Purpose-built factory drag cars with COPO badging are a rarity even among auctions of desirable special-edition vehicles, but a 2023 Chevy COPO Camaro Big Block will soon be up for grabs in a no-reserve auction in Palm Beach, Florida.
Brought to auction by Barrett-Jackson, this COPO Camaro is a non-street-legal, genuine Central Office Production Order car built to blast off the starting line with more than 1,000 horsepower and over 870 pound-feet of torque, thanks to its hard-charging 632 cubic-inch ZZ632 V8 gasoline engine.
The COPO Camaro is a bold and ultra-aggressive track-only muscle car. The star of the show, the 632 cubic-inch engine – or 10.4L – can lay down a searing 1,004 horsepower at 6,600 rpm and 876 pound-feet of torque at 5,600 rpm. Though it needs to guzzle 93 octane fuel to achieve those numbers, this 2023 Chevy Camaro is said to do the quarter-mile in the mid-7-second range.
As a crate engine, the ZZ632 is priced at nearly $38,000 and features a cast-iron block, CNC-machined aluminum heads, and forged steel internals where appropriate. It also develops a full-throated, adrenaline-pumping roar, which GM Authority has shown a video of before.
Besides the 632 cubes snarling under the hood – the biggest engine in any American-produced car – the COPO Camaro is equipped with an ATI Racing Products TH400 three-speed automatic transmission featuring a Hurst Quarterstick shifter. Its Satin Black race wheels are wrapped in Hoosier drag racing tires that offer plenty of grip.
This particular example is finished in the eye-catching Vivid Orange exterior paint color (paint code GCF). The vehicle features gloss black accent stripes and plenty of unique exterior badging, including COPO and 632 badges. More badges festoon the interior, including COPO gauge logos and COPO seatback embroidery.
Numbered as Lot 762 by Barrett-Jackson, the Chevy COPO Camaro up for auction is likely to go for top dollar despite the lack of a reserve. Since it’s not street-legal, it also is not registered and has no VIN number, being sold on a bill of sale. However, some states may require a registration and VIN number assignment process for the vehicle.
Let us know in the comments below if you think this special COPO variant 2023 Chevy Camaro is a vehicle you’d love to use burning rubber through a seven-second quarter mile at the track.
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More articles to “support” Camaro since it was again killed by gm than when it was alive. Son owns a 2017 RS we bought him new when he was 16. Loves the car and gets constant compliments. Ford and Dodge will be laughing all the way to the bank with added sales. Sad for Chevy guys that love Camaro ( I had a 79 Z28 new & 75 RS, 6 Chevelles along with a 84 Monte Carlo SS). Also bought a low mileage 79 Corvette in 87 & kept & enjoyed for 33 years. Cannot afford a C8, not even close. Nothing exciting or affordable left for an old sports car guy like me from lowercase gm. Son plans to hopefully keep his 17 for life. 25k miles in 6 years.
Camaro will be back. Killing something off in dramatic fashion is a marketing ploy to recover from low sales while generating interest that hopefully lasts until it’s resurrection. I would assume after batteries get a bit smaller and lighter it will come back as an EV. GM will watch the Charger EV and likely not bring the Camaro back until it is gaining sales.
It would be better rapped in 69 body!!
My Dad had Pontiacs most of his life. I started on them in 1969 when I bought a 64 GTO. In 1974 I bought a 1 of 500 SD 455 Trans Ams. The last Pontiac I had was a 1997 Ram Air Trans Am. I then had to go the Chevy route after Pontiac was killed off. I ordered an SS Camaro in May of 2009 and still drive it with 30K on the odometer. I have a difficult time understanding GM leaving the market to FORD especially since Dodge has mistakenly went electric.
They cost to much bring the price down and gm can keep them
What state requires you to register a race car?
Camaro is a way of life to many people just hate to see it stop , that’s all!
I have always loved the Big Block Chevy. In my earlier days I married a 67 Impala 427 with a 70 Chevelle, OH HAD SO MUCH FUN.
This Camaro would be a dream come true. I could even eliminate the Corvette on my bucket list.😁
That cars one I would loose it if I owned one I just got ss comero 2010 lot of miles but every things great check the oil after driving 2 months it’s like still clear crazy 140,000 miles 5 comero I owned my first car comero I love em great cars shouldn’t stop making them
My dad had a saying when my brother and I were knee high to a tall Indian he would bark out “you were born stupid your gonna die stupid”! Boy you gotta miss the good old days, but my stupid question, comment ever since they started producing these cool COPO Camaros the day I saw one I was in I wanted one until I realized they were not meant for the street. So here it is, why don’t they bring these special Camaros to the street I’m sure I’m not the only car guy itching to own one of these exact COPOs and drive them on the street. I don’t give a f#ck about rules and regulations just find a way. I wouldn’t even care about owning the 632 I want the 427 version would suit me just fine. I can’t get it out of my head the 632 does the 1/4 in 7 seconds blistering ludicrous speed.
Watch how much they sell it for. You have to be a millionaire to afford it.
I was a G.M. man all my life from thr age of 19. Had a 66′ Pontiac G.T.O., 72′ Pontiac Trans AM 455 H.O. (very rare). Then a 76′ Grand Prix SJ, and even a butchered 1980 Bonneville to name a few. Just too many others to list over fifty years. I won a 2nd place trophy at the G.T.O. nationals in 2010, and it took a year to talk the Dealer down on my current Vehicle, a 2010 2SSRS Camaro with all types of extras. A factory painted engine cover, custom car cover and spoiler kit from the dealership. I put a cam, long pipe headers, high flow cats, Magnaflow mufflers to keep it quiet, along with twenty thousand into a high end audiophile stereo. The final cost $ 70,000, and it’s still looks brand new with 102,000 miles. I get heads up and compliments every time I drive it. I’ll keep this one forever and the LS-3 Corvette engine is one that’s been around for a long time. Everything is mostly stock except the K&N cold air intake and the slight modifications to the upper engine rebuild. It’s fast, handles great, and I seldom see the Inferno Orange with a white racing stripe on any 2010’s. These collectors that never drive the cars with virtually no mileage can’t compete with a motor that’s just broken in like this one. Always garaged, hand washed and a panel or two is waxed after every wash. All rubber is replaced with G.M. factory parts which is sad considering it’s coming from places like Malaysia and parts of Asia. Nothings like the 60’s and 70’s as far as quality parts. But the LS-3 engine makes it a car worth owning. 2010 was a good year despite what I’ve heard in the past. The cost of anything new combined with all the advanced electronics has made this my last sports car I’ll ever buy. Camaro might return, but there will never be any muscle cars that compare to those of the past. I want control of my vehicle without all the components that make it impossible to buy a reasonably priced product with a performance motor !