The #1 recipient of complimentary parts was undoubtedly Smokey Yunick, dating back to the '50s. In addition, he was paid [poorly] for development work he did for them. By the early '90s, he had so much stuff he auctioned most of it. That's where 1970 Camaro N500001 came from and the infamous Hemi 302 heads.
A word or so about the heads. I see foolish claims of 600 hp; complete nonsense. He inherited the project when Chevy Engineering couldn't make power with them. After several months of development, they maxed out at 450 hp according to an interview with him in the August 1996 issue of Super Chevy magazine. That was about 10% less than a production-based 302 so the project was scrapped.
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