<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lynn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
How many original drivetrain Deuces are left? Standard bore? In that good of condition?
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More than you might expect! This is likely due to the fact that the Yenko Deuce was never permitted to run in NHRA Stock classes, only the AHRA and NDRA (??, a small sanctioning body in western PA).
I will try to cut/paste an excerpt from a Nova Times article I wrote back in 2011:
""Once the YDN’s were in owner’s hands, they were generally well cared for. Since these cars were never approved by the NHRA, few were raced competitively and therefore a relatively high percentage (33%) of cars retain their original drive trains. The lowest mile YDN has 6,176 miles while the highest mile YDN has around 130,000. At this time the YDN Registry statistics are as follows:
These statistics indicate a few things:
• The survival rate of 51% is in line with other Yenko models, and with the discovery rate slowing to approximately 1 YDN / year on average we expect the survival percentage to remain in this range.
• Certain colors are significantly higher than others, likely indicating popularity in the day - the Forest Green, Citrus Green and Hugger Orange cars for example.
• Other colors, namely Gobi Beige, are significantly lower. This particular color might require an acclimation period for some owners, and the lower discovery percentage is due to this color being the most likely to be repainted - in a different color. A dealer (Stocker Chev, State College, PA) back in the day unflatteringly referred to Gobi Beige as ‘calves (insert: ‘poop’) brown’, it’s no wonder they had difficulty selling theirs! Repainted YDN’s had about a 50% chance of getting their stripes reapplied, whether vinyl or painted, and frequently lost their identity.
• There are 11 cars confirmed as totaled. The most notable of these is a cortez silver 4speed with p/s that was wrecked by Yenko salesperson James Spencer. James suffered a stroke while driving the YDN, and drove head-on into a bridge abutment. James survived, but the totaled YDN was left behind the dealership for several years before being hauled away. That car is still titled under ‘Yenko Leasing’, and was a total write off.""