The 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Trans Am Race Car is a pure expression of American motorsport heritage. Built for performance and precision, it features aggressive styling, a powerful V8 engine, and race-tuned engineering designed to dominate the Trans Am circuit. Combining raw speed with iconic Camaro character, this machine captures the spirit of 1980s racing at its finest.

Restored and prepared by Canepa, one of our exclusive advertising clients, this 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Trans Am Race Car exemplifies American racing heritage, combining raw power, precision engineering, and iconic design in a machine built to perform at the highest level.

1981 Chevrolet Camaro Trans Am Race Car

1981 Chevrolet Camaro Trans-Am VIN: RBP-8124. Driven by Can-Am and Trans-Am champion George Follmer, IMSA GT Champion Brian Redman, Winner of the 1981 Trans-Am Laguna Seca race with George Follmer driving. Purchased from IROC and campaigned in Trans-Am by Cooke-Woods Racing with Ralph Kent-Cooke. Eligible for special inaugural 2025 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion IROC class with past racing champions. Race-prepped by Ray Evernham, in restored condition, eligible for multiple historic racing events. 355 C.I.D. Chevrolet V8 engine with 550hp, G-Force 4-speed manual transmission, double AP cast iron front disc brakes.

1981 Chevrolet Camaro Trans Am Race Car

Complete with thorough and original IROC documentation IROC series founded by Roger Penske, Les Richter, and Mike Phelps IROC’s Resurgence. Through a partnership of Ray Evernham and Rob Kauffman, the IROC trademark was revived to bring one of the most exciting series back to the forefront. With many of the former IROC race cars race-prepped by Ray Evernham Enterprises, these cars, spanning from 1973 to 2006, are ready to be back on a track and used in the way they were designed to be.

The 2025 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion inaugural IROC racing class represented a rare opportunity to race alongside racing legends and those who raced the same cars in the original IROC series. These include Jeff Gordon, Danny Sullivan, Mark Martin, Bill Elliott, Ken Schrader, Bobby Labonte, Scott Pruett, Zak Brown, Bruce Canepa, and others.

1981 Chevrolet Camaro Trans Am Race Car

The International Race of Champions (IROC), an American racing series promoted as the equivalent of an all-star game, was a unique and prestigious motorsport competition that ran for several decades, from 1974 to 2006. The goal was to bring together the best drivers from various driving series to compete in identically-prepared cars at some of the world’s most legendary tracks.

This car began life like all of the other Gen 2 Camaros, as a body in white and built into an IROC race car in 6 days, painted in the unique Ford paint code, “Fleet Pink.” Emerson Fittipaldi, a two-time Formula One World Champion and Indy 500 winner, was the first to drive this "fleet pink" Camaro on October 15, 1978, finishing 5th. The only other driver to race the car was Don Whittington.

1981 Chevrolet Camaro Trans Am Race Car

Following the conclusion of IROC VII in March 1980, series co-owners Roger Penske, Les Richter, and Mike Phelps decided to place the series on hiatus. Over a dozen IROC Camaros were subsequently sold, with most eventually making their way into SCCA Trans-Am competition by late 1980 and early 1981. Cooke-Woods Racing (CWR) purchased three IROC Camaros on October 20, 1980, repainting them in the team's signature "Cooke-Woods yellow" for the 1981 Trans-Am season. One of those cars, Camaro #02, was assigned to team co-owner Ralph Kent-Cooke and would carry the number 02 throughout the rest of its competitive life into the mid-1980s.

A total of 19 of these cars were built, propelled by the new stream of drivers who heard from word-of-mouth how well built and prepared they were, along with new advertising via ABC’s live race telecasting, made these cars recognisable worldwide.

1981 Chevrolet Camaro Trans Am Race Car

Why It Matters

This 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Trans Am captures the raw spirit of American racing — power, precision, and a legacy forged on the track. It stands as a reminder that while technology evolves, the thrill of pure performance endures. This historic car is available for sale and is listed on the Classic Motors For Sale network.

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