[bkhpah]

Having restored many Yenko's over the years, and currently working on a O4B 1968 Yenko, I have learned a thing or two about them over the years. There is NO doubt in my opinion that YS 8011 is 100% the real deal. Why would anyone put that time and effort, not to mention the funds it takes to restore a top level 1968 Yenko without doing their homework. Not all these cars are carbon copies of one another. A few non COPO's were built as well, but the bulk being COPOs. Hand built cars are one of a kind. Placement of specialized equipment varies from car to car. Tach location, tach style and even the placement of the SW monitor box are not consistent. Factory D80 cars are mixed in with Yenko add on spoilers models and the seldom seen one piece trunk/spoiler unit. The hoods on some cars retained the factory springs, others the springs removed with a rudimentary prop rod supplied to the owners. Again differences in the holes that were punched into the firewalls for the additional gauges differ. As for Yenko issuing twin tags is highly suspect to me. Record keeping was not state of the art, with most cars records were kept just on paper. Typos are evident in the Yenko paperwork. So even that can be sometimes be misinterpreted . Only a few years ago was it proven that some 68's received the FIRST batch of Atlas wheels. A notion that was laughed at years ago. Another new revelation on the 68 cars was the winter block off plate for the open air hood. Something I only learned about a few years ago. Even after interviewing Yenko mechanics nobody recalled that detail. Rick and Dana did their due diligence on their car. To say anything different is absurd. Rick is among the best restoration guys out there. He's proven his and Dana's case without question..BKH