í69 Yenko Nova Question

MikeA · #1 11-11-2003, 06:49 PM

This question may have been asked and answered before but did all 1969 Yenko Novas come from the factory with 396 engines? Is there any evidence to suggest that some of the í69 Y-Novas were 6 cylinder cars prior to the conversion by Yenko?

sYc · #2 11-11-2003, 08:47 PM

It is believed that all '69 Novas came from Chevy with L-78s. Anything is possible, but the costs (parts and labor) invlolved to transform a 6 CYL. into a 427 car would be extremely high. Except for interior, sheet metal and a few other parts, a 6 cyl. and big block car have little in common, parts wise.

**MosportGreen66** · #3 11-12-2003, 02:08 AM

now here is another related Q.

What happened to all of those 396 engines that were taken out of the cars? When adding up all of the Super Cars, thats a whole load of engines.

**hvychev** · #4 11-12-2003, 02:58 AM

Here is an old thread on Yenko take out engines.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...o=&fpart=1

55chevy · #5 11-12-2003, 04:30 PM

I've got a question. In order to get the '69 Nova with an L78, it had to be a Super Sport. All the '69 Yenkos I can think of have evidence of SS trim. Except this one... http://www.corvettes-musclecars.com/...Nova/index.htm
So what is the story on this Nova? Did Yenko de-trim it?? Kevin? This Nova is by far my Favorite Yenko car. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] That thing has to be a blast to drive. Anyone have any history on this car they can share?

newguy · #6 11-12-2003, 06:36 PM

Good question. Also, since they came from the factory as L-78 cars, and the SS emblems taken off, why the change in the steering wheel, wouldn't there be any proof that Yenko needed to order a few extra bowtie emblems for the steering wheel to replace the SS emblem?

Unreal · #7 11-13-2003, 12:27 PM

I was in college in Pittsburgh in the late sixties. (HAIL TO PITT) I remember seeing ads for engines (and I think, wheels/tires) all the time. I just don't remember if they were sixes, small blocks or big blocks. I don't remember if they were short blocks, or entire engines. Must have been all that Duke Beer.

Supercar_Kid · #8 11-13-2003, 12:48 PM

Unreal, do you remember visiting any nearby Chevrolet dealers back in the day? Don Allen was (and still is) on the corner of Baum and Liberty in North Oakland/Bloomfield. They supposedly sold quite a few hi-perf Chevys back in the sixties, and still sell quite a few Corvettes. My father was also a student in Pittsburgh during this time and swears he recalls visiting Don Allen in '68 and seeing a whole showroom of what must have been specially ordered Hugger Orange Chevrolets. Camaro, Chevelle, Corvette, he claims there was even a Hugger Orange '68 Impala. Anyone else remember seeing any Hugger Orange cars during the '68 model year, or is this just a cloudy memory?

JoeC · #9 11-13-2003, 12:56 PM

is he sure it was Hugger Orange and not Omaha Orange? Omaha seemed to be a popular special order color in 68. Hugger has more of a red tint then Omaha

Unreal · #10 11-13-2003, 07:26 PM

Never hung out at Don Allen, but I remember it well. I was a Poncho guy at the time. A few years later, I went back for homecoming, and one of my fraternity brothers was the used car manager at Don Allen. I'll bet he saw a few supercars pass through his lot.
I posted a year or so ago about Pitt's road racer. The car showed up a couple of months later on Dreamcar Garage. I'd love to contact the current owner! Anyone know how?

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