In the past, the purpose-built COPO Camaro factory drag cars have been limited to just 69 units. This is a reference to the original 1969 COPO Camaro, of which just 69 models were built with the legendary all-aluminum ZL1 427 V8 engine.
That’s set to change for the new 2022 COPO Camaro, though. Chevrolet will not limit production for the 2022 model year COPO Camaro, with orders to be filled on a first come, first serve basis. That means Chevy will build as many COPO Camaro models as it can sell and will not hold a lottery for interested parties to secure their build slot as it has in the past.
To order a 2022 COPO Camaro, interested parties can visit Chevy’s dedicated web landing page for the factory drag car and download the COPO order form PDF file. The customer can then choose the exterior color, engine type and options they want on their vehicle and send the completed form to Chevrolet Performance. Once the order has been submitted and reviewed, the customer will receive a call from Chevrolet Performance COPO Manager, Todd Gallant, to complete the transaction.
The biggest change applied to the 2022 COPO Camaro is the addition of a new 572 cubic inch Big Block V8 engine option. The 572 engine is actually the least expensive engine offered in the drag car for 2022, with prices starting at $105,000 USD. The naturally-aspirated Big Block is NHRA rated at 430 horsepower and can also be ordered with a limited edition ‘572’ exterior graphics upgrade kit.
Prices for the naturally aspirated 427 V8 model, which is NHRA rated at 470 horsepower, start at $117,500. The supercharged 350 engine -the most powerful of the three at 600 horsepower, bumps the base price to $130,000.
The only option available for the 2022 COPO Camaro is the Racer’s Package, which adds a weight box, dual batteries, a carbon fiber air intake and a parachute package. Examples that have both the supercharged engine and the Racer’s Package will also come with an intercooler quick-change coupling.
Chevy is accepting customer orders for the 2022 COPO Camaro now.
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Nice to have the “572” as an option. But, the original ZL1’s, were street drivable. Had a Buddy who was lucky enough to have one before his “Uncle” gave him a one way ticket to South East Asia. Never came back to drive it again. Would love to find that car. Now, if Chevy would just make these new COPOS street legal. How sweet would that be?
Ya, but those original COPO ZL1’s were a high 11 second car at best, these 2022’s are an 8 second car that need wheelie bars and a chute, not to mention street legal means meeting current safety rules, and emissions for the highway. This 2022 COPO Camaro is a serious drag race car for someone without the skill to build one themselves. Apples and Oranges my friend…
I was enrolled in the general motors Fisher body craftsmen’s guild when I was 10 years old my father was a paint supervisor at the GM Assembly plant in Norwood Ohio where the Camaro is first. Mademy father had a 69 Camaro super sport 396 that we took to the drag strip I have photographs my mother told me if I would graduate high school she would help me get any car that I wanted I picked up the newspaper and found a COPO Camaro in the newspaper for $2,000 and I talked to man down to 1600 cuz the car had been bad paint I could set the car sideways in third gear at 85 mile an hour with three other people in the car and I guarantee you you could get their fingerprints off of the vinyl once you have the need for speed it never goes away I had this car for four and a half years never wrecked it never killed nobody never regretted getting to drive the ultimate heartbeat of America then scare The living daylights out of a whole lot of people and not regret it GM does not make a car that I’m afraid of so much for your being in touch with people out there with the ability to deal with such automobiles
I owned a 1969 COPO Camaro red with red interior drag race did on the highway religiously acquired every ticket except via killer manslaughter in triplicate and scared The living daylights out of a whole lot of people that lived to talk about it my friends say general motors should give me a COPO Camaro to take all my friends hayride for their bucket list would be glad to participate in such an outing it was really great owning the ultimate heartbeat of America and never regretting doing such I had friends Network so lucky
LOL. The original COPO Camaros were built as “sleepers” with base trim, without graphics and with the base car ‘dog dish” wheel trim.
Generally the only thing identifying a COPO from a base six cylinder car was the cowl induction style hood and dual exhaust pipes.
For me the cartoonish nature of the car as shown in the accompanying photo is such a departure from the concept of the originals that it should carry a name like NHRA or something other than the name COPO.
I agree so very much. The original COPO’s were sleepers. As were the original ZL1’s. This new COPO, is a factory drag car. IF one is lucky enough to score one, like I said, one can not make it street legal, Too me , it’s a waste of money now. It should be named something other than COPO! They are not really ordered through the COPO program. They are a special factory built drag car for the super rich. NOT a real COPO.
I’m calling BS on Mr. Keller’s COPO tall tale. Perhaps in his youthful mind he dreamed that he was actually driving a real COPO Camaro. But COPO or not, if he ever got an early Camaro sideways at 85 mph on bias belted tires, with 4 people in the car, there’s no way he could have recovered control. Not even if he was Fireball Roberts, lol.
I agree Iam calling BS on Keller’s comment that gm doesn’t make a car that there afraid of I got a 1236 whp zl1 come show me your not afraid