It was announced in February that GM Performance Parts is offering 2010 Camaros as a body in white (just the sheetmetal, nothing else, including the main body, doors, fenders, hood, and trunk lid) for racers wanting to build race-only cars. It keeps them from having to buy a new car and gut it. The body in white is $7,000, and the part number is 19243374.
This is pretty neat, and seems like racing in the old days. It will probably be historic some day, so we thought we’d show you here all the text that’s in the announcement and order form that you can download here at the GMPP web site.
Here’s all the info from GMPP:
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Want to build your own high-performance Camaro? The Camaro body-in-white kit
is your blank canvas. To get started, here are a few things you should know:
• Check out the detailed body-in-white kit information in the following pages
• Fill out the online customer agreement form to be eligible to purchase a kit
• Take the completed form to your authorized GMPP dealer
• When your order is processed, the kit components are carefully packed and then
shipped to your GM dealer for pickup
• To complete your project, come back to gmperformanceparts.com for crate
engines like the new CT525 for Circle Track racing; LS7, ZZ572R and ZZ383 for
drag racing; the LSX376 and LSX454 crate engines (perfect for the LSX Shoot-
out!!); and the LS3 for road racing – the same engine that powers the Camaro that
will compete in the Grand-Am KONI Challenge GS Class
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RACERS REJOICE! GM PERFORMANCE PARTS TO OFFER NEW CAMARO BODIES IN
WHITE
GRAND BLANC, Mich. – Racers who want to slip into something more fashionable at the track
next year will find the 2010 Camaro is just their size. GM Performance Parts will offer body in
white packages of the new Camaro starting in the first quarter of 2009.
The basic package lists for $7,000, which buys an assembled body structure (front fenders,
hood, roof, doors, rear quarters and trunk lid). The structure also comes with the complete
floorpans and chassis rails. Consumers must fill out an online application to be eligible to
purchase one. The form will be available in February at www.gmperformanceparts.com. Bodies
will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is no limit to the number a racing enthusiast
can purchase.
“This is the easiest and most cost-effective way to build a race-ready new Camaro,” said Dr.
Jamie Meyer, product marketing manager, GM Performance Parts. “We envision racers using
these bodies for all types of competition, from Pro Street and Competition drag racing to road
racing.”
The body in white includes only an un-painted body shell and no additional components or
materials.The bodies do not have vehicle identification numbers, so they may be used only as
racing vehicles that will never be licensed for street driving. Racers will add the powertrain, fuel
system, suspension, interior components, glass (or sanctioning body-approved alternative) and
safety equipment, then go racing.
“For the racers who would strip down the entire car and replace most of the components with
racing-spec parts, the body in white saves time and money,” said Dr. Meyer. “Drag racers, for
example, won’t have to worry about swapping out for a solid axle – they can just bolt one up and
go.”
The body in white’s unadorned interior also saves time and money by allowing racing teams to
eliminate the process of stripping a fully equipped production car in order to reduce weight and
prep the chassis for a roll cage.
And when it comes to building up the body in white, GM Performance Parts offers crate
engines, engine controllers, high-performance transmissions and hundreds of other parts to
help complete the project – including dedicated drag racing engines and engines suited for
circle track and road racing competition.
GM Performance Parts – tested to the limits, backed by GM
GM Performance Parts crate engines undergo a 50-hour, full-throttle engine dynamometer
validation that requires the engines perform from peak horsepower to peak torque. GMPP also
installs crate engines in its own engineering vehicles for testing and continuous improvement.
Enthusiasts who crave the latest technology, maximum horsepower and the expertise and
confidence backed by GM, can purchase GMPP crate engines, blocks, heads, high-
performance transmissions and components from GMPP Authorized Center dealers or any
other GM dealership nationwide. To shop for GMPP products, or for more information, visit
www.gmperformanceparts.com.
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General Motors Corporation (“GM”) — GM Performance Parts
Description: Camaro Body-in-White Kit
GM Part Number: 19243374
This Bill of Sale and Agreement dated as of the date set forth below, must be signed by the buyer
identified in the signature below (“Buyer”), and be retained along with a copy of the Invoice by the
selling GM Performance Parts Chevrolet Dealer (“Dealer”).
The Buyer hereby understands, acknowledges and agrees to the following:
1. The Camaro Body-in-White Kit (“the Kit”) does not have a Vehicle Identification Number and no Certificate of Title can be
obtained for it. In its current and/or final state, the Kit cannot be titled or licensed, and may not be driven on public roads or
highways. The Kit is offered for track or off-highway/private roadway competitive or performance use only.
2. THE KIT IS SOLD “AS IS” BY GM. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, APPLY TO THE KIT. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES OR LIABILITIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
ANY LIABILITY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGE FOR LOSS OF PROPERTY OR EQUIPMENT, LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE,
COST OF PURCHASE OR REPLACEMENT OF GOODS, OR CLAIMS OF CUSTOMERS OF BUYER, RELATED IN ANY
WAY TO THE KIT. THIS PART IS NON-RETURNABLE.
3. GM neither assumes nor authorizes anyone to assume for it any other obligation or liability in connection with the kit.
4. Buyer acknowledges should the Kit prove defective following its purchase, Buyer and not GM or Dealer, shall assume the
entire cost of all necessary servicing or repair. The entire risk as to the performance of the Kit is with Buyer.
5. Buyer expressly releases GM from any and all liability associated with the operation, use, repair, custody, control or
possession of the Kit and any components thereof. In addition, Buyer agrees (1) to accept full and complete responsibility and
liability for, and (2) to the extent allowed by state and local law, to indemnify and save GM, its officers, directors, employees,
and agents, free and harmless of and from any and all claims, demands, obligations, losses, expenses (including attorney fees),
costs (including litigation and settlement costs), damages, fines, judgments, liabilities or injuries, which may arise from or be
asserted as a result of Buyer’s conduct, the conduct of Buyer’s employees, agents and representatives, as well as the conduct and
actions of any other person in the operation, use, repair, possession, sale or other disposition of the Kit or its components whether
or not such conduct or actions are proper, lawful or authorized by Buyer.
6. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, GM and the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Michigan.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Buyer and Dealer have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on this the
_____________ day of _______________, 20____.
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BUYER: DEALER-GM Performance Parts Dealer
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Company Name Name
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Representative Representative
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Printed Name of Representative Printed Name of Representative
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