1969 Vitar Copo 9561 Camaro Race Car

[Chevy454]

Was thinking they were still using Gold Dust into the early '70s? Not sure when liquid VHT became widespread...maybe they used bleach?

[Xplantdad]

I know in the late 70's they had articles on doing this exact thing in either Hot Rod or Super Chevy...I know because I wanted to do it woth my Nova...but never got around to it!

[ORIGLS6]

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Was thinking they were still using Gold Dust into the early '70s? Not sure when liquid VHT became widespread...maybe they used bleach?

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Not to mention 'chemical accelerant' for that FIRE thing!

Heck, we even had guys using Coke and Pepsi syrup! They claimed it made the tires 'Stickier'! All it really did was attract Ants!

[Stefano]

Has anyone heard of this being used on the street or track in the late 60s?

Here are some Pics from when the Alessi Brothers/Select Performance campaigned the Copo.

[Stefano]

Alessi Brothers/Select Performance

[Stefano]

Here is a cool email which was shared with a previous owner. Bob and Rich Tice were young neighborhood kids when Vinney had the Copo.

"I was told about your project Vitar Camaro by my brother Bob. He and I along with a few friends met Vinnie the day he drove his Camaro to his shop in Brooklyn N.Y. We were out riding our bicycles,
and being very much into cars at the time were immediately thrilled by the sight and sound of that '69 COPO. It looked like a run of the mill Camaro, but we could tell something special was lurking under the hood!
Vinnie's shop became a regular hangout for us after school as we watched the Camaro transformed into a drag car. I even built a model of the car (long gone now) and showed it to Vinnie. He was always only too happy to accomodate us kids, even allowing us into the shop to look at all the projects he was working on, great guy! I remember the day we waxed the car for him.
I can't remember ever taking any pictures of the car, so I can't help you there, but I understand you're not sure whether to go the original COPO route, or do the car up as the drag car it soon became. I think as a COPO car it will be impressive, but done as the drag car would give it
an extra measure of nostalgia for those who were familiar with it and make it a one of a kind car (my .02).
Good luck with your work, I know what it's like having done my own restorations over the years."
Rich (Tice)

[Shawn_O]

So does anyone know how the car did???

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Thanks for sharing and good luck Stefano...

This COPO is the definition of muscle car...
Its got a 9 inch right? Day-2 drag car... well hot damn

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[427freak]

Results are posted at www.russoandsteele.com

[ChevyThunder]

That seems real reaonable to me .. actually cheap. Am I missing something?

[Stefano]

This significant COPO 9561 Race car is back in our inventory and ready for a new owner. $165,000.00.