One Engineer Secretly Built 69 "Illegal" Camaros — By the Time GM Found Out, It Was Too Late!

General Motors strictly banned big-block engines in the Camaro. But engineer Vince Piggins found an internal loophole…… Using a COPO order form originally meant for taxi fleets, he secretly stuffed a Can-Am race-grade all-aluminum 427 engine into 69 street Camaros. GM executives were furious. Dealers nearly went bankrupt. And these cars? They're now quietly selling for over a million dollars at auction 💰 Deep dive this episode 👇 ▸ What is the COPO system? How did it bypass GM's ban? ▸ Just how insane was the all-aluminum ZL1 427 engine? ▸ The inside story of Fred Gibb's dealership gamble ▸ From forgotten "hot potato" to million-dollar collector legend 🔔 Follow for more untold American muscle car secrets — updated regularly! 💬 Did you already know the COPO ZL1 story? Drop it in the comments — let's dig deeper together!