The 1969-model-year COPOs are arguably the most desirable versions of the first-generation Chevrolet Camaro. Built in 1969 units and with an all-aluminum, race-spec V8, the ZL-1 is THE holy grail.

Starting with the 2011 model year, General Motors built 69 Chevy Camaro COPOs (Central Office Production Order) per year to be used for NHRA Stock Eliminator and Super Stock Drag Racing programs.

These days it’s common that high-performance “race” versions of cars are stuffed away in climate-controlled garages and treated as collectibles or investments rather than the beat-the-crap-out-of-it ...

In late May, I reported about a 1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro going under the hammer. It's an L72 version, it looked stunning, and everyone expected it to blow past the $200,000. The auction is now over, ...

General Motors loved rules in the late 1960s. Some of them lived on paper, and some lived in the heads of managers who pictured a pony car spinning into a ditch and landing on the news. One big rule ...

Many folks love to talk about the Camaro ZL1 and how it's the awesomest of the F-bodies. That's difficult to argue, as it was a race car merely disguised with street car equipment. The ZL1 was part of ...