As president of the sYc, I would like to state our position on a couple of issues. First of all, we have never had a problem with clones, I know of a couple of dozen that have emailed me with info/pictures of their cars. I get 1-2 emails a week wanting info on one of the supercars to do a clone. I do not register them, as I have enough trouble finding time to keep up with the real cars, however, I have had to begin tracking the clones. Not because I want to, but because I have to. This is where the problem with clones arises. It seems that as long as the person who clones the car has it, there is not a problem, but once it is sold, then the clone becomes a fake. I know of at least two ongoing lawsuits over a clone being sold as a real car. The clone at the first reunion was parked away from the other cars by his choice, not mine. Bill F., who brought the car, is a friend of mine and did not want to be with the real Yenkos. He even offered to put a sign in front of the car stating that it was a clone, but I told him that he did not need to do that. The reason that most people do not bring clones to the reunion is for the fact that they do not want to be compared to the many real cars there. Also, we have to be careful, as we do not want someone to be able to sell a clone as a true Yenko simply because it was at the "Supercar Reunion". We are not trying to pick on anyone, as we at the sYc want EVERYONE to enjoy our great hobby. It just seems that there are always a few people who will try and make a buck or two at the expense of others. That is all we are trying the stop. As per enjoying a real Yenko versus a clone, here are our thoughts. My son and I, who are in charge of the sYc, are cowboys not ranchers. Even though we own a couple of Yenkos, we do not have a ton of money and have had to sacrifice to buy and restore our cars. But, we do enjoy them. Our Yenko Camaro has been shown at the USCA NATS, Super Chevy, NMCA, Carcraft, etc., went on the cruise and raced (along with several other supercars) at the first reunion, made 13 passes at the 1999 Pure Stock Drags (see March(?) 2000 of MCR magazine) and has made several passes at a local drag strip. We drive it in most locals parades. Our Yenko Corvair was raced at the second reunion by a friend of mine and will be racing at a couple of events this summer. My 1969 Yenko Nova, which is being restored, will be driven and raced. We are presently finishing an LS-6 Chevelle, which will attend numerous factory stock races.
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