GM SUPPORTED THE AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (AMA) BAN IN THE 1960's BY ONLY
USING IT'S 400 CUBIC INCH AND LARGER ENGINES IN FULL SIZE CARS AND CORVETTES. THROUGH
THE CENTRAL OFFICE PRODUCTION ORDER SYSTEM (COPO), CHEVY PRODUCT GURU, VINCE PIGGINS,
FOUND A LOOP HOLE WITH THE BAN AND CREATED THE ULTIMATE CAMARO - THE LEGENDARY ZL1.



IT WAS AN OUTRAGEOUS IDEA, SO OUTRAGEOUS THAT IT MET HUGE RESISTANCE FROM INSIDE
GENERAL MOTORS AS SOON AS IT WAS RAISED: A SHORT PRODUCTION RUN OF 1969 CAMAROS
EQUIPPED WITH THE ALL-ALUMINUM 427 ZL1 ENGINE. THE 427 WAS NEVER INTENDED BY CHEVYS
BRASS FOR STREET DUTY BUT PIGGINS WOULD NOT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER. CORPORATE POLICY
WAS SUCCESSFULLY CIRCUMVENTED AND 69 ZL1's ACHIEVED NEAR MYTHICAL STATUS BEING
ONE OF THE MOST ASS-KICKINGEST MACHINES TO EVER ROLL OUT OF DETROIT!!!



MOST ZL1/COPO CARS HAVE PLAIN BODIES. OF THE 69 COPO ZL1 CAMAROS BUILT, TWO WERE ORDERED WITH
THE RALLY SPORT (RS) APPEARANCE PACKAGE, VINYL TOP & 427 BADGING. ONE OF THOSE TWO,  CAR # 55,
WAS FEATURED IN THE 2008 MECUM SPRING CLASSIC AUCTION  AS AN UNRESTORED ORIGINAL WITH
ONLY 7,700 MILES. IT IS THAT CAR THAT WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS TRIBUTE  ZL1 CAMARO.


 
JUST COMPLETED ROTISSERIE RESTORATION BY WETHERALL RESTORATIONS OF LONGMONT, COLORADO.
ALL-ALUMINUM, PERIOD CORRECT, 427 ZL1 ENGINE BUILT BY G.A.M. RACING ENGINES OF GREELEY, COLORADO.
 


11:1 COMPRESSION. 850 CFM HOLLEY.
ALL THE RIGHT SNOWFLAKES.
 


 ARP HARDWARE THROUGHOUT.
DYNO TESTED AND TUNED. WARRANTY.



CORRECT STOCK EXHAUST MANIFOLDS.
CHAMBERED EXHAUST.


 
BRAND NEW GOODYEAR F-70 POLYGLAS RUBBER.
14" PAINTED STEEL WHEELS. HUBCAPS.
MUNCIE M21 CLOSE-RATIO TRANSMISSION.
12 BOLT REAR WITH 4.10:1 POSI-TRACTION DIFFERENTIAL.



STEEL ZL2 HOOD. REAR SPOILER.
 DOUBLE-ACCENT STRIPING.
 


WHITE SEATS AND DOOR PANELS. WOODGRAIN ACCENTS.
TILT ROSEWOOD STEERING WHEEL. CENTER CONSOLE & GAUGES.



SPECIAL INSTRUMENT PACKAGE.
ASSIST GRIP. TINTED GLASS.



DELCO AM RADIO. BRIGHT PEDAL TRIM.
BRIGHT WHEEL ARCH TRIM MOLDINGS & DRIP RAILS.
POWER STEERING. POWER FRONT DISC BRAKES.

F41 SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.

WHITE VINYL ROOF.



LE MANS BLUE METALLIC PAINT.



BRIGHT ACCENTED TAIL LIGHTS. RS BADGING.



BLACKED OUT GRILL WITH HIDEAWAY HEADLIGHTS.



THE APEX OF CHEVY MUSCLE - A TRUE FACTORY BUILT STREET RACER.



AS A BENCHMARK, BLACK BOOK VALUE OF AN ORIGINAL 1969 CAMARO ZL1 427 COUPE STARTS AT 4 HUGE.

12 MONTH WARRANTY ON ENGINE FROM BUILDER.

REFERENCES - INTERNETdotCOM - INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS HOT CARS™  IMP AB - MECUMdotCOM
 YOUTUBEdotCOM - MILESTONES MAGAZINE - BLACKBOOKUSAdotCOM