For sale is a 1969 chevrolet camaro custom built yenko clone. Flemings is a family owned, family operated, business located just. The result is the yenko 2017 camaro, which were glad to report matches the 800 horsepower and 750 poundfeet of torque of its corvette cousin. This 1969 yenko super camaro represents an interesting subplot in the history of these epochal muscle cars. This classic scores top points in collectibility and condition, but has this owner overshot the. Bob mcclurg has put together an excellent book for bowtie, yenko, camaro,and muscle car guys out there. It was in the last quarter of 1965 that yenkos plans for that vehicle came together changing automotive history. His speed shop in canonsburg, pennsylvania, turned from race car support to production line in 1967 as new camaros received heart. Yenko camaro news newspapers books scholar jstor july 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message. When chevrolet refused to build the bigblock 427 camaro that people wanted, don yenko stepped up to answer the call. Unfollow 1969 yenko camaro to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. The folks at specialty vehicle engineering in new jersey have really outdone themselves this time. Latest updates for the restoration of our 1969 yenko camaro.
At this time, don yenko was engineering his 1968 supercars. Charlie doerge wrote a book on the yenko stinger and some of dons escapades in 2011. Yenkosc stage ii camaro claims 1,000horsepower the drive. The 1969 yenko camaro 427 had a chevy dealers name and a transplanted muscle car heart. It is one of only 11 yenko rsss camaros built in 68, and it still retains the 140 mph speedometer, power steering, am radio.
Friday, december 27, 2019 lmc peter klutt sits down with motoman on inside the motoman studio to talk about the state of the market, investing in. This car on the back lot gave him one more shot at producing a yenko camaro with no smog, and history reveals he produced a real duesy. The freshly unveiled 2018 yenkosc stage ii camaro claims a. Back in 1967, 1968 and 1969, yenko chevrolet in canonsburg, pennsylvania secured their place in the muscle car history books when they. Bob mcclurg has put together an excellent book for bowtie,yenko,camaro,and muscle car guys out there. Learn what made it tick, view photos, scan specifications. Next up for yenko was the camaro z28, which was sold to muscle car enthusiasts beginning in 1967 with a huge bigblock 427cubicinch, 450horsepower v8 installed.
Initially released in 1969 as the zl1 copo camaro, the automobile was part of chevys specialorder system, a method used by dealers during the sixties that allowed them to create highperformance vehicles that were not available elsewhere. Earlier this month we caught up with the 800hp yenko 2017 chevrolet corvette, which went on sale, and now theres another option available for bow tie and camaro ss fans. The last stinger was a 1969 coupe, after which corvair production ceased at willow run, michigan. The options found in the copo werent available for purchase on the dealerships paperwork. We build official licensed 1969 yenko 427 camaro sc continuation cars, replicas, builder, for sale, brand new muscle car, by hand per customer specifications. At some point in the cars history, it was fitted with a.
The complete and accurate, authorized history is recorded here. Joe salvatore owns this 1968 yenko super camaro, 1969 yenko super camaro and 1969 yenko sc 427 nova, all representing a legend in the automotive world. Show or drive this 69 yenko camaro 427 we are the nations premier classic, exotic, and muscle car dealer. While the book does have typosin one instance camaro 540 instead of 450,or corvette grand sport instead of gran sport,and it does repeat itself along with a repeat picture model kit but a different view of it, these are just tiny details of an overall sterling history of donald don. Brians 1969 chevrolet yenko camaro 2 fast 2 furious movie 2003 driven by paul walker 118 diecast car model by highway 61 18001 5. The book lists many original and subsequent owners, as well as known racing history with much information on all of the cars that were produced. The yenko super camaro was a modified chevrolet camaro prepared by yenko chevrolet, developed by the dealership owner and racer, don yenko. Don yenko built the 427 camaro that chevrolet wouldnt hagerty. The yenko super camaro was a modified chevrolet camaro prepared by yenko chevrolet. Gm parts center a brief history of the copo camaro.
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