1967 Yenko Camaro
 

Ad for '67 Yenko Camaro.

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Spec sheet.

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Another ad.

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Another.

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Yenko Stormer.

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Cool stuff...is that all Estate stuff ?????

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Yes, with lots more to come in the following weeks. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Tom,

Interesting! The 1967 Yenko Camaro has the L-72 with 450HP, similar to my Corvette (I would assume). I know during sept, oct, and early nov you could get the 450HP L-72 in the Vette. After that, it was down sized to 425HP. What years did Yenko use the 450 HP L-72? What years did Yenko switch? Thanks

-Dan

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Very interesting that Clark Maple Chevrolet in Chicago is listed as a Yenko Dealer. Tom if they are listed as a dealer in the network did they for sure sell a car?

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I love that ad! I could throw a set of mid-year Corvette sidepipes on my car and pretend it's a Yenko*. (See pic)

I think the '66 Corvette L-72's original 450hp rating was changed to 425 (different sticker on air filter lid) by GM to help calm the insurance companies. I don't think there was any change to the engines. The motors used by "Supercar" conversion dealers were basically crate L-72 Corvette engines if I'm not mistaken. Yenko probably used the "450" rating to attract buyers.


(*And I'd catch he__ for it too!)

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alot of advertising for the stormers. yenko only had 3 z28s in 67 and there was a limit of 5 per dealer when they first came out I learned...so how did he obtain more z28s to turn into stormers or did he just change out the cranks on L30/M20s??

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Have any stormers been found? I would love to read a feature on one.

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Tom,

Thanks for sharing this early information. Interesting that Royal Plum was one of the colors, any found of this color? That is the original color of "Little Hoss". Another interesting note, is that Mills Chevrolet of Moline, Ill. one of the listed early dealers, is the same dealer my other 1967 Z28 came from. It was raced at Cordova, just a few miles north of Moline, which is about 100 miles north of LaHarpe. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

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Another early dealer was Shalla Chevrolet, of Detroit Michigan. An August of 1967 CarCraft "Straight Scoop" notice about Dick joining forces with Don Yenko mentions that Shalla received one of the first Yenko conversions.

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ken I just pm'd you.. I just spoke w/ a man who worked at shalla , he said not only did they sponsor the 67 L88 harrell/yenko car, but later bought it from dick in 68, his job was to take it to shows and later he bought it in 69 I believe w/o logos, it said shalla on side, and killer on lid, car was red L88 w/ dual carters on weiand intake, m22, and 4.88s in a frontload pontiac rear!!

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correction, yenko owned and campaigned the car in 67, sold it to shalla in 68 where this employee "used" it when he got the chance, it was run by the owner of shalla w/ their logos at local tracks and sold used in 69 w/o logos, shalla only sold yenkos in 67, no idea where the car went after that... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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Ken, I knew Mills was a Yenko dealer, but have never been able to verify that one went through the dealership. I did hear a rumor that the one they supposedly had wound up at Fred's dealership. All rumors from old memories.
Yes your white Z ran at Cordova. I seem to remember that it had an L88 in it at one time. I worked with the owner for years. A very unique individual to say the least. Schonye

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Fred did sell a 67 Yenko a red one. I use to watch it drive around Burlington on the street. It said THE MAD MONK in gold leave on the doors. Kim https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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There was a priest around Aurora, IL. by the name of Father Leake, I think ,who had some pretty hot cars. Anybody know where he ended up?

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There was a minister around here that was into Fords heavy. Had some Boss 9's and a 427 67 Fairlane with Webers and a lift off hood. Cool cars...BKH https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif

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great dealer ad tom... If it helps anyone else Hallman central chevy was actually zone 12 dealer #275 out of rochester ny, in 1967 and sold alot of hipo cars, they also had a chevy dealership in springfield ma. not to be confused w/ the volk families central chevy in W. springfield in 67'. Also hallman was the only one I can find whose dealership name is central chevy CO. INC. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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Mike I personally new the guy, he was NO monk believe me. I have tried to trace the car down with no luck. Kim https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Rev.Jerome L. Leake
Pastor
630/844-3780
FAX 630/844-1338

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what was don thinking applying to nhra as the manufacturer of the super camaro w/ designed and engineered by dick harrell all over his advertisements and fob out of st.louis where dick's shop was at that time, no wonder why they didn't let it fly, how would a tech inspection work back then if nhra allowed them to bring some for inspection before final denial? What class was he applying for modified or super stock??

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Not sure I'm following you...? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif Where was NHRA mentioned??

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was wondering why the super camaro ran superstock carbuerated in ahra, but not nhra, did they run modified?

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ken I just pm'd you.. I just spoke w/ a man who worked at shalla , he said not only did they sponsor the 67 L88 harrell/yenko car, but later bought it from dick in 68, his job was to take it to shows and later he bought it in 69 I believe w/o logos, it said shalla on side, and killer on lid, car was red L88 w/ dual carters on weiand intake, m22, and 4.88s in a frontload pontiac rear!!

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Looks like you read that right from the Racing Pulse magazine https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif
Shalla did buy that 427 car as it was and they campaigned it locally with our 67 L78 'Over Anxious' car.

Here is a bit of trivia for you guys. Does anyone know who actually drove the Red 1967 Killer L88 Camaro for Shalla Chevrolet??



Great board guys, I'm just finding about about this! I've been posting at Camaros.net for about a year now.

Joe

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hmmm..good one joe, my guess is the name as mechanic painted on side of edelbrock test car 67 camaro and also on side of the gene raines weber chevy sponsored 67 camaro, dick lannan or something like that I think , maybe https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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I was told the 67 Yenko/Harrell Camaro may have come from Nickey or Bill Thomas and Harrell had it before he made is deal with Yenko.

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hmmm..good one joe, my guess is the name as mechanic painted on side of edelbrock test car 67 camaro and also on side of the gene raines weber chevy sponsored 67 camaro, dick lannan or something like that I think , maybe https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Good work, it was Dick Lannen.

There was also a second driver when it was under Shalla Chevrolet, any idea who he is?

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ah??? john jendza or something(tophat)? joe what was the real cubic inch that monster was running at that time? 496 (talldeck)3T marine, high nickel content?? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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unless when it was sold in 69, painted all red again except the killer lid, gene dunlap got it and ran it in gt class w/ a smallblock in 71'? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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ah??? john jendza or something(tophat)? joe what was the real cubic inch that monster was running at that time? 496 (talldeck)3T marine, high nickel content?? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Nope - while it was under Shalla Chevrolet, it was also driven by Bill Passion https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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nice joe, does your dad have any photos of it in 68/69 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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nice joe, does your dad have any photos of it in 68/69 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Which car? All I have scanned in of our '67 is on my webpage. I have a bunch of what it looked like when we 'found' it at the Detroit Autorama back in the late 80's but I haven't posted them.

I don't have any images of the 'Killer' Camaro

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who did shalla sell the killer car too in 69, didit keep racing superstock or gt2? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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who did shalla sell the killer car too in 69, didit keep racing superstock or gt2? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Got me, I was 3 years old https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/laugh.gif

I have never really discussed the Killer car with dad. We are working on the '67 truck chassis today, I'll bring it up https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/laugh.gif

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Regarding the hydraulic-cammed 410-horse/Th-400 version:

Was it a 390-horse oval-port engine that was modified to obtain the 410-horse rating?

Did Yenko modify the trans/converter?

Do any of the 410-horse cars survive?

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Fred did sell a 67 Yenko a red one. I use to watch it drive around Burlington on the street. It said THE MAD MONK in gold leave on the doors. Kim https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Please note the above post THE CAR HAS BEEN FOUND. It's well and in AZ. It has 6200 miles on it. Some of the org. paint is still on it!! I have been tracing it for 5 years. The car is the holly grail of Yenkos a 67 Yenko ,427 transplanted by Dick Harrell and sold thru Fred Gibb Chev. Can't get any better. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif