Yenko Aluminum 427?
 

Saw alum block,alum head big block motor with Yenko Emblem on front of block, above timing case cover. Is this a ZL1 motor or what is it?? Was it a later Yenko offering?

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Yenko "aquired" the molds for the ZL1 and started having motors cast with the Yenko crest on them. Most ended up in racing boats.

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Believe Pickett who won the Trans Am in 1978 beating the Chevy Dekons and Porsche 934 & 935s was a Greenwood car powered by a Yenko.
This was the Big Block Corvettes last significant win. (Along with the L-88s A/Prod title same year )
History pretty well unknown in the Corvette hobby

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I went to Yenko Chevrolet with my Chevelle, now owned by Chris Short, and saw the aluminum blocks lined up in the back room of the facility. I do have a picture of the blocks and Bill Smith, Yenko Horsepower developer, standing in front of them.

Nick Morocco

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how bout posting the pic. If you dont mind.

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welcome aboard nick!!

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this must have been the day.

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/72641-MVC-026F.JPG

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My second most favorite picture of that car. My favorite is the one where Nick is leaving the line with air under the front tires. Simply awesome. Of course, this one will be replaced with one showing Shor pulling the front tires off of the pavement at SCR7. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Nick that is totally awesome!!! Welcome to the site! Please share more stories about you and the car! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Welcome Nick.
I enjoyed seeing your BY Yenko down at Nashville June 2001.Most eager to hear any stories you have.
Rick

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aloha and welcome from Hawaii. Sorry but have to put on my black hat now and ask Nick that yourself and alben both fill in your profiles. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ffSucksToo.gif

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Yes this was the day. That is my now 35 year old son in the picture.

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif Time marches on !! Remember seeing your car at Arlington Racetrack...what the heck was the name of those shows ?

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I'll go out into the garage later today and look for the trophys. I also can't remember the name.

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Remember seeing your car at Arlington Racetrack...what the heck was the name of those shows ?

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Are you talking about Chevy/VetteFest back when it was held there in 1983-84 & then the Fire forced it outside in 1985?
Those were some Cool Days! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

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How about "Chicago on Wheels" 1981 and "Speed and Custom" 1984. That is what the trophy plaques say.

Nick

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I just did. Please review and let me know.

Nick

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WOW...That's right,...I forgot about those shows.
I think my Mom had to Drop me off & pick me up for those... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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I'll dig out some pictures from those shows and post them.

Nick

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Yep those are the ones...all of the above...Rick I thought I saw you there in a stroller !

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ZL1 article from Anders, PG1:

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/72943-BB1.jpg

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PG2:

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/72948-BB2.jpg

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PG3:

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/72950-BB3.jpg

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PG4:

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/72951-BB4.jpg

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More ZL-1 info from Schonye:

<font color="red">When I bought the Peck deuce in pieces, I got a nos set of black stripes with it. The stripes were wraped with this advertisement. Schonye </font>

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/72956-YZL1.jpg

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So can anyone shed any light on that Yenko ZL1 paperwork ? Is this a made up car or what ? Cool if it is real...

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"Don Yenko Chevrolet on 573 West Price Street in Cannonsburg PA?" Nah, thats not a homemade window sticker. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bs.gif

btw, the dealership was on West PIKE street, and the correct speelling is Canonsburg, not Cannonsburg...oh and the dealership was called Yenko Chevrolet, not Don Yenko Chevrolet.

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LOL...I was looking at the other sticker..

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Lost in translation?...BKH

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I was thinking that the "Yenko ZL-1" window sticker looked too good. It reads as if the person who typed it was trying hard to be specific, as if he (she) were trying to talk directly to (to influence) a show judge or a prospective buyer.

I guess I'm being too cynical. People really don't pump-up their car's value with false/faked information do they?

BUT--if it's real then that's pretty cool.

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This is the picture I mentioned last week regarding the aluminum blocks at Yenko Chevrolet.

Nick

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...if you put your nose on the monitor...it all comes int focus.... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Sorry for the poor quality. My scanner is not working so I just took a digital picture of the original 35 mm picture.

Nick

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..I was just having some fun....thanks for sharing the photo with us... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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This one might be a little better than the last one I sent.

Nick

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..here's on on ebay
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2466617090

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This one shows a gentleman named Bill Smith who gave me a tour of the new Yenko facility in July 1981. He seemed to be the person responsible for the high performance piece of Yenko.

Nick

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Very cool pics Nick, thanks for sharing! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Breaking news ? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif
My dear high performance friend, Hans (ZL-1) Olsson, found an interesting article in one of my old magazines tonight.
It was in the -86 Winter-issue of Chevrolet High Performance
(Hot Rod Magazine). The author Jerry Heasley talks about Vince Emme and Bill Smith (Yenko´s high-performanceparts manager)and states that "Yenko acquired this tooling in -76". The ZL-1 tooling, that is. I´ll try to scan this properly, in a few days.

Anders

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I was under the thought that Reynolds and Winters produced these? Winter's is the obvious one! but, where did Reynolds get into this?? On the Can-Am Chaparral &amp; McLaren cars, and maybe GM team cars, where were those blocks produced?https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif