Re: Missing Muscle Cars
 

jenkins '68 was last known to have gone to georgia in '79, car had been back halved, RS nose removed....

Plenty of cars to chase down out there. There are hundreds listed here. https://www.facebook.com/lostmusclecars/?ref=bookmarks

Was it possible for the missing Jenkins car to have air conditioning originally? Any guess what month it was built?

Has it been definitively determined that the '68 Camaro being represented as a Grumpy's Toy outside Pittsburgh is not the real deal?

They surely are pushing it as an original Grumpy's Toy.

Doesn’t Dana Mecum own the real ‘68?

Dana Mecum owns the 67 car Grumpy’s Toy 3

I'd like to think "my" minds made up on this one.. :bs:


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I made up this list because, like most, I used to get very confused by the Jenkins cars.

Its not made any easier by him using the same entry# at a couple of meets.

Pic shows the 779 Toy IV 396cui/375hp car at 69 Winters running SS/D. If it had been 68 it would be SS/C.

777 entry - Toy III - 67 Spring Nats
777 entry - Toy III - 67 Nationals (Not to be confused with 777 Toy VI (69) or Pro Stock 68 car/70 Winters)
789 entry -Toy III - 68 Winters
700 entry - Toy III - 68 Indy
779 entry - Toy IV - 69 Winters
797 entry - Toy IV - 68 Spring
709 entry - Toy VI - 69 Nats
776 entry - Toy VI -
100 entry - Toy VI -
777 entry - Toy VI -

I've heard/read stories over the years that he converted the '67 to look like a '68 body to avoid starting over with another identical car for the '68 season.

Is that false, did he convert it back later to sell ???

Where is Grumpy's Nova?

There’s a lot of debate over the 67/68 cars - I have also read that the 67 was ‘updated’ to build Toy IV.

HOWEVER - this picture appears to debunk that idea - it shows Toy III in the foreground......with a ‘vented’ hood Camaro with Jenkins signwriting on the trunk lip behind it - so he clearly had TWO 67/8s.

Toy V can just be seen off to the right.

The presence of Toy 5 rules out any chance of the ‘777’ car being the 68 Pro Stocker from 1970 (which also used ‘777’) - so the picture is clearly around 1968.

So the evidence shows they were two different cars it seems. :dunno:

Rockin' Randall's Camaro would be a keeper if ever found.

https://i.ibb.co/gWCsz9K/3eafb5b5c70...35bd101f9c.jpg

Jenkins 68 Camaro won him a lot of money according to Bill in a interview.

III: Dana Mecum owns it now, strong provenance
IV: Jenkins sold to Brooklyn Heavy, car might have been painted purple and might still be out there

Boyce has a really good book about Grumpy's cars. He avoided delving into theories that can't be verified regarding what happened to IV and 1-2 of the other cars.

How about the Schmidts beer ZL-1?

Any pictures of IV in purple?

Best to contact Doug Boyce (via FB would work he reads his messages). He's a real historian on Jenkin's cars, their final status and/or the trail of owners and rumors.

Doug's great. He's got a brand new book out on the history of the AHRA.

Have purchased many of Doug's performance books about Jenkins. Great read.

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https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...+Heavy&page=15

I watched the video twice & didn’t see a purple 67 Camaro. Maybe it’s on the full length version?

68 Toy IV

Thanks Carleen for the pics. Is this car still out there?

Thanks :-)

I was looking for this purple car.

Is the Vin confirmed which ZL1 the Schmidt’s Beer car was/is?
Racer Bob Litchko purchased it at Degnan Chev Philly, more pics etc as this thread…
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=140935

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No, still not known which car it was.

The Schmidts sponsorship was announced for the '71 season; the Degnan's ad is dated Sept '70. It's known that Penske DX'd a few of his; Degnan's was not a re-distribution dealer. That makes #44 N618396 FG 4-speed the leading candidate. Someone had its engine years ago; chassis still unknown.

If you are asking about the 68 Nova it was destroyed in a garage fire when the 2nd owner had it.

Here's a lost LS6 for everyone.https://www.facebook.com/lostmusclec...NiJ8rQHhkBS55l