[bkhpah]

The 68' Yenko Camaro the we restored at Super Car Workshop was a 07E build date. This is a very late build date and most likley the last week of production. I interviewed the original owner at lenght. He said that he and his brother bought the car as partners. Age 18 and 20. They lived in Bentlyville at the time ( home of the original Yenko Chevrolet). They bought the car right from existing stock. It was an SS 396 car. They sat down and ordered the 427 engine ,headers, mags, and a few other items. Being young and living close they went and checked on the progress of their car daily. They were there when the engine was pulled, the day the 427 was installed etc. This is surely not the standard practice on a car that is factory fitted with a 427. These guys are not old or senile at this stage in life and I believe them 100%. Since POP's were with these cars the MV code would appear on the plate. This tells you nothing about engine size. My bet is that some surving 68 Yenko's with POP's that did not have the original CE block may have been "hit" to become MV 427's. Thus the large amout of MV 427 Yenko's that appeared a few years ago. I feel that Kevins car is the lone exception in this mystery. It is unusual in my opinion that a test car would be later sold to the general public. I have talked to Yenko employees an the story is always the same, transplants. And does anyone understand why the use of the Pontiac 14X6 rallye II's. Again I cannot understand why Yenko would use a wheel like that. Again no one at Yenko can remember this item. The guess I would make on the most sold state would have been Florida as well. A good many cars trace back there. The one famous picture that most everyone has seen is the 68 Yenko with the palm trees in the background. This is not PA for sure. This is a very interesting topic. Would anyone be interested in seeing the MV 396 block at the reunion this year? This alone may bring a few left coasters to the event..BKH