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The 1969 Chevrolet Camaro COPO 9561 L72 was a factory special-order Camaro created through Chevrolet's Central Office Production Order pathway rather than a regular public Camaro trim line. The source-backed identity used here is intentionally narrow: CRG describes COPO 9561 as the iron-block 427 Camaro program initiated after Don Yenko sought factory-built 427 Camaros, and MotorTrend identifies the production-order aliases 9561 AA for four-speed cars and 9561 BA for M40 automatic cars. The core package centered on the L72 427 cubic-inch Mark IV V-8, rated in the cited sources at 425 horsepower, with heavy-duty cooling, the cowl-induction-style special ducted hood, mandatory power front disc brakes, mandatory F70x14 tires, and a special 4.10 BE axle. Transmission coverage is limited to the documented choices reported for the package: Turbo Hydra-Matic M40, M20 wide-ratio four-speed, and M21 close-ratio four-speed. The car's historical importance comes from how quietly it bypassed normal ordering limits: unless a dealer added Yenko, Berger, or other appearance treatment, the COPO 9561 could appear like an ordinary Camaro while carrying Chevrolet's solid-lifter 427. Published totals are handled conservatively: MotorTrend reports 822 four-speed 9561 AA cars and 193 M40 9561 BA cars, for 1,015 total, while CRG provides the broader dealer-ordering context including Yenko and other high-performance Chevrolet dealers. Unverified target-specific colors, trim tags, individual VINs, and document details are not asserted here; they remain review items requiring factory paperwork, Canadian GM documentation, or registry inspection for a specific vehicle.