The Copo Camaro the Fastest Production Camaro ever Produced
TheCOPO (Central Office Production Ordered)Camaro is the rarest of all the Camaros that is available to the public. It was first introduced in 1969, it was built by General Motors for the sole purpose of drag racing. The ideal behind it was to bring competition to the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) drag racing circuit. Up until 1969, the Ford Cobra Jets and Dodge Hemis dominated the stock and super stock circuits because the Camaro did not meet NHRA rules and regulations; this was a problem. So to fix that that problem, GM decided to make sure the COPO Camaro would be produced and delivered to the consumer with every NHRA rule and regulation followed.
Although, the existence of the COPO Camaro would be short lived, the legend would stick around up until present day; now for 2013 General Motors is bringing it back with the same intentions, strictly drag racing. In 2013, 138 COPO Camaros will be produced and sold. There will be three different engine options for the consumer to choose from: a 427 cubic inch naturally aspired V-8, a 327 cubic inch V-8 with a 2.9L supercharger and a327 cubic inch V-8 with 4.0L supercharger. The Camaros will also have a special designed drag race suspension, including a rear solid axle, racing tires, role cage and a fuel cell with an easy access exterior on/off switch. You will also find that there is no back seat, but you will have a full functional racing harness for the front seats which all complies with NHRA's rules and regulations.
What makes these cars so rare outside of its raw horsepower and racing capabilities, is that there the only American made cars that you can buy that have no VIN. number, no title and they can not be registered to drive.
A special edition convertible version of the COPO Camaro was auctioned off at the Barrett Jackson Auction in 2012. General Motors managed to bring in $400,000 dollars for the first ever sold 2013 inferno metallic orange Camaro, with all proceeds going to help the American Heart Association.
Now, if you were someone that wanted to get your hands on one of these rare Camaros, you would not have to shell out $400,000 dollars, but you should expect to at least shell out about $89,000 dollars; that is if you are someone who is lucky enough to order one before there all gone.
