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The tack on the AMC was a 8 grand white letters and turned to red letters at 5 to 8 grand 180 sweep. It didn't have center face on the bottom like the Jeep shows. KIm

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Has anyone considered the possibilty that the hoodscoop shown in the Deuce prototype photos is a one-off hand-made piece fabbed up at Yenko for the "mock-up" pics of the Deuce? I mean considering the fact is known the car itself was just a 6 cylinder car with blue guts, whats to say the hoodscoop itself wasnt created out of nothing... with the anticipation of later ordering the scoops from Dixco or wherever... then by the time the COPO Novas actually arrived, Don changed his mind about offering it for whatever reason, (price, availability, difficulty of install, etc.) That would explain why there were no pics taken of the backside of the hoodscoop during that publicity photo shoot, and would also explain why no one has ever seen one quite like the one in the pics... He may have had a scoop constructed in-house, based on the photos the had seen elsewhere, making his 0ne-off scoop
similar enough to what he planned to later offer, and making it "close-enough" in design to use for the B&W press photos. Just something to consider... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif

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The scoop being a hand fabbed mock up piece is definitely another possibility, as we know Yenko was known to "mock up" items for photo purposes before.

Warren Dernoshek has commented about at least one instance of Yenko "hanging" a set of Corvette sidepipes on a 67 Yenko Camaro with some mechanic's wire for simple photo purposes, so it's entirely possible the prototype Deuce scoop was constructed with similar intentions.

I'm still betting there's a link to Dixco lurking there somewhere, it just hasn't been uncovered yet. Time will tell...good to see there's more than one of us who cares to have this mystery sorted out. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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That's what I was thinking Joe, sort of a prototype model, and like you said - an in house prototype. This is a very viable theory, keep in mind the glass decklid with integrated spoiler for the '68 Y-Cam's! What did he make, something like 3 of them? Only installed on the first few cars, one of which was not even a copo?

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When comparing the pics, I think the Yenko and Jeep Commando scoops look very similar, the only difference being that the Jeep has the opening "knocked out" in front.

I'm starting to doubt the scratch fabbed theory, which is why I'd love to get a close look at an original Hurst Jeep Commando scoop in person, then maybe we could determine it's manufacturer. The only problem is Hurst prepped Jeepster Commandos with their original scoops intact aren't too plentiful either.

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Probably have a better chance of finding the original 6 cylinder prototype car with the hoodscoop intact... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif Anyone know any Jeep forums where someone might be into those Commandos or possibly even have an original? Sorta gives new meaning to those bumper stickers I see that read "Its a Jeep thing, You wouldn't Understand" https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif
btw, Mayor.. I hope you're joking about wacking a hole in the original hood of your yellow deuce. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif

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Yea, I was just kiddin about the yellow hood. We're waitin for a Grump lump for it. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif The hood we used though, did come off the other Peck deuce. It had a buckle on the center rib, so we replaced it. The buckle was where the scoop sets over, and where we cut in the flapper door.
The scoop we have, the rebel scoop, and the prototype, all look to me to be the same height. I'm not sure the openings aren't cut on the prototype. It could be the angle the picture was shot. Also looks under magnification that there is a center rib on the proto.
Anyway it all came home painted today. Probably won't match the car as the painter was sober this time. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif Will try to get it striped, and together this week, and send pics. Right, wrong, or indifferent, Don should have put some on.It looks pretty cool.
Tom, actually trying to get Jensen's done asap.May not get done for the nats, but will be for the reunion. I havn't driven anything anywhere yet this year. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif

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I look forward to seeing it... I agree it will probably look pretty cool. You shoulda bought your painter a bottle of somethin' though... cheap insurance of quality work... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif
I haven't driven anything this year yet either... and its already mid-June. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif

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Actually the painter is my youngest son. I gave it up a few years ago when I finally admitted he was better at it than I was. He paints at Arnold's body shop in Davenport Ia.One of the largest, independent bodyshops in the Quad cities. John Arnold the owner, is the son of Duane Arnold who was my body/paint instructor in 1971. Amazing where life takes us.

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