COPO 9567
"As soon as the dealers realized the price of the COPO 9560 (ZL1), they began complaining. GM realized it would have a problem selling more 9560s, which were no-option race cars with a healthy price tag. The COPO 9567 proposal was dreamed up as a response. Vince Piggins and his GM design staff hand-built 2 of these prototypes. COPO 9567 was not an attempt to build a cheaper ZL-1 car, as the proposed price of this model was well beyond the price of a 9560, at $8581.60 for an M21 4-speed car and $8676.60 for a HD M40 equipped car. The 9567 was intended to be a more streetable car, running 11:1 CR as opposed to 12:1. Both 9567 prototypes were Tuxedo Black Rally Sports with special gold striping. While most of the 9560s were plain-jane cars, the 9567s had options like RS, gauges, spoilers, special steering wheel, racing mirrors, gold-lettered tires, etc. The location of either prototype is not known. Unfortunately for posterity, this COPO never made it to production."
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