Posted on 01/27/2014 3:49:16 PM PST by Impala64ssa
In case you missed it during the FOX networks coverage of the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale classic car auction over the weekend, Chevrolet Performance’s first 2014 COPO Camaro factory race car, numbered No. 1 of 69 (VIN 001 to be exact), was auctioned off for charity, bringing in an impressive $700,000 winning bid— more than seven times the sticker price of a typical COPO.
Many of our readers may recognize this as the very same COPO that was unveiled at the SEMA Show as a preview to the 2014 model year build, and was also on display in the Chevrolet Performance booth at the PRI Show in Indianapolis. This particular car features GM’s LS-based 350 cubic inch small block with a 2.9L screw-type Whipple supercharger.
After making the rounds in front of the industry and media at SEMA and PRI, COPO Camaro No. 1 was off to Scottsdale, where 100% of its sale price benefitted the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans, an organization that works with wounded soldiers to help them overcome injuries sustained in battle, including loss of limbs and paralysis. The organization aims to get the wounded soldiers into competitive athletic events though physical training with specialized adaptive devices, including hand-crank wheelchairs.
NASCAR team owner and avid collector Rick Hendrick was reportedly in a lively bidding war for the car, but an identified bidder ended up with it after the hammer dropped.
This particular COPO is the only 2014 model thats has been produced thus far, and it does indeed carry significance and rarity beyond its number tag, as according to the brass at Chevrolet, it will be the one and only car finished in the sleek “Silver Ice” color.
The COPO Camaro’s are purpose-built by hand for racers for the NHRA’s Super Stock and Stock Eliminator categories in GM’s Oshawa, Ontario assembly plant, with NHRA-certified roll cages, solid rear axles, racing suspension, a compete aftermarket fuel system, racing seats, and much more. Engines packages for 2014 are expected to include the supercharged 350, a naturally aspirated 427, along with naturally aspirated 350 and 396 cubic inch offerings.
Or a 1967 L88 Corvette.
I don't think that's correct. I believe Ford will be building Shelby's in 2015. For starters the GT350 I believe will carry that name.
And you’re a gearhead if you know that COPO is an acronym for Central Office Production Order.
I’ve owned a Plymouth Valiant, Dodge Dart GT and a Plymouth Barracuda all with the 225 slant sixes. Definitely not hot rods but still fun.
Yeah, the same car with a 340 had a lot higher “excitement” level.
Couldn’t wear out those old 302s
Yep - and it used to sound cool and exotic, proof that someone knew the corporate channels well enough to order up a Corvette big-block engine in a Camaro.
Now in the era of Government Motors, the acronym has a Soviet ring to it.
You may be correct and I stand corrected. It was rumored in Road and Track that Ford was going to drop the Shelby name from future GTs and just call them SVT Cobras. (www.roadandtrack.com/go/future-cars/spy-shots-2015-ford-mustang-news-and-hot-rumors) However I read that Carroll Shelby signed a licensing agreement with Ford for future cars just before he died. Of course you can buy a 350 and upgrade it at the Shelby plant in Las Vegas.
“Yeah, the same car with a 340 had a lot higher “excitement” level.”
Yes, and I loved my 383 1965 Chrysler 300. But when you put larger engines in A body Mopars, you have to set up a special bank account for ball joints and idler arms.
WTF? TTIWWP
Yeah that is all Italian pussy fart Fiat
BTW I busted some dirt roads in Italy witha morris minor.
Hoot of a car.
Yup, there is a future license agreement.
That aside, your naturally aspirated 2014 GT500 with 662 HP may never be equaled in that price range again, so congratulations are still in order.
Yup, there is a future license agreement.
That aside, your naturally aspirated 2014 GT500 with 662 HP may never be equaled in that price range again, so congratulations are still in order.
Speak for yourself. I could fix it :)
Besides, if you are planning for the end of the world, get a mechanically fuel injected diesel tractor engine with unmanaged turbo, and build a hotrod around it.
Otherwise, good luck building a set of points, after all those solid state ignitions blow out when the balloon goes up :) Or gasoline for that matter!
Diesels will burn just about anything oily, and don’t require any electronics to run at all (the old ones). No idea if you could back-convert a electronically fuel injected diesel to mechanical injection, though. I mean, it’s plausible, but there are certain components you would need, like glow plugs, that probably aren’t equipped in the lower 49, meaning you will have to machine heads as well.
Or light a fire in the intake and turn it over. That will work too :)
Alcohol in spark engines is an option, of course, but if you don’t have solid state electronics to fire your coil, game over.
Personally, I’d opt for steam till industry got back on its feet.
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