1979 yenko nova?
 

i was wondering if someone could help me out. i've came accross a 1979 nova. it has yenko emblems and the owner says it's a real yenko nova. he says they only built three. i haven't been able to find any info on these cars. can anyone help me out?

Re: 1979 yenko nova?
 

Hope you meant 1969 Nova. Here's a good place to start. (And BTW, there were more than 3 built.)

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...ge/0#Post76002

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no i meant 1979. i'm going to take a look at it this weekend. supposable it's for real. i know they built some of those 81 z28's, but i haven't been able to find any info on this 79 nova. the storhy i was told is all 3 were built for racing, one is in a museum, one is unaccounted for and the other is the one i'm going to look at.

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Brian,

aka NOVA7579,

Is this the time to post those pictures you showed me ?? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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who's brian? what is NOVA7579? what pics are you talking about?

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As far as I know Yenko didn't make one in 1979.

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who's brian? what is NOVA7579? what pics are you talking about?

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You'll know if/when he posts his pictures.....

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...at=showmembers

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who's brian? what is NOVA7579? what pics are you talking about?

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Is this the picture? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif (Just having some fun) https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34...x/S7301006.jpg

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Awesome Bruce. You rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...BruceRocks.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...BruceRocks.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...BruceRocks.gif

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...-I-Have-It.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...-I-Have-It.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...-I-Have-It.gif

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The best part of that picture is...I found it on the internet! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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The best part of that picture is...I found it on the internet! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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If you found it on the internet, it must be true.

Re: 1979 yenko nova?
 

I bet that Al Gore was involved in it's creation..

Re: 1979 yenko nova?
 

Not positive of the year, but Chevrolet Division was offering a Police Package Nova and wanted it promoted. Don Yenko and Jerry Thompson put together a Nova for an IMSA class and ran the car. I have a picture of it when it was dark red and believe it was later painted Black & White. They equipped it with a flashing light and siren. The idea was to have local police be part of the pit crew at the various tracks throughout the country for additional publicity. It would be interesting to ask Jerry Thompson about that car.

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Not positive of the year, but Chevrolet Division was offering a Police Package Nova and wanted it promoted. Don Yenko and Jerry Thompson put together a Nova for an IMSA class and ran the car. I have a picture of it when it was dark red and believe it was later painted Black & White. They equipped it with a flashing light and siren. The idea was to have local police be part of the pit crew at the various tracks throughout the country for additional publicity. It would be interesting to ask Jerry Thompson about that car.

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Bingo! I don't have any pictures of it when it was dark red, but here's a few I have showing the car in its police car/race configuration... Looks like it could be about '79. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/370...rabilia002.jpg

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https://www.yenko.net/attachments/370...rabilia004.jpg

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The coolest one...
https://www.yenko.net/attachments/370...rabilia003.jpg

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GEEZ joe.....is there anything you dont have thats yenko related ??? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

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Chttps://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gifhttps://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gifL car!!!

It could have been originally ordered as a 9C1 Police package car...very few coupes were produced..

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif
~ Pete

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Don Yenko ran a Nova in IMSA’s Kelly American Challenge Series that started in 1977. He finished 4th that year.

Around 79-80 Yenko was working on a Chevy Citation race car project. Bill Grumpy Jenkins built the engines.

Maybe Bill B remembers that project?

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John Brown send me your e-mail address and I will try to get you the picture of the Yenko Duece that is not on the list so you can post them. I will also try to get you the Day 2 pictures of the Silver Conner Duece. I tried and could not get them to work and I am way to busy these days with my new job to try to figure it out. On the 79 Yenko Nova...the one in Joe's pictures is either a 76 or 77 because of the Nova emblem in the grille. All 79's had square headlights and a different grille, if any one cares about these big bumper smog POS's. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

Brian

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John Brown send me your e-mail address and I will try to get you the picture of the Yenko Duece that is not on the list so you can post them. I will also try to get you the Day 2 pictures of the Silver Conner Duece. Brian

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Sent you a p.m.

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Don Yenko ran a Nova in IMSA’s Kelly American Challenge Series that started in 1977. He finished 4th that year.

Around 79-80 Yenko was working on a Chevy Citation race car project. Bill Grumpy Jenkins built the engines.

Maybe Bill B remembers that project?

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Here's the Kelly Challenge car:

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/370...rabilia007.jpg

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Another photo of the same car, I believe that's Dick Thompson on the driver's side... Don Yenko in the foreground.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/370...rabilia008.jpg

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Don Yenko ran a Nova in IMSA’s Kelly American Challenge Series that started in 1977. He finished 4th that year.

Around 79-80 Yenko was working on a Chevy Citation race car project. Bill Grumpy Jenkins built the engines.

Maybe Bill B remembers that project?

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...and here is the Citation project, part of the "Champion Spark Plug Challenge"
https://www.yenko.net/attachments/370...rabilia006.jpg

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Here was Yenko's IMSA/Kelly Girl Challenge ride for '83...

https://www.yenko.net/features/2003/October2003.htm

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...and here is the Citation project, part of the "Champion Spark Plug Challenge"
https://www.yenko.net/attachments/370...rabilia006.jpg

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who would of thought a Citation could look this mean? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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who would of thought a Citation could look this mean? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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...or run this hard! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/371...rabilia014.jpg

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https://www.yenko.net/attachments/371...rabilia015.jpg

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John Brown send me your e-mail address and I will try to get you the picture of the Yenko Duece that is not on the list so you can post them. I will also try to get you the Day 2 pictures of the Silver Conner Duece. I tried and could not get them to work and I am way to busy these days with my new job to try to figure it out. On the 79 Yenko Nova...the one in Joe's pictures is either a 76 or 77 because of the Nova emblem in the grille. All 79's had square headlights and a different grille, if any one cares about these big bumper smog POS's. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

Brian

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Brian - your reference to pix of the "Silver Conner Deuce", is that a Malcolm Konner (Paramus, NJ) sold Deuce? And is that currently Bill Edel's Deuce? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/laugh.gif
Feel free to email photos to me and I will post for you here:

[email protected] https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

Thanks,
Sam

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no i meant 1979. i'm going to take a look at it this weekend. supposable it's for real. i know they built some of those 81 z28's, but i haven't been able to find any info on this 79 nova. the storhy i was told is all 3 were built for racing, one is in a museum, one is unaccounted for and the other is the one i'm going to look at.

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Well? Did you ever go look at the car or what?? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif