1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 Races 1967 Plymouth GTX Hemi, It s a Fierce Battle 22 Apr 2021, 8:51 UTC ·
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Detroit rolled out some amazing machines back in the late 1960s. With big V8s rated at more than 400 horsepower, the Chevy Camaro ZL-1 and the Plymouth GTX Hemi were two of them. Can you imagine how exciting drag races between these muscle cars must have been? Well, thanks to the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race series, you can see them do just that more than 50 years later. 1 photo
The 1969 Camaro ZL-1 needs no introduction. One of two COPO cars, the ZL-1 features a race-spec, all-aluminum V8 that cranks out 430 horsepower and 450 pound-feet (610 Nm) of torque. This specific car features a three-speed automatic and tips the scales at 3,490 pounds (1,583 kg), lighter than the usual muscle car for the era. Only 69 were built, so it s one rare bird.
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Super Rare 1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro ZL-1 Hits the Drag Strip 25 Feb 2021, 9:51 UTC ·
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The 1960s not only spawned the greatest muscle cars ever built, but those years also gave America the first super stock drag racers. Every Detroit-based manufacturer had at least one back in the day, and the Chevrolet COPO Camaro is among the rarest and most desirable. 1 photo
The COPO is now a drag-ready Camaro that you can t drive on the street, but the original concept was a bit different. Since GM didn t allow Chevrolet to install engines larger than 6.6 liters in small-than-midsize models, the brand found a way to meet dealer requests for a bigger mill. It did that by using an ordering process usually reserved for fleet and special orders.