sYc Headrest logo's part II

[bkhpah]

We have just returned from the Chevelle-a-bration in TN today. One of the cars in attendance was the incredible 1100 mile Butternut Yellow Yenko bought new by a gentleman from Jack Douglas Chevrolet. It was a bench cloth seat car and was originally equipped with the sYc headrest decals from new. They had since fell off the car, but the glue marks were very much present. This has been a topic of some contoversy for some time. Also get this. The car was sold with 14X7 SS wheels, not the YH 15X7 rally wheels thought all sYc Chevelles received. He had the original window sticker and it clearly stated this. It had Firestones F-70-14's from new. He had wanted to buy another Yenko Chevelle with the top and rallyes, but it was already spoken for, so he bought the all yellow one. He also told me that a Hugger Orange Yenko Camaro with black stripes and a Daytona Yellow Camaro without stripes, but with emblems were there as well. The coolest part of all. He will be at the Super Car Reunion with this car. Also a very nice Orange COPO Chevelle is planning to attend. It pays to let people know. Rob, they will be calling to confirm with you...BKH

[William]

I'm not sure the Yenko/Jack Douglas Chev story is widely known or understood. The fact of the matter is Jack Douglas was ordering COPOs on his own. He purchased emblems and stripe kits from Yenko and sold the cars as Yenkos. A few of them are still around with paperwork and they are not on the Yenko inventory sheets. There is an automatic Yenko Camaro in Milwaukee built with a console, something Yenkos cars didn't have.

How many were done is not known. JD is still around but not talking.

[JoeC]

Brian, did this BY Yenko Chevelle have the COPO 9737 or 9562 numbers on the window sticker? Does he have the build sheet?

[Mr70]

Brian
How was the Chevell-abration? This Chevelle enthusiast could not attend so I am most curious for details.
I went last year with my car so I know the atmosphere.If this was your first time what is your over all opinion of it.
BTW-I live 3 miles from the Old Jack Douglas dealership in Hinsdale Ill.Long gone,but I am always looking for locals who remember his cars.Great Find!

[Belair62]

Brian this is an interesting topic. I hesitated to ask previously....In my conversation with original owner of my Yenko Chevelle he said it definitely DID NOT have SYC on headrests.VV Cook said they would order them for him if he wanted them but they never came in ....It may have been an oversight.

[bkhpah]

The car had all of its Yenko paperwork and POP etc. It is an authentic Yenko. As far as any cars Douglas may have done on his own, I cannot beleive that they would be considered real. William, As for a console equipped car, do you know what to look for to identify a factory installed one? And were are the clone Douglas cars with paper? As for the big Chevelle show it was very good and well run...BKH

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

BK;
Was Johnny and his L-Blue Y-Chevelle there?
M

[9566 BA]

I was at the chevellabration, the Dick Harrell 68 chevelle was awesome, a time capsule before your eyes very intresting car to look at. It is a very good show, alot of nice cars. Jeff

[Chevy454]

Brian:

Sounds like you and Joe had a busy weekend...answering questions about the Harrell car AND recruiting for the show! Thanks for the advertisement! I can't wait to see that A-body this fall!

Now, back to the Y-chevelle...was it wearing the rallys or SS wheels in TN? What trans was in the car? Anything else unusual about the car?


[Edited by Chevy454 (06-11-2001 at 03:47 PM).]

[William]

The Camaro has the rivnuts on the tunnel and has not been altered in any way.

There is at least one "Yenko" Camaro in Illinois that has paperwork back to Jack Douglas indicating it was sold as a Yenko even though it never spent the night in Cannonsburg. There are other Douglas COPOs around that did not get the Yenko treatment. It appears he sold COPOs, true Yenkos and his conversions, which were done with Yenkos knowledge.

Whether or not these Douglas Yenkos are considered the real thing is up to the big boys.

Ron Norman may have more info than I; he told me the story.