COPO 9560 aluminum 427 CI V-8, car no. 2 of only 69 produced for 1969. 1 of only 2 Camaro ZL1s delivered to Fred Gibb Chevrolet in LaHarpe, Illinois, on New Year's Eve in 1968. The copy of the shipping invoice states "Ship 1230 Estes Red Hot Pilot 427 Engine 9560BA".
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The car was sent to Dick Harrell's Performance Center in Kansas City, Missouri, with the no. 1 car prepped for the Winternationals in Phoenix, Arizona.
At the Winternationals, the brand new Camaro ZL1 made an impressive debut, defeating, among others, the Sox and Martin Hemi Barracuda and launching the ZL1 into the public eye.
The no. 2 car is purportedly the first Camaro ZL1 sold to the public, as the no. 1 car was initially kept by Gibb and campaigned in AHRA Super Stock.
Copies of the chassis and body broadcast sheets.
Copies of the shipping and sales invoices.
Restored by Corvette Specialists of Beaumont, Texas.
Correct replacement Winters ZL1 aluminum 427 CI V-8 engine. |  |
 | Factory-rated at 430 HP, the ZL1 powerplant well exceeded 500 hp and debuted as the most powerful engine Chevrolet ever offered to the public. Derived from Can-Am racing and known internally as COPO 9560, the engine featured all-aluminum block and heads, which kept the weight down to about 500 lbs. The racing engine wasn't cheap. |
 | The ZL1 engine option cost $4,160.15 on top of the base car price, and required over $500 in mandated options. This brought the total cost of a 1969 ZL1 Camaro to over $7,200, which was more than double the price of a standard V8 Camaro.
Muscle car royalty, they surely aren't giving them away. This example appears at Mecum. |
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1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 - $825k
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