Just went through this thread and read ALL the stories.......what a ride that was. I cant thank you enough for sharing these stories and pictures.

Yenko Clone Picture
 

Hi All,

I hope everyone is staying healthy during this pandemic. So far so good in northeastern Ohio, but only time will tell.

2BFast, I am glad you enjoyed my stories, I enjoyed writing them. Its hard to believe that this saga started over 50 years ago, but it did and was a really fun ride.

I was going through the pictures on my phone and thought you all might like to see a picture of the Yenko clone that I built a few years ago. This picture was taken last August at the US Nationals in Indianapolis with the current owner and his Dad. Note the pup at the bottom of the picture, it belongs to the brother of the owner of the car and much to my surprise, she just followed him up through the staging lanes, the noise didn't bother her and she just walked along with the rest of us.

Awesome car and story..

Man that car is cleannnnnnnnnnnnn


....and I bet it runs cleannnnnnnnnnnn

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Checking back, it's been almost a year since any updates on this awesome thread/car/OO so thought it best bop it back to the top.
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~ Pete

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Thanks Pete for resurrecting. I had forgotten about this thread and went back and re-read it. Priceless stories and pictures. Would be great to hear about any updates and hope the OP is doing well.

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Yep, one of the best threads here ever and well worth cruising for those who haven't yet.
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~ Pete

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I just read this whole thread. Wow Gary! Thank you for sharing these incredible stories and thank you for your service.

Still Kicking....
 

Thanks Pete for bringing my little bit of YENKO history back to life.

You're welcome Dave Dykstra, I enjoyed writing my short episodes and as you can tell even though the stories were about my experiences with the Yenko, they are really about my Dad and what a great guy he was.

Last year, I was contacted by a fellow Registry member that thought he had found my Yenko about 60-70 miles from where I live. A widow has it and it is in a locked garage, so it took a while for him to get a look at this car since he had to go through a third party that knows this lady. It was a drag car that hasn't been raced in a while and he did get some pictures, but the VIN plate was missing and he wasn't able to get a look at the hidden VIN. This was also when COVID was really kicking into high gear, so I don't know if he was ever able to get back to take another look or not.

I hope everyone is doing well and please stay safe.....

Gary Merrick

Hi Gary, glad to see you are back posting! Let's hope for some good news about the Camaro!!