Copo Camaro 2013
 

Has anyone got the call from Chevrolet Performance about ordering a 2013 model??? Just curious what engine is being ordered....the 350,396 or the 427...Steve

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I got an email yesterday from Steve Johnson of Chevy Performance asking if I'm still interested in purchasing a 2013 COPO.

Here's the engine options with pricing:

350/325: $86,000
396/375: $88,000
427/425: $92,000

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David,

I'd go with the big dog if I had your $$$$

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John, So would I if I had your good looks! :)

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Saw in an e-mail from GM they were going to produce 69 more for 2013.

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I think Chevrolet Performance has been calling buyers last week and early this week...Haven't heard if all 69 are sold...

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427 w/glide

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[QUOTE=David Hakim;374062]I got an email yesterday from Steve Johnson of Chevy Performance asking if I'm still interested in purchasing a 2013 COPO.

Here's the engine options with pricing:

[FONT=Arial]350/325: $86,000
396/375: $88,000
427/425: $92,000

I say go with the 512/450: $?

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Any word on what the manual transmission option is yet? Tremec TR6060? Synchro, Pro-shifted/Dog-ring? A more racing oriented unit like V-Gate liberty or G-force or Jerico?

The 08 CJs had the standard 6060 out of the GT500 and the 2010s had the optional Liberty so I could see GM going either direction(really expecting the standard 6060 though)

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Been asking the same question since they announced the stick option. Will only concern myself with it if I get THE PHONE CALL. :confused:

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Right from the 2013 COPO Specs sent to me today...



TRANSMISSION: - Manual
o G-Force G101A 4-speed
o Gear ratios:
 2.933 1st
 1.867 2nd
 1.333 3rd
 1.000 4th
o Shifter – Long V-Gate
o Clutch – Ram adjustable 10.5”
o Flywheel – Ram steel 25 lb.
o Throw out bearing – Ram hydraulic

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If anyone is interested 2013 COPO, #32, 427, power glide, Black. This car is for sale. If anyone is interested please PM me. $125,000 firm.

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That didn't take long at all. Guess maybe might need front money to pay for car. Sell quick and pocket 25 -30 grand. GM is definitely making sure that the cars are going to make it to the track. LOL

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They should withhold title for one year and require at least 6 sanctioned races

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What title????

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I think in the USA I remember, you should be able to buy a car if you want and do anything with it you choose. Buy it for investment or race it. I doubt there is enough demand for these cars from serious racers to even sell out the production run.

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They will easily sell the production run.

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Absolutely, without a doubt the production run is probably by now spoken for.. All will be sold to a few racers , some speculators and some collectors. Curious on how the breakdown will be with the new engine/trans options. Oh, of course --COLOR was a big concern ! lol Good luck :cool:to all the lotto winners for the 2013 COPO Camaros. Damn, still haven't won a lotto since winning the # in the draft in '71.

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Do you have possession of this car.If you do it's was obviously built in
" 2012" if so did you run the car yet. Many call cars built in the later part of the 2012 a 2013, not sure how that works with COPO race car.

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my guess...NO, NO, MAYBE, ONLY, NEVER, SOMETIMES

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This car is from 2012 not a 2013. Shows up on one of the auction sites.

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Here tis:http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...N1112-145979#2

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Hey bud you got a 2012 COPO.

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COPO cars are clearly identified by year in their numerical ID plate riveted to the dash, under the windshield where a production car has a VIN tag. Also the laminated build sheet in the trunk and all other Chevrolet paperwork shows year. There should never be any confusion as to the year of these cars. Chevrolet has made that very clear and easily recognized.

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The car is a 2013 COPO. I am posting it for a small Chevrolet dealer who is a good friend of mine that has ordered the car and is selling it. No it has not been built yet expected delivery is early-mid summer.
Yes there is 2012 COPO #32 that is black this is not the same car.

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Thanks for clearing this up

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Something strange here. A Chevrolet dealer cannot "order" a COPO. A retail customer applies to Chevy Performance. If he is chosen from the pool he can then select the dealer of his choice to handle the transaction. The car never goes to the dealership. The only reason a Chevrolet dealer is even involved in all this is for GM to stay in compliance with their dealer franchise agreements as to selling cars. The Chevy dealer does in fact make a very low percentage commission on the deal rightfully so. It is their product line of which they own a franchise and are entitled to some profit from a sale in their market.

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You are correct for 2012. Things changed for 2013.

Dealers also had a chance to opt in for the COPO lottery where a third party picked the winning chances. Chevrolet Performance made the calls to notify the lucky ones. The winning dealer is notified and was given 24 hours to decide if they wanted to take delivery or not. If they declined the chance went to next dealer.

This particular car was accepted and the dealer will be the purchaser if a buyer is not found before delivery day and the dealer would have to pick up the car from Detroit just like a private customer would. All 69 of the purchasers get a tour of the COPO assembly plant. If a buyer chose to be a part of the engine build they would get a tour of the engine plant.

As a racer myself I posted this car here because I hope a racer will buy it and race it. I do not want it to be hidden away in someone's private collection never to be seen or raced.

All COPO's need to be raced and enjoyed as the drag cars that they are.

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So to be clear, the dealer is actually in the lottery as a retail buyer. He is not getting called to take a car as a Chevrolet dealer to then market to a customer. I really see no difference from last year. A dealer could have been in the pool in 2012 no different than 2013, and have got the call. A Chevrolet dealer can NOT order a COPO from what I have been told by the people involved in this project. If a dealer is in fact picked and gets a car I suppose he is free to market the car no different than others who took a car to flip and see a profit. Clearly not the intent but GM has no control over this after the car is sold by them to anybody.

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Yep you summed it up....supply and demand, welcome to America. If Chevrolet did not want the cars to be flipped for a profit by anybody they should have built more than 69.

I also want to mention BS walks and Money talks everything is negotiable.

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So a friend of the dealer (who does not want the car) get's in the lottery. He wins the lottery but leaves the car with his car dealer friend to keep or resell. Where there is a will,there is a way.Remember there is no title only a parts counter slip when it is sold to the end user. Do you really think GM cares? The car companies know that only a small percentage of the cars will get raced. They like our conversation, it's good press. If they keep building 50 to a hundred a year the cars will depreciate for a long time before they appreciate in value.Most people with big money want the latest and greatest. There are only so many people with money that will buy one of each year for a collection.

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We're curious about the New 2013 engine choices...

are they all naturally aspirated?

350" / 325HP

396" / 375HP

427" / 425HP

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Yes

Plus a stick shift option.

Robin

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Do we know what classes these fall into?

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Yes: fast, faster and fastest !! LOL

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NHRA have the specs on the 3 motors, soon they will post them-:eek: The 69 COPO's wont start production until june-july and august-

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Cost of this Manual Transmission Option = $11,000

and btw, you don't get any credit for leaving the PG behind...

So we're clear, it's The Base Price of the car + $11,000 to obtain a "Stick" car

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And then you can go buy a clutch that works, a mechanical linkage and a trans with better gearing! :eek:

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buy an auto ---sell the trans then go buy the right parts ---save $11000 up front plus whatever ya get for the "used glide stuff" and yer about $6000 ahead after the stick conversion to spend on other stuff