Would a 435HP vette be considered a SUPERCAR?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Does they improve your ET on the 1320'?

[Charley Lillard]

It does only if it has a certified LM1.

[HiHorse]

The 1970 L78 Camaro is rarer than a 1969 427 COPO Camaro, why is that not in the SUPERcar category.
The L78 has square ports, 11 to 1's, solid cam, 4 bolt main,forged pistons, dimple rods,780 holley,etc same as the COPO, it is a race car same as COPO. The L72/L71/L78 Corvettes are race cars also, basically with same motors. Now the L88/ZL1 these are truely special race engines in a higher category. I think that if you call a L72 COPO Camaro a supercar then a L72 Vette is also one.

[69LM1]

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It does only if it has a certified LM1.

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Now Dr. Seuss, why do I fee like this is the Star-Belly Sneetches discussion?

I know what I've got and I am happy with it. Which was my point. Who would'nt be happy with that vette this thread is about?

Finally, I'll never understand how a Deuce with a LT1 (which was the exact same engine in my 70 Z) is considered a "supercar" and a L78 is not. If the criteria is ET times, than how is the L78 "just" a camaro and the 1980ish Yenko "turbo"Z a "supercar"?

[Charley Lillard]

LOL......just having fun.

[69LM1]

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Does they improve your ET on the 1320'?

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And some stickers that say "Deuce" do? And as far as the COPO Z's, yes, it is a proven fact that there was a peformance increase in Trans Am racing.

[69LM1]

Damn, Guess I was too thin skinned. Should have used a .

Cmon, admit it charley, you're jealous because you don't HAVE a LM1 in your collection!

And, that was a joke!

[Charley Lillard]

Let me pull a plug wire and I can get the same feeling without having to buy a car.....LOL

[ORIGLS6]

OK, I know I'll regret this but let's give it a try anyway.

The L-78 Camaro you reference, although a rare animal for 1970, was in fact available to the general public through ANY Chevy Dealer, just like the 435 HP Corvette. The LT-1 Nova (aka Deuce) was NOT an RPO code for the Nova in 1970. It was a specially built car made possible through the COPO process. General consensus here (the Supercar Registry/ sYc) is that RPO optioned cars DO NOT fall into the 'SUPERCAR' category as defined by this site.

Another example: In 1968 an automatic transmission WAS NOT available to the general public behind the L-78 in a Nova. Fifty of those cars were built; COPO 9738. In 1969 it was available to the general public so the M-40 equipped L-78 Novas in '69 & '70 are not considered SUPERCARS.

Confusing? It really has nothing to do with huge horsepower, or whether it's a BBC or SBC. It's more about Factory/Dealer built specialty cars here.

On other sites you'll find other SUPERCARS, such as Ferraris, Lambos, Maseratis, etc. It just depends on where you are.

[camarojoe]

Well said Cumby, and right on. The only thing I would add is that the COPO order in question needed to be some sort of performance oriented change or upgrade, not to build a taxi cab or work truck. To answer the original question quite simply.... no.