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Surprised Joe and Frank didn't see my car at dad's shop. Not much to look at but its real

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I don't think he would let Joe and Erik anywhere near it! There have been some famous quotes to arise from their visit to the shop https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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I have been a little disheartened with the deuce's since Dad sold the red, green and silver one. I just started putting money aside towards my orange one.

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he couldn't sell it anyway. I have the vin tags

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give me your number so I can give you a call

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Silver one?
Were'd that one go?

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There were at one time 4 deuces at Dad's place his red, green, and silver and my orange car. plus his 68 big block car and a 66 L79 car, heater and radio delete car. sold to a gentleman in Dansville NY. If I remember correctly the 66 and silver car were sold before thered and green cars. If not, the silver, orange and 68 were in the big bay of his garage

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I think that went back to a gentleman in NJ. Where it came from. It is the silver car in the vintage photo's.

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Welcome.
Is this the Car you speak of. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif
https://www.yenko.net/attachments/122983-Silverdeuce.jpg

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you got it. when it went back it didn't have the front fenders or hood on it

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that was the xt spare on the left rear. had been used quite a bit. tire was bald. interior was in good shape. dash pad was shot. someone took a baseball bat to rear quarters as you can see to open them up for bigger tires. needed both front floor pans and trunk pan

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Our very own MikeA bought the silver one from Neal. I remember when Neal and I picked that car up from Stan's in Linden, NJ! When we were hauling back Rt.22 the right front eyebrow molding blew off of it because there was nothing left to hold it on! With the hood all bent up like that, the rain just blew the fronts of the fenders apart. That is/was the best deuce your Dad bought, all original drivetrain, paperwork, 2 broadcast sheets, 25k miles, and original owner!

I remember the orange car story too, I came home at 3am from painting my deuce and this hoot from Alabama left a message on my machine - the rest is history!

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When we went to pick up the orange deuce, i walked up to it to take a look and there was a guy sleeping in the car next to it. About 7 am in the morning. Scared the crap out of me lol

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plus his 68 big block car and a 66 L79 car, heater and radio delete car.

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If that's the Nova that he took to Stanton to the Pure Stock Drags, I *still* here about how well that car ran that weekend... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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<u>Marlin Clean out your Private Messages.I tried to send you something,but it bounced back twice.</u>

Another angle.
https://www.yenko.net/attachments/122990-SYC70SLDC2.jpg

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"M" Did anyone ever get the so called yellow dog house deuce in PA

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Chevy454, your correct. That car was the only small block in the top 40
13.08 @ 108 hell of a car. probably my favorite, have been looking for a 66 or 67 post car

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big block car did well to 12.89 @ 116

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"M" if i remember correctly, stan took the stripes off the car so no one would know what it was. and if memory serves me, one of his employees backed into it with a wrecker

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Marlin,
A friend of mine told me about a possible yenko camaro in Geneva NY. An old junk yard there has just been bought by another and the car has supossibly been stored in an old barn in the far back. The yard has been closed for years and is all grown in. Many old cars. When I get a chance to get in there i will let you know. This person told me it was a big block car, that was painted black.What does that sound like. I'll keep you posted

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Nah, the yellow deuce has been on EBaY 2-3 times, but the seller thinks it's worth a lot more than the potential buyers. It's still there, on his front lawn, just getting worse.

The L79 Nova is indeed the lemonwood yellow car. Brian Stefina walked by our table that night at the hotel and asked Neal if he was the owner of "the pro-stock, I mean, stock, L79 Nova" https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif Of course, we all rolled over laughing! I think the organizers politely asked Neal that if he were to return with the L79 that it be made more 'stock'.

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This is going back at least 15 years so I may not have the details right.......

I live in SE PA and would see a Yenko Nova near Maple Grove Raceway sitting in the yard/driveway. When I say near there I mean within 20 mile radius. It was yellow with the black stripes. I knew it was special but did not have any money so I never asked about it or stopped to look at it.

Is anyone familiar with this car?

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Ramo's cousin Robert Bennett was married to my mom's sister. So, it is like old home week! There was also a very cool unrestored Ernie Derr Charger at that show as well. Complete with the cracked windshield from the Darlington 500. Pretty cool stuff really!

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Chris good to hear from you! Do you know the best time that my Deuce ran with dad behind the wheel? I keep hearing different stories. I have other questions that I would like to ask you off line. Shoot me a PM with your e-mail addy or a phone number I can reach you at. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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I don't think he would let Joe and Erik anywhere near it! There have been some famous quotes to arise from their visit to the shop https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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Heck, I was wondering for a few minutes if i was even going to get a look at the car i was buying https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif... j/k I was amazed when that door opened up and there sat 2 Yenko Deuces in about the least likely location you'd ever expect to find them... it was about 5 degrees that morning, and i had just spent about 7 hours driving through white-out conditions... I thought i might be seeing a mirage! That was just about a year ago to the day! Welcome to the site Chris... I wish i DID get a chance to see that orange car... -JB
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I could tell you guys plenty of stories. As far as how fast the red car went. At NY international on a cool late aug. evening it ran 13.38 at 108mph. Car was jetted perfect.
108 oct. fuel, the car had been running consistant 13.5's all night. ended up breaking out on that run. dad had a .503 light which wasn't unusual for him. I think i still have the slip somewhere. It might even be in the glove box of the car. not sure. If I remember correctly we went to michigan 2 weeks later and didn't run any faster than a high 13.6 and that was the evening prior to the main event.

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The deuce by maple grove is/was a clone, I spoke to the owners. It was actually created by a father/son team in Ephrata, PA at Twin Pines Motors used car dealership as a fun project. To my knowledge, the car was sold, and I lost track of it.

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<u>Marlin Clean out your Private Messages.I tried to send you something,but it bounced back twice.</u>


Yes Dear! It's cleaned out https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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1969 Camaro, Le Mans blue SS/RS 396 4 speed car parked in 1982, been chasing it since 1994

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found a KR 500 GT mustang about 3 weeks ago, driving down the road. I turned around and stopped the guy. He bought it brand new and the car has 57000 and he has all doc. Never been restored and was in pretty good shape. Car is in phelps NY

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Very likely that it is the same car. The one I knew of looked like it needed work. In other words it was not streetable. It always sat outside, 1/2 covered up at times. Faded yellow with what looked like correct style stripes.

If it's not the one you are thinking of, maybe I'll take a ride this weekend.

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69 Lemans Blue Yenko Camaro near Stoughton WI in the 80's. Owner said he would never sell and a couple years later in he was into Karma Ghia's (sp).

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Local legend has it that there's a '67 HEMI Super Stock Coronet tucked away in a nearby but very secluded and highly guarded garage. One gentleman I've spoken to claims to have actually seen it, and supposedly it's a legit W023 4-speed car complete with S/S hood scoop, trunk mount battery, radio delete, the whole nine. He told me the quarters have been cut for slicks, and a cable drive tach was installed on the dash top, but outside of that the car sits in the plain white wrapper it was painted in back in 1967. I can't imagine there are too many S/S cars left to be discovered, but enough details about this car have been passed around that I fully believe it does or at least did exist. Maybe someday the car will surface and it will be known if the "legend" is true or just an old bar room BS story. I have to agree that the hunt is possibly the best part of the musclecar hobby.

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I have been Hunting and Finding great Cars since the mid 70's when I could not afford what I found!! 2 months ago I wnt back to a place I stopped at 26 years ago. Back then ther ewas a 1964 Galaxie with 16,000 original miles. Owner ordered it new. It was Black with Bucket seats and a 4 speed and console. under the Hood was one of the Most fierce looking engines ever produced! a 427 with Dual quads, oval Air Cleaner with the Thunderbird logo and 427 laid across with Checkered Flags! to top it off they even had Cast Iron Headers! Sadly the car was not there, But the Old Guy I spoke to all those years ago still was! That was a treat in and of itself. He told me all anbout buying that car and racing it back in the sixties. then he told me about the guy who came and bought it in 1993 for $1500.00 Dollars! Presently I know of an excellent, totally original COPO Camaro for Sale. a 69 Z-28 for Sale, and I am a Ford Nut and extremely frustrated as I know of 3 Shelby Convertibles that are not for sale! Go Figure!!Willing to trade leads on the Chevies for FORD MUSCLE !!

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How about a 69 Yenko Nova that is stored away, supposedly the original 427 Yenko engine sold on ebay and owner did not want it because he is going to put a 454 in it when he restores it. A friend of the owner has had my number for a couple of years now and I'm still waiting a call. Every 6 months or so I call but nothing yet.

Next door neighbor has a 67 Chevelle SS 396 with about 70000 miles on it in his barn. Every couple of years when he cleans out his barn, he'll get it out and let it sit in his drivewway, you can't see it because of the trees and bushes but I stop every once in awhile so I'll see it out. He was thinking about selling and he quoted me a price of $3500. When I went back, he had put it back in the barn and decided not to sell it. He also has a Mach 1 he drives to church during the summer. As well an old Honda. He bought the Chevelle and Honda when he was in high school back in the late 60's. Think he bought the Mach 1 new. He won't sell a thing, tried to buy a mid 60's Chevy van off him and he would not sell it, said he was going to fix it up, think the axle is completely buried now sitting behind the barn along with other treasures.

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Supercar Kid
There is a '67 Hemi GTX or Coronet(can't remember which) in Hopedale Ohio outside of Steubenville. I saw it 9-10 years ago and the guy wanted $30K then-should have bought it but just built a house. Was a race car with mini tubs, maroon in color car, Cragar Super Tricks- was race car beat up but very rust free.
I think the guy may still have it and he knows what he has.

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Thanks Mark for starting this thread...I've enjoyed reading all of the stories.

In 1998 a friend that I worked with told me about a guy that ran an auto garage in a little town outside of Auburn, NY. The guy had at least two 69Z's, one orange, one black, two '69 pace cars, one with a 396 and two 65 or 66 Shelby mustangs. The guy had owned the cars for years and most sat outside or in barns. I drove by his service center several times but never got up the nerve to ask about the cars. Fast forward to 2002, my good friend calls to say that George is cleaning house and is selling his cars. I was there the very next day but all were gone....all he had left was a 72 buick skylark.

Interestingly enough, the guy at one time also owned an Orange Yenko Deuce that was sold from Bresee. That car is part of a nice collection in PA. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

I'm still kicking myself in the a$$.

Mike

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found a 73 trans am 455hd, 4sp, 12 bolt complete car. Bought for $100. had to cut the tree out from rear floor that grew up through back window. Made some good money off that one. lol https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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I have come to the realization that these Pack Rats suffer from a strange sense of Delirium! They truly believe that someday they will get it together enough to actually work on the Damned Cars or Their Property or whatever else it is in their life that they clearly cannot tend to. it is a very frustrating process for Car enthusiasts to deal with as we want to Rescue and restore while the truly deranged are content on watching Gold turn to Dust! They just never see the transformation. My tip of the day to all is quite simply this: Continue to Call. Keep "Stopping by". eventually "Somebody" is going to score. It may as well be you! I once scored a 67 SHELBY GT350 the firtst time I knocked on the door! The guy opens the door and asked what I wanted. I told him I wanted the Car. He laughed and said, "100 guys have been to the door over the years and I told every one of them, "No"! Then, just yesterday, a guy stopped by and asked to look the car over. I realized it was time to let it go as I just will never get to it. I gave him a price and he said he would be back. He never showed. I Seized the Moment and asked the price. we went and looked the car over, I had $600 in my Pocket and Came back within 2 hours with a Flatbed and the Balance due. Moral to the story is, Some Clown was a day late and a Dollar Short. Do Not Be The Clown!!

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This is'nt really a great find but it pertains to 12bolt's comment. My buddy's father has an old edsel sitting in the weeds in the back yard, and for some reason he feels this car is worth a fortune as it was the car of the day back than. I've tried to convince him that it was a lemon of a car than and it is now. However we may feel about the car, he has let it sit in the garden slowly sinking and rotting away, and is basically worth nothing now, but yet someday.......... There is no talking to him to at least store it properly if he thinks it's worth something. He also has a 79 t-bird he bought brand new with 5000km on it. He bought the most basic model with the intention of storing it as a collector piece as it was the last year of the big birds and theres no telling him anything different.