Don Yenko ordered Camaros from Chevrolet, ripped out the 396 and shoved in a 427, a 3.73 rear end, and some other stuff. It was intended to race in the NHRA/IHRA. The problem was that they cars were modified by Yenko so Chevy couldn’t uphold the warranty and the car was made for the Super Stock class so it couldn’t compete due to it being modified. The solution was the COPO Camaro. COPO stands for Central Office Production Order. Pretty much you call Chevrolet, tell them what you want, and they build it. So you could get a base model with a 427, and it would be under warranty and be able to race in the intended class, due to it not being “modified”. Since Chevy built it, it was stock.
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Don Yenko ordered Camaros from Chevrolet, ripped out the 396 and shoved in a 427, a 3.73 rear end, and some other stuff. It was intended to race in the NHRA/IHRA. The problem was that they cars were modified by Yenko so Chevy couldn’t uphold the warranty and the car was made for the Super Stock class so it couldn’t compete due to it being modified. The solution was the COPO Camaro. COPO stands for Central Office Production Order. Pretty much you call Chevrolet, tell them what you want, and they build it. So you could get a base model with a 427, and it would be under warranty and be able to race in the intended class, due to it not being “modified”. Since Chevy built it, it was stock.
Well I am European and I did. Good luck finding any chevys in Europe though
Yeah it’s a shame, I’d love to see more of them on European soil!
Saw one in fast and furious. That scene where they jump on to a boat 😂😂
Yeahhh one of my favourite scenes !
Wouldn't that be 400 Yenko badges were sacrificed for the Vega.
200 in 1971 and 200 in 1972