General question about Yenko colors
 

Does anybody know if there is a specific reason Yenko only offered certain colors? Was it just the colors he liked? Or was he worried that ordering groups of cars in really oddball colors might not get built by Chevrolet? Just curious if there is a real reason for the specific colors for his cars.

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I think he chose colors that fit two categories, the perpetually popular ones like green, blue and red, and then some lessor quantities of 'new' colors like citrus, bronze, and olympic gold. This way he could have colors for all tastes, not every shade, but he had his basics covered.

However, some of his choices for the 'new' colors backfired on him. I'll use gobi beige for an example so nobody get's too excited! There is a good reason why so many of the beige cars seem to be sold in PA - not many dealers ordered them from Yenko. Gobi was one of the colors dropped in the second order of cars, and is commonly one of the colors with the latest sales dates. Not to say that other colors didn't languish on dealers lots as well, but gobi was a tough color to plunk $4500 down on. So, the color choices worked for and against Yenko.

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we used to joke the ugly ones survived..meaning odd colors usually were purchased by a different crowd and some how made it over the years...how many cool cars have you followed up on over the years to find it is Granada Gold with Gold interior or heaven help us Gobi Beige or light green with green guts...

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Ironically, my original owner walked into Nankivell Chevrolet on 7/29/70, and actually chose the gobi beige over Kevin C's forest green deuce that were sitting on the showroom floor. I asked him why he chose the beige over the far more popular green, he said he just liked it better! Oh, and he paid full window sticker price, another rarity for the deuces.

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I'd choose a Gobi Deuce over a FG Deuce,then & now. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Me to https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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First I have to say that there have been some REALLY good educational threads in the Yenko Chevrolet section of this board as of late started by Marlin, camarojoe, and others. Actually talking about supercars here has become a novel concept! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif Thanks guys!

I have a question about colors on 69 and 70 Yenko's. Why did Don choose not to do a Black Yenko? IMO they would look sinister in black. Next why did he leave out red on the 69 Camaro's? Red is timeless and I am sure would have been a good seller?? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/confused.gif

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I'm not sure why he left black out in '68 and '69, but he did use garnet red in '69 for the Chevelles and Novas, then cranberry in '70 of course. He continued with red for the stinger vegas, and turbo Z's.

Don also didn't use white for the Camaros in '69 but did for the Chevelles, don't know why. After seeing John's '69 Douglass-Yenko Camaro at SCR7, it's a shame Yenko didn't order white - it's a knockout combo.

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Personally, I like the Blue Deuces and the Rally Green 69 Yenko Nova but I'm not sure which 69 Camaro color I like the most.
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Huggar Orange maybe?
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How many white Y Chevelles were built ???

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I believe the color choices were just what Don happened to like, and what he thought would sell. I think he limited the colors just to make it easier to keep track of the cars for inventory purposes, etc. If you notice, he usually ordered a specific number in each color, rather than a random mix of colors and quantities of each color. Why he didn't chose certain colors is probably the same reason any of us wouldn't choose certain colors... personal preference. Speaking of which, I'll take FG over GB any day, thank you very much. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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To my knowledge 3.

The one listed for Friedly Olds, IA is/was owned by Reggie Jackson. The one listed for Yenko Chevrolet was 'Junked' per PA-DOT in 1976. The one listed for W.R.Austin in CT is status-unknown, however it was bought new by a Henry Boyd of South Norwalk, CT.

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how many cool cars have you followed up on over the years to find it is Granada Gold with Gold interior or heaven help us Gobi Beige or light green with green guts...


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If you find any crappy color Hi Po cars in these crappy colors let me know !

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I know of 2 1970 LS6's that were delivered with green bench cloth seat interiors,& painted Code #50 Gobi Beige.
Today they are alive & well,& painted Red w/Black bucket seats. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif
While reading an old CARS issue,writer Joe Oldham talks about ordering his 1969 Phase III MOTiON Camaro in triple black from Baldwin Chevrolet.
He goes onto to say how the order was returned to Dave Bean in August 1968,because Black paint was not possible on a 1969 Camaro then.They made a few phone calls,& confirmed this from the factory.However,that factory voice did say that if the car were to be used for some special purpose,(such as a magazine road test),then the dealer could place what is called a "deviational order".This type of order must be approved by the local zone office,the regional zone office,the central zone office,and the Detroit headquarters of the company.Joe was informed that the paperwork alone for this special order,would take an extra 6 to 8 weeks.So he waited and went through the corporate red tape,and finally recieved his triple black 1969 Camaro much later on.
Joel Rosen then finished the car just in time for the New York Rod & Custom show to display it there.
Maybe this could have been a possible reason why no 1969 Yenko Camaros were delivered in Black?

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I read that Joe Oldham kept his '69 Phase III in the carport at his apartment. He chased off car thieves several times but I think they finally stole the car.

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Are there any special order paint yenko's for customers? Such as butternut yellow, azure turquois, corvette bronze? You would think at sometime a customer would say i want you to build and order this color for me. It had to happen? Roger

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BKH's '69 Y-Nova which is Caddy colored "Firemist Nutmeg Metallic"...

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One of the first 68 427 Camaro demo cars was Corvette Bronze.

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Yep, YS-8002 which is the first one since there was no YS-8001. I think it was a non-copo one too.