 5 miles on the completely unnecessary odometer! With the drag car’s options not being available on the production cars, – even those COPO owners who own chevrolet and/or GM dealerships, using their COPO camaro as a display piece to aid the sales of production Camaros, – are going to find many peterbed customers when they’re informed that they cannot order any components on the COPO for the most decked out, fully loaded, production camaro!
Why can’t I get my camaro with those options?
Is exactly what the salesman will hear as his customer walks out of the show room!
you can thank the federal govt emission policies as they can not sell anything that does not meet emission standards. if the libs take over all 3 branches you will be lucky to even buy and ICE car..
I’m a old woman but if I could afford it I would certainly buy it. I think it is beautiful and I would drive it everyday. To hell with just driving it around a track.
Audrey
Audrey, One can not register these Camaroes for the street! They do not have a Vin number. They are sold on a “bill of sale” only. It just doesn’t make sense to build these COPO’s in a way, only drag racers can buy them. It’s been shown, people with big bucks, buy them to put away, and then a year later sell them at auction for even more stupid money. My other post, I wrote Don Yenko is turning in his grave. The original COPO’s were for the street. Not for guys with more money than talent to drive them. Bring back the “REAL” COPO cars. They would sell like hot cakes and GM wouldn’t have to beg buyers to PLEASE come buy their leftover stock. Just sayin’
You can get them titled and registered but it’s a lot of work and requires putting equipment on them you don’t want or need on a race car.
Beautiful car. Love to have one. trump is an idiot. Thanks…
Yes James you are an IDIOT libtard.
U can 2 buy a hellcats for that and drive them on the road not worth it
Can’t wait to see an electric COPO Camaro!!
GM did drag racing demonstration runs last year with a electrice camaro
Jim, I don’t think GM will waste the money on an Electric Camaro. They already have on tap way too many Suv and Cuv electric vehicles coming down the pike. An electric Camaro, makes no sense at all. Wait…That means they will probably do it!
John force is an egotistical a$$ I met him when he was insignificant and he still treated me like dirt
Trump 2020, keep 5he liberals in tears FOUR MORE YEARS
You all do know all of the big 3 make a drag only version of their top performance car?
GM has copo camaro.
Ford has the mustang supersnake.
Dodge has the challenger drag pak.
All track only. All 8 seconds qtr mile times. Been selling them for years now people. All around $145k nicely optioned with wheelie bars and parachute.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE THE FIRST KID ON THE BLOCK TO OWN A COPO CAMERO I JUST NEED 150K
I want one and yes Biden is a pedophile.
Nope. He’s not.
But Trump is a disgusting, immoral, cheating, lying, horrible businessman who lost well over a billion dollars and who morally and economically bankrupt this country.
#trumpcult
Why don’t GM pay attention.? Dodge has street legal cars with over 7oo horses.. Bring back the cars from the 70’s that everyone wanted…!!!! Bigger cars with Big power!!!! Doesn’t take a rocket scientist… Trump is an idiot..!!!
For sure!!!! The production hot rods need to be street legal…
James Bidenblower, you know that the COPO is the reason for global warming, right?
This country was bankrupt long before trump got in office trump is awesome
Those who can’t see the car company for what it is , It’s just a car company trying to survive like everyone else , it’s a car we’re trying to make some money and John force is a Icon of the sport Why does everything have to be political has nothing to do with Trump it’s survival people lighten up and oh yeah go trump go