Chevrolet
Camaro COPO 9567 prototypes

Why it matters

COPO 9567 is the code CRG associates with a detuned ZL-1 engine in a show-style Camaro that Chevrolet considered offering as a regular production option. The car was meant to be a flashy street ZL-1 rather than a bare drag racer, but it never reached production because of its projected price.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

In April 1969 a Camaro SS-RS hardtop was delivered to the Chevrolet Tech Center fitted with a detuned version of the ZL-1 engine. Both automatic and four-speed versions were considered, with COPO 9567 engine codes MV and MX. The car was painted black with a black vinyl top and had a larger front spoiler, chrome exhaust tips, blacked-out trim, gold striping and ZL-1 badging.

The car appeared in several publications in 1969 and 1970. Period photos show it with both chrome and body-colour front bumpers, which gave the impression of two prototypes, but CRG states that Chevrolet records indicate only one ZL1 show car was built. It was not put into production because of its projected list price of $8,500.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The single car described by CRG was a Camaro SS-RS hardtop in black with a black vinyl top, a larger front spoiler, chrome exhaust tips, blacked-out trim, gold striping and ZL-1 badging. Period photos show it with a chrome front bumper in some images and a body-colour bumper in others.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

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   COPO 427: The Relentless Pursuit of Acceleration Level B Camaro Research Group (CRG) · 2020-07-08

   • Chevrolet records indicate only one ZL1 show car was built
   • de-tuned version of the ZL-1 engine; engine codes "MV" and "MX"

   Accessed 2026-11-12