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Here's the Yenko Turbo Z link:
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...LotNumber=1276
I believe that 81 Yenko Turbo Z is the one a lady in my old car club (Connecticut Cruisers) bought new back in Connecticut in 1981.
Anyone know the original owner's name? I think the husband's name was Lloyd Topping and the wife was Lisa??? The husband had the blown, red 69 Camaro on the right, at the time. He later painted it yellow, tubbed and prostreeted it. They divorced in the mid-eighties and I think both cars sold in the settlement.
In this photo it's the black car between the green Anglia and the red 67 GTX ragtop. My memory is getting fuzzy after 25 years but I think the white object in the grill was a hand-written sign on a piece of cardboard that someone stuck there as a joke just before the photo was taken.
Gotta be the same car since there couldn't have been too many black on black Yenko Turbo Z's produced and bought by "ladies back in the eighties."
(My car was the yellow 71 Cuda 383 ragtop on the left - I got it for free out of a junkyard when I lived in Colorado)
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This is weird! Was just surfing and ended up on this site and thread. The picture Steve mentioned was from the Armstrong show back in the mid 80's. I started the club in question back in 83/4 and that is my 66 Chevelle in the picture.
To stay on topic Lloyd and Lisa Topping did NOT own the Turbo Z. It was owned by Phil and Chrissy Skinner who also owned the Anglia in the picture. They moved to FL years ago and sadly Phil passed away about 2 years ago. I have her email address around somewhere if anyone needs it.
Lloyd and Lisa got divorced but his Camaro did not go with the settlement. He actually got to keep it but ended up selling it and then pro streeted and Ford Ranger extended cap pickup with a 428 in it. He still has it.
I pro streeted my Chevelle and it appeared in quite a few magazines including Hot Rod and Super Chevy. Sold it when we were expecting a child as it didn't have a back seat due to the 12 point roll cage. Ended up getting an 87 Buick Grand National which I still have with less than 30K on it.
Sad, but I haven't seen any of the folks who owned these cars in years now except for the owner of the GTX who is Jim McDonough. Maybe we should have a 25 year reunion?
Steve, if you are ever around North Haven CT let me know would be good to see you again.